4th Ashes Test - Old Trafford

[TopCat]

So they are going to pander to Smith's ego and let him get another ton before they declare?

Two or three down at stumps?

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[Jap Stammer]

This is naive cricket from England - they need to start taking time out of the game.

Bowlers should be fastening and re-fastening shoelaces every over.

Should be bowling wide down leg side - bouncers every other ball.

FFS - Get a Third Man in. Don't let them get to the total they want easily.

 

[SAFC11]

Incredibly legsided player Smith.
Still dont understand how he seems to have himself steady when having such a horrific trigger movement!

 

[safcpelaw]

A bouncer to shake smith up would be nice right height right at him fast and hard. Aggression needed.

 

[TopCat]

A bouncer to shake smith up would be nice right height right at him fast and hard. Aggression needed.

100% - they're just playing to his strengths. Time to get Archer wound up and bowling the ball at his head

 

[safcpelaw]

100% - they're just playing to his strengths. Time to get Archer wound up and bowling the ball at his head

Even just some aggressive bowling Yorkers we might get hit but it could take a wicket as what we are trying is doing nothing.

 

[Discopants91]

He could've got close to Bradman's 974 if he didn't miss the last match like.

 

[TopCat]

I don't care how many runs he gets, he looks like an absolute knob when he bats

 

[toosb]

This is naive cricket from England - they need to start taking time out of the game.

Bowlers should be fastening and re-fastening shoelaces every over.

Should be bowling wide down leg side - bouncers every other ball.

FFS - Get a Third Man in. Don't let them get to the total they want easily.

Agreed. Should be down to 10 overs an hour. Australia only bowled 24 overs in the morning session.

Get out of this with a draw and we can still win The Ashes.

 

[GordonMuchallNo1Fan]

A bouncer to shake smith up would be nice right height right at him fast and hard. Aggression needed.

Been saying that all series. Way too soft overall. Crowd need to get stuck in as well.

 

[TopCat]

Agreed. Should be down to 10 overs an hour. Australia only bowled 24 overs in the morning session.

Get out of this with a draw and we can still win The Ashes.

Until we work out a way to get Steve Smith out for less than 100 we won't win The Ashes for a long time

 

[toosb]

Been saying that all series. Way too soft overall. Crowd need to get stuck in as well.

The crowd are too busy being drunken arseholes.

 

[dixonsafc]

Been saying that all series. Way too soft overall. Crowd need to get stuck in as well.

Atmosphere has been shite compared to Headingley.

 

[Mr Redknapp]

The crowd are too busy being drunken arseholes.

Having a go at the crowd now

 

[toosb]

100% - they're just playing to his strengths. Time to get Archer wound up and bowling the ball at his head

The great West Indies side would have tried to injure him, no question about it.
If Michael Vaughan was captaining this side he'd have found it much harder to score runs.

 

[chopsfc007]

He could've got close to Bradman's 974 if he didn't miss the last match like.

Still could

 

[Julio]

We were beat hours ago like

 

[TopCat]

The great West Indies side would have tried to injure him, no question about it.
If Michael Vaughan was captaining this side he'd have found it much harder to score runs.

Agree on both points there.

 

[chunkyshanhawk53]

Stokes too weak to have a bowl? It’s the Ashes ffs

 

[SAFC 2012]

Smith is ridiculously good but i f***ing hate watching him

Hes minging