2017/18 Summer of Cricket

[Kram]

I <3 him

Gone off that dud Faulkner?

 

[WeaselWJ]

Smith's centruy was the slowest of his career. Amazing grit and patience from the skip

<3 him so much.

 

[Righteo]

<3 him so much.

I vividly recall the disdain the English heaped on him when he first came onto the scene every time he brutalises them

 

[Allikat]

Gone off that dud Faulkner?

I still <3 him too, but not until BBL starts

 

[Wally Walpamur]

I <3 him

Glorious. That's how the Ashes should be

I always laugh when people say cricket isn't tough. It takes some massive balls to face someone bowling essentially a rock at your head at 140+ kph.

Think of years gone by where batsmen used to wear caps facing that Windies pace attack

Edit: and i haven't even touched on the mental strength required to bat for 8+ hours.

 

[BStaff17]

Big wicket that of joe root 8 mins before lunch

 

[Kram]

I vividly recall the disdain the English heaped on him when he first came onto the scene every time he brutalises them

There is some gold in the old threads about him on the cricket board.

 

[youmewe]

That Ali stumping was never in doubt.

 

[free at last]

I always laugh when people say cricket isn't tough. It takes some massive balls to face someone bowling essentially a rock at your head at 140+ kph.

Think of years gone by where batsmen used to wear caps facing that Windies pace attack

Edit: and i haven't even touched on the mental strength required to bat for 8+ hours.

I can't imagine how frightening it would've been for tail end batsmen facing the mighty windies pace attack at the WACA without quality helmets.

 

[poshman]

Bancroft with the 50! Seems very composed, hope he an establish himself as the next great WA opener.

 

[free at last]

Bancroft with the 50! Seems very composed, hope he an establish himself as the next great WA opener.

Agree,looks to have a nice solid defence....I like seeing a left & right handed pair open for Australia.

 

[Wally Walpamur]

England’s bowling and fielding were/are trash and their tail can’t bat. Get 6 wickets and they’re out. Looking like a 5-0 sweep.

 

[youmewe]

England’s bowling and fielding were/are trash and their tail can’t bat. Get 6 wickets and they’re out. Looking like a 5-0 sweep.

Bristol Police may have a say in that.

 

[BStaff17]

So jonny bairstow has allegedly headbutted Cameron bancroft at a hotel in perth a couple weeks back.

England always crumble with off field issues after a heavy loss in brisbane happens every time they come out here.

Only time they didn't lose in brisbane recently was in 2010 and is the only series they won here in 30 odd years.

 

[ydraw]

England’s bowling and fielding were/are trash and their tail can’t bat. Get 6 wickets and they’re out. Looking like a 5-0 sweep.

They can bat against people who aren't Mitchell Starc. We are lucky to have him.

 

[Admiral Byng]

England’s bowling and fielding were/are trash and their tail can’t bat. Get 6 wickets and they’re out. Looking like a 5-0 sweep.

Our batting order is brittle, if the conditions are not favourable.

 

[Dockernut]

Wow. Haven't seen a bunch of Poms touched up like that since Rolf Harris.

 

[TheMcManusNose]

Our batting order is brittle, if the conditions are not favourable.

Yep, both batting orders can fold like a pack of cards under adversity, with the exception of Smith.

Bowling attack is the difference though. A genuinely good spinner vs an injured Moeen, and our quicks have the pace and bounce to grind out wickets even when the pitch isn't helpful. It's new ball or bust for England.

 

[Wally Walpamur]

British people are an odd looking bunch.

 

[Steinfreo]

England barely threatening at the moment. Why did they bowl first? No swing and the pitch is playing beautifully.

 

[Wally Walpamur]

England barely threatening at the moment. Why did they bowl first? No swing and the pitch is playing beautifully.

Get through the first 20 overs and we could see a pair of centuries for the openers. Fair to say Root will cop it from all and sundry if Australia are 300+ for less than 4 wickets by days end.

 

[BStaff17]

England barely threatening at the moment. Why did they bowl first? No swing and the pitch is playing beautifully.

Looked up the sky but didn't look at the pitch.

Ponting did something similar in 2005 at Edgbaston england got 420 on day 1 and it changer that series england never looked back.

 

[estibador]

British people are an odd looking bunch.

Hey, both my parents are British.

Oh, that explains a lot...

 

[Righteo]

slow clap for Adelaide everybody...

******* useless city

 

[estibador]

What an anticlimax... thought I was going to get to watch my first full day of cricket for the summer and now this. There was barely any rain showing on the radar yet somehow every drop of it is managing to go right over the oval.

Should give us the 2nd test before it gets too hot anyway.