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They need to sit down and have a proper chat with themselves.... Game management is a basic requirement for top level players... They've got the ability, they just need to learn the mentality.... Player for player, bar maybe starc, this...

We literally play into there hands every time.... Bat sensible, take advantage of bad balls, then go big when they've got overs in the legs and hours in the field.... Said it after the first innings, we should have been looking at 400+ with the...

Absolutely, this is the point of test cricket but also, crucially, it takes longer and enables the team to bat for longer and have a level of control over when they are batting and bowling - crucial in day/night. I'm all for a positive mindset...

Utter capitulation... Clearly the mentality just isn't there.... Its all well and good believing you can hit every ball for 6, but 6 singles are worth just as much and less likely to lose your wicket

Admirable and if any team could pull it off then its this one... Just need to manage the game though...plenty of time left so dont do anything stupid , score off the bad ball and let them get tired

What a player starc is by the way... All the talk about cummins and hazelwood, I genuinely think starcs the best.... Mad to say that a player with over 400 wickets can be deemed underrated

Showing there what can be achieved when you bat sensibly..... Got to be trying for a draw now

Start of the innings you'd have called me mad, but looking at the scorecard I'm genuinely disappointed we're not closer to 400.... Duckett, pope, Smith and carse should theoretically be worth at least 50-100 between them

15 mill completion fee, 125k a week. 3 year deal... All parties happy.... Doesn't rely on pace so dont have to worry about his legs going.... Good egg and seems great for morale..... Ideal player to mentor dibling

Get them out in the sun for as long as possible tomorrow and see how they fare for stamina. Ours should be fresh as you like having done the square root of bugger all today.

In context thats not a bad overall score, have to see how our bowlers do now

To be fair, if I was root I'd be swinging.... Archer could be out anytime so no point trying to defend... Aussies under the lights for a quick wicket could be crucial

Far too many ducks from this side

Aka the suarez special (never forget roswell having a top game then being sent off for a nothing tackle)

Be nice to see a run of grealish, kdh and alcaraz together... All lovely footballers who can damage any side if theyre on the same wavelength