Let's see if any of these clowns have learnt how to bat today.
And that applies to both sides.
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Zagorath - 3w
Apparently not.
Well, Australia hung on longer than expected this morning, and England's first session was better than I'd have hoped for, but this second session...apparently not.
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No1 - 3w
I saw England 1/60 and had some chores to do. Thought Aussies were done. Check again and they are 5/76. Craaaazy!
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No1 - 3w
England on their knees.
And one of the best Head jobs I've seen.
Game, blouses.
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Zagorath - 3w
Bloody hell what a spectacular finish! Shame Head couldn't see it through to the finish, but he deserves man of the match IMO. Starc a close second.
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No1 - 3w
Yeah, agree.
Australia don't have a chance to win without Starc, and the other bowlers too.
But you just don't often see innings like that from Head. Strategically, drew first blood from the opposition bowlers, and got the important first win. He may have won the Ashes with that knock.
C'mon Aussies!
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CEOofmyhouse56 - 3w
Please keep these cricket threads open during the series. I love reading these comments.
Absolute rubbish from Australia's batsmen. 9/123 is pathetic.
Get rid of these grandpas. I'd rather have young guys failing than these sad old men desperately trying to cling on to glory days from 10 years ago.
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Zagorath - 3w
Yeah it's an absolutely shocking performance. I don't know that the Ashes are the right time to introduce too many newbies though. They've already got 2 debutantes in this match. Maybe one or at a stretch two more of the batting attack could have been swapped out, because the veteran bowlers were doing fine. But then, the rookie batsman was the weakest of the lot.
Who knows how different it might have played out if Khawaja had been allowed to open. How they allowed that to happen is beyond me. That's shocking team management.
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CEOofmyhouse56 - 1w
Woohoo 🇦🇺 💚💛💚💛💚💛
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No1 - 1w
Intruder alert!
🤣
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CEOofmyhouse56 - 1w
I don't really like interrupting people alone in the dark muttering to themselves 😂
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No1 - 3w
England collapse to all out for 172.
Poor from England. Good from Starc with 7/58
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imoldgreeeg - 3w
And he'll be coming back with a hat trick hanging!
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Zagorath - 3w
Not walking when you know you hit it, until after the opposing team has confirmed their decision to review, is a very unsportsmanlike behaviour.
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No1 - 3w
I never had a situation where I had to decide whether to walk or not, but I gotta confess, I wouldn't walk. It would balance out all the other dodgy times I was given out, when I wasn't.
When the umpire tells me I'm out, that's when I go.
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Zagorath - 3w
I can basically respect that, at the lower level.
The key difference in representative and professional cricket is DRS. If you get given out when you know you're not, you can review it and have it set right. But if you know you're out with so much confidence that you'd walk the instant the other team reviews it (because you know there's no chance it won't be given not out based on camera angles or anything like that), you shoulda just walked the first time.
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No1 - 1w
Since the English wicketkeeper Smith dropped Head, every time he catches the ball, the crowd are cheering him 🤣
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No1 - 1w
Not sure Archer bowling a long spell now is the right thing for England here. Better to save him for the night session.
Aussies just happy to leave everything and see him off.
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No1 - 1w
End of session 2, and the Aussies in a strong position.
Next session will be interesting. Either the Aussies take total control, or the Poms fight their way back in.
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No1 - 1w
Uhoh! They're changing the ball. The fix is on!
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No1 - 1w
I so lonely.....
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No1 - 1w
You would think that Carse was Curtly Ambrose with the way that Green and Carey are backing away from him. Disappointed.
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No1 - 1w
Good first session for the Aussies on Day 2.
Now we have the Ritalin twins in
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No1 - 1w
And that's it for Day 2. Feels like Australia should have been a couple of wickets less and in an even better position. That would have set the bowlers up for tomorrow night.
Bad catching from England, but they are still in it. If they can set a target, who knows what the pitch will do if we get to day 4/5.
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No1 - 1w
England have decided to try and tire out the Aussie bowlers by letting them bat for hours lol
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CEOofmyhouse56 - 1w
Onya Scotty!!!
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No1 - 1w
We'll see if the Poms have any guts now. Nasty little 20 minutes or so before tea, and then the night session.
Muahahahahaha!
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CEOofmyhouse56 - 1w
Woohoo. Kicking arse.
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No1 - 1w
Aussies in control. Hard to see England scratching together enough runs to challenge the Aussies in their 2nd innings. If we actually need to bat at all.
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Australia v England : The Ashes Tests Discussion
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Onward to the Second Test
Let's see if any of these clowns have learnt how to bat today.
And that applies to both sides.
Apparently not.
Well, Australia hung on longer than expected this morning, and England's first session was better than I'd have hoped for, but this second session...apparently not.
I saw England 1/60 and had some chores to do. Thought Aussies were done. Check again and they are 5/76. Craaaazy!
