Dec 3-7: 2nd Test: Australia v England at the Adelaide Oval

[ZoraxDoom]

1-0. Innings victory. What a performance.


Australia have a lot of work to do to get the Ashes back. Win 2 games and draw 1...

 

[darthlewis1]

Um... last Test of the 02/03 Ashes? Considering England has scrubbed 06/07 from history, that was the last time they were here!

I know I was joking, it just seems like such a long time.

 

[evertonfan]

Four years ago at this very ground English cricket was it's lowest ebb. Now look at us!

 

[RoboRocks]

Wait... That doesn't make any sense... Review shows that the impact was outside off stump yet the decision stands?

He wasn't playing a shot. The green graphic is misleading to be fair.

 

[angryangy]

Four years ago at this very ground English cricket was it's lowest ebb. Now look at us!

That never happened! You lie!

angryangy added 8 Minutes and 23 Seconds later...

sorry England, you didn't win...

 

[pcfan123]

Damn damn I slept through the whole days play

what happened to broad

 

[angryangy]

torn abs

 

[shravi]

He wasn't playing a shot. The green graphic is misleading to be fair.

Yep, it was an oversight on my part as I've already said .

Congrats England. Well deserved. They should win this Ashes fairly comfortably. This is as settled as I've seen an England side.

 

[ferg512]

Agree with Griegy about Lee and Hodge but they will be playing twenty20 over here. I think the aussies are desperately missing Lee. A lot people wanted him to retire saying the aussie pace bowling stocks were great and look whats happening now.

 

[angryangy]

Calling for Lee and Hodge is just soapboxing at its best. They're not going to get picked, so you can look like the voice of righteousness without having a real opinion or any suggestions that can be put to the test.

 

[War]

Hauritz can do a job. Very harsh to call him a joke with the record he's got and before you say it yes I do think that holding up an end is acceptable rather than your insistence that he has to take lots of wickets on turners.

SMH. My goodness some of you really living in wonderland. Or maybe as loyal English fan you are sarcasitcally calling for Hauritz to be recalled since you know our batsmen will smoke him like they did to Doherty?. I really hope its the latter.

Secondly well if Haurtiz record of consistently being able to be a wicket taking threat on turners (days 1-3) or 4th/5th day wearing wickets isn't a joke, then you are talking about a different Nathan Hauritz to me.

Thirdly unfortunately i must say again some of you really dont seem to understand what the role of a test standard has been throughout test history. My insistence that he should fullfill the simple task is not my insisting, so dont tery to shift the goal post to misrepresent what i have said. Every test spinenr of any respectable test quality in test history has been able to do that for some period.

Please give me an example of any test spinner in test history who main strenght was just to hold up & end (a job Hauritz never really did either) & could never become a wicket taking threat when he got favourable conditions. That had a long test career????

Australia don't have the bowling attack to go in with 5 seamers due to repeatedly mentioned reasons such as the seamers fatiguing.

Those reasons is just baseless pessimism. Its almost as if you people think modern day bowlers & the members of the AUS pace attack (Hilfy, Bolly, Johnson, Harris, Siddle - whichever 4 starts) all have the combined bodies of Shane Bond, Flintoff, Brett Schultz, Chris Cairns and they would all suddenly break down if the have to bowl long spells in a few test. Its makes no sense whatsoever, so you have to come up with a better argument that that.

Fact is those are fit bowlers (excpet for Harris whose knee problems may come up every now & again). Plus that includes other domestic bowlers like Trent Copeland, Mark Cameron, Peter George, which makes up the the Australia's bowling strenght & depth & any its painstakingly obvious that 4 fast-bowlers have to play for Australia. If not they will lose the Ashes.

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Calling for Lee and Hodge is just soapboxing at its best. They're not going to get picked, so you can look like the voice of righteousness without having a real opinion or any suggestions that can be put to the test.

Haha yea, i dont know what Greig was thinking. The commentators are as clueless as the selectors.

 

[ferg512]

Aussies simply need to go for Copeland that is the only way they will get any wickets.

 

[Sureshot]

Thoroughly reserved result, completely dominated the match, fantastic performances from Cook, Trott, Swann, Anderson (bit expensive at times, but bowling so well) and of course KP.

 

[evertonfan]

Thoroughly reserved result, completely dominated the match, fantastic performances from Cook, Trott, Swann, Anderson (bit expensive at times, but bowling so well) and of course KP.

Pakistan at it again?

 

[pcfan123]

Whoever bats best out of the reserve seamers should get the nod. Go batting heavy and draw the remainder of the series.

or go the maverick route and select 11 genuine batsmen, guaranteed draws