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The Malan wicket is a right choker, so close to COP.
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For England to be in with any chance Root will have to bag a century I feel.
Defining moment after four big doubles, ten absolute worldy slip catches, and bowling Smith for a golden pair in the last two matches?
Two matches is a long time ago. Right now his Ashes performance is critical:
Cook
1st Test, 1st innings: 2, c Handscomb b Starc
1st Test, 2nd innings: 7, c Starc b Hazlewood
2nd Test, 1st innings: 37, c Smith b Lyon
2nd Test, 2nd innings: 16, lbw b Lyon
Total: 62 off four innings. Took two catches.
Smith
1st Test, 1st innings: 141, n/o
1st Test, 2nd innings: did not bat
2nd Test, 1st innings: 40, b Overton
2nd Test, 2nd innings: 6, lbw b Woakes
Total: 187 off three innings. Took five catches.
What am I missing here?
Only the fact that his post was blindingly obviously completely tongue-in-cheek
Can anyone smell that? You know that familar smell of 5-... Yeah, I think this England team is good enough to replicate that feat.
No substance whatsoever in the batting. The match was there to be won, but they couldn't deliver when it mattered. I mean, how can they deliver when 3 out of the top 6 average a combined 26!!!!! You've got rubbish county players who average poorly in FC cricket and expect them to perform on the big stage. It's not going to happen. The ECB and the selection people are totally to blame along with the captain and coach if they think that they're going to build a team around a top 6 that averages so poorly.
Not only that but you've got the "legendary" Cook doing nothing to help his team. But that's ok though, because he scored runs against WI last summer so he's booked his position regardless. Not realising that runs scored now is what matters, when the series is alive. Not when it's gone.
England cricket is in big trouble for the foreseeable future.
No substance whatsoever in the batting. The match was there to be won, but they couldn't deliver when it mattered. I mean, how can they deliver when 3 out of the top 6 average a combined 26!!!!! You've got rubbish county players who average poorly in FC cricket and expect them to perform on the big stage. It's not going to happen. The ECB and the selection people are totally to blame along with the captain and coach if they think that they're going to build a team around a top 6 that averages so poorly.
Not only that but you've got the "legendary" Cook doing nothing to help his team. But that's ok though, because he scored runs against WI last summer so he's booked his position regardless. Not realising that runs scored now is what matters, when the series is alive. Not when it's gone.
England cricket is in big trouble for the foreseeable future.
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Bayliss should begin by dropping batsmen that can't score and bring players who have proven statistics. No. Not Ballance. He's had enough chances. But you get the gist.
I still can't get over what they did to KP. He was my favourite player by a country mile and could have easily given the Aussies a headache or two like he has done before.
I still can't get over what they did to KP. He was my favourite player by a country mile and could have easily given the Aussies a headache or two like he has done before.
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Another calamity from Cook. His bat didn’t even cross the line of the ball, he just dabbed at thin air. He’s a has been. He won’t be getting any double hundreds in this series. Think he should bow out gracefully after this series.