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Australia v England - 2nd Ashes Test, Adelaide

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Have to give Root credit after slating him for much of this and previous series. He's batted very well and looked pretty comfortable. These two need to still be batting at the close, though. Hopefully I'll wake up to that miracle!
 
At least he looks like he's starting to get in a bit of nick. The Ashes may be all but lost but I hope England turn up in Melbourne and Sydney for all the supporters going over.
 
I know I shouldn't react but these Aussies are really pissing me off with their intimidation of the English players, I feel like I'd like to clash Johnson, Clarke, Bailey and Watson around the lughole with a cricket bat!!
 
I know I shouldn't react but these Aussies are really pissing me off with their intimidation of the English players, I feel like I'd like to clash Johnson, Clarke, Bailey and Watson around the lughole with a cricket bat!!
yes I agree its really pissing me off watching all this banter between the players...never seen owt like this before to be honest....[DOUBLEPOST=1386487114][/DOUBLEPOST]
I'm really looking forward to work on Monday.
got slated last neet bob in the bottle shop..........jesus we area shambles ofa cricket team so far!!!!!!
 
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back from ikea.... the extra bonus being i missed watching the pietersen and bell wickets...

we've got ourselves out today. the bowling has been OK but nothing too special. felt sorry for root, deserved a ton but that's how it works when you're on the back foot nothing seems to go for you.
 
At least showing a little bit if fight, Cook and Bell want shooting though.

Light rain forecast all day tomorrow
 
Hopefully Prior takes something out of this, would be good to see him reach 50 in preparation for the next test. They showed last night that they don't have to be bullied by Johnson's pace, but they also still showed there's some rank-average batsmen in the team.
 
It makes a change to see us showing some balls with the bat this time round, we've been far to quick to roll over up until now and after this performance, even if we still go on to lose we've shown the Aussie bowlers that we can bat against them. Frustrating that 3 of our wickets were lost to daft shots, but it's encouraging after the shite we've had to put up with so far.
 
I know I shouldn't react but these Aussies are really pissing me off with their intimidation of the English players, I feel like I'd like to clash Johnson, Clarke, Bailey and Watson around the lughole with a cricket bat!!

Mitchell Johnson was acting like a total prick with Stokes. He'll be an insufferably smug prick when they win the ashes
 
back from ikea.... the extra bonus being i missed watching the pietersen and bell wickets...

we've got ourselves out today. the bowling has been OK but nothing too special. felt sorry for root, deserved a ton but that's how it works when you're on the back foot nothing seems to go for you.
Sums the Aussies up. They're a pretty ordinary team, don't care what anyone says. We've beaten far better Aussie teams than this. We are continually gifting them wickets.

At least we showed a bit fight today but we're heading to Perth 2 down. The bell is tolling.

This could be the most unnecessary Ashes hammering ever. It's one thing to lose 5-0 to Ponting, Warne, McGrath, Langer, Hayden etc but to lose heavily to this fairly ordinary bunch will be galling.

TBH, South Africa must be watching this laughing their tits off at both of us. They are far superior to either England or Australia ATM.
 
Good little fightback and nice to see Prior get some runs. stokes hung about for 28 which will do his further chances no harm.

Johnson's sledging is getting on my tits though. I'm all for a bit of banter but I reckon now he has that 'tache he thinks he's Dennis Lillee.
 
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