3rd Ashes Test England v Australia July 6-10 1930hrs @ Headingley

[pattymalone00]

Surely another all time momentum shift after lunch?

 

[aabp1978]

Most bowling changes got a wicket

like some said if they were chasing 300-320 we are looking good

its the top order

You are honestly happy with the field placings? The bowling tactics after lunch on the 2nd day? This is all on the captain (who for the record I think is a great guy and bowler, just a terrible captain)

 

[mouncey2franklin]

Where's all the bazball trolling now?

lol

 

[The King!]

Yep, i'll never understand why an offie goes straight to around the wicket.

Especially when the batsman is the same hand as the bowler

 

[dumb]

I miss the days of Mark Waugh and Michael Clarke; even Mike Hussey to an extent, and Ricky Ponting a few times before he became captain - guys with golden bollocks who would come on and almost invariably jag you a wicket in this situation.

We haven't had one of those in a while. I suspect it's Steve Smith, but he doesn't seem to work hard enough at it, and with 2 set batsmen in he's likely to go for 12 an over.

Head did this last test

 

[Bedi]

Hoping for an epic collapse.



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i'm expecting it.

 

[Big Bryza]

Murphy bowling to fast. Almost every ball this Test has been high 90s

Far too many darts, needs to vary his pace.

 

[mouncey2franklin]

That's all he knows because the other bald wife cheater does it.

wtf?

 

[Bedi]

Surely another all time momentum shift after lunch?

absolutely.

 

[Maurice Mitchell]

It's almost like he's our best bowler and arguably the best in the world at the moment.

Yeah he is. No doubt. Pretty sure everyone is aware of that.

Bowled about 60 straight balls at 5 an over this innings.

Needed to try something different. Will be too late now. No runs to play with; if the spinner gets another opportunity the pressure is increased.

 

[Peter Bixley]

Four wickets in the first session would normally be very pleasing but the runs just seem to flow.

I feel we'll turn up 50 runs light.

 

[Sir_Loin]

This isnt over

Roles reversed I would be nervous

Nah cooked. Ball and pitch doing nothing. If we had an extra 50 runs I’d have said we’ve got a chance. Piss poor second innings

 

[LukeParkerno1]

Brooks has been out against spin twice to Lyon this series. You need to change the pace. Batters get used to medium fast bowling. Spin breaks it up. One over before lunch was a tough ask for Murphy. Gives him no time to work into a spell. You feel like you need to go for wicket balls when you only have one over.

Lyon is a bucketload better. Lyon can be relied on there is a difference in quality there

 

[dumb]

Finally a desk and chairs

 

[Bedi]

Nah cooked. Ball and pitch doing nothing. If we had an extra 50 runs I’d have said we’ve got a chance. Piss poor second innings

Piss poor first innings too

 

[Cuzz09]

At least the 4th test is 10 days away.

Rest and work some stuff out

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[The King!]

You are honestly happy with the field placings? The bowling tactics after lunch on the 2nd day? This is all on the captain (who for the record I think is a great guy and bowler, just a terrible captain)

I am not saying he is the best skipper of all time, just think he is fine.

The modern Australian team seems to stick to plans and less use of captains gut and feel for the game, I think they decide the approach often before and stick to it, which did get them to world champion.

The fields were ok, as I said they got 4 wickets, few boundaries were arsey, he kept catchers up

they are short of runs

 

[luthor]

Marvellous how the vast majority of that session was played in brilliant sunshine.

 

[SSwans2011]

Bowled about 60 straight balls at 5 an over this innings.

He also took 6 wickets 2 days ago.

 

[Substance]

Starc needs to bowl stokes. Get one to seam through the gate again

 

[Big Bryza]

Where's all the bazball trolling now?

lol

Australia have played themselves out of this game with some brainless 1st innings bowling to the tail.

 

[Manbearpig77]

Warner, Marnus and Smith killed us in the 2nd innings.

Had to be better.

 

[Fitzey]

124 to win and you want head?!


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You’d rather just keep leaking runs and not trying anything? Would much rather lose trying something than just go down in 15-20 overs after lunch doing the same thing.

 

[PhatBoy]

Gotta love Nasser saying what a great player of spin Harry Brook is. Has he ever faced high quality spin on a pitch that’s actually offering something? Or has it all been on dead tracks like this or the roads he batted on in Pakistan?

Good luck against Ashwin and Jadeja in India young man.

In fairness to the kid, he’s only played 3 tests on pitches where spin is the predominant form of bowling he faced, regardless of the level of difficulty, and he hit 3 centuries and a 50 and averaged 93.

Regardless of degree of difficulty, you can’t do more to pass the test that you’ve had than what he has done.

 

[MJG14]

Even if we get a couple of wickets reasonably quickly, we'll probably still bowl trash to the tail.