God help me - the Test Cricket thread

[Professer E]

Erasmus has been aiding and abetting the poms all series....needs to follow his guide dog into retirement

[ElwoodBlues1]

After a break of 90 years it seems that Bodyline bowling is now back in favour with the Poms.  In my lifetime I have never witnessed such an unrelenting attack of short length bowling, over after over, aimed at the body.

Even when Lyon was standing almost outside leg stump with off and middle exposed, and unable to move, Broard attacked his body relentlessly. 

if this is where  the future of Test cricket is heading,  the outlook is bleak.

Agree...Lyon should not have batted either, nothing was gained and the whole game has been farcical.

[Gointocarlton]

Neutral 3rd umpire Marais Erasmus needs to retire....that was clear cut a catch .
Smith took one that wasn't and that was the payback decision...

Thank you, Im a nuffy when it comes to cricket but that was a clear catch to me so I'm glad someone with your knowledge  EB confirmed what I thought.

[crashlander]

Thank you, Im a nuffy when it comes to cricket but that was a clear catch to me so I'm glad someone with your knowledge  EB confirmed what I thought.

One of the worst decisions in cricket history. This one will go down in infamy.

[ElwoodBlues1]

Thank you, Im a nuffy when it comes to cricket but that was a clear catch to me so I'm glad someone with your knowledge  EB confirmed what I thought.

Not sure about my knowledge but it's kind of you to say that Nando but you and me both saw it the same way and it was a horrendous 3rd umpire blunder.
The whole test has been chaotic and the rules of the game seem more clouded than ever with bouncers, catches all creating havoc with umpiring and you would think at the home of cricket they could get it right.

[dodge]

Don't worry about the catch.  Check out what Bairstow just did.

[ElwoodBlues1]

Don't worry about the catch.  Check out what Bairstow just did.

Poked the bear...Stokes has gone berserk again...it cant last surely.

[rocky]

Poked the bear...Stokes has gone berserk again...it cant last surely.

This bloke loves this type of situation. He'll take them all the way.

[dodge]

He's got to - the last 4 bats aren't great.  We need to bowl smart to him.

[Mantis]

They can’t keep bowling to Stokes the way they have been before lunch. With the current fielding positions. This is playing into Stokes comfort zone. He has won it before and looks like he could do it again. Australia need to do something different.