[Third test] England v Australia - Perth

[gards2]

Missing Stokes badly. Tremendous gutsy player.

 

[Jack Torrance]

Missing Stokes badly. Tremendous gutsy player.

Match winner

 

[Jap Stammer]

Decent Middleweight as well.

 

[gowlcra]

Wood should have been paying, we are so lacking in pace, Plus Broad needs dropping, he has been awful on the tour so far.

He’s done zero to imply he could add anything different. He’s not even hitting his straps for the Lions

 

[chopsfc007]

I'm not sure. Jennings has done alright with the lions. Hameed looks like he'll be a good opener in the future. Not criticising Cook because he's been a great player and may still be but sometimes a rest helps

Jennings are you serious

 

[Jack Torrance]

Jennings are you serious

Good player. Already has an England century to his name. Was going through a bed spell of form when he was last picked and had to face a superb bowling attack

 

[chopsfc007]

Good player. Already has an England century to his name. Was going through a bed spell of form when he was last picked and had to face a superb bowling attack

He had a really poor season and poor spell in the England team I'm all for giving him another chance but not ahead of cook

 

[Liverpool Beachball]

Good player. Already has an England century to his name. Was going through a bed spell of form when he was last picked and had to face a superb bowling attack

Australia’s bowling attack is a lot better though

 

[Jack Torrance]

Australia’s bowling attack is a lot better though

Disagree with that. Philander was as good as anyone I've seen with a new ball. Morkel was also excellent and Rabada has superb stats. These Aussie attack is quick but not sure it's as good as what it's made out to be

 

[Liverpool Beachball]

Disagree with that. Philander was as good as anyone I've seen with a new ball. Morkel was also excellent and Rabada has superb stats. These Aussie attack is quick but not sure it's as good as what it's made out to be

Yeah in hindsight there isn’t much in it, I still think he would find it tougher facing the Aussies on their home pitches than the South Africans on ours though

 

[TopCat]

Woke up at 5am to check the score. Said to myself "I just don't want to see the word 'collapse'" - turned on the BBC App to see the headline "England collapse after Bairstow Century" so went back to bed

Also, what is the point right now of Modern Ali? Not sure he is worth his place in the team as a bowler or a batter.....

 

[Keith S30S]

Skittle them for sub 350 and we have a chance of winning. Anything more and the draw would be odds on with bad weather about.

Ironically if we did skittle them it would probably give the Aussies a better chance of winning too unless they could get towards 500.

Not setting the alarm tonight.

 

[It'sDefinitelyLloydy]

are the highlights anywhere online? There has been on BT for the other tests but can't find any from day one or two of this test without logging in

 

[Billy Rocket]

Smith is making this very easy for them. A ridiculous technique but it certainly works for him

As much as I hate the dirty rotten upside down mags, and especially their chief, he's a bloody good player who shows that technique is sometimes overrated.

 

[rentaghost]

Good player. Already has an England century to his name. Was going through a bed spell of form when he was last picked and had to face a superb bowling attack

He has a clear and obvious technical flaw against bowling that will hit 4th stump time and time again. its more to do with him solving that flaw than being in form or out of form. he will always be in form against bowling that isn't good enough to expolit his clear weakness often enough.

 

[The Voice Of Reason]

Bowl them out in the first hour tomorrow

England openers in unbeaten stand for rest of the day

Sunderland break home jinx with 5 - 0 win

Mags concede 6 in London

Then I wake up ......

 

[sonson]

Missing Stokes badly. Tremendous gutsy player.

Shouldn't have committed a crime then eh, the f***ing imbecile

Good player. Already has an England century to his name. Was going through a bed spell of form when he was last picked and had to face a superb bowling attack

Superb attack? Probably the worst SA have had in a decade man.

 

[LD19SAFC]

Think I’ll get up are 5.10 for the second session starting tomorrow. Fully expect Smith to be there 130+ not out

 

[Billy Rocket]

This time yesterday the weather forecast for days 4 and 5 looked like bad luck. Today, maybe good luck.

 

[Jack Torrance]

Shouldn't have committed a crime then eh, the f***ing imbecile


Superb attack? Probably the worst SA have had in a decade man.

They made light work of the Aussies whilst we're on course for a 5-0 defeat