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Ashes 2017/18
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citytill1die84
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England are gash
So obviously he goes for an LBWIf they want to keep dropping on Overton and I won't complain
foetus
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Aus 2-0 up in the series. Not England's day. Barmy Army still in great voice.
England should try mix things up in third test as I don't think we stand much of a chance as things currently stand. Maybe move Bairstow higher up, maybe swap Vince and Root (I think Root can handle it a lot better than Vince. I think Vince would gain more at no.4 than Root would lose at no.3), and maybe bring in a true spinner instead of an all-rounder like Ali is.
jay_mcfc
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I know scoring 50's in almost every game isn't to be sniffed at but Root has got to get better at getting big hundreds, especially in this team where hundreds in the top 6 are in short supply.
Mark Wood needs to play in Perth but England aren't going to go with Broad, Wood and Anderson as a tail so Broad should be dropped.
Mark Wood needs to play in Perth but England aren't going to go with Broad, Wood and Anderson as a tail so Broad should be dropped.
supercity88
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That was the test we had to win. Breaking this series down it was who scored more Root and Cook or Warner and Smith and in addition, who bowled better after the openers - Woakes and Moeen or Cummins and Lyon.
We have not been able to put partnerships together and when we have they have not lasted. This was prime opportunity to make the Aussie quicks bowl themselves into the ground which could see them lose form for the final three tests. Now they will be pumped and eiven quicker in Perth.
We are miles behind. Broad has bowled okay but is nowhere near the Broad we expect and has not been for a long time. To bowl first and then do so poorly was the defining moment. Those conditions should have seen us skittle Australia twicenot vice versa. We cannot bat in English conditions nor Australian.
We have not been able to put partnerships together and when we have they have not lasted. This was prime opportunity to make the Aussie quicks bowl themselves into the ground which could see them lose form for the final three tests. Now they will be pumped and eiven quicker in Perth.
We are miles behind. Broad has bowled okay but is nowhere near the Broad we expect and has not been for a long time. To bowl first and then do so poorly was the defining moment. Those conditions should have seen us skittle Australia twicenot vice versa. We cannot bat in English conditions nor Australian.