Drop Woakes or Ball for the next test and bring in Overton. I'd have played him in this match.
He's quick, but also a nasty, aggressive bowler. I don't particularly like him, but he's what we need.
Went to bed at about 2am with England at something like 107 - 4. Fully expected to wake up to a bating collapse and the Aussies either having finished the job or nearly there. Seemed inevitable.
Went to bed at about 2am with England at something like 107 - 4. Fully expected to wake up to a bating collapse and the Aussies either having finished the job or nearly there. Seemed inevitable.
Haighy wrote:Drop Woakes or Ball for the next test and bring in Overton. I'd have played him in this match.
He's quick, but also a nasty, aggressive bowler. I don't particularly like him, but he's what we need.
Ball for me not been up to pace. Suggestions Jimmy not fully fit yesterday as well, not heard any more on that yet.
Haighy wrote:Drop Woakes or Ball for the next test and bring in Overton. I'd have played him in this match.
He's quick, but also a nasty, aggressive bowler. I don't particularly like him, but he's what we need.
Expect a whitewash now the Aussie's have warmed up
Could be a painful series to watch now, soft underbelly in the batting and a lack of out and out pace in the attack. We're missing Stokes on both fronts.
The aussies are pathetic cheats as far as I'm concerned. They've always been the same. Using the Bairstow alleged headbut that wasn't to shake England up. They can't win just by playing cricket....they're always up to it. Their gutter press are no better! ( mind you, if we could find some 'dirt' on one or two of their players I'd be up for winding them up )
NorfolkWhite wrote:Could be a painful series to watch now, soft underbelly in the batting and a lack of out and out pace in the attack. We're missing Stokes on both fronts.
A great innings from the Australians with Marsh getting his ton. Was Root right to field first? We have to bat sensibly tomorrow to stay in all day....if not the second test could well be over for us.
Well we all know that the dry, hard, sun scorched wicket in Australia is a bit difficult for the damp English cricketers to get to terms with, whereas the criminals Ausies grew up playing on it, so always have and advantage...
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