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

[Southerntakeover]

England ahead now imo

 

[Spirit Level]

Dumb campaigners deserve to lose this

 

[Xtreme]

His pies ain't giving them the runs though.

Binding them up in fact. Again.

Hence why its not a batsmens paradise!

 

[SC_Power]

Folks do realise that Stokes could easily have declared if they really wanted to have a bowl at us tonight

Maybe if there were 90 overs bowled then they’d be all out for 300 AND they’d have 10 overs under lights.
Poor over rate shouldn’t be a reason for England to have to declare.

 

[peternorth]

this strategy is interesting

 

[Visions]

More short stuff Boland.

Dont think you bowled enough of it.

 

[ams4crows]

This is ridiculous, if you had a normal field they would already have the wicket

 

[Cataholic]

This is why Cummins is a better captain than Smith.

What we're doing is obvious as a strategy, but it's a) a bit soft, and b) might hurt just as much as losing a wicket or two overnight would've been.

Hmm, I've watched Cummins preside over relentless short pitched garbage to tailenders too.

 

[Mister B]

Wake up you ****ing idiots.

 

[jb04]

Honestly I'd take losing a wicket or two over this. Set proper fields and bowl at the stumps to #11 and if your test match opening batter cannot navigate a few overs before stumps that is a different and more reasonable problem.

 

[hawkman]

Yeah, but with our batting line up those first four wickets could be worth at least thirty runs!

It is a terribly weak mindset

 

[Plugger35]

To think that people were saying England should declare when Jofra came in, him and Root have just put on 50 run partnership.

 

[Stig O'Hara]

Shot of the Day

Goddamn that was ballsy.

 

[Doctor Feel]

Lol hows the commentary. THEY SHOULD DECLARE HURRRR while they pile on runs. Nah, they shouldnt.

 

[Black Diamond]

We have been punished today for not picking Lyon or any other recognised spinner.

It has been comical to have Carey up to the stumps for multiple fast bowlers.

 

[kozi]

Death, taxes and bowling trash to the tail

 

[Tugga27]

25 costly runs

25?

More like 50.

 

[Jimthegreat]

Why is the field spread like this?

 

[gillon]

I would rather be 1 down than having to chase an extra 60 runs

 

[Pure_Ownage]

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.

The over rate is terrible and in world cricket its a joke. No wonder test cricket is dying.

 

[Southerntakeover]

Commentators acting like not batting tonight was a great victory when we've given up 50 runs in 6 overs.

 

[Gethelred]

This is ridiculous, if you had a normal field they would already have the wicket

We clearly don't want the wicket tonight.

 

[Xtreme]

This must be one of Smith's worst captaincy days. Why do we go with these tactics all the time.

If one more ball goes in the air to no-one I'm going to throw something at the TV.

Smith is neck and neck with M.Clarke as Australia's worst captain.

 

[Kapow!!!]

Wildly overestimating the difficulty of batting at night to the point of self immolation.

 

[Bucking Beads]

42 extra runs!! Because we ****ed around scared to bat a few overs tonight, absolute cowards

You delusional or ******ed?