England on their knees.
And one of the best Head jobs I've seen.
Game, blouses.
Bloody hell what a spectacular finish! Shame Head couldn't see it through to the finish, but he deserves man of the match IMO. Starc a close second.
Yeah, agree.
Australia don't have a chance to win without Starc, and the other bowlers too.
But you just don't often see innings like that from Head. Strategically, drew first blood from the opposition bowlers, and got the important first win. He may have won the Ashes with that knock.
C'mon Aussies!
Please keep these cricket threads open during the series. I love reading these comments.
100%
Just read this which is exactly the vibe in our office slack channel today https://www.betootaadvocate.com/fuck-the-melbourne-cup-this-first-ball-actually-stops-the-nation/
I said earlier 'Poor from England'
So, all I can say is:
Absolute rubbish from Australia's batsmen. 9/123 is pathetic.
Get rid of these grandpas. I'd rather have young guys failing than these sad old men desperately trying to cling on to glory days from 10 years ago.
Yeah it's an absolutely shocking performance. I don't know that the Ashes are the right time to introduce too many newbies though. They've already got 2 debutantes in this match. Maybe one or at a stretch two more of the batting attack could have been swapped out, because the veteran bowlers were doing fine. But then, the rookie batsman was the weakest of the lot.
Who knows how different it might have played out if Khawaja had been allowed to open. How they allowed that to happen is beyond me. That's shocking team management.
Woohoo 🇦🇺 💚💛💚💛💚💛
Intruder alert!
🤣
I don't really like interrupting people alone in the dark muttering to themselves 😂
England collapse to all out for 172.
Poor from England. Good from Starc with 7/58
And he'll be coming back with a hat trick hanging!
Not walking when you know you hit it, until after the opposing team has confirmed their decision to review, is a very unsportsmanlike behaviour.
I never had a situation where I had to decide whether to walk or not, but I gotta confess, I wouldn't walk. It would balance out all the other dodgy times I was given out, when I wasn't.
When the umpire tells me I'm out, that's when I go.
I can basically respect that, at the lower level.
The key difference in representative and professional cricket is DRS. If you get given out when you know you're not, you can review it and have it set right. But if you know you're out with so much confidence that you'd walk the instant the other team reviews it (because you know there's no chance it won't be given not out based on camera angles or anything like that), you shoulda just walked the first time.
Since the English wicketkeeper Smith dropped Head, every time he catches the ball, the crowd are cheering him 🤣
Not sure Archer bowling a long spell now is the right thing for England here. Better to save him for the night session.
Aussies just happy to leave everything and see him off.
End of session 2, and the Aussies in a strong position.
Next session will be interesting. Either the Aussies take total control, or the Poms fight their way back in.
Uhoh! They're changing the ball. The fix is on!
I so lonely.....
You would think that Carse was Curtly Ambrose with the way that Green and Carey are backing away from him. Disappointed.
Good first session for the Aussies on Day 2.
Now we have the Ritalin twins in
And that's it for Day 2. Feels like Australia should have been a couple of wickets less and in an even better position. That would have set the bowlers up for tomorrow night.
Bad catching from England, but they are still in it. If they can set a target, who knows what the pitch will do if we get to day 4/5.
England have decided to try and tire out the Aussie bowlers by letting them bat for hours lol
Onya Scotty!!!
We'll see if the Poms have any guts now. Nasty little 20 minutes or so before tea, and then the night session.
Muahahahahaha!
Woohoo. Kicking arse.
Aussies in control. Hard to see England scratching together enough runs to challenge the Aussies in their 2nd innings. If we actually need to bat at all.
Let's goooo!!!!!
Head v Stokes with shades of David Hookes v Tony Grieg
Except Hookesy was 18, I think, and on debut
Head wants to finish it off tonight, apparently.
Testing period before stumps. Don't want England to get into our grandads
Welcome back to the Wollongabba ground as we fire up for the 2nd Test.
And Starc has already sent 2 Poms back to the dressing room!
C'mon Aussie, c'mon!
The pitch looks green, but isn't doing too much. England are almost playing sensibly and Root and Crawley look to have settled in.
Will be interesting to see what happens under the lights tonight.
Root playing well. Brook looks dodgy, but is scoring fast.
Runs have dried up for England.
I want us to get England out, but don't want us to have to bat tonight 😆
Helluva run out by Inglis!
Well batted for the ton, Root. Glad the rest of your team don't attempt to bat sensibly like that innings.
Most of the Pommy wickets, they've got themselves out.
Australia did well to fight back. And then this 10th wicket partnership happened...
Game over. Nearly went twice as long as the first test.
Same result lol
Funny to see Jofra get angry at Smith at the end. Maybe he can take some of that fire to the next test.
Advantage Aussies after the 1st session 😁
Good bowling from Starc. Not sure what Brook thinks he's doing.