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

[DaRick]

Well, on the plus side, it's possible for tailenders who average 7 to swipe sixes at night-time.

But we helped them do it.

Kudos to Root...came in with the side under severe pressure, under circumstances where he's previously failed, and scored a ton. Well done.

 

[dogs105]

It'd be funny if England get to 350 now. Well played Root and Starc. 4 ducks in a score of more than 300. You'd rather bowl England out for 280 and have an awkward 20 minutes or so of batting than risk them getting 350+.

* 265

 

[LukeParkerno1]

One day Starc won't get a million wickets and we'll be in real strife.

Luckily we won’t have Doggett again with Pat back soon

 

[Jimthegreat]

I think it’s more than a captaincy thing because this has happened for years, and I’ve seen other countries do it too.

Clearly someone in the coaching or analytics thinks that buying tail wickets is better than bowling the same way you got the previous 7-9 wickets. Beats me.

Yes, happened under Paine, Cummins, Smith, Langer, McDonald. These blokes are paid 100's of thousand of dollars not to see things that us mugs on the couch can see as obvious. Frustrating day, poor captaincy, poor bowling, bar Starc, poor team selection. Whatever could be poor, bar Starc, was poor. Now a 61 run 10th wicket partnership when we could've had them out for 270. Having the field out for Archer, watching balls fall into places 50m from the fielder because they were all on the fence.

 

[ABAB]

One day Starc won't get a million wickets and we'll be in real strife.

Hopefully Cummins and Hazlewood will be back then.

 

[Young Redleg]

That was so ****ing annoying. I wouldn't trust this current batting line up with my life to surpass a 330+ score

 

[Bucking Beads]

If we can get Grace Hayden to do a nude run then I'm all for it.

 

[Visions]

Ponting thinks England's ahead too, funny that.

Hard to disagree. That last wicket partnership has put them there.

 

[SC_Power]

Archer already in the top 100 #11 test innings of all time

6 more and he moves into top 50

 

[Jimthegreat]

Next Test, Cummins, Richardson, Lyon in. Boland, Doggett, and Neser out.

 

[Southerntakeover]

Whats the average first innings score in test matches at the Gabba. I'd imagine England will still be well under that.

Then look up day / night game

 

[ams4crows]

That would have to be close to the worst closing half hour of a day of all time in the field wouldn't it.

Edgbaston where stokes won it and we dropped a catch missed a run out and burnt all our reviews so didn't have one when he was plumb lbw

 

[Southerntakeover]

Hard to disagree. That last wicket partnership has put them there.

I said it and got straight laugh reacts, lol

 

[Tiges1229]

45 minutes ago we were well placed to win the test , now we just shot ourselves in the foot because of shit bowling tactics to a tail end batter , and weak as piss tactics of being to scared of having to bat tonight

 

[Sea fog]

Root must have been relieved nearing a ton to see Doggett get a fair few overs. Totally unthreatening he was. Boland was smashed and even Starc took some tap.

 

[Jeremy Jordan]

Hard to disagree. That last wicket partnership has put them there.

Easily Englands day. Looked fairly good for batting, but who knows tomorrow.

 

[Jack Lord]

Disappointing end but a lot of cricket to be played.

If someone gets a good ton we're right in it.

Our batting has been poor in the last couple of seasons but I think Labs, Smith, Green and Head seem to have turned the corner.

Weatherald could score a few. Carey handy. Inglis helps us bat deeper.

We're not the out of form outfit we were a year ago I reckon.

The other thing is if we stick it out we're less likely to face too many overs with a new ball tomorrow night because the poms traditionally have terrible over rates as well.

I think the poms are ahead but if we wear their bowlers down we're still a good chance.

 

[Coasters7]

A bowling lineup of Doggett, Neser and Boland is disgraceful let’s be honest.

All state level players at best and we’re lucky Starc has found another gear.

Missing Cummins and Hazlewood big time and worrying for when they finally hang it up.

 

[Stottzy]

England put away Bazball and look at that, have a great day of cricket. Was surprised Stokes didn't declare before Archer walked out.

 

[NSWCROW]

" How to lose a guy test in 10 days overs "

 

[AlwaysHawks15]

Luckily we won’t have Doggett again with Pat back soon

I think that was part of the issue, outside Starc and at times Boland everybody else lacked penetration to really cause any concern for a player of Root's stature. Take Starc's wickets away and the run out the others took 2 wickets between them. Cummins and Hazlewood is a totally different proposition. Both bowl faster and get bounce. We need them badly.

 

[Snarls Barkley]

Silly finish after getting back into the game (and perhaps even getting in front)

Root was brilliant all day, England seemed to throw wickets away whenever they got on top. We were made to pay for being scared of batting a 15 minute period under lights and they runs they added could definitely be the difference

Still Starc or bust for our bowling attack. Might need to take 50 wickets for us to win the Ashes

 

[Torz]

A bowling lineup of Doggett, Neser and Boland is disgraceful let’s be honest.

All state level players at best and we’re lucky Starc has found another gear.

Missing Cummins and Hazlewood big time and worrying for when they finally hang it up.

They’re all very short term options. The next wave will be better. You could put Jhye, Bartlett and O’Neill out of the A game and expect them to fair better.

 

[Scorpus]

Still don't reckon 325 is that good of a score from England

They were 4-200. Yes they collapsed and we leaked runs at the end, but from that position earlier in the day, they absolutely should have been making 125 from the remaining 6 wickets.

Very little movement from the ball after the first 20 overs and basically nothing in the pitch. Had we bowled them out for 260 we would have been miles in front. 350 is probably par

 

[Coasters7]

Yes, happened under Paine, Cummins, Smith, Langer, McDonald. These blokes are paid 100's of thousand of dollars not to see things that us mugs on the couch can see as obvious. Frustrating day, poor captaincy, poor bowling, bar Starc, poor team selection. Whatever could be poor, bar Starc, was poor. Now a 61 run 10th wicket partnership when we could've had them out for 270. Having the field out for Archer, watching balls fall into places 50m from the fielder because they were all on the fence.

It’s the old setting fields for poor bowling and trying to predict where the ball is going to land rather than just setting a standard field and waiting for an edge or one straight up in the air.