Ashes Second Test

Casper2 · Post by **Casper2** » Sat Jul 01, 2023 4:53 pm

That’s poor umpiring

mdd2 · Post by **mdd2** » Sat Jul 01, 2023 4:59 pm

Dont think you can ever write Jimmy off but maybe this is his last test as not done much in these two test matches unless he is part of a 200 last wicket partnership that wins this game

Claret Alfie · Post by **Claret Alfie** » Sat Jul 01, 2023 5:00 pm

How long do England persist with Crawley. You can’t have an opener averaging in the 20s. He can’t dine off that 267 forever.

ClaretTony · Post by **ClaretTony** » Sat Jul 01, 2023 5:01 pm

Pope bowled Starc - England 13/2

RVclaret · Post by **RVclaret** » Sat Jul 01, 2023 5:01 pm

Pessimistic post but game over series over.

Casper2 · Post by **Casper2** » Sat Jul 01, 2023 5:01 pm

Pope simply not good enough

kentonclaret · Post by **kentonclaret** » Sat Jul 01, 2023 5:02 pm

New stumps please!

Conroysleftfoot · Post by **Conroysleftfoot** » Sat Jul 01, 2023 5:03 pm

The Aussies are a very good team.

alwaysaclaret · Post by **alwaysaclaret** » Sat Jul 01, 2023 5:03 pm

Excellent delivery, can't complain at that one

Taffy on the wing · Post by **Taffy on the wing** » Sat Jul 01, 2023 5:03 pm

Maybe we're trying to get Sunday off!
Fantastic delivery to be fair.

sjb · Post by **sjb** » Sat Jul 01, 2023 5:03 pm

Casper2 wrote: ↑
Sat Jul 01, 2023 5:01 pm
Pope simply not good enough

I'm not sure any batsman in the world would have kept that out.

StayingDown4Ever · Post by **StayingDown4Ever** » Sat Jul 01, 2023 5:04 pm

Hopefully he declares again now to save us the shame of being all out for 150.

FCBurnley · Post by **FCBurnley** » Sat Jul 01, 2023 5:05 pm

Just way too good for us. The ball is moving like a boomerang unlike when we bowled

kentonclaret · Post by **kentonclaret** » Sat Jul 01, 2023 5:05 pm

Conroysleftfoot wrote: ↑
Sat Jul 01, 2023 5:03 pm
The Aussies are a very good team.

World Test Champions

Casper2 · Post by **Casper2** » Sat Jul 01, 2023 5:05 pm

sjb wrote: ↑
Sat Jul 01, 2023 5:03 pm
I'm not sure any batsman in the world would have kept that out.

Coming in at no 3 you expect late movement

alwaysaclaret · Post by **alwaysaclaret** » Sat Jul 01, 2023 5:07 pm

Pope did play all around it but was just a very quick ball with swing.

Bordeauxclaret · Post by **Bordeauxclaret** » Sat Jul 01, 2023 5:10 pm

Casper2 wrote: ↑
Sat Jul 01, 2023 5:05 pm
Coming in at no 3 you expect late movement

It’s a bit like the opposition smashing one in the top corner and saying “well the keeper should expect them to shoot”.

Lancasterclaret · Post by **Lancasterclaret** » Sat Jul 01, 2023 5:15 pm

I keep disappearing to do bits and bats that need doing with the house and I get back to find my optimism was somewhat misplaced

Casper2 · Post by **Casper2** » Sat Jul 01, 2023 5:19 pm

Bordeauxclaret wrote: ↑
Sat Jul 01, 2023 5:10 pm
It’s a bit like the opposition smashing one in the top corner and saying “well the keeper should expect them to shoot”.

He averages 15 against Australia, not good enough

TheFamilyCat · Post by **TheFamilyCat** » Sat Jul 01, 2023 5:20 pm

FCBurnley wrote: ↑
Sat Jul 01, 2023 5:05 pm
Just way too good for us. The ball is moving like a boomerang unlike when we bowled

Plenty of movement yesterday. The Aussies generally played it well though and had a bit of good fortune on their side too.

Royboyclaret · Post by **Royboyclaret** » Sat Jul 01, 2023 5:27 pm

Jimmy sat there on the balcony right now......would certainly give a penny for his thoughts.....

.....Perhaps a season ticket on the Longside next season......Nothing lasts forever.

ClaretTony · Post by **ClaretTony** » Sat Jul 01, 2023 5:40 pm

And Root gone now at 41/3 - it's just how long it lasts now

sjb · Post by **sjb** » Sat Jul 01, 2023 5:40 pm

Start the car

alwaysaclaret · Post by **alwaysaclaret** » Sat Jul 01, 2023 5:41 pm

I was just going to say steady away just chip away atm, and then root plays needlessly at another short one, it baffles me, why are we playing at them.

alwaysaclaret · Post by **alwaysaclaret** » Sat Jul 01, 2023 5:43 pm

As one of the pundits said yesterday, we're playing like it's just another game, time they got some fire in their belly.

ClaretTony · Post by **ClaretTony** » Sat Jul 01, 2023 5:44 pm

Oh they really are bowling well - Brook gone at 45/4

Taffy on the wing · Post by **Taffy on the wing** » Sat Jul 01, 2023 5:44 pm

The bowling is too good!

Jimmymaccer · Post by **Jimmymaccer** » Sat Jul 01, 2023 5:46 pm

Casper2 wrote: ↑
Sat Jul 01, 2023 4:53 pm
That’s poor umpiring

Loved how the VAR (or whatever it’s called in cricket) reached a decision quickly- no faffing around drawing lines for minutes nor looking for other errors in the run up/ delivery………and showing it on the big screens…….

