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

[scotch]

Yeah but think of the pressure we’ll have put on their bowlers

"Didn't want to let Starc settle and tried to put pressure on him"

Starc - 8.3 Overs, 0 Maidens, 5-48

 

[MagicRat]

And Brendan told us to ‘keep the faith’

 

[Dexter]

Now for the real entertainment to begin

 

[Sea to Shining Sea]

Right. Fasten your seatbelts

We’re about to go off road with a fiat panda

 

[Mr Redknapp]

Crawley nicking off to Steven Smith about 08.35?

 

[JackL]

Jacks has actually bowled well tbf

 

[Rokerparkpies]

England won't even match 177

 

[dangermows]

The lower order haven't and they've got them into a great position.

That's great. But that wasn't the point, which was they are better at Bazball as well

 

[Mr Redknapp]

Ha'way lads, the bowlers have toiled this morning and kept going.

 

[dangermows]

The irony of it all is they played better ‘bazball’ than England ever had at the start of the innings

and Head won the first test with it too. Tremendous.

 

[Binxy]

Haway then when do we lose our 1st wicket.
I'm going for Crawley ball 3 driving at a wide delivery.

 

[Peterlee James]

Jack better than bash?? Discuss

 

[mackem1989]

700 ish runs needed no bother with that.

 

[mackembhoy]

I was trying to watch as live but fucked up and clicked the go live button.

Glad I never bothered. This has been coming for 2 and half years.

Our arrogance with the bat especially beggars belief. Time and time again the other team shows us how to play test match batting when it's difficult.

Yeah when it comes of it looks class but too many times now in the last 2 and half years it hasn't.

6 and counting defeats in the Ashes, 6 defeats to India, 2 defeats to Pakistan, 1 to Sri Lanka and 1 to New Zealand where we've not respected test cricket remotely.

We've spent the last 2 and half years building up to this series and disrespecting opposition constantly on about this. Only to fail miserably

Get McCullum and that moron Key gone. Get a proper coach in rather than by his own admission someone who focuses more on the mental side of the game in McCullum. Well the mental side is where this team doesn't have a f***ing clue.

 

[redandwhiterob]

I'm not sure these message boards have the bandwidth to cope with a England collapse here

 

[JackL]

Jack better than bash?? Discuss

Easily. Bashir should be nowhere near international cricket

 

[Keith S30S]

The 2 Aussies running off and neither of them opened the bowling first innings. Obviously keeping their options open.

 

[Anthly]

C’mon England, dig in and no daft shots.
Rain tomorrow, this can be saved.
Here’s hoping .

 

[Mr Redknapp]

Jack better than bash?? Discuss

tbf, he turned the ball and looked decent today.

 

[scotch]

Jack better than bash?? Discuss

Joe Roots better than Bash