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Re: The Ashes 2019

PostPosted: Fri Aug 23, 2019 1:33 am
by Armchair expert
Is anyone seeing a post from Stan being the last post all the time?

Re: The Ashes 2019

PostPosted: Fri Aug 23, 2019 4:25 am
by daysofourlives
How much longer can we continue to carry Paine, lets be honest, he should be batting at 9 after both Pattinson and Cummins. His keeping hasn't been great either.

Re: The Ashes 2019

PostPosted: Fri Aug 23, 2019 4:36 am
by helicopterking
daysofourlives wrote:How much longer can we continue to carry Paine, lets be honest, he should be batting at 9 after both Pattinson and Cummins. His keeping hasn't been great either.


If Australia lose the Ashes he’s gone, if not, he will get the Summer against Pakistan.

Re: The Ashes 2019

PostPosted: Fri Aug 23, 2019 5:02 am
by helicopterking
Australia all out 179. Lasted 52 overs.
Warner 61
Labuschagne 74
Extras 13

Archer 6/fa

Re: The Ashes 2019

PostPosted: Fri Aug 23, 2019 5:03 am
by daysofourlives
Armchair expert wrote:Is anyone seeing a post from Stan being the last post all the time?

The site is obviously a bit keen to make Stan look silly. It was Archer that destroyed us but Broad did bowl very well

Re: The Ashes 2019

PostPosted: Fri Aug 23, 2019 5:05 am
by Senor Moto Gadili
All out 179 .... lost 8 for 43. Archer 6 for 45.
Sun will come out tomorrow

Re: The Ashes 2019

PostPosted: Fri Aug 23, 2019 6:09 am
by Armchair expert
Was 2/75 when I went to sleep, very disappointing

Re: The Ashes 2019

PostPosted: Fri Aug 23, 2019 6:21 am
by batmanbegins
Good comeback and nice to see us skittle the tail for once. The most underrated impact of archer will be his ability to skittle the tail which we have lacked. Its hugely important and its a hugely underrated thing starc does. Broad was really good again.

Re: The Ashes 2019

PostPosted: Fri Aug 23, 2019 6:26 am
by locky801
Scarey to think how many wickets Archer will get in the rest of the series.

He's got inside the Aussies head IMO

whilst there was some excellent bowling there ended up being some very inept batting

Re: The Ashes 2019

PostPosted: Fri Aug 23, 2019 7:21 am
by northerner
The Dark Knight wrote:
The Bedge wrote:
Lightning McQueen wrote:Bancroft dropped.

Meanwhile Warner's form of 18 runs @ 4.50 is exactly what the Aussies need..
Happy they made the change but not real happy it's Bancroft dropped instead of Warner.

Thank God the selectors kept faith in Warner.

Archer is a jet and Broad in overcast conditions is always tough but lets face it...our batsmen stink.
They had the chance to show what theyve got but only Warner Smith and Head are good enough at this level with Labuschagne the best of the rest.
Wade one score 4 duds. No second opener. Khawaja on borrowed time. And nothing on the sidelines.

Re: The Ashes 2019

PostPosted: Fri Aug 23, 2019 7:26 am
by Jim05
Poms KOTD with conditions again.
Our score is better than I expected and if we get the same conditions for Day 2 we will skittle these jokers and have a lead

Re: The Ashes 2019

PostPosted: Fri Aug 23, 2019 7:47 am
by batmanbegins
Jim05 wrote:Poms KOTD with conditions again.
Our score is better than I expected and if we get the same conditions for Day 2 we will skittle these jokers and have a lead


Didn't paine say you were going to bat anyway? But yes if you have the overheads we did we seriously struggle to get 150.

Re: The Ashes 2019

PostPosted: Fri Aug 23, 2019 8:02 am
by northerner
Jim05 wrote:Poms KOTD with conditions again.
Our score is better than I expected and if we get the same conditions for Day 2 we will skittle these jokers and have a lead

We have our best bowling attack playing so lets hope we get those decent conditions.

Re: The Ashes 2019

PostPosted: Fri Aug 23, 2019 8:12 am
by stan
The Dark Knight wrote:
Armchair expert wrote:This is quality bowling
Broad showing his class here.
Exactly what I was saying before. I know Archer got the break through, but bloody hell Broad will destroy us today.

Re: The Ashes 2019

PostPosted: Fri Aug 23, 2019 8:56 am
by Senor Moto Gadili
northerner wrote:
Jim05 wrote:Poms KOTD with conditions again.
Our score is better than I expected and if we get the same conditions for Day 2 we will skittle these jokers and have a lead

We have our best bowling attack playing so lets hope we get those decent conditions.

There's the problem. The forecast is for fine weather for the remainder of the test.

Re: The Ashes 2019

PostPosted: Fri Aug 23, 2019 9:01 am
by helicopterking
Have we batted under lights every innings this series?

Re: The Ashes 2019

PostPosted: Fri Aug 23, 2019 9:20 am
by Lightning McQueen
How good is it seeing ball dominate bat for a change?

Geez Joffra looked dangerous.

Did anyone see the footage of Joffra mimicking Steve Smith in the nets? Copped a fair backlash but I think we sook just as much as the Poms, nothing in it, play on, I found it humourous if anything and it was to a tee.

Re: The Ashes 2019

PostPosted: Fri Aug 23, 2019 9:23 am
by Lightning McQueen
We are a frail batting line-up with a Smith-like player to stand up.

We drop Laracroft in an instance but maintain Wade who has the easiest batting spot in the order, going in with two lefties opening is flirting with danger, having #3 a lefty after that is just plain stupid.

At least safoooty's own David Warner showed some ticker.

Re: The Ashes 2019

PostPosted: Fri Aug 23, 2019 9:24 am
by The Bedge
northerner wrote:
The Dark Knight wrote:
The Bedge wrote:
Lightning McQueen wrote:Bancroft dropped.

Meanwhile Warner's form of 18 runs @ 4.50 is exactly what the Aussies need..
Happy they made the change but not real happy it's Bancroft dropped instead of Warner.

Thank God the selectors kept faith in Warner.

Well done to Warner for making a score.. battled through a tricky period yesterday and fortunate not to knick away early, but got the runs none the less.

Re: The Ashes 2019

PostPosted: Fri Aug 23, 2019 9:27 am
by RB
northerner wrote:And nothing on the sidelines.

I'm not sure I agree with that. Our current batting stocks are better than they have been for about a decade (not that that's saying much) as evidenced by our dropping two guys who made 100s in our last test before the Ashes.

The fact that the Marshes don't get a gig also shows that our batting depth is improved.

The 179 we made is equivalent to 450 on a flat Adelaide Oval wicket, so I wouldn't get too down on ourselves, although if conditions are better tonight England certainly have the upper hand.