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

[kozi]

They were 4/210. No such thing as a day of test cricket without a proper batting collapse anymore

 

[Drugs Are Bad Mackay?]

Khawaja wouldn't have got within 30m of that high ball

Hmmm what's better?

 

[dumb]

wonder if head is as enthusastic about opening here as he was 1st test?

 

[Xtreme]

Just a shame for Root that pink ball tests don't count...

If it doesn't count then this is a 4 test series!

 

[Coasters7]

One of the all time greatest centuries by one of the best Batsmen of the last 100 years, get around Sir Joe root

Batsman’s paradise against an old pink ball against a second rate attack? He’s scored far better

 

[Struggle]

I hope they bat longer than 80 just so we get fined. This is ridiculous

 

[Visions]

I fear for the top order if they get to bat tonight.

 

[Cataholic]

They are under pressure because we are seeing the cracks in the team that have been there for some time and this is the highest pressure series there is-the media will be all over it.

Cummins will be back soon to replace Doggett.

It'd be great to have Hazlewood too but that aside we've transitioned through some unfortunate injuries pretty good I reckon.

Starc has made up for some poor bowling from the other end, which we could've eased in this game by playing Lyon.

But instead we're risking the loss of championship points because of a slow over rate.

 

[revo333]

Does this line of thinking also apply to Starc who does well in pink ball Test matches?

Nah, just Root who said the ashes should always be red ball cricket hehe!

 

[Around the Wicket]

Get as many runs as you can

 

[Bucking Beads]

That was an incredible shot.

 

[Satan]

Nice time wasting smith

 

[Stig O'Hara]

Over rate is diabolically shit.

You think they’ll remember that or Mitch Starc going total machine???

 

[MarcMaverick]

Roots going big here.

 

[Cataholic]

Uhhhh was the ball on the ground there when Carey took that catch?

Uhhh.....no

 

[badgrill]

pretty odd of Stokes not to have declared

 

[TY24]

Does this line of thinking also apply to Starc who does well in pink ball Test matches?

No because Starc wasn't the one saying he doesn't think pink ball tests are necessary in an Ashes series a few days ago

 

[Burtonsgottago]

No Starc and no Root and this is club cricket today

 

[TennisPlayerAndy]

You think they’ll remember that or Mitch Starc going total machine???

Umpires need to step in more and prevent time wasting.

 

[Scorpus]

Over rates don't matter if they bowl them out within a certain number of overs, the Aussies know that, they selected the side for that, and it looks like it will pay off

 

[Drugs Are Bad Mackay?]

pretty odd of Stokes not to have declared

First test of last series haunting him maybe

 

[greatwhiteshark]

I know why the aussies are doing this but the ICC need to stamp this rubbish out. Same with the slow over rates.
It has to be addressed. Nit one umpire has said a word here yet this over has taken like 8-10 minutes. Just ridiculous

 

[scoman]

I've knocked over my wife's to do list this over.

 

[Bucking Beads]

I'm telling ya..send Doggett and Neser out to open tonight.

 

[LukeParkerno1]

This tactic to the tail never works