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Or Khawaja? Even better, Khawaja in partnership with Head for 2 hours. Just play Broad very warily until he tires out.
England field placings are excellent. Really done their homework on each of our batsmens' strengths ... unlike us! Forcing us to take risks. Top order have failed aside from Ussie.
Yes, Ussie has been superb. The Poms have bowled well, the pitch probably helped them too after being under the covers.
Miraculous. I have no words.
Very bad result for England because they can only fall back on the “but aren’t we entertaining?” once or twice.
If Australia wins the second test and the home Ashes starts to slip away for all their fans, McCullum’s cavalier “revolution” starts to wear thin.
I see their coach reclining in the dressing room, chewing his *smile* gum. He annoys me because Bazball is essentially about removing the care from performance. It’s a cheap mental trick for a middling team in need of an excuse.
And the Aussies? We played tight in that test. All care and no freedom. But with the first win on the board we’ll hit Lords with murderous intent.
Also, we have the advantage of just needing a series draw.
England lost more with this result than we would have.
Very bad result for England because they can only fall back on the “but aren’t we entertaining?” once or twice.
If Australia wins the second test and the home Ashes starts to slip away for all their fans, McCullum’s cavalier “revolution” starts to wear thin.
I see their coach reclining in the dressing room, chewing his *smile* gum. He annoys me because Bazball is essentially about removing the care from performance. It’s a cheap mental trick for a middling team in need of an excuse.
And the Aussies? We played tight in that test. All care and no freedom. But with the first win on the board we’ll hit Lords with murderous intent.
Also, we have the advantage of just needing a series draw.
England lost more with this result than we would have.
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I don’t know about that Carter. They have won 11 of 13 tests using these tactics. It’s not just about freedom in batting, it’s about being aggressive in all aspects of the game.
I love watching it and to me there is always going to be risk of losing test matches as well as winning them.
England could easily have won this, Stokes holds on to the Lyon catch and it is probably 1-0 England
I had almost lost interest in test cricket but am absorbed by the tactical battle in this series. All hail Brendan McCullum imo.
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