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


I thought Labuschagne was generous after the match, suggesting that the matches were won and lost on ‘moments’.
There is some truth to that but the fact is that England are simply not as good as Australia.
 
Boo said:
I thought Labuschagne was generous after the match, suggesting that the matches were won and lost on ‘moments’.
There is some truth to that but the fact is that England are simply not as good as Australia.
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In this last game, maybe, but not in the first two games.

As for Crawley’s comment about 3-2 being not too bad …… unbelievable and deluded
 
Boo said:
I thought Labuschagne was generous after the match, suggesting that the matches were won and lost on ‘moments’.
There is some truth to that but the fact is that England are simply not as good as Australia.
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1st Test -
Head falls early in Brisbane 2nd innings - who knows, but we blew it at 51-1 2nd innings with the bat.

2nd Test -
5 dropped catches, Australia catch everything including some stunners.
Top order bats like idiots both innings, bowlers gift them 200 runs to waste Roots 100.

3rd Test -
200 runs given away through 2 drops and Snicko error.
No spinner selected and Pope persisted with.
Australia catch worldies.

In the past 2 years I don't think England have scored as many runs in a test against such a high quality and disciplined attack as we did in this test.

Marcus is probably right in that a few moments in this test gping our way and we could have won a very good match
 
ZeeZee said:
Seems like there is a total lack of discipline.

McCullum and Stokes allowing them to do what they want.

The line about only three turning up for a morning run is disgraceful.

I suspected there was a bit of a drinking culture, totally unacceptable.

We need wholesale changes, from Key to McCullum and Stokes and at the ECB an entire focus shift back to the CC and red ball cricket. Make it more attractive and make pathways for players doing well in the CC to make the test team. At least have the test players with some kind of worry that should they fail to perform they’ll be replaced, not backed regardless.

Australia have been a decent side who’ve executed their plans well. Not a brilliant side though.
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They're treating it as an all expenses paid holiday for 2 months
 
ZeeZee said:
Fair challenge.

He’s a clever bloke though and whatever you think of it, he was able to put forward ‘a plan’.

If tasked with delivering change to benefit the red ball game, he’d be up a good option. Not sure the ‘high performance review’ would fit the bill.
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Well he's already blamed the CC without saying it directly

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Boo said:
I thought Labuschagne was generous after the match, suggesting that the matches were won and lost on ‘moments’.
There is some truth to that but the fact is that England are simply not as good as Australia.
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The moment England took the field, perhaps?
 
Well I’ve avoided the thread this series ( in the main) for fear of my comments being irrational and outrageous, but I’ll contribute now, we’re pathetic, and the bottom line is they’re just not good enough, lots of England careers will be over after this series, to be replaced by another bunch of no hopers.
 
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