smiffy Posted August 14, 2013 Share Posted August 14, 2013 Do not get carried away with this England side, if Harris had played the first test we may well have lost it, and the rain saved us at Manchester you might say, so what would have been the series score then. Neither side are playing well, England are maybe a tad better, not much, we maybe have 4 or five players with any kind of form. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
froggg Posted August 15, 2013 Author Share Posted August 15, 2013 Do not get carried away with this England side, if Harris had played the first test we may well have lost it, and the rain saved us at Manchester you might say, so what would have been the series score then. Neither side are playing well, England are maybe a tad better, not much, we maybe have 4 or five players with any kind of form. Boooooooooooooooooooo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
froggg Posted August 20, 2013 Author Share Posted August 20, 2013 Last test tomorrow folks, any thoughts ?..... weather set fair.......4-0 for me. Skysports Ashes Hd weds from 1000hrs Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sage Posted August 21, 2013 Share Posted August 21, 2013 See Lehman is trying to incite the crowds to abuse Broad. Typical whinging convicts. At least he didn't review his edge like his 'decent' captain Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
froggg Posted August 24, 2013 Author Share Posted August 24, 2013 wash out today means the scores on the doors are 3-0 England and Wales CB Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boycie Posted August 24, 2013 Share Posted August 24, 2013 Soon be time to send em back inside, I mean down under. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posh Ram Posted August 25, 2013 Share Posted August 25, 2013 way to ruin the series... bad light stops fookin play Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dabber Posted August 25, 2013 Share Posted August 25, 2013 Don't they have to "offer" the batsmen the light or can the umps unilaterally take them off? Crazy! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anag Ram Posted August 25, 2013 Share Posted August 25, 2013 Laws are that the umpires have to go with the light meter. Must gave been disappointing for the fans who were there, but the booing of Clarke was unacceptable. If it hadn't rained, Australia would probably have won. Clarke did the only thing he could have done to make the last day's play exciting. The umpires were similarly blameless. An exciting draw was probably the best outcome in the spirit of justice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boycie Posted August 25, 2013 Share Posted August 25, 2013 Justice? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anag Ram Posted August 25, 2013 Share Posted August 25, 2013 Justice? Yeah. Until the last day, England did nothing to try to win or to entertain the crowd. Australia made the running throughout and were thwarted by the weather. Over the course of the summer they weren't far behind England. England wasted enough time in this test and by their own admission they would have been on to the umpires about the light if the boot had been on the other foot. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boycie Posted August 25, 2013 Share Posted August 25, 2013 Yeah. Until the last day, England did nothing to try to win or to entertain the crowd. Australia made the running throughout and were thwarted by the weather. Over the course of the summer they weren't far behind England. England wasted enough time in this test and by their own admission they would have been on to the umpires about the light if the boot had been on the other foot.oh sorry, I thought you were talking about the reason they were Australian. My bad. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Albert Posted August 26, 2013 Share Posted August 26, 2013 Laws are that the umpires have to go with the light meter. Must gave been disappointing for the fans who were there, but the booing of Clarke was unacceptable. If it hadn't rained, Australia would probably have won. Clarke did the only thing he could have done to make the last day's play exciting. The umpires were similarly blameless. An exciting draw was probably the best outcome in the spirit of justice.It was a shame all around that those last few overs weren't played. The rain ruined the match for a fantastic crowd, and thankfully Clarke decided to give it a go. Even if Australia lost it would have been better for the game to play it's course, but oh well. They really need to do something about the rules with low light. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boycie Posted August 26, 2013 Share Posted August 26, 2013 Eat more carrots? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
-JW- Posted August 26, 2013 Share Posted August 26, 2013 The ashes in Australia starts in 3 months. Should be another easy win over the dirty convicts. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Perky1106 Posted August 27, 2013 Share Posted August 27, 2013 Our bowling is fine. Broad and Anderson have been terrific as usual with Bresnan, Swann and even Root there to pick up the rest of the wickets. We have an abundance of options with Finn and Onions too. However with regards to batting we have a lot of improvements to make otherwise I can't see us getting anything better than a series draw in Australia. Cook's been poor as an opening batsmen but he is a great captain so in a way it's a price we're willing to pay. Pieterson seems to have a season ticket in the squad despite not having a great series. There are others such as James Taylor who could take his place. Maybe Bopara even deserves a chance in the Test squad. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted August 27, 2013 Share Posted August 27, 2013 Our bowling is fine. Broad and Anderson have been terrific as usual with Bresnan, Swann and even Root there to pick up the rest of the wickets. We have an abundance of options with Finn and Onions too. However with regards to batting we have a lot of improvements to make otherwise I can't see us getting anything better than a series draw in Australia. Cook's been poor as an opening batsmen but he is a great captain so in a way it's a price we're willing to pay. Pieterson seems to have a season ticket in the squad despite not having a great series. There are others such as James Taylor who could take his place. Maybe Bopara even deserves a chance in the Test squad. Pietersen had the second best average of the england batting (excluding Woakes cameo), got 1 hundred and 3 fifties, not sure why he would be dropped IMO only of course :-) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Perky1106 Posted August 27, 2013 Share Posted August 27, 2013 Pietersen had the second best average of the england batting (excluding Woakes cameo), got 1 hundred and 3 fifties, not sure why he would be dropped IMO only of course :-) Which batsman would you drop (if any)? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
froggg Posted August 27, 2013 Author Share Posted August 27, 2013 Which batsman would you drop (if any)? None at the moment. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RodleyRam Posted August 29, 2013 Share Posted August 29, 2013 Have been a bit underwhelmed by the series in truth. Had some great moments but wont go down in history as a classic. England were fortunate to have won 3-0 it could easily have been 3-2 or even 2-2. However, some of our bowling was outstanding and Bell showed his quality and determination when it mattered most. The underachieving batsmen like Cook, Trott and Prior will hit form at some point, hopefully they can repeat their form from the last tour in australia. Root is a quality player and needs persevering with. The no.6 position is a concern. Bairstow is a good player but struggled at times, dont understand the point in dropping him for the 5th test, could have been the perfect opportunity for him to find some runs. I knew the aussies wouldn't be as bad as the media made out. Despite the loss they finished the series strongly and will go into the home series confident and believing they can challenge. Like England i can't be arsed with the limited overs stuff now. Massive anti climax, really dont see the point. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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