Australia v England First Ashes Test at the Gabba - 2017

[PhatBoy]

Is he any worse than Ball or Woakes?

Australians have had issues with left armers, could be worth a punt, especially if they lose in Adelaide.

I do not understand the hype around Woakes. His FC record as an all rounder is good but I have never seen him bowl a threatening test spell

 

[PhatBoy]

Smith: "made our intentions clear with the bowling to the lower order and nothing's going to change" or something like that...

Nor should it.

 

[philreich]

Seriously, how good is young Bancroft - he's got a better Test average than Steve Smith .

 

[The_Reaper]

Or didn’t want to bowl to Ross Taylor, given he retired from test cricket after bowling to him for 2 days with a series still alive.

Wasn't it well reported that Johnson hated the idea of the day night test?

 

[PhatBoy]

Wasn't it well reported that Johnson hated the idea of the day night test?

Maybe.

He’d just been flogged around the waca while Williamson and Taylor made hay, and then pulled the plug.

 

[HBF]

Can't wait to see the pink ball back in action!!!

Bring on Adelaide. Love these D/N Test Matches.

 

[Gough]

To be fair I would have got runs facing Mitchell Johnson on that wicket.

 

[PhatBoy]

To be fair I would have got runs facing Mitchell Johnson on that wicket.

Indeed. It was a pancake

 

[JimDocker]

To be fair I would have got runs facing Mitchell Johnson on that wicket.

No you wouldn't

 

[Moonwatcher]

Seriously, how good is young Bancroft - he's got a better Test average than Steve Smith .

Sitting on an average of lucky 87 too.

 

[corbies]

Is he any worse than Ball or Woakes?

Australians have had issues with left armers, could be worth a punt, especially if they lose in Adelaide.

Yes he is much worse. Hence why he averages 37 at fc level at an economy rate over 4.

 

[Biggie]

Bloody good win that Aussie lads.

4 more to go

 

[LukeParkerno1]

Yes he is much worse. Hence why he averages 37 at fc level at an economy rate over 4.

Heaven help England if Broad and Anderson go down...

Actually scratch that...it would be awesome lol

 

[roscreasl98]

Heaven help England if Broad and Anderson go down...

Actually scratch that...it would be awesome lol

Loving Bancroft and Smith taking the piss out of the pathetic Pommie press. Smithy pissing himself laughing. On Fox now.

 

[LukeParkerno1]

Loving Bancroft and Smith taking the piss out of the pathetic Pommie press. Smithy pissing himself laughing. On Fox now.

Where is Swann for his post test interview....

Or has he finally realised that England are garbage!

I men Australia is bog ordinary away from hime but at least we haven't lost test matches to the West Indies lately!

 

[roscreasl98]

Where is Swann for his post test interview....

Or has he finally realised that England are garbage!

I men Australia is bog ordinary away from hime but at least we haven't lost test matches to the West Indies lately!

Its a pity Joe Root didnt make light of the Davy incident and help to get him off, like Bancroft has to Bairstow.
Says a fair bit about both sides.....

 

[LukeParkerno1]

Its a pity Joe Root didnt make light of the Davy incident and help to get him off, like Bancroft has to Bairstow.
Says a fair bit about both sides.....

It has been the best thing to happen for Warner though- he's been a better batsmen since he went to town on Ellen!

 

[Woody15]

 

[The_Reaper]

Its a pity Joe Root didnt make light of the Davy incident and help to get him off, like Bancroft has to Bairstow.
Says a fair bit about both sides.....

Bancroft wouldn't have given a reaction if Bairstow had done a Stokes to him.

 

[The Falcon Strike]

To be fair I would have got runs facing Mitchell Johnson on that wicket.

Worst wicket I’ve seen prepared at the WACA since the horror 90s crackathons

Brown and lifeless from day 1 - made for terrible one sided cricket with bowlers from both sides effectively being little more than bowling machines

The WACA provides some of the best cricket onfield anywhere in the world - given something for bowlers and batters - but that pitch let us down

 

[JimDocker]

Its a pity Joe Root didnt make light of the Davy incident and help to get him off, like Bancroft has to Bairstow.
Says a fair bit about both sides.....

One imagines that the 2 incidents were quite different.

Remember Warner said he was sticking up for Hashim Amla because Root had taken a wig and held it against his chin.

With Warner's long history of human rights activism, I'm surprised, he wasn't believed immediately.

Good on Bancroft for clearing it up though.

 

[frankrizzo]

Wasn't it well reported that Johnson hated the idea of the day night test?

Yeah i think his retirement was a pre planned snub of pink ball cricket, he was still getting angry about pink ball games recently.

http://www.cricket.com.au/news/mitc...adition-australia-england-december/2016-12-15

 

[Gough]

One imagines that the 2 incidents were quite different.

Remember Warner said he was sticking up for Hashim Amla because Root had taken a wig and held it against his chin.

With Warner's long history of human rights activism, I'm surprised, he wasn't believed immediately.

Good on Bancroft for clearing it up though.

 

[frankrizzo]

bancroft being not out will hurt england, don't think they cared about warner today only thing they could get out of today was to rattle the rookie and he stood firm.

 

[TBellicious]

Worst wicket I’ve seen prepared at the WACA since the horror 90s crackathons

Brown and lifeless from day 1 - made for terrible one sided cricket with bowlers from both sides effectively being little more than bowling machines

The WACA provides some of the best cricket onfield anywhere in the world - given something for bowlers and batters - but that pitch let us down

How can this be? The most runs in any innings was 328. You’re making it sound like 650.