3rd Ashes Test

Discussion in 'Bulletin Board' started by dreamboy3000, Dec 24, 2021.

Page 8 of 13
  1. She

    Shepley Red Well-Known Member

    Joined:
    Dec 26, 2007
    Messages:
    6,620
    Likes Received:
    6,803
    Trophy Points:
    113
    Gender:
    Male
    Occupation:
    Building Surveyor
    Location:
    Meltham, Huddersfield
    Style:
    Barnsley (full width)
    So I've just turned it back on and wow. Was hoping we could restrict the Aussie to around 200 all out but it looks like it just got away from us a little. Fair play to the bowlers though overall as that was a good effort.

    The batsman, deary me.
     
    Last edited: Dec 27, 2021
    Shepley Red, Dec 27, 2021
    #141
  2. Mid

    Mido Well-Known Member

    Joined:
    Apr 1, 2006
    Messages:
    11,873
    Likes Received:
    7,169
    Trophy Points:
    113
    Style:
    Barnsley (full width)
    Just come home now please.
     
    Mido, Dec 27, 2021
    #142
    Shepley Red likes this.
  3. Mid

    Mido Well-Known Member

    Joined:
    Apr 1, 2006
    Messages:
    11,873
    Likes Received:
    7,169
    Trophy Points:
    113
    Style:
    Barnsley (full width)
    Hameed won’t score runs at this level with his current technique.
     
    Mido, Dec 27, 2021
    #143
    Shepley Red likes this.
  4. She

    Shepley Red Well-Known Member

    Joined:
    Dec 26, 2007
    Messages:
    6,620
    Likes Received:
    6,803
    Trophy Points:
    113
    Gender:
    Male
    Occupation:
    Building Surveyor
    Location:
    Meltham, Huddersfield
    Style:
    Barnsley (full width)
    Omfg

    Are you going to go and blame the bowlers again after this defeat Joe? That's the ashes gone now. Pathetic bunch of losers. I hope the bowlers are ripping the batman to bits in the dressing room.
     
    Shepley Red, Dec 27, 2021
    #144
  5. kor

    korky Well-Known Member

    Joined:
    Jul 23, 2005
    Messages:
    3,612
    Likes Received:
    1,254
    Trophy Points:
    113
    Location:
    NoTpMaRb
    Home Page:
    Style:
    Barnsley (full width)
    22/4, perhaps they should claim extra 30 mins ;-)
     
    korky, Dec 27, 2021
    #145
    kestyke, Shepley Red and x11barnsley like this.
  6. She

    Shepley Red Well-Known Member

    Joined:
    Dec 26, 2007
    Messages:
    6,620
    Likes Received:
    6,803
    Trophy Points:
    113
    Gender:
    Male
    Occupation:
    Building Surveyor
    Location:
    Meltham, Huddersfield
    Style:
    Barnsley (full width)
    Can they remove official test status from England and then at the level below we may be competitive against Scotland and the Netherlands!
     
    Shepley Red, Dec 27, 2021
    #146
  7. kor

    korky Well-Known Member

    Joined:
    Jul 23, 2005
    Messages:
    3,612
    Likes Received:
    1,254
    Trophy Points:
    113
    Location:
    NoTpMaRb
    Home Page:
    Style:
    Barnsley (full width)
    poor batting but don't take away cummins & starc bowled a phenomenal spell with the ball
    only thing to save us now is to get those who tested positive to do the squads tests later
     
    korky, Dec 27, 2021
    #147
    PLOBBY and Shepley Red like this.
  8. Sca

    Scarthy Well-Known Member

    Joined:
    Oct 9, 2006
    Messages:
    1,566
    Likes Received:
    166
    Trophy Points:
    63
    Home Page:
    Style:
    Barnsley (full width)
    Well that was worth staying up late for but not so much getting up early for.

    Malan aside, and Root obviously, what a shower of *****.

    Crawley is shocking. He could save money on sun block by only putting on his face the amount he needs for the length of his innings. And Leach - absolute waste of a space in the team
     
    Scarthy, Dec 27, 2021
    #148
  9. She

    Shepley Red Well-Known Member

    Joined:
    Dec 26, 2007
    Messages:
    6,620
    Likes Received:
    6,803
    Trophy Points:
    113
    Gender:
    Male
    Occupation:
    Building Surveyor
    Location:
    Meltham, Huddersfield
    Style:
    Barnsley (full width)
    Why are you targeting Leach?
    We need a spinner to play and he's the best we've got (which I appreciate doesn't say much about the county system). Who else would you play? He's been pissed around that much by Silverwood and Root and never had time to settle in the England team.
    Regarding Crawley, no different to Burns in that they're both a waste of space.
    Hameed, Butler and Woakes have been nothing short of disgraceful. I've never rated Woakes and find it pathetic that we picked him in the first two tests because he offered a bit of insurance with the batting when he's suppose to be a front line bowler. He's a medium pacer that's done **** all.
     
    Shepley Red, Dec 27, 2021
    #149
  10. Redstone

    Redstone Well-Known Member

    Joined:
    Sep 10, 2005
    Messages:
    15,992
    Likes Received:
    11,430
    Trophy Points:
    113
    Style:
    Barnsley Dark
    Seems you were been optimistic
     
    Redstone, Dec 27, 2021
    #150
    Mido, TitusMagee, Farnham_Red and 1 other person like this.
  11. She

    Shepley Red Well-Known Member

    Joined:
    Dec 26, 2007
    Messages:
    6,620
    Likes Received:
    6,803
    Trophy Points:
    113
    Gender:
    Male
    Occupation:
    Building Surveyor
    Location:
    Meltham, Huddersfield
    Style:
    Barnsley (full width)
    Being honest that's the best we've bowled so far this tour. You've got a big problem when you've only got 185 on the board. Even if we'd got to 250 (another 70 odd runs which shouldn't have been too much to ask!) we'd have been right in the game. The bowlers should be tearing strips off the batsman tonight. Not much more they could have done.
     
