Test The Ashes Fifth Test January 4-8 1000hrs @ The SCG

[Black Diamond]

Khawaja at first slip is a choice. FMD.

 

[Bungeye]

Starc is a good bowler but what stats won't show is he's ability to bowl a leg side delivery every over.

 

[sherb]

Crawley's record in Australia is essentially the same as David Warner's and Usman Khawaja's in England. Both teams' openers simply struggle in the other's conditions.

All of them average less than 30, let alone 34. Duckett even worse.

So describing him as having been 'pretty good' is entirely reasonable.

Another one who struggled in England is Doug Walters. His record in England is very similar to that of Warner's.

Four tours there for no Test century. And an average well below 30 as well.

 

[Trojan90]

Ditto the KFC ads.

The Chemist Warehouse office cricket match ad is great though.

 

[jb04]

No commentator would say that because it wouldn’t be true. He’s been one of the best openers in the world for a number of years and a very poor series won’t change that.

This was before the test started but does provide some perspective.

 

[Shueygod]

No commentator would say that because it wouldn’t be true. He’s been one of the best openers in the world for a number of years and a very poor series won’t change that.

Maybe if you look at surface level stats, against half decent opposition/decks with anything in them he’s shithouse.

 

[Carn The Berries]

Crawley's record in Australia is essentially the same as David Warner's and Usman Khawaja's in England. Both teams' openers simply struggle in the other's conditions.

All of them average less than 30, let alone 34. Duckett even worse.

So describing him as having been 'pretty good' is entirely reasonable.

And who would say that either Ussie or Warner were "pretty good" in England?

 

[grumbleguts]

Need a wicket soon. Next ball will do.

 

[Plugger35]

A Gower like drive from Bethell there.

 

[grumbleguts]

The main difference being the output of a GoPro is going to look like a collection of pixels zoomed in to that level of detail from 120m+ away.

Of course, but they aren't mentioning the resolution, now are they? They are going on about frame rates, and that is it. I suppose your commentators still talk in miles per hour, so units wouldn't be big in England. I guess I can understand your confusion.

 

[Shueygod]

This was before the test started but does provide some perspective.

Lacks the context of the absolute roads England produce and beating up on Zimbabwe though.

 

[philreich]

Ollie Pope would have watched that last shot from Bethell, and thought to himself, "Will I ever get back in?"

 

[HirdsTheWord]

almost impossible to lose from here.

At worst a draw.

just give us 5 days cause im back in the office and bored as shit

 

[Jimthegreat]

Line has been a bit all over the place.

 

[AlwaysHawks15]

So what score would the Poms need to have any chance? You would say like 380? That would take them till I assume lunch tomorrow to get?

If they get to lunch what's the incentive for us to chase it down. We would have a crack but if we start losing a few we will see out the rest of the day and get the draw. They need to be sending us in start of day 5 so they will need to get a wriggle on if that's the plan.

 

[Some Idiot]

its kinda fair. his FC avg is 27...........rubbish

sammy konstas copped a fair bit of shit too with similar stats but i guess he has 4 FC hundreds.

Konstas was also averaging 50+ when selected

 

[Stig O'Hara]

Best shot the gnome has played all summer.

 

[AlwaysHawks15]

We have bowled poorly outside some tight bowling from Boland. They have got to 50 pretty comfortably. Crawley had a brain fade let's be honest.

 

[the_interloper]

Konstas was also averaging 50+ when selected

Yeah he was probably the most in form opener we had at the time from memory

 

[Jack Lord]

Starc not bowling at his best here.

 

[Ohitsthatguy]

Get Trav on to clean up these lefties

 

[grumbleguts]

Carey tonned up in Adelaide too.

So did Atkinson, Stokes, Carse x 2, Jacks x 4 and Potts.

 

[hawkman]

This was before the test started but does provide some perspective.

Context matters. Prior to this series England played on 5 roads and a challenging pitch at Lord's, Australia played on 2 flat pitches in SL while the rest where challenging pitches

 

[HirdsTheWord]

So did Atkinson, Stokes, Carse x 2, Jacks x 4 and Potts.

underrated post this is

 

[hawkman]

Good first ball followed up by trash