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Ashes 2nd test thread - Lords

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hank williams said:
Wedve put the Aussies into bat they'd ve been down & out

Now there cock a hoop

Stupid decision :evil:
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Have to agree. Should be looking at an innings win here, given that we had the chance to absoloutely smash them.

Batting disgraceful. If Root is under pressure then Pietersen should be drummed out of the squad and back to Surrey.
 

sonson said:
You'd think they would realise that you play differently in certain circumstances. It's all about presence at crease and just grinding them down in the field for a day, really don't understand how they don't realise that, or if they do, why they've nibbled at what they have.
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I would be less pissed off if the pitch was doing something or we were batting against Mcgrath and Warne, but the pitch is flat as fuck and its Siddle and Pattinson....hardly the same quality as previous Aussie attacks.

That said we have a decent lead and their batting has been worse then ours for the moment.
 
oh dear, looks like we're all unhappy again!

We are 260 - 3 in a one innings shoot off with a slowly deteriorating wicket that will get worse with the heat over the next two days and with Australia low on confidence they will be battered batting last on it.

I really hope this forum isnt heading in the same direction as the football one
 
Aberdeen Angus said:
oh dear, looks like we're all unhappy again!

We are 260 - 3 in a one innings shoot off with a slowly deteriorating wicket that will get worse with the heat over the next two days and with Australia low on confidence they will be battered batting last on it.

I really hope this forum isnt heading in the same direction as the football one
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People in expressing opinion shock.

If batsmen are failing then questions will rightly be asked about temprament, technique and selection.
 
Aberdeen Angus said:
oh dear, looks like we're all unhappy again!

We are 260 - 3 in a one innings shoot off with a slowly deteriorating wicket that will get worse with the heat over the next two days and with Australia low on confidence they will be battered batting last on it.

I really hope this forum isnt heading in the same direction as the football one
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I agree, we are still in a good position but the batting is extremely poor from supposed top quality players and it should be far far better.

Overall still Englands day by far
 
sonson said:
Management can't really account for two of the top three giving their wicket away in these circumstances when making these decsions.
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absolutely spot on. Imagine theyd got out playing those shots chasing 110 and leaving us 30-3? Correct decision to not enforce follow on.
 
Aberdeen Angus said:
oh dear, looks like we're all unhappy again!

We are 260 - 3 in a one innings shoot off with a slowly deteriorating wicket that will get worse with the heat over the next two days and with Australia low on confidence they will be battered batting last on it.

I really hope this forum isnt heading in the same direction as the football one
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It's shocking at the moment on here like
 
Aberdeen Angus said:
oh dear, looks like we're all unhappy again!

We are 260 - 3 in a one innings shoot off with a slowly deteriorating wicket that will get worse with the heat over the next two days and with Australia low on confidence they will be battered batting last on it.

I really hope this forum isnt heading in the same direction as the football one
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I don't think we're going to lose. I think we're probably going to win. You're confusing my dissapointment with mediocrity as being the same as being a bedwetter.

Given how poor Australia have been we better beat them, that's really the least we should do, they've been comical today, but we're making heavy weather of an incredibly simple situation. In the context of this Ashes it dosen't mean much but as I said earlier I have higher ambitions of England than beating poor sides, but playing as they are that's about where we're at, we'd be getting murdered against a good side here. Beating Australia isn't a mark of quality any more.
 
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Randy Ostrich said:
People in expressing opinion shock.

If batsmen are failing then questions will rightly be asked about temprament, technique and selection.
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I was more referring to the criticism of the follow on decision and general lack of game situation appreciation.

Are we actually questioning the temperament, technique and selection of Cook and Trott by the way?
 
This is the first day I've ever sat and watched a test match and I am thoroughly enjoying it. Should have started watching years ago.
 
sonson said:
I don't think we're going to lose. I think we're probably going to win. You're confusing my dissapointment with mediocrity as being the same as being a bedwetter.

iven how poor Australia have been we better beat them, that's really the least we should do, they've been comical today, but we're making heavy weather of an incredibly simple situation. In the context of this Ashes it dosen't mean much but as I said earlier I have higher ambitions of England than beating poor sides, but playing as they are that's about where we're at, we'd be getting murdered against a good side here.
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We arent making heavy weather of it though. We have had a very iffy start to an innings in a game that we are completely and utterly dominating.
 
Aberdeen Angus said:
I was more referring to the criticism of the follow on decision and general lack of game situation appreciation.

Are we actually questioning the temperament, technique and selection of Cook and Trott by the way?
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Cook's technique? You bet. Gooch needs to teach him to move his feet. That's not the same as calling for players to be dropped after two poor innings. Consistently getting out playing poor shots implies a reckless, over-confident state of mind.

I was one of those who would've enforced the follow on. We may well win the game but it won't be thanks to us batting again.
 
Another 150 runs will do, bit dissapointed how we have given the wickets away tonight mind, its time players like prior started to get runs again....think we will get bowled out for around 250.
 
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