Ashes: 3rd Test @ Perth

[Footsoldier]

Can't believe I'm back for this morning entertainment and really hoping it's not as painful as the other night.

 

[Hugo Rune]

The Aussie gits on test match special talking about the South African test. 100-1 we'll survive but could a miracle happen tonight? No.

 

[JamesAndTheGiantHead]

"There are more English fans than Australian supporters inside the Waca today. Do the locals not realise the Ashes are at stake today? I suppose it is a Tuesday morning."

Shocking!

 

[JamesAndTheGiantHead]

Prior gone. Ben Stokes and Stuart Broad to save the day?

 

[JamesAndTheGiantHead]

Whoooohhaaa, Stokey Stokey!

 

[1066familyman]

Well this has been well worth staying up for. Let's hope for more of the same in the next session. Mission impossible could be on.

 

[1066familyman]

Bollox, jinxed it. Stokes gone for 120. Great innings though.

 

[JamesAndTheGiantHead]

Just need a 155 partnership from Broad and Anderson. Take your time lads.

 

[1066familyman]

Just need a 155 partnership from Broad and Anderson. Take your time lads.

Yep, no rush. Broad needs to take it easy with that foot so no running 3's

 

[1066familyman]

And goodnight. Oh well, fun while it lasted.

 

[Hugo Rune]

Just awful. Horrific. Poor. Woeful.

 

[1066familyman]

Before I go to bed though, just want to see how many " Ah look...." I can count in the first Aussie interview. My money's on minimum 10.







Jokes aside. Well played to 'em. Thouroughly deserved Ashes victory.

 

[knocky1]

and goodnight from me.

 

[rcf0712]

pathetic, pitiful and insipid, so embarrassed and copping shit from all sides, not to mention shelling out cash big time. Utter bollocks England, utter bollocks.

 

[crodonilson]

Send them home

 

[vegster]

I did toy with getting up early in the forlorn hope that we could still be batting but decided to stay in bed as hope is sometimes not enough. Well done Ben Stokes though, 6 England innings before one of our batsmen scores three figures succinctly shows why we are losing 3-0 .... one century in 6O England wickets.

If you can make 350 batting first you will win more matches than you lose. This is the first time we have made 350+ in 6 attempts.
Cook says " We have been outskilled in all departments " , glad you noticed.

 

[nicko31]

"There are more English fans than Australian supporters inside the Waca today. Do the locals not realise the Ashes are at stake today? I suppose it is a Tuesday morning."

Shocking!

Perth has the highest concentration of Poms in Australia, that aside pathetic support from the Australian public, and its cheap to watch cricket in Australia FFS!!!

Whilst I do it through gritted teeth, fair play to the Ozzies, completely unclassed us in every area. Just hope we can at least restore some pride and ruin the boxing day test for them.

 

[brightonmark1234]

I hear the pundits claim Bell to be our most technically correct batter. Well. I've be coaching cricket for many a year, the last 6 at county youth level, and I've never coached any batter to play the "airy waft" to a rising bouncer. The technique is simple, if the ball is above your eye-line, you duck or weave. If the ball is at chest, neck or head [below eyes] you hook - but not if there is a long leg or deep square leg - revert to duck or weave. Chest / waist height should be pulled, but ensuring bat path is high to low so as not to offer a catch.

The Bell "airy waft" - more risky than a KP reverse slog sweep - leave that to T20 .... show some patience, we had 5 fecking sessions to bat.

i know hes a good batsman

 

[Bold Seagull]

I did toy with getting up early in the forlorn hope that we could still be batting but decided to stay in bed as hope is sometimes not enough. Well done Ben Stokes though, 6 England innings before one of our batsmen scores three figures succinctly shows why we are losing 3-0 .... one century in 6O England wickets.

If you can make 350 batting first you will win more matches than you lose. This is the first time we have made 350+ in 6 attempts.
Cook says " We have been outskilled in all departments " , glad you noticed.

We haven't made 400 in 11 test matches now, not since NZ away in March in the 2nd test.

 

[Papa Lazarou]

We haven't made 400 in 11 test matches now, not since NZ away in March in the 2nd test.

That's the key stat i'd say. It's easy to examine our bowling attack, but if we consistently fal to post a decent first (and 2nd) Innings score, it's never going to be easy to shine with the ball; as we're immediately on the back foot and trying to stop runs.