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

[Plugger35]

Jofra has to be one of the best no.11s in test history, he is at least a no.9 or a no.8 or even higher if he really put his mind to it.

 

[Bucking Beads]

Clarke would have played this situation much better than this. Bowl your best balls 6 every over and I'll set the field for it. They try to smack it around the top edges will be caught. Here were hoping they hit it to 3rd man or Square leg on the boundary on the full. Ridiculous.

Agreed

 

[hoopla]

This pitch is becoming easier to bat on, which is strange on the first day of a day/night test. Leaving all the fielders out on boundary doesn’t seem like a great plan for the last wicket either.

 

[Around the Wicket]

Come back bat properly tomorrow morning and push for 400

 

[Scorpus]

Neser has been underbowled today

 

[MJG14]

Worried we won't bowl them out within 80 overs if we keep serving up crap.

 

[Coasters7]

Okay, this is damaging now. 350 would genuinely hurt.

Feel like it’s well past that now. This is a solid first innings score for a regular test, let alone a day nighter. Chasing anything north of 200 in the last innings is going to be next to impossible

 

[Southerntakeover]

Well, we gave them 70 free runs, but at least the openers didn't have to checks notes do their job.

We protected our nightwatchman! Think about how many runs that is worth!

 

[Some Idiot]

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.

They're referring to him ****ing shit up with his social skills and not his tactics

 

[Doctor Feel]

Horrid

 

[Kapow!!!]

Love to cap this off with a Carey stumping to end the day.

Normally I'd agree but this has kinda soured my day enough to not give a shit. Well deserved self destruction

 

[MarcMaverick]

Joe Root, take a bow son.

 

[Southerntakeover]

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

 

[AlwaysHawks15]

Root has taken the Mickey since he's 100, the monkey is off the back now watch the runs flow off his bat from here on. We don't have a plan to bowl to him once he gets past 20.

 

[RookiePick]

That is an abysmal finish to the day.

Potentially a test losing effort.

 

[Doggy]

Jofra has to be one of the best no.11s in test history, he is at least a no.9 or a no.8 or even higher if he really put his mind to it.

He's a slogging w***er

 

[SC_Power]

Hell, Hayden just tweeted and said the nudie run is still on.

That’s Grace though, not Matthew.

 

[corbies]

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

What run figure would you put on not having to bat for 30 minutes under lights?

 

[FreoRicci]

Embarrassing end to the evening

 

[Tiges1229]

Fck wits Australia

 

[TY24]

Jofra has to be one of the best no.11s in test history, he is at least a no.9 or a no.8 or even higher if he really put his mind to it.

He's played 17 tests Plug.

 

[Peter Bixley]

Come back bat properly tomorrow morning and push for 400

It's very flat and even-paced. Really need to apply ourselves against their extra pace.

The thing is, we badly need that last man out first thing tomorrow. We badly needed stumps to arrive. That was a dire last 45 minutes and we handed the momentum to England.

 

[Southerntakeover]

That is an abysmal finish to the day.

Potentially a test losing effort.

Series changing effort.

 

[Hawksboy72]

Mitchell Stark "Will" be hoping the batting order stands up tomorrow and bats the day out.

 

[Gethelred]

Feel like it’s well past that now. This is a solid first innings score for a regular test, let alone a day nighter. Chasing anything north of 200 in the last innings is going to be next to impossible

I think the idea from Smith will be that we only bat once. Nesar and Inglis stiffen the batting order some.

It'd be nice to walk out tomorrow and the day after and hit 600 odd, with Carey getting a cheeky 150 on day 3.