Cricket Thread

[jimharri]

A Desmond just about the right result. We settled into a decent groove when 2-0 down.
If my Auntie etc that declaration first test, Bairstow Butter gloves and the non availability of Wood and Woakes are the glaring differences between drawn series and retaining the Ashes.

We handed them those first two tests. That Aussies side is some way short of some of their teams that have come over in the last 20-30 years.

 

[Millwallawayveteran1988]

We handed them those first two tests. That Aussies side is some way short of some of their teams that have come over in the last 20-30 years.

Very average. Bowlers in particular

 

[Gabriel]

We handed them those first two tests. That Aussies side is some way short of some of their teams that have come over in the last 20-30 years.

I don’t think either side is as good as some would have us believe, and India should be a much stiffer challenge.

 

[jimharri]

Very average. Bowlers in particular

Yep. Some of those sides captained by Taylor and, in particular, Border were bloody tough sides to face.

 

[Protein Junkie]

We handed them those first two tests. That Aussies side is some way short of some of their teams that have come over in the last 20-30 years.

Agreed Jim. As stated, once we washed, ironed and wore our mojo we were there.
Just shows how important every Test is.
We can improve too, no doubting that.

 

[cleavers]

Very average. Bowlers in particular

We handed them the second test, when all they could do was bowl bouncers, and we took the bait, had we left the ball a bit more at that point we'd have won the series imho.

 

[BlueMoonday]

We handed them those first two tests. That Aussies side is some way short of some of their teams that have come over in the last 20-30 years.

The declaration in the first test screwed us, should have carried on.

 

[WickyWain]

Great entertainment, but I don't think the cricket was as good as the entertainment, there's been some poor batting at times from both sides.

There's been great cricket from both sides and both sides have had some shockers as well. Both have had batting collapses and some nightmares in the field.

The end result was pure sporting drama.

 

[jimharri]

And that is why test cricket is still THE format. The 20 and 50 over stuff is fine, and I understand the appeal of it (having a match that finishes in one day. But you can't get better than what we've seen this summer.



You can shove that bloody hundred nonsense, though!

 

[SWP's back]

We could very easily have won all 5 tests. 2005 was great but in my opinion, we didn’t outplay the Aussie’s quite as much in that series.