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

[TY24]

Reckon there was a bit of a tactical win for the Poms

Kitted everyone up in whites as though they were about to declare and bowl. We take our foot off the gas a fraction, waiting. Then it doesn't come and we've lost control.

Spot on

 

[Lunchtime]

Archer has six First-Class half-centuries...he averages 22.28.....he can bat. He's no mug with the bat.

 

[Pure_Ownage]

I think it's time Travis Head was given the keys to the captaincy. Smith made some pretty ordinary decisions in that final session. Smith doesn't NEED to be captain, he can focus on his batting. AUS need new ideas - fresh set of eyes. Alex Carey can be vice-captain.

Head the batsman yes. Head the captain hell no. Need someone with genuine IQ.

 

[Coasters7]

If you're writing off test match 100s because they came in good batting conditions - that's an enormous percentage of test match hundreds you'd need to write off.

He’s done it once in Australia and it has a huge asterisk against it.

Stars aligned for him today and he got a cheap ton.

 

[Pure_Ownage]

Archer has six First-Class half-centuries...he averages 22.28.....he can bat. He's no mug with the bat.

Makes Atkinson's shot look rather odd really.

 

[HitTheNailOnTheHead]

Aside from the 2 new ball wickets the rest have all been shit batting. As soon as the ball gets soft it’s a batsman’s dream

Yep. Can see us getting 400-450.

 

[Jack Lord]

Never judge a pitch until both teams have batted on it. Maybe we're ahead?

Super important that we see off the first 20 overs tomorrow then put some overs into Jofra and co.

 

[Lunchtime]

Makes Atkinson's shot look rather odd really.

Yep very strange.

 

[Pure_Ownage]

Yeah this is why I don’t rate the Root 100 nor Englands batting lineup.

Been very lucky this series, winning both coin tosses and facing state bowlers, yet still find themselves chasing the series.

They will be 1-1 after this one.

 

[Peter Bixley]

No doubt Clarke has lots of problems off the field but on it he had good tactics and would never have put 9 guys on the fence like that

Clarke was great at ramming home an advantage. If we had a sniff, he'd put his foot on the throat of the opposition. Where he came up short was stealing the initiative back from the opposition when they were on top. Once we slipped behind, Clarke was rarely able to come back.

 

[LukeParkerno1]

It should be penalty points no matter what. They need to start suspending players hard. If footballers can run cricketers can move faster between overs.

Should be an in game penalty these penalty points do nothing.

Honestly over it come down hard patrons pay for 90 overs not 74….that’s SIXTEEN overs short.

Personally runs per over you don’t bowl as your run rate is added so England going at 4.3, they get 4.3 times 16 in penalty runs. It will stop very quickly if you make an in match penalty…and suspend the captain

 

[Coasters7]

Yep. Can see us getting 400-450.

Pretty typical of CA as well.

Shit scared of another 2 day test that they serve up this shit that plays into Englands hands

 

[Pure_Ownage]

Yep very strange.

It's almost as if they told him to bash it so they could declare and then changed their mind once smith put everyone on the fence.

 

[LukeParkerno1]

They will be 1-1 after this one.

Depends on our batting though we need to be ahead after our first you don’t want to be chasing north of 250 in the last dig

 

[TY24]

He’s done it once in Australia and it has a huge asterisk against it.

Stars aligned for him today and he got a cheap ton.

It's nice to know your bad takes aren't just limited to football

 

[Coasters7]

They will be 1-1 after this one.

9/260 an hour ago though. Take those last 60 runs out and they have been well off it with everything in their favour.

 

[Lunchtime]

It's almost as if they told him to bash it so they could declare and then changed their mind once smith put everyone on the fence.

Yep, once Root and Archer started to get momentum and have a partnership, the mindset changed - they batted well.

 

[Peter Bixley]

9/260 an hour ago though. Take those last 60 runs out and they have been well off it with everything in their favour.

But they did get those 60.

 

[Coasters7]

It's nice to know your bad takes aren't just limited to football

This will be one of the easiest tons he’s made in his career. Zero threat from the bowlers with a ball that did nothing on a flat pitch.

 

[Moonwatcher]

Starc 6-71
The Rest 2-249

Pretty damning

 

[LukeParkerno1]

9/260 an hour ago though. Take those last 60 runs out and they have been well off it with everything in their favour.

But they did get 60 runs and they have a soft ball for 7 more overs because we were so slow…so how many you recon you are going to give them? Another 30 at least because our shocking captain won’t have a cover in for a number 11!

 

[Lunchtime]

He’s done it once in Australia and it has a huge asterisk against it.

Stars aligned for him today and he got a cheap ton.

So what conditions and circumstances do you want Root to score a Test hundred in Australia in order to get your of apporval?

 

[Pure_Ownage]

Depends on our batting though we need to be ahead after our first you don’t want to be chasing north of 250 in the last dig

I agree but I cant see us batting more than 80 overs so I dont think we will be well ahead (parity at best).

 

[TY24]

This will be one of the easiest tons he’s made in his career. Zero threat from the bowlers with a ball that did nothing on a flat pitch.

1. He nicked off early and it didn't carry
2. Had several play and misses throughout the innings
3. The ball did plenty. Bowlers don't take 6/73 on flat decks.

Your inability to ever give the opposition any credit in any sport you follow is quite baffling.

 

[Peter Bixley]

I agree but I cant see us batting more than 80 overs so I dont think we will be well ahead (parity at best).

We won't be at 325 if we bat 80 overs. I'm struggling to see a way out for us here.