Australia v England, 2nd Test, 4th December 0400

[Binxy]

So we need a big opening partnership, Root and Brook to get 100's, Stokes and Smith to get 50's and another 50-100 runs from Jacks, Pope and the bowlers.

As if we are going to match Aussies score

A big opening partnership.
We'll come out swinging from the hip and be 5-2

 

[Rokerparkpies]

Starc will get his 100..then declare then skittle us out for less than 100...
Serious questions need to be asked from top to bottom..but naturally Macullum will let his ego get in the way and come up with some utter shite.

 

[Doctor_Sunlun]

Was actually half hoping Starc got to 100, he would have deserved it

 

[Binxy]

Haway the collapse is on.

 

[Oli Wagkz]

Brilliant from Starc.

Them 2 silly shites celebrating the catch man

 

[scotch]

Carse to get a 5 for....could be another sliver to cling to

 

[Anthly]

I think we’re watching the last series that Ben Stokes will play in.

He won’t last all 5 tests of this series .
He’ll develope an injury.

 

[Rokerparkpies]

Starc will get his 100..then declare then skittle us out for less than 100...
Serious questions need to be asked from top to bottom..but naturally Macullum will let his ego get in the way and come up with some utter shite.

Edit...or maybe not!

 

[scotch]

A big opening partnership.
We'll come out swinging from the hip and be 5-2

I mean Pope had a 2nd innings average of around 16

 

[Sea to Shining Sea]

Carse to get a 5 for....could be another sliver to cling to

If he holds the ball up to the crowd my tele is going out the window

 

[Mr.Thunders]

He won’t last all 5 tests of this series .

Think he'll fly home before the series end.

 

[Mr Redknapp]

Edit...or maybe not!

In your defence he kind of chucked that away there.. but he's a tail-ender. SMB won't like the lads sharing a laugh there

 

[redandwhiterob]

When England do get in I reckon best tactic would be to try and get this deficit pegged back ASAP

 

[Sea to Shining Sea]

He won’t last all 5 tests of this series .

I think he will but no more after

 

[Voice of fair play]

Feeling so so deflated

 

[Raker]

f***ing get in, surely that’s us favourites now?

 

[Binxy]

When England do get in I reckon best tactic would be to try and get this deficit pegged back ASAP

No it wouldn't.
We need to bat long, very long.
Trying to reduce the deficit quickly will only end one way.

 

[Rokerparkpies]

Apparently this was arguably a poorest Aussie side to Grace the Ashes...
Who knew eh????

 

[Dexter]

Some superb 4D chess from England here.

Have Starc bat for so long he’ll be too tired to skittle us with the ball

 

[scotch]

When England do get in I reckon best tactic would be to try and get this deficit pegged back ASAP

Thunderstorms due afternoon on 5th day, showers could be around tomorrow night.
Batting time will be just as important to show some fight and game situation awareness...

We know what's going to happen though