    Shepley Red, Dec 27, 2021
    #151
    Redstone likes this.
  12. Sca

    Scarthy Well-Known Member

    Joined:
    Oct 9, 2006
    Messages:
    1,566
    Likes Received:
    166
    Trophy Points:
    63
    Home Page:
    Style:
    Barnsley (full width)
    Leach to me just looks a poor cricketer all round, and I don’t have an alternative so would just rely on the part time options. He might have been messed around but that’s purely because they have no confidence in him for the reason that he’s not good enough
    id prefer Burns over Crawley and maybe even Sibley would get my nod but possibly my memory of the summer has faded too quickly.
    It’s all too predictable I’m afraid
     
    Scarthy, Dec 27, 2021
    #152
  13. Redstone

    Redstone Well-Known Member

    Joined:
    Sep 10, 2005
    Messages:
    15,992
    Likes Received:
    11,430
    Trophy Points:
    113
    Style:
    Barnsley Dark
    Assuming anyone playing international cricket for England has at least a ery high level of ability the largest burden for a Test Batter is mental strength.
    Unfortunately at this point they are likely shot to bits. It's almost cruel that's it's a 5 test series. The only hope we have now is that once we lose this test and the series that the Aussies lode some focus and our players relax. I doubt it though.
     
    Redstone, Dec 27, 2021
    #153
    Redhelen likes this.
  14. x11barnsley

    x11barnsley Well-Known Member

    Joined:
    Jan 1, 2019
    Messages:
    6,019
    Likes Received:
    5,357
    Trophy Points:
    113
    Gender:
    Male
    Occupation:
    Retired
    Location:
    Wakefield
    Style:
    Barnsley (full width)
    I think you’re a bit harsh on Woakes…
    He gets selected in Tests as an all rounder and should be utilised as that for home series alone.
    He averages 4 wickets per match in England which is very good ??

    If Curran and Archer had been fit, he may not have gone to Australia.

    I do agree though that his test days should be over now, leaving him to concentrate on white ball cricket.
     
    x11barnsley, Dec 27, 2021
    #154
    PLOBBY and pompey_red like this.
  15. Jack Tatty

    Jack Tatty Well-Known Member

    Joined:
    Aug 8, 2011
    Messages:
    20,874
    Likes Received:
    14,189
    Trophy Points:
    113
    Gender:
    Male
    Location:
    Stanley,Wakefield
    Style:
    Barnsley (full width)
    I cant believe how bad we have been.

    Every test match we appear to be getting worse.
     
    Jack Tatty, Dec 27, 2021
    #155
  16. pompey_red

    pompey_red Well-Known Member

    Joined:
    Jul 27, 2005
    Messages:
    13,476
    Likes Received:
    9,479
    Trophy Points:
    113
    Gender:
    Male
    Location:
    Fareham
    Home Page:
    Style:
    Barnsley Dark
    a sensible post amongst the hysteria.
     
    pompey_red, Dec 27, 2021
    #156
  17. Farnham_Red

    Farnham_Red Administrator Staff Member Admin

    Joined:
    Jul 18, 2005
    Messages:
    34,225
    Likes Received:
    23,598
    Trophy Points:
    113
    Location:
    Farnham
    Style:
    Barnsley
    Can you tell me which lottery numbers definitely won’t come up this week?

    What I don’t understand is why we have a decent limited overs batting side but play a test and almost all our batsmen struggle to get into double figures
     
    Farnham_Red, Dec 27, 2021
    #157
  18. She

    Shepley Red Well-Known Member

    Joined:
    Dec 26, 2007
    Messages:
    6,620
    Likes Received:
    6,803
    Trophy Points:
    113
    Gender:
    Male
    Occupation:
    Building Surveyor
    Location:
    Meltham, Huddersfield
    Style:
    Barnsley (full width)
    Perhaps my beef should be with the ECB. Don't get me wrong, Woakes is a nice guy but he's just typical of what we produce. 80-83mph bowler who can bat a bit, good in English conditions when the ball is moving around but offers nothing in Australia and Asia. Until the system is changed then this is what we will keep producing.
     
    Shepley Red, Dec 27, 2021
    #158
  19. North Yorks Red

    North Yorks Red Well-Known Member

    Joined:
    Oct 12, 2005
    Messages:
    16,136
    Likes Received:
    13,839
    Trophy Points:
    113
    Gender:
    Male
    Location:
    Harrogate
    Style:
    Barnsley (full width)
    If it was boxing we could at least chuck the towel in to save them further punishment and in this case embarrassment !
     
    North Yorks Red, Dec 27, 2021
    #159
  20. pompey_red

    pompey_red Well-Known Member

    Joined:
    Jul 27, 2005
    Messages:
    13,476
    Likes Received:
    9,479
    Trophy Points:
    113
    Gender:
    Male
    Location:
    Fareham
    Home Page:
    Style:
    Barnsley Dark
    we play 4 day cricket in April and September
    We use duke balls
    We prepare green top pitches to get results
    The ECB have invested in one day cricket for 10 years
    Kids growing up want to whack it not block it


    The circle of life will turn one day. We will maybe in 10 years have 5 cracking test batsmen
     
    pompey_red, Dec 27, 2021
    #160
    churtonred and Shepley Red like this.
Page 8 of 13

Share This Page