Off Topic Sport Other than Football - formerly the Ashes Thread

Yep, the first session on the second day against the new ball will be pivotal, England could either end up skittled for less than 300 or rack up 400+. A first innings score of around 320 and it`s still anybody`s game.

 

Good game good game!

 

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No jokes about bowling maiden overs

 

They cant

, the bowlers Holding the batsman's Willey

 

Botham couldn't get his leg over.

 

Heard someone say during commentary yesterday, a lot of cricket nations prepare pitches that suit the home bowlers when they play Australia. But apparently the same doesn't apply when other nations visit Australia, are they giving a sporting chance of plain naivety?
Thoughts?

 

Nice 50 for Malan.

Again , am I the only one watching?

 

now it's a case of hanging in till lunch.

I know I am speaking to myself

 

one goes, they both go

 

Paid the price for not attacking early. Aussies just ground them down. Game still open.

 

Good comeback from the England bowlers. Get Smith early and it's game on.

Are we sure this is even true. In the Lillee and Thompson days the ball used to come flying through pretty hastily and Shane Warne always had a turning pitch to display his skills. I am not expert enough to say if the suggestion is correct on the whole, but I would be interested in knowing if they do prepare non advantageous pitches. I strongly doubt it.

 

It is still pretty even.
But two worrying things from today.
1. Another batting collapse losing 6'for 50 odd.
2. Smith getting runs - and set to get big runs. If he makes 150+, England could be in big trouble. Nobody in the England team pushed on and made big runs; Smith does it regularly.

 

Steve Smith is a quality batsman, even with such an ugly and strange technique, England need rid of him quickly.

 

England are stuffed in this test...only the weather can save them imo

 

And as sure as flies find ****e the Australians lose a wicked
#youknowwhenyouvebeenRCLed

 

Btw I felt a bit uneasy when you said you was excited about going to the match tomorrow

 

Wow! What an afternoon's play - Steve Smith Bradmanesque performance. Everything the bowlers threw at him he had a response. 2nd innings Cook fluffs his lines again

edit: while I was typing Vince gets out, game slipping away unless Root can play a similar knock to Smith

 

That's cos I just know West Brom are such an enjoyable footballing team to watch

 

All down to Root now.
England need 300
Woakes and Ball didn't do much. Combined Broad and Anderson took 5-99, the rest 5-229