The Ashes (Australia tour of England)

[asprin]

Oh and almost fogot - Nice to see England facing rear guard action for a change after the India series, right @zimrahil

 

[abhi_jacko]

Steve Smith never showed any respect to the game of cricket by cheating so why should we give him any? He’s a great great player but will forever be a cheat.

Right. Like the English players never put a wrong foot on the field and are clean.

Monty Panesar recently shared in his book that he used to use all sorts of foreign substances to 'maintain the ball' for Anderson and broad to induce reverse swing. Smith and Co., did the same thing. Got caught. Was banned for 1 year and then smashed a brilliant century against you guys at home in the first ashes test. Now all the booing, and pathetic mask wearing and waving of sandpaper by that section of the crowd makes them ook like pathetic little dweebs

After I saw the crowd behavior, I instantly switched to Australia as the team that I will be rooting for this Ashes.

 

[NILAYSHAH60]

I instantly switched to Australia as the team that I will be rooting for this Ashes.

From a neutral point of view I don't think Australia can win this one. I would actually enjoy to see Australia winning specially after having such tough time but the fact is at the end of the day England would always be ahead in this series.

 

[Dutch]

To be fair it was a certain section of the crowd. Many people stood up when Smith made his century and when he was out.

 

[zimrahil]

Oh and almost fogot - Nice to see England facing rear guard action for a change after the India series, right @zimrahil

Ha ha if this was how you felt

At start of day would have took 280 odd but after 122-8 Aussies feel in ascendancy to me

 

[swacker]

Great knock from Smith, showed his class. That last hour or so seemed to be an admission that England don’t think they can, or know how to, get him out.

Yesterday once again showed Root isn't a top level captain. Some of those fields to Smith were an embarrassment - sent the wrong message to his bowlers and to the Aussies.

 

[El_Cannon]

We'll see although England tend to reserve truly embarrassing collapses for Lords when playing at home.

 

[Dutch]

Crucial hour...every hour of course is but this will set the tone for the rest of the series if Roy and Burns can nurdle partnership with each other......

 

[Dutch]

And the tone is set...tame dismissal from Roy.[DOUBLEPOST=1564741646][/DOUBLEPOST]Root has to deliver this Summer or we are fecked big time........

 

[Jalen]

You can hear Wade being the most vocal bloke and he isn't even keeping wickets

 

[Willoughby63]

Rory Burns looks like a rag doll

 

[Dutch]

But I like his style......looks like he could mould into a useful opener.[DOUBLEPOST=1564742900][/DOUBLEPOST]here comes Siddlers!

 

[Willoughby63]

That was hitting

 

[Bevab]

That was hitting

How bad could the umpiring eventually become ffs.

 

[Dutch]

My oh my!!!