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

[Behind Enemy Lines]

Horrendous since the last wicket. Game and series getting away from us unfortunately.

 

[Antidotes]

doing to us what we did to them last night and got a lot more wickets in the bank still coz of the shit fielding

 

[Randy Ostrich]

How's stat?!
published at 11:21 GMT
11:21 GMT

Srinivas Vijaykumar
CricViz analyst

England's pacers have taken 3-33 at 11.0 average with deliveries hitting stumps compared to 3-298 at 99.3 average with deliveries missing the stumps.

Across this innings only 7% deliveries have on gone to hit the stumps with 93% deliveries missing it.

 

[psr]

They'll get a lead of 120 and bowl us out for 97 in our second innings. No surprises then. That's the spirit.

 

[GordonMuchallNo1Fan]

Did we do any catching practise at night with this pink ball?

No we didn't bother with the practice game last week

 

[DonaldDownTheWing]

Games getting away from us in the last 15 minutes like. We fought back into it but those dropped catches have sucked the life out of the players, they look flat again.

 

[NodsNeph]

Collingwood knew catches win matches

 

[DonaldDownTheWing]

Struggling to see the point of Atkinson. He’s not quick enough to trouble the batsmen, and can’t buy a wicket.

 

[ozcat]

England look unfit physically and mentally. A tour of Australia isn't a f***ing schoolboy game. It's very tough and elite preparation is required.

Need to attack every hour (between breaks and drinks) with energy.

 

[mackembhoy]

Our over rate only marginally better.

Why I thought the sabre rattling about Aussies wasting time yesterday was a bit pointless.

 

[Keith S30S]

5 dropped catches has allowed them to score the thick end of 100 extra runs. Head 30 more, Carey 40 more etc.

 

[Sillypoint]

Collingwood knew catches win matches

where is he for this tour, or have they ditched him? Heard a few rumours that the ladies distract him whilst on tour

 

[chopsfc007]

Of course we're underprepared, we could have played a pink ball warm up match but were to arrogant to.

Or they were played in different conditions

 

[Sea to Shining Sea]

I genuinely think Australia’s A team would create the same problems for us as the first XI.

 

[Johnson Says]

Very poor day 'fighting back' according to Beeb. Bollocks everyone of theirs is scoring heavily

 

[Randy Ostrich]

Bowl at the bastard stumps!!!

 

[Johnson Says]

Very poor day 'fighting back' according to Beeb.

 

[Keith S30S]

Our over rate only marginally better.

Why I thought the saber rattling about Aussies wasting time yesterday was a bit pointless.

Haway. We're going to bowl 1 short of the Aussies yesterday and we batted this morning and 10 minutes between innings too. We're bowling at least an extra over an hour and the spinner has only bowled 1 over.

 

[Binxy]

Or they were played in different conditions

There was the option of a pink ball game.
We turned it down.

 

[Liverpool Beachball]

Well that was an infuriating watch