Test The Ashes Second Test December 4-8 1430hrs @ The Gabba

[MarcMaverick]

Mitch Johnson made 100 as well.

Jason Gillespie made 200.

 

[010203]

Root is getting nervous. Understandably so.

 

[MarcMaverick]

Oof, nervy from Root. Bat and Pad waving to each other from across room there.

12 away.

 

[Riviat]

Get him out before he gets his highest score

 

[Gethelred]

And Stokes, and Jacks.

I mean, Stokes takes a bit of time to get going most of the time and Jacks has been out there all of 22 balls.

I dunno. Root's faced almost 30 overs himself for 88; 5 an over from that would see him on 150, and them on over 300 which is much more their style.

Crawley got away but definitely respected more balls than he usually does. Duckett and Pope getting out cheaply probably helps.

Really it feels like only Brook is the only batsman who has gotten in who has stuck to the ethos. This looks like a more mature version, which is a good thing and the growth many have questioned it was capable of. The pitch is trickier than I initially gave credit for and the bowling, despite some surface level analysis on here, has by and large been tight with a conservative field. I think a full blown old school bazball would've been long gone for cheap by now.

I legit do not think they can play the 'mature version' for longer than potentially a test in a row.

 

[TigerCraig]

What happened to that guy?

Had to retire in his early 30s , some sort of lung illness from memory

 

[Plugger35]

Root is getting the wobbles now he is approaching a ton.

 

[Black Diamond]

Doggett reminds me of Jackson Bird. Slender, skiddy, not quite “fast”.

A poor man’s Jackson Bird.

 

[TY24]

That's much more like it Green

 

[Moonwatcher]

Why don't we have 15 kids getting the ball from the rope like India did all summer that will help over rates

People would call it lazy but it would genuinely help the over rates.

 

[Drugs Are Bad Mackay?]

That Inglis run out of Stokes could end up as significant as Nathan Lyon running out a well set James Vince on day 1 of the 2017-18 Ashes Test at the Gabba.

An Englishman runs out a New Zealander to the benefit of Australia

 

[JimmyBC]

Root is getting the wobbles now he is approaching a ton.

A wobbly root guess we all been there.

 

[Bucking Beads]

Root deserves the ton but my gosh it would be very funny if he doesn't get the ton on this tour

 

[LukeParkerno1]

Doggett reminds me of Jackson Bird. Slender, skiddy, not quite “fast”.

A poor man’s Jackson Bird.

He’s as threatening as Joe Mennie was

Complete plod

 

[MarcMaverick]

A wobbly root guess we all been there.

Need a blue pill.

 

[Around the Wicket]

Root deserves the ton but my gosh it would be very funny if he doesn't get the ton on this tour

It’ll probably set him on the way for another few this tour if he gets it

 

[troybe]

Inglis the first Englishman to take a wicket in the series

 

[Jimthegreat]

Jason Gillespie made 200.

Mitch made his against Steyn and Morkel.

 

[Bucking Beads]

Nathan Lyon coming across like a complete sook. I know he's a complete flog but this just solidifies it.

 

[Kram]

McGain?

Way back then when everyone on this board was pumping McGain's tires as a great Test bowling option, a poster said that he was no good and would just get spanked. Then copped a big pile on of insults. Until that day in South Africa lol.

He was a spud.

 

[LukeParkerno1]

Why are we keeping this bloke on

 

[MarcMaverick]

OK I am convinced, Doggett sucks.

 

[TennisPlayerAndy]

135kmh short stuff just isn’t going to get it done.

 

[Drugs Are Bad Mackay?]

Nathan Lyon coming across like a complete sook. I know he's a complete flog but this just solidifies it.

What's he saying?

 

[LukeParkerno1]

Nathan Lyon coming across like a complete sook. I know he's a complete flog but this just solidifies it.

He has every right to be.

Look at what Doggett is bowling like