The Ashes

[Lev Yashin]

On a green wicket how on earth can you make the decision to bat first with a bunch of wimps lined up to face a first rate fast attack.
The Aussies must have been laughing all day long.
Going to be quite the hostile couple of months if they keep making these kind of decisions.
Who in this bunch is a modern day Boycott.

 

[Argylegames]

Who in this bunch is a modern day Boycott.

None of them. He was so disliked by the PTB at Lords that they would never contemplate having him as a coach. He could be bloody frustrating when we didn't need him to just stay in, but he knew how to do it. Playing 20-20 'cricket' is never going to teach the younger players how to just stay in and slowly build an innings.

 

[Ottawa Green]

Australia 113/1 at lunch. Partnership of 103 so far between Warner 48no and Labuschagne 53no

 

[Ottawa Green]

166/2

 

[Daz]

Getting better.

 

[cheshiregreen]

Getting better.

Not for long. 332/7.

 

[Frank Butcher]

Watched the first session last night and have to say our seamers were excellent. Very unlucky - and some self-inflicted misfortune.

The difference is they know how to bat at The Gabba, we clearly don’t.

 

[Argylegames]

The difference is they know how to bat, we clearly don’t.

I corrected that for you Frank.

 

[Ottawa Green]

After a stand of 85 Starc is gone for 35, 391/8

 

[Ottawa Green]

Australia 425 all out

England 14/0 after 5 overs

England trail by 264 runs.

 

[Ottawa Green]

Burns gone first over after lunch 23/1

 

[Ottawa Green]

61/2

Haseeb Hameed c †Carey b Starc 27

 

[cheshiregreen]

Fighting back through Root & Malan, but, will need others to show same resilience.

 

[Nick McFarlane]

Much better day but now need to do it all again tomorrow.

 

[Bernie Bernbaum]

Game is lost. Onto Adelaide.