3rd Ashes Test - Australia v England - MCG

[alwaysaclaret]

Can't get any worse than this, has to be the worst England ashes performance ever.

[tiger76]

Wood gone now, a 5 wicket haul for Boland on debut, 5-5 ridiculous figures.

65-8 and I doubt the Aussies will have to bat again.

Embarrassing doesn't do it justice.

[ClaretTony]

Robinson for 0, England 65/9 and Boland 6/5.

[Somethingfishy]

Remember this is after a team meeting where they talked about their shortcomings and wanted to put them behind them

I'd say it is a shambolic...but words can't describe this. Folding like a pack of cards.
The whole team besides Root and Anderson need sacking off.

[Milltown1882]

And the duck record is broken. 6 wickets for 5 runs. 65/9. I genuinely have no words for this team anymore.

[alwaysaclaret]

Did I really post this just over 40 minutes ago?

Afraid so Tony, only one word can sum it up, pathetic.

[Roosterbooster]

Looking at the positives, I might get to watch the entire day's play and be in bed by 1

When I wrote this I was being facetious...

[ClaretTony]

The whole team besides Root and Anderson need sacking off.

One of whom is not the best of captains and the other will be 40 next summer. Our best two players by a country mile.

[tiger76]

65-9 6 for Boland.

Even by England's standards this has been a mad collapse.

[Somethingfishy]

This quite simply has to be the worst test innings I have ever seen. Christ on a bike they only needed 82 to make them bat again and are going to fall well short of that. You have to laugh or you will cry.

[ClaretTony]

Jimmy has ruined Boland’s figures - 6/7 now

[tiger76]

This quite simply has to be the worst test innings I have ever seen. Christ on a bike they only needed 82 to make them bat again and are going to fall well short of that. You have to laugh or you will cry.

England have scored less in a test innings, but in the context of the match this has been a meek surrender.

And take Root's 28 out and it would have been even worse.

If this isn't a wake-up call to the ECB then nothing will rouse them.

[ClaretTony]

All over - lost by an innings and 14 runs

PATHETIC

[Vino blanco]

I've just logged in to say I've been enjoying tiger76's positivity, optimism and confidence during today's play, hoping that we could somehow engineer a victory. Well done, mate, you've kept me interested in this shambolic performance. I might as well stay up now to see Jimmy get his first test hundred
In the real world words fail me about the state of of our test team set up.
All over as I type, good night one and all.

[RVclaret]

Wow what an absolute embarrassment. Send them home

[Milltown1882]

An innings and 14 runs. Covid dependant I’d be sending 10 of them home and drafting 10 replacements in. That is single-handedly the worst England test innings I have ever seen.

[Roosterbooster]

I wonder what excuses Joe has now...

Same thing every time "I believe in the players to turn it around"

Maybe a humble "we've been rubbish and some of us aren't good enough" would be better

[Gunfury]

New coach,new captain,new openers,new middle order,new wicket keeper,new spinner…..not asking for much is it

[ClaretTony]

How on earth do you win by an innings when you only score 267?

[tiger76]

Jimmy out 68 AO.

Root's post match interview should make interesting listening. Especially given his words prior to the game.

[ClaretTony]

New coach,new captain,new openers,new middle order,new wicket keeper,new spinner…..not asking for much is it

A lot of test careers coming to an end and rightly so

[RVclaret]

Disgrace

[Somethingfishy]

England have scored less in a test innings, but in the context of the match this has been a meek surrender.

And take Root's 28 out and it would have been even worse.

If this isn't a wake-up call to the ECB then nothing will rouse them.

Indeed. There have been worst scores but the complete lack of backbone is apparent. Root the only one to hold his head high..but only just. They genuinely look scared of Australia. Not sure where the ECB go from here but massive changes needed in some way.

253/20 puts it into context.

[tiger76]

I've just logged in to say I've been enjoying tiger76's positivity, optimism and confidence during today's play, hoping that we could somehow engineer a victory. Well done, mate, you've kept me interested in this shambolic performance. I might as well stay up now to see Jimmy get his first test hundred
In the real world words fail me about the state of of our test team set up.
All over as I type, good night one and all.

I was positive for a while, but even I can't find any words to defend that abysmal display, and changes HAVE to be made NOW.

[ClaretTony]

When this series started I did think we were likely to lose it but not like this. Words fail me after today’s play which is as bad as anything I’ve seen.

[RammyClaret61]

Effing embarrassing. I went for a walk this morning. Lasted 20 minutes longer than England.

[Milltown1882]

I was positive for a while, but even I can't find any words to defend that abysmal display, and changes HAVE to be made NOW.

I think there will be a few cases of players being ‘unselectable’ or mid series retirements after this. The bad thing is the options we have out there as fringe players just aren’t good enough other than Foakes for Buttler.

[RammyClaret61]

When this series started I did think we were likely to lose it but not like this. Words fail me after today’s play which is as bad as anything I’ve seen.

