Ashes 2019

[malo]

There was no plan how to handle the situation. 

Paine turned it into a one-day game which is Stokes' forte.  In a partnership of 73 off 62 balls, Jack Leach faced only 17 balls.  They let Stokes milk the strike with no idea how to stop it.  They kept bowling back of a length to a guy who was smashing them over the point and square leg fence - why no yorkers....!!!???? 

And then, they review an LBW shout that pitched so far outside leg that it's even lucky it hit a pad. I was screaming at the tele, 'don't do it' - if I can see it from 10,000 km away how come they can't?

Just plain dumb, and 3 hours of sleep I will never get back.

Kudos for actually watching it....I was cooked after a 4am finish on saturday morning !....just as well probably, my TV would have had a remote sized hole in it yesterday.

However, we are in the position of being able to bring in fresh, world class fast bowlers...Starc will play next test.  Poms bowlers are going to be flatter with every Test.....if we win the next test then Stokes innings & everything that went on that final day becomes completely irrelevant.  We need to use that as motivation.