Cricket

[Leysy Days]

To be fair, this is quality bowling on a surface offering plenty.

The old adage, you dont' know the pitch until both teams have batted is true once again.

Saying that we need to take the fight back with the old ball.

About time Carey stood up with the bat this series and played a Paine type counter punch with an aggressive 50 or 60.

 

[TigerForce]

There goes Wayne.

 

[Leysy Days]

As Leysy talks Carey gets sucked in my Joe Root. Soft. Dare say insipid.

Tim still young enough to bring out of retirement?

 

[jb03]

Just aweful from Carey

 

[Tigers of Old]

Sorry Baz McCullum.

We're 6 out?

 

[Leysy Days]

Huge wicket that to give away against Root with Smith at other end.

Dumb Dumb Dumb.

 

[tigerman]

The Poms have bowled well, really need the tail to hang around for Smith.

 

[Tigers of Old]

Aaah Thomo. Good to see him.

 

[jb03]

Starc not much bettwr

 

[Tigers of Old]

Starc not much bettwr

Damn what are they doing?

 

[Streak]

In Cummins we trust

 

[Leysy Days]

Head copped a half reasonable (but not unplayable) ball.

Then 6,7,8 all thrown wickets away at a crucial stage. Especially Carey.

All when have Smith at other end.

 

[tigersnake]

well poms said 250 was a good score, I reckon they're right. Be happy to get within 40 or 50 from here. Smith will have to start playing some shots and farming the strike.

 

[Streak]

well poms said 250 was a good score,

Imagine if we had held our catches in that innings.

They’d have been hard pressed to make 200

 

[Tigers of Old]

Johnny Bailstow

 

[mrposhman]

Imagine if we had held our catches in that innings.

They’d have been hard pressed to make 200

You could say the same thing about the English in the first 2 tests though.

 

[mrposhman]

Johnny Bailstow

Always giving charity to the aussies it seems. The right decision was probably made by the 3rd ump, but the decision shouldn't have needed to be made if Bairstow knew how to collect the ball correctly.

 

[shad]

Johnny Bailstow

I honestly cannot believe how bad he is.

 

[mrposhman]

I honestly cannot believe how bad he is.

There's probably an argument that he's been Australia's most important player this series.

 

[Streak]

You could say the same thing about the English in the first 2 tests though.

Yep no doubt.