The England Cricket Thread

cheesyboy · 8 Dec 2021 at 00:43

Classic England-in-Australia vibes from the early stages of England in Australia.

Set out your stall early.

Vandle · 8 Dec 2021 at 01:08

Pure disaster this.

Sankari · 8 Dec 2021 at 06:27

Looks like rain will be the winner today.

CGrieves · 8 Dec 2021 at 09:07

Oh well, BAU then. At least we can look forward to seeing the Aussie openers getting 300 each before declaring.

rhobbyh · 8 Dec 2021 at 12:11

It was quite the exhilarating first days play despite the storm and the england capitulation.

Ashes tests in Aus since 1990 are 28 test wins for Aus, 6 for england. Its a shame they are very rarely competitive.

Sankari · 8 Dec 2021 at 12:23

I suspect this pitch will be an absolute nightmare to bat on by day 5 (if not day 4) so Australia is now under huge pressure to avoid a significant 4th innings chase.

Vandle · 9 Dec 2021 at 00:11

Good early breakthrough. Robinson bowling well.

Sankari · 9 Dec 2021 at 04:10

Warner in sensible batting shocker!

:eek:

Sankari · 9 Dec 2021 at 05:30

Australia in batting collapse shocker!

Locky · 9 Dec 2021 at 07:45

England getting annihilated at cricket shocker..

Sankari · 9 Dec 2021 at 07:48

Australia in late afternoon recovery shocker!

:eek:

McBain · 9 Dec 2021 at 13:39

Burns has had a shocker.

Sankari · 9 Dec 2021 at 14:04

I simply cannot understand why they didn't bring Stuart Broad on this tour. Day one would have been perfect bowling conditions for him, surely?

dl8860 · 9 Dec 2021 at 20:10

Sankari said:
I simply cannot understand why they didn't bring Stuart Broad on this tour. Day one would have been perfect bowling conditions for him, surely?

He's on the tour, just not the matchday squad.

Sankari · 9 Dec 2021 at 21:41

dl8860 said:
He's on the tour, just not the matchday squad.

Thanks for the correction. Still crazy to leave him out of this Test.

Vandle · 9 Dec 2021 at 22:12

Sankari said:
Thanks for the correction. Still crazy to leave him out of this Test.

Yeah I agree, I know they want to keep them for the day nighter in Adelaide so thought they may have rested him or Anderson but not both.
It almost feels as if they are just giving this test away. Two bowlers with circa 1,200 wickets between them left out, batting first and then persisting with Leach for so many overs. Poor lad will be traumatised after that.

manic111 · 10 Dec 2021 at 00:43

Goodness me this BT Sport coverage is horrendous compared to Sky. Commentators are talking too much and offering nothing, and the analysis is really poor. Muted it and stuck TMS on

Sankari · 10 Dec 2021 at 03:07

1 for 33, let's keep the pressure on!

Sankari · 10 Dec 2021 at 06:13

2 for 169, England completely running away with this game now!

dl8860 · 10 Dec 2021 at 09:58

If we can make the aussies bowl another 100 overs at us tomorrow/sunday and escape with a draw then resting broad and anderson who will be raring for game 2 (and there's not much of a break between the 2 matches for the aussie bowlers) will have definitely paid off.

Still a fairly big if.