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

[Cataholic]

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

We're not used to Archer showing some heart.

 

[Struggle]

Every single player on the fence for Archer is dogshit coaching

Cummins has done the same to the tail so it's not a Smith thing

 

[Bucking Beads]

This pitch should only get better to bat on. If we don't get 500 we've bottled it.

 

[SC_Power]

Well, given tonight I can see us making 500 next 4 sessions.

 

[Around the Wicket]

Clarke is tactically one of our best ever captains.. shows how far off you're. Bloody hell.

Yea Clarke was a good captain

 

[Bucking Beads]

No, if we bowled top off with a regular field with them attempting to hit the way they have we would have the wicket we need already.

We tried to waste time because we are scared to face the new ball under lights

Imagine showing common sense. Why would we want to bat under lights with the new ball?

 

[AJ_2000]

Putting 9 on the fence rarely does the job you think. ...

It's runs galore if you get bat on it. You're hoping to catch them on the rope...

It's a dumb strategy.

 

[SC_Power]

This pitch should only get better to bat on. If we don't get 500 we've bottled it.

Jinx.

 

[catstorm]

****ing brain dead field

 

[Adelaide Hawk]

This, my friends, is why you should never go into a Test match without a spinner.

 

[Doctor Feel]

 

[Jimthegreat]

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

If anyone thinks Clarke is one of the worst ever captains should never comment on cricket again as it obvious they are as dumb as dogshit.

 

[Visions]

Everyone on the fence and still leaking twos.

 

[TY24]

which is now... and the field is STILL out

And it's now been brought in

 

[Dixie Flatline]

Career high score for Archer in tests.

 

[Cleavy]

brain dead everything!

 

[jackn]

What on earth is the tactic? Everybody on the boundary so any bat on ball is a safe single. Same field for both so not trying to keep one on strike. This is shamefully poor captaincy.

 

[MarcMaverick]

Our tactics are wombat poop.

 

[ep2018]

Pitch is a road.

 

[Xtreme]

Every ex player who looked at the pitch before the start of play said they expected the bat to dominate the ball.

Enter Starc.

He tore them a new one a week or so ago too.

Ex players aren't wicket curators though, did they do a Tony Greig and stick their car keys in the pitch ?

 

[TennisPlayerAndy]

Imagine showing common sense. Why would we want to bat under lights with the new ball?

Because with proper fields they’d have been dismissed for 265.

And we would’ve gave four overs.

 

[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.

Cummins is a fantastic bowler but a poor tactical captain and Smith isnt either which is one of our great problems.
Our opening options are very poor (head wont work long term) and our depth in middle order bats is not there which is why we have gone back to Marnus and a wicket-keeper.
We have some really good fast bowlers coming through but injuries are an issue and we have no spinners coming through.

I agree totally on the over rates but thats a separate issue.

 

[TY24]

Every single player on the fence for Archer is dogshit coaching

Cummins has done the same to the tail so it's not a Smith thing

Ronald McDonald isn't a coaches arseh*le and is very lucky to have one of the greatest bowling quartets in test history at his disposal

 

[Doctor Feel]

Lol theyve cooked starc

 

[Maddo11]

Not picking Lyon was bold, and it doesn't look like the correct call