ClaretTony · Post by **ClaretTony** » Sat Jul 01, 2023 5:46 pm

Taffy on the wing wrote: ↑
Sat Jul 01, 2023 5:44 pm
The bowling is too good!

Two of the four have gone to exceptional deliveries

Vino blanco · Post by **Vino blanco** » Sat Jul 01, 2023 5:47 pm

This is the right time for bazball...just score a quick 330 and we level the series.

Bordeauxclaret · Post by **Bordeauxclaret** » Sat Jul 01, 2023 5:47 pm

ClaretTony wrote: ↑
Sat Jul 01, 2023 5:46 pm
Two of the four have gone to exceptional deliveries

I’m not sure you are allowed to praise the opposition on this thread.

FCBurnley · Post by **FCBurnley** » Sat Jul 01, 2023 5:47 pm

Just look at the effort on Cummins face when he gets Root and Brook out. Never saw that from our bowlers except maybe Tongue

Conroysleftfoot · Post by **Conroysleftfoot** » Sat Jul 01, 2023 5:48 pm

Got to hand it to the Aussies, excellent bowling.

CrosspoolClarets · Post by **CrosspoolClarets** » Sat Jul 01, 2023 5:49 pm

Truly shambolic. The one thing we had is time and we chose not to use it, raising our bat at short balls constantly. Even Joe, the craziness is infectious. Get the quicks out of the way and go after the part time spinners - that was the route to win.

The Brook one was a good delivery but Cummins tail was up after the Root one. Doubt he would have delivered that otherwise.

kentonclaret · Post by **kentonclaret** » Sat Jul 01, 2023 5:50 pm

Not a single England bowler hit the stumps in Australia’s second innings. Australia have clean bowled 2 of England’s top 4.

RVclaret · Post by **RVclaret** » Sat Jul 01, 2023 5:50 pm

Levels above us in every department im afraid

ClaretTony · Post by **ClaretTony** » Sat Jul 01, 2023 5:50 pm

Bordeauxclaret wrote: ↑
Sat Jul 01, 2023 5:47 pm
I’m not sure you are allowed to praise the opposition on this thread.

Difficult not to the way they've played. We should have won that first test and gone into this one at 1-0 rather than 0-1, but the Aussies are the best side here by a mile and the bowling this afternoon has been exceptional.

Clive 1960 · Post by **Clive 1960** » Sat Jul 01, 2023 5:53 pm

Like i said earlier the difference between us and them is they have a great bowling attack at the top of their game .

Clarets4me · Post by **Clarets4me** » Sat Jul 01, 2023 5:55 pm

In the first Test, England declared at 8 wickets down, with Root still in on 116 and seeing it like a football ... In the second Test, an Australian comes in at number 11, virtually crippled & batting on one leg to eke out another 11 runs to add to his team's lead !

That's the difference ....

FCBurnley · Post by **FCBurnley** » Sat Jul 01, 2023 5:56 pm

Any chance of rain tomorrow?

Taffy on the wing · Post by **Taffy on the wing** » Sat Jul 01, 2023 5:58 pm

Root looked in good form too!
Shame we don't have Archer available. I don't follow county cricket, do we have ANY promising fast bowlers?

Bordeauxclaret · Post by **Bordeauxclaret** » Sat Jul 01, 2023 5:59 pm

Taffy on the wing wrote: ↑
Sat Jul 01, 2023 5:58 pm
Root looked in good form too!
Shame we don't have Archer available. I don't follow county cricket, do we have ANY promising fast bowlers?

Not any that are not constantly in the physios room unfortunately.

Archer was the big one. He really looked like he was going to be one of the best around. I’d think he’s pretty much done now. At Test level anyway.

ClaretLoup · Post by **ClaretLoup** » Sat Jul 01, 2023 6:17 pm

Extras second highest score in the Aussie second innings.

Ampth7 · Post by **Ampth7** » Sat Jul 01, 2023 6:23 pm

Australia are a proper test match team. I respect what McCullum has done considering the state we were playing in 12 months ago, but we have been completely brainless in these first two tests. It’s basically shoot from the hip cricket, and it ain’t going to work against this lot.

ClaretTony · Post by **ClaretTony** » Sat Jul 01, 2023 6:30 pm

Ampth7 wrote: ↑
Sat Jul 01, 2023 6:23 pm
Australia are a proper test match team. I respect what McCullum has done considering the state we were playing in 12 months ago, but we have been completely brainless in these first two tests. It’s basically shoot from the hip cricket, and it ain’t going to work against this lot.

Should have done in the first test though when they still needed 54 when the eighth wicket fell - but this is a much better Aussie side in this second test

Ampth7 · Post by **Ampth7** » Sat Jul 01, 2023 6:36 pm

ClaretTony wrote: ↑
Sat Jul 01, 2023 6:30 pm
Should have done in the first test though when they still needed 54 when the eighth wicket fell - but this is a much better Aussie side in this second test

Yep, agree with you CT. Although, that declaration in the first innings was stupid!

Casper2 · Post by **Casper2** » Sat Jul 01, 2023 6:58 pm

Rightly Not out

RVclaret · Post by **RVclaret** » Sat Jul 01, 2023 6:58 pm

Aussies still doing a bit of cheating despite being so on top I see

Bordeauxclaret · Post by **Bordeauxclaret** » Sat Jul 01, 2023 6:58 pm

More cheating from the Aussies.

Casper2 · Post by **Casper2** » Sat Jul 01, 2023 6:59 pm

Don’t know why Pontings whinging