Australia v England, 3rd Test, 16th December , 23.30

[Rokerparkpies]

What should I do here, I know, give the Aussies some slips catching practice

Simply didn't have to play at it

 

[elder]

This is the worst England side since Brisbane Noosa - edited

 

[Rokerparkpies]

This is the worst England side since Brisbane Noosa - edited

Can we be actually worse than shit?????

 

[Mackem2017]

I’m calling it now. Pope century

More chance of the Pope getting a century

 

[Rokerparkpies]

Right people im off to snooze land...
Good night all.

 

[stretch]

Can’t he just leave the ball? Needs to play a shot every time

 

[abbs]

Commentator, ducket doesn't leave anything !.no shit

 

[Lawrenceslongthrowin]

At least the Aussies are some what competitive when they come here, we look like scared children whenever we tour there

Embarrassing isn’t it, we either win narrowly or it’s a draw recently, in aus it’s not even worth turning up

 

[Sea to Shining Sea]

Can’t he just leave the ball? Needs to play a shot every time

No. And he wears it as a badge of honour. Getting into sledging battles with Head over how many he’s left.

Duckett has largely been a good bat for England but that shot there in that situation would see club lads get a rightful volley off the skipper.

 

[stretch]

No. And he wears it as a badge of honour. Getting into sledging battles with Head over how many he’s left.

Duckett has largely been a good bat for England but that shot there in that situation would see club lads get a rightful volley off the skipper.

Embarrassing shot.

 

[SydneyFan]

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I'm in the fanzine outside for the lunch break and I'm not sure I'm going back in.

 

[scotch]

60 odd tests Pope, no point putting the drive away now

 

[Mackem2017]

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I'm in the fanzine outside for the lunch break and I'm not sure I'm going back in.

Thought this was Ben Duckett

 

[scotch]

Crawley 1 from 25, praise for restraint

 

[Sea to Shining Sea]

Crawley 1 from 25, praise for restraint

Yes fair play to him so far. The balls aren’t there to hit so he’s not attempting to. That’s test match opening

 

[Antidotes]

peach of a delivery that

 

[Sea to Shining Sea]

There’s the difference in a nutshell. Probing bowling of a high class and exceptional catching behind. England have done neither of those things.

 

[ozcat]

Catching like that wins Tests.

 

[scotch]

Yes fair play to him so far. The balls aren’t there to hit so he’s not attempting to. That’s test match opening

Got to be funny how Crawleys technique looks sounder and more compact than Pope's right now.

Interesting thing from Zalts yesterday,
Crawley average sub 30 since his 186 (take his 100 against Zimbabwe out)
Pope average sub 30 since his 196 (take his Zimbabwe 100 out)
Excellent catch but Pope just isn't good enough and that should finally be the last of him in an England shirt for a couple years at least
Not bad this Cummins bloke is he?

 

[jcrossan]

Just keep on walking Ollie.