There are problems with the bowling. Swann is shot to pieces. Never seen him bowl so ineffectively and inconsistently. Aussie started getting hold of him last summer and have continued to do so. Anderson is not the bowler in Australia he is at home. Broad is great. Third seamer an issue. In two innings Aussie have scored nearly 1,000 runs for 16 wickets. That indicates that all is not well with the bowling.
Totally agree with this. With the exception of Clarke, their top six are nothing to write home about but our attack has let them pile up scores of 295, 401/7d, 570/9d and 132/3d. Only Broad of our bowlers has consistently been at the races.
I will be there hoping that the English batsman will be to, plus the way it's going for us we won't win the toss
how's in going down there ? I visited Perth 20 years ago for a friends wedding. They got married in Freemantle and I spent a few days there before the wedding & then travelled south for a few days to see some of the country.
Whilst in Freemantle I spent a day sailing on the Swan river and sailed right past the WACA, but never got to go inside.
BBC TMS @bbctms 2m WACA toss live in 3 hours. England have not won a match in 2013 after losing toss + haven't lost a game in 2013 after winning toss #ashes
I won't be staying up for the first session this time. I'm off all day tomorrow so Cricket is number one on my agenda. Despite our record at Perth i'm confident we wont lose . We cant possible lay down and die three games in a row but we do desperately need to win the toss.
Or that you, you fool, have too high opinion of yourself. Do you really think I take any notice of what you post? And I certainly do not trawl back to read what you or anyone else has said when I am making my statements.
Or that you, you fool, have too high opinion of yourself. Do you really think I take any notice of what you post? And I certainly do not trawl back to read what you or anyone else has said when I am making my statements.
You should. It would save you having to engage your brain. And I know how hard that is for you. Almost as hard as it is for you not to try to wind people up.
We are going to melt in that heat, they forecast something like 37-38 degrees for most of the test. Johnson was very good in 2010 and we've got a huge job on our hands coping with him this week. Haddin is going to have to stand back on the boundary rope to catch some of his deliveries!!
After a good start the England bowlers are visibly wilting. They have no idea how to get Haddin out & for the 3rd test running he is going to post another huge score. Both the bowlers & the batsmen have failed to turn up for this series.
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Both Clarke & Cook's 100th Test match.
Whilst in Freemantle I spent a day sailing on the Swan river and sailed right past the WACA, but never got to go inside.
Guarantee you Swann will play, and that will be one of the reasons.
Don't get all this hype about Mills. Yeh he's quick, but he has only played a handful of games for Essex for a reason.
If our batsmen payed to their potential we'd be looking at a different scoreline
Team should be-
COOK
CARBERRY
BELL
PIETERSON
ROOT
PRIOR
STOKES
BRESNAN
BROAD
FINN
ANDERSON
WACA toss live in 3 hours. England have not won a match in 2013 after losing toss + haven't lost a game in 2013 after winning toss #ashes
Play starts at 2.30am GMT
England team confirmed, Bresnan in for Panesar.
Should never happen in first twenty minutes of a test.
129-4 and a real chance with Smith and Bailey now in.
143-5.
Have the Aussies learned how not to bat from us?