England v Australia - THE ASHES

[spence03]

I said last night it was important to go down fighting. This could not only be this test but the series here. This is embarrassing.

 

[Dithering Dougie]

Thank god we've got a long tail, it's going to be close this..

 

[The Equaliser]

This is some capitulation even by England standards.

 

[roydo]

Oh. Just got in. Unlike England.

 

[ToffeeDan]

Bugger. I was planning to go out tomorrow and now I've got to wait by the phone in case the ECCB phone.

 

[Mozza1987]

Embarrassing this!

 

[Dithering Dougie]

Could be up against it now....

 

[Philw]

Can someone tell me whether to cry or laugh please?? Ffs I actually thought we might get to 20 odd without losing any wickets. No, 2 down as per...

 

[Walken]

staggeringly bad, even for us

 

[flibbyflob]

Shambles.

 

[Warwick Hunt]

Woeful performance from England right throughout the match.


well played the Aussies

 

[Warwick Hunt]

Errr, not now.

Wasn't planning on the top order making schoolboy errors over and over.

Be lucky to take it to tomorrow now.

That was shockingly bad, even by England standards.

 

[Philw]

By my calculation, we beat the follow on target from the 1st innings by less that 50 runs... absolutely pathetic. [Poor language removed] you ECB.

 

[LouReedwalkonthewildside]

By my calculation, we beat the follow on target from the 1st innings by less that 50 runs... absolutely pathetic. [Poor language removed] you ECB.

Not a cricket fan, but couldn't the Aussies have put us in to bat again because we never got enough to avoid the follow-on, but they decided (rightly) to bat instead.

 

[PITA]

England should drop Lyth, open with Cook & Ballance, and have their best batsman Root at No 3 as Australia do. That way they can have the attacking batsmen Bell and Stokes at 4 & 5, move Ali up to 6 and bring in another bowler. That would give them more solidity at the start of their innings and also more bowling options. But what the hell do I know.

That makes a lot of sense.