The Ashes 2021/22

[summerisle]

236 all out, looks like Australia won't enforce the follow on.

 

[cronullasharks]

Like watching Everton this.

Respite from Everton for myself

 

[Chris O'Connor]

Taking a respite from the depressing spectacle to read Bumble's latest....



Reading David 'Bumble' Lloyd's book, 'Around the world in 80 pints'

Very funny opens with..

'For those of you who know me as 'that bloke off the telly', I have to let you know that being George Clooney's body double, and therefore a renowned international sex symbol, only forms part of the Bumble package. And for Nasser Hussain, who for some reason refers to me by an alternative nickname, a lesson in pronunciation. There is no silent 'C' in Clooney, for goodness sake, show some respect.

 

[degsy]

Some might say that the follow on was not enforced to get a full crowd in all day for day 4 - but I couldn't possibly comment
Or maybe to give the Aussie bowlers a rest

 

[daza_1973]

Some might say that the follow on was not enforced to get a full crowd in all day for day 4 - but I couldn't possibly comment
Or maybe to give the Aussie bowlers a rest

Your far too cynical for this forum lol

 

[degsy]

Your far too cynical for this forum lol

Or not cynical enough - depending who you ask

 

[arch stanton]

Some might say that the follow on was not enforced to get a full crowd in all day for day 4 - but I couldn't possibly comment
Or maybe to give the Aussie bowlers a rest

enforcing the follow on is keeping alive the only way realistically England could win, getting a decent enough lead to make the Aussies bat last on a wearing pitch. No chance now, England have been very poor throughout so don't deserve anything. Selection has been poor, poor discipline win batting, dreadful fielding. This isn't a good Aussie side but christ England are making them look good and giving them confidence.

 

[kithnou]

Some might say that the follow on was not enforced to get a full crowd in all day for day 4 - but I couldn't possibly comment
Or maybe to give the Aussie bowlers a rest

Australia,as a general rule, don’t enforce the follow on. Yes it allows the bowlers a rest, but you don’t want to be batting last on Australian pitches.

 

[Chris O'Connor]

Some might say that the follow on was not enforced to get a full crowd in all day for day 4 - but I couldn't possibly comment
Or maybe to give the Aussie bowlers a rest

Aussies and pretty much everyone else tbf will never ever enforce a follow on unless there is absolutely no alternative. Even then they'd probably only seriously consider it before deciding to bat again anyway.

That old saying once burnt .....has been well learnt by the Aussies - past experience tells them enforce at your peril. England have enforced more than once and gone on to lose, enforcing has very little going for it and is only held up as such a great option by the idiots who populate the TMS commentary box, they love to recommend following on knowing any bad repercussions won't be felt by them

 

[Ivo]

Australia declare half way through second session. We'll be all out by close of play.
It's weird how we're getting completely dominated, but if we'd hung onto our catches we'd probably be in it still. Aus not dropped a single catch yet.

 

[arch stanton]

Australia,as a general rule, don’t enforce the follow on. Yes it allows the bowlers a rest, but you don’t want to be batting last on Australian pitches.

the England players don't look like they want to spend any amount of time batting on any Aussie wicket

 

[arch stanton]

Aussies and pretty much everyone else tbf will never ever enforce a follow on unless there is absolutely no alternative. Even then they'd probably only seriously consider it before deciding to bat again anyway.

That old saying once burnt .....has been well learnt by the Aussies - past experience tells them enforce at your peril. England have enforced more than once and gone on to lose, enforcing has very little going for it and is only held up as such a great option by the idiots who populate the TMS commentary box, they love to recommend following on knowing any bad repercussions won't be felt by them

from a media point of view it could give a one sided game a 180 degree turn around. Bat again, post a mahoosive lead and skittle them out with a day to go.

 

[cronullasharks]

Think it's time Marcus Harris had his papers marked never to be selected again

 

[Mildredblues]

Aussies and pretty much everyone else tbf will never ever enforce a follow on unless there is absolutely no alternative. Even then they'd probably only seriously consider it before deciding to bat again anyway.

That old saying once burnt .....has been well learnt by the Aussies - past experience tells them enforce at your peril. England have enforced more than once and gone on to lose, enforcing has very little going for it and is only held up as such a great option by the idiots who populate the TMS commentary box, they love to recommend following on knowing any bad repercussions won't be felt by them

Only 3 sides in history have enforced the follow on and gone on to lose the game. England weren't one of them.

 

[summerisle]

Australia declare on 230-9, need a lifelong 468 to win. Anderson and Broad five wickets in the match, rotation worked well there. Woakes' match figures 1-149, what does he offer ?