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The Ashes: Australia v England, 2013-14.

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  • Oakster
    Oakster Posts: 6,812
    The Aussies make us work for every run, the field placings are spot on - we seem to chase the ball around plugging gaps after the fact - they just seem to want it more as evidenced by that midget scrote Warner who is in our faces all the time.
  • Riviera
    Riviera Posts: 8,167
    Bangkokaddick said:

    This Aussie team is not that good.

    Rubbish.
  • 1StevieG
    1StevieG Posts: 10,970
    Woke up expecting a decent lead and this happens. Normal service resumed with England looking shell shocked and I'll be amazed if the Aussies don't wrap this up quickly tomorrow. Cook and KP only ones coming out with any respectability in this match and Lyon getting 5? Some of the weakest batting I have seen for a long time from this lot. Game over.
  • guinnessaddick
    guinnessaddick Posts: 28,835
    Piers Morgan put up more of a batting performance.
  • Off_it
    Off_it Posts: 28,946
    In a series brim full of embarrassingly poor displays this has got to be just about the worst.

    If we'd shown any sort of arsehole this game could've effectively been won yesterday. Shocking stuff.
  • Bangkokaddick
    Bangkokaddick Posts: 4,310
    Riviera said:

    Bangkokaddick said:

    This Aussie team is not that good.

    Rubbish.
    The Aussies have excelled themselves in this series whereas England have been, to use your term, rubbish.

    Maybe I am wrong in my terminology. As a team they have been excellent but don't have the outstanding individual players that have made up some of the best Australian teams I have seen.
  • bolloxbolder
    bolloxbolder Posts: 8,001
    I keep thinking it can't get any worse and then we get this nonsense. Fully expecting now that the tour will get worse and a further collapse at Sydney in final test followed by a one day series thumping.

    Heads must roll, including Cook as a skipper. This tour has been an utter disgrace.
  • Super_horns
    Super_horns Posts: 1,299
    Ian Bell trying that shot first ball summed up the batting generally.

    If somebody like him is throwing his wicket away so easily is there much hope?

  • ozaddick
    ozaddick Posts: 2,855
    Total and utter shit again. As far as I'm concerned the English team can do one. The support they've had from us over here has been exceptional and they repay us with nothing. KP, in my eyes just threw his wicket away once stokes was out.
    It's like they can't be bothered.
  • ozaddick
    ozaddick Posts: 2,855
    The only bright note is that I've seen so many charlton shirts. Said hello to most of them, others I just saw from afar.

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  • 1StevieG
    1StevieG Posts: 10,970
    Super_horns said:

    Ian Bell trying that shot first ball summed up the batting generally.

    If somebody like him is throwing his wicket away so easily is there much hope?

    And I seem to remember him saying in an interview on the second day that he was doing well with the bat.......erm, yeah up until this series pal! We don't deserve anything out this series so far and you would not bet against a 5-0 now.

  • Addick Addict
    Addick Addict Posts: 39,957
    Two dropped catches already. We really don't do ourselves any favours.
  • Ormiston_Addick
    Ormiston_Addick Posts: 8,817
    Alistair Cook has lost the plot completely, drops a dolly and then brings Root on in front of Panesar.....
  • Addick Addict
    Addick Addict Posts: 39,957
    At last. Warner caught by Bairstow off Stokes.

    64-1.
  • Callumcafc
    Callumcafc Posts: 63,904
    edited December 2013
    Stokes looks a real player with both bat and ball. Got to find the positives from this series.
  • Riviera
    Riviera Posts: 8,167
    Ormiston Addick said:

    Alistair Cook has lost the plot completely, drops a dolly and then brings Root on in front of Panesar.....

    There were two left-handers at the crease, that's why. Warner out and so he's off now.
  • Carter
    Carter Posts: 14,289
    Riviera said:

    Ormiston Addick said:

    Alistair Cook has lost the plot completely, drops a dolly and then brings Root on in front of Panesar.....

    There were two left-handers at the crease, that's why. Warner out and so he's off now.
    I concur, sensible decision

    For what my two cents is worth ive been upset with how appalling we have been this series but not totally shocked especially after how poor we were with the bat last summer. Isn't stokes a kiwi though? Apart from him I see no bright light in this dingy tunnel at the moment.
  • Riviera
    Riviera Posts: 8,167
    Yeah Stokes was born in NZ and the next cab on the rank, Garry Ballance was born in Zimbabwe but that's the way it's been for a long time. I don't like it either.
  • Ormiston_Addick
    Ormiston_Addick Posts: 8,817
    Riviera said:

    Ormiston Addick said:

    Alistair Cook has lost the plot completely, drops a dolly and then brings Root on in front of Panesar.....

    There were two left-handers at the crease, that's why. Warner out and so he's off now.
    I appreciate that but Root is not exactly a prolific wicket taker, he is only a part timer.

    Regardless, his drop of Rogers was awful and has cost us dearly.
  • mrbligh
    mrbligh Posts: 3,056
    I wish bumble did football commentary too

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  • Riviera
    Riviera Posts: 8,167
    mrbligh said:

    I wish bumble did football commentary too

    I wish he was bloody Prime Minister!
  • Ormiston_Addick
    Ormiston_Addick Posts: 8,817
    Now Cook brings Root back on, still hasn't bowled Panesar.

    What on earth is he playing at?
  • Riviera
    Riviera Posts: 8,167
    Monty on now. Root obviously on just to change ends.
  • Ormiston_Addick
    Ormiston_Addick Posts: 8,817
    Riviera said:

    Monty on now. Root obviously on just to change ends.

    It doesn't really matter anyway, we are going to get battered regardless.

    When we lose 5-0 I just can't see that Cook's position as captain is tenable, the whole thing has been a complete shambles and someone will have to pay the price.

    Quite clearly a new broom is needed to replace Flower - he was leaving anyway - and the whole team needs a change of direction.
  • Riviera
    Riviera Posts: 8,167
    Monty is bowling shite.
  • Ormiston_Addick
    Ormiston_Addick Posts: 8,817
    Riviera said:

    Monty is bowling shite.

    Yes, should have kept Root on, tidy little bowler.....:)
  • Riviera
    Riviera Posts: 8,167
    100 for Rogers. He's the equivalent of our Nick Compton. Can someone tell me why we have not seen Compton playing for England for so long?
    Don't worry, I'll tell you, the Team England's obsession with
    Joe Root.
  • Callumcafc
    Callumcafc Posts: 63,904
    200-2. Rogers gone for 116. c Bairstow b Panesar

    THE COMEBACK IS ON!!!

    ...Australia need 31 to win.
  • Riviera
    Riviera Posts: 8,167
    Rogers out. This could be our chance now....
  • Callumcafc
    Callumcafc Posts: 63,904

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