Re: SUPER ENGLAND ASHES TOUR : Sat Nov 27, 2010 12:16 am  

Can't believe we haven't got one. Unbelievable.

Re: SUPER ENGLAND ASHES TOUR : Sat Nov 27, 2010 12:16 am  

I could see our bowlers losing their patience here and it being the big moment of the match unless we get a breakthrough soon.

Hats off to the Aussies batters though because unlike some of our lads they're riding out a very tough period. Our lads tend to just through their wickets away in situations like these.

Re: SUPER ENGLAND ASHES TOUR : Sat Nov 27, 2010 12:16 am  

How is Hussey surviving?....Anderson is making him look awful, yet somehow he manages to stay in.

Re: SUPER ENGLAND ASHES TOUR : Sat Nov 27, 2010 1:20 am  

The predicted frustration is creeping in now especially with Broad who's bowling too short now.

This partnership will be a game winner for Australia imo. They're going to get a minimum 80-100 lead and thats too many.

Swann not looking right either(as he bowls another shocking short ball to Hussey).

Re: SUPER ENGLAND ASHES TOUR : Sat Nov 27, 2010 2:05 am  

Simply can't believe we haven't picked up a wicket in that session. We deserved more in all honesty.

If things were going better i'd be tempted to sit up through till tea but as it is i'm too deflated

Hopefully i'll wake up to news that we wripped them apart after lunch with them adding only another 10 runs and we're 180-0 at the end of the days play...................yes I doubt it aswell.

Re: SUPER ENGLAND ASHES TOUR : Sat Nov 27, 2010 8:44 am  

Erm, we've, erm, got them exactly where we want them.

[TimperleySaint]

Re: SUPER ENGLAND ASHES TOUR : Sat Nov 27, 2010 9:07 am  

Still not good enough, even though England are supposedly playing a team ranked lower in the world than them!! 3 days of poor cricket from England, batting, bowling and fielding!!

Re: SUPER ENGLAND ASHES TOUR : Sat Nov 27, 2010 9:58 am  

England bowled as well as they could this morning with the new ball but were really unlucky and once Hussey and Haddin got through that they grew in confidence.

England need a min 370 to set at least 150 on the last day, over to the batsment now but that 300 partnership looks to be a match winning one.

Re: SUPER ENGLAND ASHES TOUR : Sat Nov 27, 2010 11:58 am  

Mike Oxlong wrote:

Still not good enough, even though England are supposedly playing a team ranked lower in the world than them!! 3 days of poor cricket from England, batting, bowling and fielding!!

I'm sorry, I can't agree....apart from a freakish, once-in-a-lifetime partnership from Hussey & Haddin, there is nothing between these 2 sides....In fact, I'd go as far as to say that our bowlers are better than theirs.

Even if we get beat in this test (as looks likely), I wouldn't be too down-heartened.....One thing I'd definitely love to see though is this review system getting binned.

[TimperleySaint]

Re: SUPER ENGLAND ASHES TOUR : Sat Nov 27, 2010 12:14 pm  

The Angry Pirate wrote:

I'm sorry, I can't agree....apart from a freakish, once-in-a-lifetime partnership from Hussey & Haddin, there is nothing between these 2 sides....In fact, I'd go as far as to say that our bowlers are better than theirs.

Even if we get beat in this test (as looks likely), I wouldn't be too down-heartened.....One thing I'd definitely love to see though is this review system getting binned.

Yeah, cos our bowlers took a hat trick didn't they, our batsmen scored 100's didn't they, the Aussie fielders dropped catches and miss-fielded as many as Englands didn't they.

Face it, England were supposed to be the better team going into this match, but 3 days in they have proved little of that. Anyone watching this match can clearly see the Aussies are still better than England, in every department, and if England get crushed in this test, it just sets it up for the usual hammering England get when they go to Australia!!