The Ashes: (England tour of Australia)

[LiveLoveABD]

Kevin Pietersen talks a LOT OF RUBBISH in the com box.

 

[Perfect Square]

Looks like he's on a vacation. (Well he is indeed)

Kevin Pietersen talks a LOT OF RUBBISH in the com box.

 

[Bigby Wolf]

Kevin Pietersen talks a LOT OF RUBBISH in the com box.

He just talks , talks and talks doesn't just seems to stop at any moment even whatsoever.

 

[LiveLoveABD]

He just talks , talks and talks doesn't just seems to stop at any moment even whatsoever.

He blamed Khawaja's energy for his dismissal. According to him, more energy would have made umpire's call NOT OUT

 

[Dutch]

England are toothless bowling wise: I think we are coming to the end of an era and senior players will be ending their careers. Our bowling looks tame and Ali is a Joke at the mo. We keep giving it away.... get ready for all the rubbish clichés......i liked root a lot more When he wasnt captain....

 

[blockerdave]

England are toothless bowling wise: I think we are coming to the end of an era and senior players will be ending their careers. Our bowling looks tame and Ali is a Joke at the mo. We keep giving it away.... get ready for all the rubbish clichés......i liked root a lot more When he wasnt captain....

the worst thing for me is it's all been so tediously predictable.

we know Ali can't play fast bowling; we know fast medium trundlers don't work in aus; we know finger spinners struggle in aus.

such culpability from the selectors.

also thing broad has been very very poor - he bowled very well last time in aus, and he has at least a bit of extra height to work with.

but the worst thing about this - we are making a very average aus side look like world beaters.

 

[Markkkkk]

the worst thing for me is it's all been so tediously predictable.

we know Ali can't play fast bowling; we know fast medium trundlers don't work in aus; we know finger spinners struggle in aus.

such culpability from the selectors.

also thing broad has been very very poor - he bowled very well last time in aus, and he has at least a bit of extra height to work with.

but the worst thing about this - we are making a very average aus side look like world beaters.

Ageee with this 100%. England should have prepared better. They need 2-3 bowlers who can go past 140 however I feel like England manage to take promising quick bowlers and turn them into medium pace swing bowlers. Another problem is the batting, obviously you can’t predict a Cook disaster class or Root not firing however if England were going to stick with Vince they shouldn’t have dropped him for Westley and since they did drop Vince for Westley it makes no sense that they gave Tom a chance and then went back to Vince. England went into the Ashes with too many questions (2,3,5 and a 3rd fast bowler) while Aus came in with two (6 and wicket keeper) and both of their gambles payed off while only Stoneman (and now Malan) have stepped up

 

[Velocity]

I would say test is evenly poised with Australia just slightly ahead. Cracks are starting to form on this WACA pitch meant it will be difficult for Aus to bat Days 4 and 5. If England manage to get one or two quick wickets in the first hour, the pressure is put on Australia. I think Mark Wood would have been perfect on this wicket considering the pace he has and the bouncer he has. Anderson is not a wicket taking bowler on these tracks and Broad has been plain poor. Overton seems okay but doesn't have the pace, Woakes and Moeen have just been very very poor. The blame should be really be on these bowlers, who are unable to do what Australia's attack has done.

 

[Velocity]

LOL Geoff Boycott just jinxed Shaun Marsh's downfall. He talks about how ineffective Moeen is, but then gets the wicket.

 

[CremerCurrans]

Rain is forecast for the next two days in Perth. England could escape with a draw.

 

[Markkkkk]

This is embarrassing stuff from England

 

[zimrahil]

Time to close the thread ......

 

[CremerCurrans]

Time to close the thread ......

Or you could "accidentally" delete the thread, which is what barmyarmy did.

 

[blockerdave]

savage day.

aussies should be batting the next 2 sessions, score over 700 and humiliate us further.

awful

 

[zimrahil]

savage day.

aussies should be batting the next 2 sessions, score over 700 and humiliate us further.

awful

So glad now I don’t have bt sport....