Mr Redknapp
Striker
Totally agree, but even when England batted they let Aussies back in after more wafts.
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Australia v England, 2nd Test, 4th December 0400
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mackembhoy
Striker
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mackembhoy
Striker
Wow this as bad as it gets
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vinegar hill
Striker
Let’s face it against the best teams away from home we’re crap.
This has been simply routine for a weakened Aussie side.
This has been simply routine for a weakened Aussie side.
Inside Forward
Winger
I think he’s good enough (as a batsman) he’s just going through a real tough patch at the moment.
Agreed about his keeping though.
Yankee
Striker
They're pretty consistant, I'll give them that.
Sea to Shining Sea
Striker
I think he bats confused. He’s a classical technically gifted batsman that has been promoted to 3 too hastily and with a license to play a game that doesn’t belong to him.
Yes he’s making the mistakes and isn’t showing much growing maturity, but I think his ability isn’t being utilised anything like properly.
Hes too good a player to be wasting his career the way he is. And he needs better help and needs to be more accountable. It doesn’t appear to be a system where there is any real accountability anywhere.
GordonMuchallNo1Fan
Striker
do we fare much better at home though? what are our series home win/results against the better sides?
SAFC11
Striker
I just feel he has a bit of trigger movement issue. Ends up playing at a line that is dangerous when youre essentially facing the new ball
We haven’t beaten India or Australia since 2018
Bears Beets
Striker
Aye but our strike rate is over 100 per man, we’re scoring 6 an over with ease.
That’s the real quiz.
YorkshireLad92
Goalkeeper
They said we brought the 'best pace attack we've ever had' to Australia, which is true but you have batters with no brain cells it's absolutely pointless
SAFC11
Striker
We rarely beat Australia by a 3+ gap, the way they regularly stuff us in Australia. Best since ive really been alive and interested in cricket was a 3 - 0 home win over a decade ago after the 3 - 1 away win we had. Australia have won by that gap or more 8 times since i was born in 1990, and 3 times since we did win 3 - 0
Sea to Shining Sea
Striker
Aside from being trounced, there’s a fundamental issue with the entire approach.
It was designed to entertain and make people like watching England cricket. They’re seen as arrogant, cocky and self aggrandising by opponents and not stirring a sense of pride or love from people at home either. That’s an uncomfortable problem.
I think the press will turn on them in a fashion we’ve not seen before and it won’t be nice but it won’t be without warning
It was designed to entertain and make people like watching England cricket. They’re seen as arrogant, cocky and self aggrandising by opponents and not stirring a sense of pride or love from people at home either. That’s an uncomfortable problem.
I think the press will turn on them in a fashion we’ve not seen before and it won’t be nice but it won’t be without warning
YorkshireLad92
Goalkeeper
Next coach has to be one who installs discipline and valuing your wicket, Ponting would be ideal but I think he's pretty adamant he doesn't want to coach international teams, so maybe a Justin Langer type
Nasser Butt-Head
Midfield
Haven't seen any unplayable cricket from the Aussies mind. Very average team once you take the likes of Starc out.
We've just been worse than piss poor.
LJP1786
Striker
And Wood lasted two days of cricket before being out for a minimum of 2 tests.
