4th Ashes Test - Old Trafford

[Silly Point]

Been second best by some distance all series. Credit to them ***** better prepared in every aspect but as the first captain not to win a home Ashes series since 2001 Root has to go

 

[Sharpshooter]

Aussie captained being interviewed.

 

[Voice of fair play]

England pathetic.
Australia better in every aspect.
Maybe Root will do the right thing.

There was nothing pathetic about them in this test, they battled like fuck were just beaten by the better team,

 

[The warthog]

Wish our top order had shown half the heart that our tail ended there. Protected their wickets like their lives depended on it.

 

[GordonMuchallNo1Fan]

Don’t agree. The whole team hasn’t been good enough. Yes the batting has been the major disappointment, but the bowling has been average, the captaincy poor and the fielding very, very average.

Better team has won. By team I mean a world class batsman, a decent batsman in very good form (Labuchagne) and a very good bowling unit.

Spot on.

 

[Jap Stammer]

We just simply don't perform consistently enough, or seem to have alternatives when plan A isn't working.

When it goes t!ts up, it really goes t!ts up - Edgbaston, Headingley (last day excepted), first two days of this Test.

I can see us winning at the Oval but it means f@@k all to me now. Gutted.

 

[rentaghost]

Fair play to the Aussies. Been the best side throughout the series.

 

[Mr Redknapp]

Paine is an Ashes winning captain

He will be thrown under the bus the next tough series and Smith will get the job back and will be seen as some big redemption.

Australia's quality seem bowling and Smith was the difference

 

[JL1985]

If Burns and Root has just faced 25 balls each it probably would have been enough to scrape by.

 

[Scotty 1978]

How’s Lyon pulled that boiler

 

[Jack Torrance]

2 of the tests they were allowed to replace a ball which was doing fuck all to a one which was hooping around corners

 

[Mainze]

Wish our top order had shown half the heart that our tail ended there. Protected their wickets like their lives depended on it.

The problem is highlighted right there, they are better than our top order.

 

[safcpelaw]

Stokes and Broad are the only ones to have performed at a decent level.

Overton in that for his knock their he done what the batters should have done.

 

[Liverpool Beachball]

Fair play to the Aussies. Been the best side throughout the series.

Other than Smith and Labuschange their batsmen have been as bad as ours

 

[BIG BAZ]

Don’t agree. The whole team hasn’t been good enough. Yes the batting has been the major disappointment, but the bowling has been average, the captaincy poor and the fielding very, very average.

Better team has won. By team I mean a world class batsman, a decent batsman in very good form (Labuchagne) and a very good bowling unit.

good post

 

[Onlyfoolsrushin]

A freak innings from Stokes aside we've clearly been second best all series. Even 2-2 would be a robbery.

Root needs to go I'm afraid and that's no knee-jerk - he's a poor captain.

If you take Smith out of the equation, the teams are pretty even IMO. One man team they are.

 

[The Rat]

I HATE

Australians

 

[Mr Redknapp]

If you take Smith out of the equation, the teams are pretty even IMO. One man team they are.

Bowlers are quality too.

 

[Jack Torrance]

If you take Smith out of the equation, the teams are pretty even IMO. One man team they are.

Their bowling attack is brilliant

 

[TheRey]

Fuck Smith, fuck Langer, fuck Labachagne and his punchable f***ing face, fuck being "sporting", and fuck every f***ing Aussie.

Dicks.