The Ashes - August/September 2019

[Euler]

67 all out, is that some sort of record?

[superfrank]

67 all out, is that some sort of record?

Not quite but a pathetic effort all the same.

[greenmark]

67 all out, is that some sort of record?

Not quite but a pathetic effort all the same.

54-6 pre-lunch
13-4 post-lunch in 22 minutes.
Team selection issues, terrible shot selection and aggressive bowling from the Aussies.
Root's demeanour looks a bit like an ex-captain at the moment.
I think they should make Broad Captain.
He's not lacking in confidence. And i reckon its easier to bowl as a Cap than bat. Batting is so reliant on a fresh, uncluttered mind. I realise bowling is an intellectual challenge too, but you're flinging a ball not trying to react in a split second as batsmen have to.
And England have gone from 1.6 to 4.6 since I started watching @ 11:10am.

[greenmark]

Root is imploding.
Why jump to catch that ball?
Fear!
Have some guts, take it on the chin if you fluff it!
Thats just basic incompetence!

[Archangel]

Why doesn't Eoin Morgan play red ball cricket ?

[wearthefoxhat]

I knew England should have batted first!

[superfrank]

I knew England should have batted first!

They might have made 27 yesterday!

[JTEDL]

Was looking good and then....wtf!!

Good trade if you layed England when short odds.

[Aus cricket trader]

Was looking good and then....wtf!!

Good trade if you layed England when short odds.

They were short before a ball was bowled.

[Berts Certs]

I knew England should have batted first!

Joel Garner once famously said after inspecting a very green pitch at Taunton when the captain was thinking of inserting the opposition, "it ain't as green as it looks" . Yes a half decent batting team may have been able to take advantage of bowling the Aussies out cheap, sadly England do not fit that description.

[Berts Certs]

Was looking good and then....wtf!!

Good trade if you layed England when short odds.

I did, not because I expected England to bat poorly, the odds were 1.3 for England, which is plainly wrong and represented great value.

[wearthefoxhat]

I knew England should have batted first!

They might have made 27 yesterday!

Yes, quite possibly. I can understand the overcast conditions, extra swing early on, therefore field first, but one of the key factors IMO is that it would of at least kept our bowlers fresher for longer. Not having Steve Smith coming into bat was probably also another decision factor too.

[superfrank]

I'd be surprised if England get 150.

[Archangel]

Jason Roy seems pointless to me.

[greenmark]

Jason Roy seems pointless to me.

Yep. Why perservere with someone that can't execute his own attacking style of play or adapt to stay in and soak up the pressure. Isn't that an openers primary role.
Good to see England are still batting after my 2 hour walk. Was totally expecting to see a heated disection of what had gone wrong when I got back.