Ashes 2019

[tonyo]

If we can get the same sort of conditions on Day 2, Cummins, Pattinson and Hazlewood will be a real handful - 179 might look like a good score, because their batting is hardly top-shelf either.

Little did we know that our first dig of 179 would be almost 3 times greater than the Poms could muster....

[Professer E]

I thought a lot of it was downright deplorable batting against good, accurate bowling backed up by excellent catching.  Didnt see too many jaffa's,  although I did like the one from Patto that tailed away late.  Real swing, haven't seen that from an Australian right arm bowler for a while. I'd want at least another 50 to feel confident - can't see the poms playing the same get out shots in the second dig.

[capcom]

England is rattled by consistent fast bowling, never knowing what's coming next.  Our batting is nothing to write home about, but theirs is vulnerable in the extreme.

[capcom]

Ben Stokes.  A blistering 2 off 50 balls ..

But we needed those additional runs to our overnight score. 

[ElwoodBlues1]

Ben Stokes.  A blistering 2 off 50 balls ..

But we needed those additional runs to our overnight score.

Prefer the reckless Stokes to the concentrating one, if he gets a ton they will win imo, need to get him and Root out pronto.
We should win easily but the Poms have dug in and we miss that 5th bowler...

[capcom]

He's making Chris Tavare look fast   But yep, agree.  An early wicket will hurt them immensely.

[LP]

The Poms are gambling on the pitch improving for batting as each day passes, it's a possibility at this venue as it's happened before that the highest scores come in the 4th innings.

In reality, we wasted the ball a bit yesterday, bowlers excluding Hazelwood got their line and lengths wrong, I'm not sure why they wanted to change anything form the 2nd innings.

Also I think Paine showed a lack of experience, he tried to have a bit each way in terms of field setting and tactics, some attack with some scoreline defending. We could easily had two or three more wickets if we'd not had half/half field settings. In fairness to Paine, the bowlers were a bit off which didn't make things any easier.

[Professer E]

We tend to bowl a touch short and get carried away when it flies.  The lad who got injured (Richardson?)  would have been a real handful on this deck with his skiddy pace and fuller length.  Need to err on the fuller side.

[LP]

More poo~!

Waisting the new ball, not applying any pressure, we are defending it's madness!

[Mantis]

How weak and humiliating is Australian test cricket. P1ss f@cking weak. What a joke. Take off the baggy green. You don’t deserve it. Pfft. Useless flogs.