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

[Westend]

Two balls nearly gets a wicket

Ffs smudge

 

[Blue1980]

This English batting today puts their batting last night into sharper focus, like they can grind down. Stokes will do it when he feels all is lost, he is in his "must save civilisation mode" which is like his kink.

 

[Bucking Beads]

With a day left?

Zero faith in our batting still. Under lights with the new pill is tough conditions

 

[Headless]

Green looking good.

 

[Borisdog]

Doggett has bowled two good overs this test and he got dragged for it. All the others have been shit

In fairness the poor bastard is being made to do something that isn’t his normal gig.

 

[Visions]

Greens first 3 balls have been better than Doggetts whole spell.

 

[sherb]

Bit off topic but how do we rate Hilfenhaus amongst our quicks in the past 2 decades?

I think he had an extremely tough gig leading our bowling attack for a few years. He'd have far better figures if he wasn't spearheading the attack.

Poor bugger ended up on 99 Test career wickets.

 

[The Lobbster]

Zero faith in our batting still. Under lights with the new pill is tough conditions

How TF would we be batting under the lights with a new pill? England would only face like 20-30 more overs at that point. They’d be doing very well to set us any target in 3 figures at that rate

 

[Bucking Beads]

Greens extra air speed and bounce will be hard to handle on this deck.

 

[Westend]

2nd fastest bowler in the side comes on 52 over with a soft ball

 

[NetworkNerd]

If Australia have to chase over 200 it will be very tough

 

[Bucking Beads]

How TF would we be batting under the lights with a new pill? England would only face like 20-30 more overs at that point. They’d be doing very well to set us any target in 3 figures at that rate

Really?? They'll ramp the run rate up if we don't start taking wickets. Could easily see us batting and chasing 100 odd tonight.

 

[Blue1980]

If Australia have to chase over 200 it will be very tough

England scoring 200 more to get that to happen also very tough.

 

[Moonwatcher]

49 run partnership

 

[Borisdog]

Zero faith in our batting still. Under lights with the new pill is tough conditions

I have the same lack of faith as you, but even I don’t reckon we could **** it with only 100 to get in 4 sessions.

 

[CakeEater]

Australia has England 6/0

 

[magpie_marty]

Gee maybe a spinner would help ?

 

[melanChronic]

If Australia have to chase over 200 it will be very tough

If the pitch holds up to let them set that then it should be ok to chase on. The issue will be if England can fire up under lights tonight with the ball. Rain might prevent that though.

 

[Moonwatcher]

England scoring 200 more to get that to happen also very tough.

Stokes 100, Jacks 50, Archer 30 not far fetched

 

[The Lobbster]

Really?? They'll ramp the run rate up if we don't start taking wickets. Could easily see us batting and chasing 100 odd tonight.

England also haven’t bowled well for pretty much the entire match and they’ll all have to bat today

 

[WeightOfTheWorld]

Have nervous nellies in here....

I was copping heaps last night.

Time to revel in my winnings.

 

[The Lobbster]

Have nervous nellies in here....

I was copping heaps last night.

Time to revel in my winnings.

You a English fan?

Pretty shit behaviour from an Aussie fan to actively want their team to lose

 

[Drakescoffeecake]

Green bowling 1 over out of 54 is disgraceful. What does he offer?

 

[Blue1980]

Stokes 100, Jacks 50, Archer 30 not far fetched

I mean it can happen, if but they have to do it with 4 wickets left, then if we are chasing 200 we are doing it with 10 wickets.

It could def be tricky if they even get us chasing over 150, or we could get the runs 1-2 down like in Perth.

 

[Bucking Beads]

England also haven’t bowled well for pretty much the entire match and they’ll all have to bat today

I agree. I tend to lean towards being negative as it's my coping mechanism for pain. Nevermind me