That 2nd innings, with the opportunity the bowlers had giving us. Just embarrassing.

[Milltown1882]

All the talk we heard was the Ashes is a marathon not a sprint. Harmison etc were bang on saying it is a sprint because you can lose the Ashes in 11 days of cricket and here we are. The Aussies must be embarrassed at how easy this is.

[Gunfury]

I would just stick a load of youngsters in now and try and get them ready for the next ashes…forget whoever else we have to play between now and then,just use that as giving them experience

[Roosterbooster]

I was positive for a while, but even I can't find any words to defend that abysmal display, and changes HAVE to be made NOW.

Who though??
We don't have any decent openers.
Root is great, but has NEVER scored a century in Australia.
Pope, Stokes, Buttler, Bairstow... none of them set the world alight.
Malan was OK.

I have no major issues with the bowlers, although we are lacking a reliable spinner. But I don't see who can change this batting unit's failures...

[arise_sir_charge]

A pathetic effort, they should be embarrassed.
Losing by an innings as they have done in this test match is an utter disgrace.

Silverwood and Root should both offer to step down with immediate effect.

They are as soft as ****, no backbone, no fight, no application just a absolute shower from top to bottom.

[tiger76]

All the talk we heard was the Ashes is a marathon not a sprint. Harmison etc were bang on saying it is a sprint because you can lose the Ashes in 11 days of cricket and here we are. The Aussies must be embarrassed at how easy this is.

This test is the one that really irks me, Australia played in 2nd gear, yet still won by an innings.

It's the batting where the real problems lie, and how we solve those I haven't a clue.

[RammyClaret61]

I’ve just had to put Facebook on hold. The amount of abuse I’m getting is unreal. Aussies are a disgrace in defeat, but they’re effing worse in victory.

[Roosterbooster]

On another positive note, had Australia batted first, that 68 all out would have been enough to avoid the follow on

[Vino blanco]

Steve Harmeson has just said "our batting in the series has been abyssmal", at least one pundit has guts to tell the truth.

[Gunfury]

I wonder what Bob Willis would have said about all this

[tiger76]

Steve Harmeson has just said "our batting in the series has been abyssmal", at least one pundit has guts to tell the truth.

Malan and Root are the only 2 batsman who can say they contributed, the rest terrible is an understatement.

[tiger76]

I wonder what Bob Willis would have said about all this

I wonder what Geoff Boycott makes of it, I can imagine he'll have some choice words to say, but as this is a family forum I won't consider repeating them here.

[ClaretTony]

I wonder what Bob Willis would have said about all this

When you think of Bob Willis and the Ashes it takes you to that last day at Headingley in 1981. He’ll be turning in his grave at this showing.

[arise_sir_charge]

Root’s interview there just sums it up “we’ve had good pockets”……no Joe, it’s been an utter shambles! Just say what you see, admit it’s terrible and maybe we can start to move forward.

[Colburn_Claret]

You think they couldn't get more embarrassing, and they prove you wrong again.

So many issues, but first and foremost is Silverwood has to go, and now.

[Somethingfishy]

Root’s interview there just sums it up “we’ve had good pockets”……no Joe, it’s been an utter shambles! Just say what you see, admit it’s terrible and maybe we can start to move forward.

The bit where he said we needed to learn from this (yet again) irked me the most. How many lessons do they need because they sure aint learning?

[ClaretTony]

Root’s interview there just sums it up “we’ve had good pockets”……no Joe, it’s been an utter shambles! Just say what you see, admit it’s terrible and maybe we can start to move forward.

I didn’t expect him to blast his team mates but what he said was pathetic. Yes, we bowled well yesterday but it’s hard finding other pockets from this shambles.

[RVclaret]

More fluff from Root in the interview I see. Boring

[arise_sir_charge]

I didn’t expect him to blast his team mates but what he said was pathetic. Yes, we bowled well yesterday but it’s hard finding other pockets from this shambles.

His team mates need blasting Tony.

He’s our best player, the others need a rocket and as their skipper he should be the man to deliver it.

It’s all too nice, referring to the head coach as “Spoons” etc, it’s pathetic.

Professional sports people are accountable if they underperform and shouldn’t be afraid of being told be it publicly or behind closed doors.

We’ve lost a series without even making it to the half way point. They should be ashamed.

[Vegas Claret]

should be made to swim home

[RammyClaret61]

Root is great, but has NEVER scored a century in Australia.

But to be fair to Root. No batsman as stayed with him. He’s always had to try and hold up his end. Never been able to play a flowing game in Australia. He's always had one hand tied behind his back.
I know some of the shots he was out to were terrible. But probably out of boredom.

[Taffy on the wing]

Wow!.......8 hours driving in the rain..( i hate driving) & then this FFS.
They should donate their wages/money earned to some charity ....Pathetic performance.

[RammyClaret61]

Wow!.......8 hours driving in the rain..( i hate driving) & then this FFS.
They should donate their wages/money earned to some charity ....Pathetic performance.

They did for the first test, it was called the ICC.