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Women's 3000m Steeplechase.

 

@Cyclonic , this one’s for you. Recognise any of these intimidating fellers?

 

What an amazing photograph Archer, thanks mate.

The skipper William Murdoch made 4 tours of England and was this year inducted into the Australian Cricket Hall of Fame.

Bottom right I think is John Blackham, known as the prince of wicket keepers.

George Bonner stood 6 foot 6. He was the first to be out hit wicket. He once pounded a ball 160 yards. He threw a ball 119 yard 7 inches without a run up.

Second from the left,second row is medium pace bowler Harry Boyle who excelled in England conditions.

The gent on the left of the second row is the great Fred Spofforth. He's known as "The Demon Bowler."He was the first test player to take 50 test wickets and the first to take a test hat trick. In 2011 he was inducted into the ICC Hall of Fame.

 

Proper convict blazers

 

You should always wait until both sides have had a bat before saying owt… But, that bloomin Roy has nicked off again, and Root's poor run continues...!! To be fair it was a great ball and good catch...

179 seems a long long way away at the moment...

 

Are Close and Edrich still alive? We could do with them opening with David Steele at 3.

 

Boyks is there with Cooky commentating for TMS... I bet they could hang around longer that these lot at the mo... Stokes, what were you doing...

 

Right on que from Mr Geoffery Boycott

'If England can't win this Root should give up'

Joe Root might just be in a poor trot, that happens. But he has to start winning Tests against Australia, he's had seven goes and hasn't managed one yet.
He won't get a better day to bowl yesterday and a better day to bat today - he has to win this Test. If he can't win this then he may as well give up the job.
Their best batsman isn't playing, you couldn't ask for anything more. Root has had moments as captain when you think 'what the hell is going on here?'
Australia were 120-2 on a juicy pitch last night and we still had four slips. You had to stop the flow of runs. He hasn't grasped the nuances of the game.

That's our Geoffrey...

 

I've just read some nice stuff about the great England opener Herbert Sutcliffe. Some player.

 

There maybe trouble ahead...

 

According to Sir Geoffrey Sutcliffe and Hobbs have the best ever average for an opening partnership - 84. We could do with some of that stickability.

 

45/5. 179 looks huge.

 

Taxi for England...!! The ashes are going back down under without so much as a whimper in trying to wrestle them away from the grips of the Aussies...

Wickets read Caught keeper, 1st slip, 1st slip, keeper, 1st slip, 1st slip... Hmmmm…

 

England’s media flunky desperately scratching around for ‘positives’ to take from this debacle no doubt. Root unbelievably said that he had total faith in his batters after the 1st test when it’s obvious to anyone with any interest in the game that this England batting line up is ****e.

 

Holy ****! 9, 9, 0,12, 8, 4, 5, 5.

 

Periscope.

 

After the nonsense broadcast yesterday evening and this morning I am fairly chuffed with the proceedings at Headingley.

 

So who had Denly as top scorer? Test cricket will die out not because their isn’t a fan base but because the players aren’t capable of playing the game. Embarrassing at Headingley.

 

Lowest score since 1948. Amazing game.