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It was lacklustre. Barring a late order collapse we should make 450-plus.
2 things that stood out, No barmy army. And no mention of the B-word, thats not a gloat, just an observation.
I'm loathe to write-off champions, and I don't think I am, I'm a fan of Anderson and Broad, but 2 oldies in the same side is looking a bit iffy. I'd look at alternating them.
Khawaja and Warner were very, very good in soaking up that shiny Duke.
Ussie was there to survive early doors but every other batsman looked to put away anything too full or wide.
It was a masterful batting display from the no.1 test team in the world.
This team is really growing now. The brittle collapses of the post-Pup era might finally be fading.
Ussie was there to survive early doors but every other batsman looked to put away anything too full or wide.
It was a masterful batting display from the no.1 test team in the world.
This team is really growing now. The brittle collapses of the post-Pup era might finally be fading.
Leg byes I can live with, you are getting the ball in the rightish areas but straying a touch too wide down leg stump usually, but 12 no balls!! Robinson had 6 of them, he's supposed to be a great line and length bowler, but he's bowling slowly and overstepping. No form and I think unfit.
Add to those noballs 13 byes!! What the actual *smile*!! I didn't watch the whole day obviously as sleepy time came, but I saw 1 of those from Robinson again, it was probably bowled half a metre outside leg stump. Bairstow just sort of scowled back, like "mate, what the *smile* was I supposed to do with that crap".
On his showing so far, Robinson cannot be in the team for the 3rd test. He's supposed to be the 1 taking some of the slack off Anderson and Broad, so they become 2nd option bowlers, but he's showing nothing so far to indicate that he can be a primary opening bowler for us.
I'm wondering how Broad and Anderson pulled up after the first test, they bowled a lot of overs, and at their age it looked liked they were struggling in this test.
Anderson shouldn't have played on that first test road, I reckon it took the edge off him for this test. The same goes with the Aussies selection for the first test, Starc would've been more suited on that deck, and Boland more suited on this one.
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Yep, you gotta hold those early chances. Watching the replay and you'd think pope had never done any slips catch practising. His eyes are nowhere near tracking the ball, he was lucky it hit his hands. It was a decent height and to his dominant right hand side, yeh it was quick but just must be taken.
And yeh the pitch offered assistance but they couldn't build enogh pressure with their line and length.
And Robinson is a slob, great to see him treated like one.
Will be a test of the Poms mettle from here.
Yep. Wasn't that long ago that when Smith went into bat, we were confident he'd hit a ton. Hasn't been the same since sandpapergate.
I think you mean the 2019 series that @spook refenced, not last one in 21-22. Yeah, it was his first series back and it looked like he just got better. But since then it's obvious that Smith is a mere mortal. A very very good batsman, one of the best in the world, but mortal.
No-Balls and dropped catches are nearly always the obvious signs that a cricket team:
1) Doesn't have it's head in the game, primarily because 2) It hasn't prepared sufficiently
Considering the Poms decided to forego cricket preparation in lieu of a week playing golf together. Questions will be asked.
In saying that, their putting has improved immensely.
1) Doesn't have it's head in the game, primarily because 2) It hasn't prepared sufficiently
Considering the Poms decided to forego cricket preparation in lieu of a week playing golf together. Questions will be asked.
In saying that, their putting has improved immensely.
Yer and the Lords toffs apparently booed him as he paused briefly to appreciate the place before walking out to bat. Who knows if his final test there? Such a mean-spirited lack of class and sportsmanship for an all-time great batsman with a magnificent record there. And if he failed they'd no doubt jeer at him all the way off.
The 'lords' aren't the cricket-loving fans of yore any more. Just low-grade snobs.
Cricket is very strange sometimes,
Exhibit A: first test, Crawley edge, nobody realised except maybe the man himself. Wasn't insubstantial either according to snicko. Not even a hint of an appeal, commentators oblivious, a kid in the TV van picked it up and they showed it a couple of overs later. Everyone was WTH?
Exhibit B: second test last night, was appeared to be a massive edge, or at least a loud "snick", whole English side went up, umps finger went up, gone I thought, I heard it, SS appeals straight way with confidence, DRS, no snicko, 5-10mm daylight between bat and ball. Everyone, except Smith, was WTH? No explanation was provided, no theorising from the commentators, what was the noise? Buggered if I know.
Exhibit A big snick no noise, was out but nobody realised.
Exhibit B big noise no snick! Everyone thought it was out but it wasn't.
Exhibit A: first test, Crawley edge, nobody realised except maybe the man himself. Wasn't insubstantial either according to snicko. Not even a hint of an appeal, commentators oblivious, a kid in the TV van picked it up and they showed it a couple of overs later. Everyone was WTH?
Exhibit B: second test last night, was appeared to be a massive edge, or at least a loud "snick", whole English side went up, umps finger went up, gone I thought, I heard it, SS appeals straight way with confidence, DRS, no snicko, 5-10mm daylight between bat and ball. Everyone, except Smith, was WTH? No explanation was provided, no theorising from the commentators, what was the noise? Buggered if I know.
Exhibit A big snick no noise, was out but nobody realised.
Exhibit B big noise no snick! Everyone thought it was out but it wasn't.
Bat making some sort of sound as it moves through? Its happened before, I remember it happening to Langer I think in the early days of reviews.
Buggered if I know. Maybe. Bat or ball didn't seem hit anything else, feet movement on the pitch didn't align. I was waiting with genuine interest for the commentators to offer-up a theory, nothing. The noise in real time seemed to align exactly with the ball passing the bat.
Yes that's correct, when Archer sconed him.
I'm surprised that England haven't bounced both Smith and Head, they'd love to have Archer available.
I'd have Wood in, even if he's only good for short spells. Tongue has got reasonable pace, he should test out Smith with a bit of chin music today.
Surely they've got a better bowler with a bit of pace than that trundler Robinson.
