The Ashes 2017/18
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Embarassing collapse. Gutless
rochdaleblue
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Root was the key wicket. When he went all hope was lost. Have we strong enough characters to stand up to them? It appears not. What confidence and belief we built up in the last day and a half was evaporated in a single session. Maybe Glenn mcgraths prediction will come true.
Well that was entirely predictable wasn't it. Knew I shoulda dropped a wedge on the Aussies when they were 1/3! Will be all over by the 4th day of the next test...
toffeejack
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Pathetic, 2nd top scorer in the whole day was 8. They have no fight and the selectors keep going for easy on the eye shot players. I wanted one of them at the top of the order (hales) for years, but solidity at 3. How I miss Jonathan trott, now he was a player, but everyone that has come in since had continually thrown their wicket away to non wicket taking deliveries. We had two days to knock off those runs. Take your time ffs. Still think they were too hasty in dropping ballance the first time around.
summerisle
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That must be down to the cross-sport training sessions that Everton and the ECC put on earlier this year. 
They really showed how to fight in adversity when the pressure is on and not collapse like a house of cards in a hurricane...
They really showed how to fight in adversity when the pressure is on and not collapse like a house of cards in a hurricane...toffeejack
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Two games, no centuries, whilst Aussie have had two and that's been the main difference maker. Root fantastic player as he is needs to start conveting more. He has this great record of 50's lately, but most have them have stayed as that.
gutless beauts, the aussies are not significantly more talented, but their cricket team has a better attitude, they don't take their foot off the gas when on top
Beg to differ. Australia is average. You’d be up 1 or 2 nil were it played in England. Australia’s batting is brittle.
Home conditions is what seperates these two average at best teams. Australia has a better bowling lineup as well that knows how to bowl here.
I'd agree the home side wins between the two, but I would still say we (england) are more mentally fragile, the only time we have played well is when the pressure was off and looked like the game was lost. Not sure how it can be solved, maybe play buttler and take the gloves off bairstow to bat five, it's a real shame james taylor isn't available, he would be a shoe in. In the long term, we need to stop ostracizing any player that is of the slightest maverick nature, and sack that fat tory strauss, though at least that job keeps him out of the commentary box
It's always the players who aren't in the squad who are amazing.
that's actually the opposite point I'm making, there aren't many options outside the squad that make you think they could change this, apart from stokes obviously
That wasn't a prediction. It was just an aussie gobbing off as they like to do. They've been going to win in England every time for ages but have lost the last 5 series. If he has ever said that they will win 3-1 then I apologise in advance.
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