England vs West Indies (3 Tests)

[Doss]

When did the Windies last win a test match in Australia?

1997 in Perth. It’s been, ah, a little while.

 

[PhatBoy]

Interestingly I just read that Broad has only taken one five wicket haul in his last 28 home tests. I didn’t realise he’d been that - by his standards - ordinary

 

[PhatBoy]

How ******* good is Test cricket.

That is a seriously good victory by the West Indies. I thought 200 on that pitch might be a bit much.

Their bowling attack is the best WI attack I’ve seen since the late 1990s I reckon.

England’s struggles against them (have now lost five of their last eight Tests against them) bring a smile to my face.

best since Walsh, Ambrose and Bishop were all on deck together.
I’d love for us to win the second test simply because it might encourage them to unleash O’Shane Thomas in the third.

 

[11kgm]

******* loving this England fans loosing their shits

Excuses include

• No Root
• No Fans
• Umpires Cheating
• DRS Cheating
• West Indies Quicks playing Body Line

 

[Fudge Nuggets]

******* loving this England fans loosing their shits

• Umpires Cheating
• DRS Cheating

 

[Carbine Chaos]

Interestingly I just read that Broad has only taken one five wicket haul in his last 28 home tests. I didn’t realise he’d been that - by his standards - ordinary

What’s his overall record in those tests, though?

 

[11kgm]

My Favourite part is the umpires were all ******* english and one is the dad of one of their players haha

 

[Seedsfan]

******* loving this England fans loosing their shits

Excuses include

• No Root
• No Fans
• Umpires Cheating
• DRS Cheating
• West Indies Quicks playing Body Line

When was the last time Root made meaningful runs?

 

[PhatBoy]

My Favourite part is the umpires were all ******* english and one is the dad of one of their players haha

I think you’re confusing the match referee with the umpires

 

[11kgm]

I think you’re confusing the match referee with the umpires

Match Referee still dodgy as *

 

[11kgm]

When was the last time Root made meaningful runs?

Someone has to make a 50 and get out

 

[Seedsfan]

Someone has to make a 50 and get out

Crawley had that job covered

 

[Fudge Nuggets]

BTW, what's the best site to see Poms wallowing in misery losing their s**t? I'm all about watching the aftermath of a good car wreck.

 

[11kgm]

BTW, what's the best site to see Poms wallowing in misery losing their sh*t? I'm all about watching the aftermath of a good car wreck.

Twitter or any brittish papers that allow comments

 

[PhatBoy]

Match Referee still dodgy as fu**

how? He’s there to rule on protocol breaches and match conditions. He’s got an impeccable record.

 

[Richard Pryor]

Great Test match, great to see England lose!

 

[11kgm]

how? He’s there to rule on protocol breaches and match conditions. He’s got an impeccable record.

Could you imagine if Broad over celebrates and doesn't cop a fine

 

[LukeParkerno1]

******* loving this England fans loosing their shits

Excuses include

• No Root
• No Fans
• Umpires Cheating
• DRS Cheating
• West Indies Quicks playing Body Line

We missed the whinging Poms in lockdown lol

 

[PhatBoy]

Could you imagine if Broad over celebrates and doesn't cop a fine

could you imagine a match referee with 98 tests worth of experience thinking he could get away with dismissing his own son’s report and questions not being asked of his integrity?

if anything he’d be likely to go harder.
The fact is covid has meant that the line Englishman on the panel was always going to do the job unless Richie Richardson came with and stayed with the West Indies.

 

[corbies]

how? He’s there to rule on protocol breaches and match conditions. He’s got an impeccable record.

Chris Broad? India and Pakistan have had several run-ins with him and he was tweeting about and watching golf while being a match referee of an ODI between South Africa and Australia.

I don't think there is much basis to the claims against him but to say his record is impeccable is a bit misleading. I barely take notice of who the match referee is but the one that seems to get complained about the most by international sides is Broad.

 

[corbies]

 

[PhatBoy]

Chris Broad? India and Pakistan have had several run-ins with him and he was tweeting about and watching golf while being a match referee of an ODI between South Africa and Australia.

I don't think there is much basis to the claims against him but to say his record is impeccable is a bit misleading. I barely take notice of who the match referee is but the one that seems to get complained about the most by international sides is Broad.

fair play. The tweet thing doesn’t bother me at all

 

[Gethelred]

Watching the final day now.

Geez, they bowled pretty poorly to Chase and Blackwood between 35-100. I get that the pitch is a bit placid, but a middle and leg line, fielders deep at square leg and fine leg, bowling back a length? They literally gifted the two of them twenty runs a piece early in their innings. They were lucky that Archer gave Chase an absolute brute of a ball, because no-one looked likely to take a wicket without it.

I would've loved for Archer to have run into Mitchel Johnson circa 2013-14. He can bowl a lethal bouncer, but he's very happy to do it to the short blokes and give them a bit of lip to go with it. Bess also would want to change something before he comes here, if they even bring him here, because occasional flight aside he doesn't have much going for him.

 

[Freo Big Fella]

Is there a particular reason they've gone with Bess over Leach? Batting?

 

[swingdog]

Is there a particular reason they've gone with Bess over Leach? Batting?

Bowled okay in their last test series in South Africa. Was the incumbent - not sure if Leach was injured then?