Cricket Thread

[BillCarlisle]

2 aging pace man and loads of back up bowlers
injured, a captain who is injured, an out of form batting line up and no decent spinner.
That's the issue

That's 5 issues, actually :-). You're right though.

 

[jimharri]

Doesn't matter how often. It happened in 2005. They know it. We know it.

2005 is a world away right now.

 

[Postman Pep]

Recent crowned as the best team in tbe world however you wrap it up

Yep. Strongest side over here since 2005 imo. The attack is pretty similar to last time but a genuine all rounder in Green and Carey being a big upgrade on Paine makes them much better.
Pre series I thought the most likely weakness was their openers due to their records over here. Kind of half right in that Warner is still to prove me wrong!
Sometimes you have to recognise the superior quality of the opposition.

 

[elbearos]

Without the extras , we would need less than 200

 

[jimharri]

Yep. Strongest side over here since 2005 imo. The attack is pretty similar to last time but a genuine all rounder in Green and Carey being a big upgrade on Paine makes them much better.
Pre series I thought the most likely weakness was their openers due to their records over here. Kind of half right in that Warner is still to prove me wrong!
Sometimes you have to recognise the superior quality of the opposition.

They're a long way ahead of us.

 

[bluemoon32]

Yep. Strongest side over here since 2005 imo. The attack is pretty similar to last time but a genuine all rounder in Green and Carey being a big upgrade on Paine makes them much better.
Pre series I thought the most likely weakness was their openers due to their records over here. Kind of half right in that Warner is still to prove me wrong!
Sometimes you have to recognise the superior quality of the opposition.

Oh they are definitely a superior side but England just keep doing the wrong things at the wrong times, they have been bloody awful

 

[jimharri]

Without the extras , we would need less than 200

Nope. We started off needing 371. If you count the extras FOR BOTH SIDES (and you can't only count them for one side, really), Australia have benefitted to the tune of 74 runs in their two innings. England benefitted to the tune of 22 runs in their first innings, therefore a deficit of 52 runs. Take that off the 371 we needed, and I make that 319 runs. Unless I'm either being over simplistic and/or I'm missing something.

I didn't factor in runs scored off the extra deliveries due to no balls and wides.

 

[BringBackSwales]

Fucking hell lad, played well but just stay in til close of play! Edit - maybe you will, cheating convict. Stfu Ponting

 

[The Stockport Iniesta]

I think we declared way too soon in the first test. that arrogant decision will cost us dearly in this series.

This will likely be England's 3rd test defeat on the spin, (I don't count the game against Ireland a proper test). Of the three we declared first innings twice, both games we should have won, but lost through stupidity. The other one we win the toss, put the opposition in and they get 400+. A captain would have been absolutely slaughtered for these decision's not that long ago.

 

[elbearos]

Bloody cheats