The Ashes 2017/18

[toffeemax]

These wqere brushed aside by South Africa last year with some ease. For any of the pundits to suggest that the Aussies are just 'too good,' are kidding themselves, England are dog shyite. Finally get a couple of centurions and they get two of their own, three if you count smiths double ton.

 

[degsy]

England doing ok against a lucky Aussie outfit. Broard and Anderson remain a potent opening attack and Joe Root is a calculating, scheming captain. Fancy mighty Albion to retain the Ashes but they cannot let their guard drop, lest this journeyman Aussie team sneak an undeserved victory

You forgot to indicate the sarcastic font was in use

 

[Connor]

 

[Walken]

we had the chance to get jason gillespie in, strauss didn't want him, for a bit of balance though fabrace and bayliss did turn around the fortunes of the limited overs sides, having said that, after peter moores, bringing back ray illingworth would have been an improvement

 

[Walken]

This is some of the most pathetic, help yourself buffet bowling I've ever seen. 82mph half volleys. Sums up the culture of the team, mentally weak losers.

they wanted choir boys and that's what they ended up with, the game was in the balance when it started on day 3, and we rocked up, thinking their batsman might just get bored, no plan at all no hostility no energy, it was meek and pathetic, time to gut this side of cook and his little crew, they can follow that lad bible following quitter swann out the door, the limited overs boys actually play with a bit of fight, they started afresh a few years ago with jimmy and the A team, time for the test team to do the same.

 

[Walken]

if overton is injured I fear for us, can see the aussies tonking 550, then us crumbling to the most unlikely of defeats

 

[Walken]

Aussie will win easily...England are bog average. Aussie have waaaay faster bowlers, and the best batsman (in Steve Smith) in the world...by a country mile.
We NZers extol Kane Williamson’s talent, England extol Joe Root, and India have Vihrat Kohli...but none of those are anything close to Steve Smith in scoring talent

in test cricket maybe, the other three are all format players

 

[degsy]

we had the chance to get jason gillespie in, strauss didn't want him, for a bit of balance though fabrace and bayliss did turn around the fortunes of the limited overs sides, having said that, after peter moores, bringing back ray illingworth would have been an improvement

If your bowlers are past it, the best coach can't turn back the clock.
Or with nearly 1000 runs on the board and only 14 wickets out of 40 down, its a batters pitch, maybe England will score loads for a draw

 

[Walken]

If your bowlers are past it, the best coach can't turn back the clock.
Or with nearly 1000 runs on the board and only 14 wickets out of 40 down, its a batters pitch, maybe England will score loads for a draw

I did add for balance the work they have done in the limited overs sides, and englands test issues are highlighted by but certainly not limited to this game in perth, also, watch us crumble after the aussies bat fast for a session, and make this pancake look like Jamaica in the 90's

 

[Frang]

you will not win ANY test match in the world giving your last 6 wickets away for 35 runs.

you number 9 should be able to get near that on his own.

we are shambolic.

 

[ToffeeTim]

Stuart Broads contribution with the ball has been nil. And he has no gut to even try and survive with the bat. Has to be dropped for the rest of the series.

 

[Blues Harp]

Middle class tory Twunts getting smashed by a very average aussie side...

 

[McBain]

Middle class tory Twunts getting smashed by a very average aussie side...

Both average with one world class player each. Its just that our version of average is miles better than yours.

 

[StreetEndBlue]

I fully expect the Aussies to attack us in the first hour and a bit, declare, then get our openers in for a nasty short session before lunch were the currently hapless Alastair Cook will fall.

We will probably lose all wickets before the end of the fourth day, the Ashes regained by that shower and with it an 8th successive test defeat Down Under. Even the England sides of the 90s never 'achieved' that having never lost more than two consecutive tests in Australia.

That all said, I hope I'm wrong. It's still a very good batting wicket and I will be staying up to watch the first session at least. Plenty of bevvies needed given the position we are in!

Going from 368/4 to only 403 all out instead of getting 550+ is surely is what will lose us this test match.

 

[summerisle]

I fully expect the Aussies to attack us in the first hour and a bit, declare, then get our openers in for a nasty short session before lunch were the currently hapless Alastair Cook will fall.

We will probably lose all wickets before the end of the fourth day, the Ashes regained by that shower and with it an 8th successive test defeat Down Under. Even the England sides of the 90s never 'achieved' that having never lost more than two consecutive tests in Australia.

That all said, I hope I'm wrong. It's still a very good batting wicket and I will be staying up to watch the first session at least. Plenty of bevvies needed given the position we are in!

Going from 368/4 to only 403 all out instead of getting 550+ is surely is what will lose us this test match.

Showers today and tomorrow, our only hope.

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