Blazing Saddles
Über Member
Typical though. Once Jacks was out, the rest folded like a pack of cards.
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matticus
Guru
Oh well. That's that then.
But unlike some, I just put it down to AUS being better than us, especially in their conditions.
They have started an enormous number of homes Ashes series by going 2-0 up.
But unlike some, I just put it down to AUS being better than us, especially in their conditions.
They have started an enormous number of homes Ashes series by going 2-0 up.
Dogtrousers
Lefty tighty. Get it righty.
Aus have had a history of letting their foot off the gas a bit once a series is won. My memory is too fuddled to be precise but once it's a "dead rubber" (whatever that means) and the series is gone I do have memories of England sneaking wins.
I’m not really sure that Australian conditions have had a role yet. The first match was a bizarre one where both sides got spooked until England imploded and Head just coped better. This match was down to poor batting in the first innings 5-2 at the best time to be batting, then struggling under lights. Australia made the best of the daylight on days 2 and 3 and England were shocking in the field.
AndyRM
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326-8 at close. Pretty happy with that, I just hope we get the last two wickets quickly. It always irritated me when we fail to do that, and it seems to happen fairly regularly.
I’d say the Aussies are slightly ahead, runs on the board and all that, but two quick wickets and England have the chance to build a big innings. They need to put pressure back on them.
AndyRM
XOXO
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Yeah I think that's fair.
I was trying to explain Test cricket to a lad at work yesterday, well, cricket in general as he'd proclaimed that "England are terrible at it", which we're very much not.
Anyway I think he got his head around limited overs (after I'd told him what an over is) but ended up saying,
"I don't think I could get my head around a game that takes 5 days and might be a draw."
Which is fair enough. There is a mindset peculiar to the Test cricket fan I reckon. Which is probably why we're capable of rambling on about inconsequential nonsense a lot of the time.
T4tomo
Legendary Member
The key tomorrow when we bat is concentration and patience. Its a pretty flat deck, see off the new ball, don't gift wickets and let the aussie bowlers suffer in the heat, cash in when the ball goes soft and treat Lyon with respect.
This team is capable of batting for best part of 2 days and building a winning lead. equally they are capable of subsiding to 260 all out in 50 overs!
This team is capable of batting for best part of 2 days and building a winning lead. equally they are capable of subsiding to 260 all out in 50 overs!
Blazing Saddles
Über Member
Oh dear, it seems that technology has effected to outcome of this test.
Carey admits he was out on 72, having edged the ball.
Snicko failed to pick it up and consequently he gets a ton.
Carey admits he was out on 72, having edged the ball.
Snicko failed to pick it up and consequently he gets a ton.
matticus
Guru
Yeah, a shame - but the silver lining is that there was no bias, and the Snicko has been weird in all 3 matches. It will become Just One Of Those Things by the end of the series - like occasional bad low bounces, or player injuries.
(But I blummin' hope they fix it by the next series! )
deptfordmarmoset
Full time tea drinker
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This curious lack of synchrony between image and graphic display with Snicko is new, isn't it? I don't recall it happening before this series.
Bonefish Blues
Banging donk
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Snicko did pick it up, but they say they used the wrong microphone, so the image and the recorded snick weren't synchronised.
