Ashes 2015 - Australia tour of England July/September 2015

[richowebbo]

Trouble is most of us expected this didnt we? Aussies make it look like a road and then we make it look like the last 22 yards to Mordor.......top order is just too brittle, fall like dominos......meh.....

If I knew how, I'd add this to my signature thing!

I laughed at this. Out loud.

 

[Markkkkk]

Yes Smith was on 50 at the time so Bell's current contribution is -164

I havent changed my signature for nearly a year but this is gonna be it now...

Imagine if KP walked out at 4, after Root went in at 3 and Vince at 5 , wouldnt that be gold...

 

[IceAgeComing]

Don't worry lads, Cookie and Ben Stokes, the next Ian Botham, has saved this for us; England are clearly on top here

 

[Markkkkk]

Ah yes the man who cant buy a run and the twenty20-turned-test-kinda-of-batsmen leading the counter attack... Funny how badly this backfired on England...

 

[richowebbo]

Seems a bit harsh calling Stokes a Twenty20 batsmen when he's only 24. Its not like he's made a career out of T20 and he's batted pretty well in his short Test career so far.

 

[Markkkkk]

Seems a bit harsh calling Stokes a Twenty20 batsmen when he's only 24. Its not like he's made a career out of T20 and he's batted pretty well in his short Test career so far.

Yea I know I was just trying to escalate the situation...

 

[themusketeer]

Don't worry lads, Cookie and Ben Stokes, the next Ian Botham, has saved this for us; England are clearly on top here

Okay, time to change the Signature.

 

[richowebbo]

Time for Cook to prove his worth today and hopefully our deep batting line up can help us out of a whole! It's been a great series so far!

 

[Aravind.]

I think Aussie will bowl out poms less than 200.

 

[blockerdave]

Really like the look of Stokes. Bowling could be better but he really has something about him. In the context this is a fine innings.

 

[cooks1st100]

Looks like a good day for batting. I think Lyon will be the danger man. Hopefully England can see out the day which should see 300+ on the board.

 

[richowebbo]

Really like the look of Stokes. Bowling could be better but he really has something about him. In the context this is a fine innings.

I agree. I don't think his bowling is good enough yet, too much tosh. In Cardiff, when he bowled line and length he looked dangerous, but he seems sometimes to try a bit too hard.

He is a Batsmen first and foremost though I think, and as such, I'm wondering whether England would be best served to just Bring Finn in for Bell and move everyone up the order. Wood has shown he can bat a bit and deep (deep!) down Broad can!

 

[blockerdave]

I agree. I don't think his bowling is good enough yet, too much tosh. In Cardiff, when he bowled line and length he looked dangerous, but he seems sometimes to try a bit too hard.

He is a Batsmen first and foremost though I think, and as such, I'm wondering whether England would be best served to just Bring Finn in for Bell and move everyone up the order. Wood has shown he can bat a bit and deep (deep!) down Broad can!

Was thinking similar. Bell has to go and I think Root should be no higher than 4.

If we're going to produce pitches like this we could even put Rashid in as two spinners might be useful.

 

[Markkkkk]

If you're going to produce pitches likes this you might as well fill your team with 11 batsmen...

 

[Excommunicado]

Australia got this game in hand, despite England's effort to re-bound into the game. Just need Ben Stokes now and England may be hopeless. [HASHTAG]#AussiesGonnaDEESTRUY[/HASHTAG]!