1st Ashes Test Australia v England - Brisbane

[hans kraay fan club]

Since before you were born sir..

Not very closely then.

(It's 200 in Tests)

 

[Questions]

Why didn't they enforce the follow on? Madness.

Oh well at least that made me laugh.

 

[vegster]

Far, far too much triumphalism yesterday...' England on top...England's day...if we can get 450, we can win this Test...we are going to win 4-0 etc etc.
Facts.....
1) Australia were 132-6 and should have been bowled out for less than 200.
2) England's top order were carried through the summer by Ian Bell.
3) The Aussie bowlers are quicker and more hostile than ours.
4) KP will regularly get out at critical times.
5) Trott can't play the short ball ( not ideal for a no.3 )
6) Prior will regularly get 0 when the chips are down ( flat-track bully and technically deficient )
7) England are bigged up as this multi-talented side but in essence are quite ordinary. They have been flattered by the absence of real competition, South Africa and India ( at home ) excepted.
8) They have committed the cardinal sin of allowing Australia to wrest the initiative at the beginning of the series ( with some very poor batting ) and now face a big uphill struggle.

Ah well. At least its not all bad.

 

[Mackenzie]

Fair play to Australia.....but that was pretty shit from England. FFS!!!

 

[Sompting_Seagull]

Oh dear, still lets give them a head start in the series, make it more interesting.

 

[rcf0712]

good chance of rain over the next 2 days....., this is not the start I was looking for, copping serious shit on all sides here.

 

[crodonilson]

That was a rancid display of batting.

What a load of frauds our batsmen are. Supposedly Flower is a meticulous planner, the best in the business, so why do we continue to make appalling starts to series abroad, particularly the batsmen??

Why have we got a huge army of backroom staff, what are they doing?? The players get everythng done for them down to a rediculous 80 something page document on the food they should be prepared, it's about time they were told to man up, take some personal responsibility for their game and not rely on others around them.

Personally I'd send them home.

 

[knocky1]

I said all along playing Mitch was clutching at straws. He may revert to type after this. The plus side is that was brilliant cricket today and great use of Johnson with flat out 3-4 over spells. Looking forward to the series more from this position.

 

[Acker79]

I think people have made too much of the 3-0 series earlier this year. The other two were rained off when it looked like Australia would win. If not for weather it would have been 3-2, which is less dominant. Perhaps there's complacency in the England team because of the hype.

 

[hans kraay fan club]

I think people have made too much of the 3-0 series earlier this year. The other two were rained off when it looked like Australia would win. If not for weather it would have been 3-2, which is less dominant. Perhaps there's complacency in the England team because of the hype.

You can't suggest that the above is FACT. Only bad light prevented it finishing 4-0.

 

[Badger]

Good to see England have got over their first innings of the series issue

 

[Acker79]

You can't suggest that the above is FACT. Only bad light prevented it finishing 4-0.

Maybe I'm misremembering the second draw, but I strongly remember one of the draws being rained off when Australia were looking like they would win. I did remember it as both the draws going that way, but if one was bad light I bow to your memory. However, if they had won the one I remember as being rained off while they were looking good for a win, maybe it would have given them a bit more confidence, some momentum and the rest of the series might have played out differently.

 

[hans kraay fan club]

Maybe I'm misremembering the second draw, but I strongly remember one of the draws being rained off when Australia were looking like they would win. I did remember it as both the draws going that way, but if one was bad light I bow to your memory. However, if they had won the one I remember as being rained off while they were looking good for a win, maybe it would have given them a bit more confidence, some momentum and the rest of the series might have played out differently.

The first one was as you remember. The second (the last Test of the series) was a bit of both. Australia were in a strong position, but weather took some time out of the game, meaning that rather than batting England out of it, Clarke was forced to set up a sporting run chase. England surprised him by batting brilliantly and would have succeeded in pulling off a world record run chase (and a 4-0 series result) but for an utterly farcical end, when the umpires were forced to bring them off by the mental regulations. I'm amazed you don't remember it!

 

[Acker79]

The first one was as you remember. The second (the last Test of the series) was a bit of both. Australia were in a strong position, but weather took some time out of the game, meaning that rather than batting England out of it, Clarke was forced to set up a sporting run chase. England surprised him by batting brilliantly and would have succeeded in pulling off a world record run chase (and a 4-0 series result) but for an utterly farcical end, when the umpires were forced to bring them off by the mental regulations. I'm amazed you don't remember it!

I have only a passing interest in cricket, so don't necessarily remember things like that. It's only that it's so recent that I remember the series at all. But now you describe it, I am starting to remember it.

 

[knocky1]

We even played Kerrigan at The Oval to give them a fighting chance and they still couldn't win.

 

[chimneys]

Particularly annoyed by Prior's first ball dismissal. It really is time he stopped thinking he’s still billy big b******s and knuckled down! He has had a truly shocking summer with the bat with England and Sussex, that looks to be continuing.

 

[Bold Seagull]

Particularly annoyed by Prior's first ball dismissal. It really is time he stopped thinking he’s still billy big b******s and knuckled down! He has had a truly shocking summer with the bat with England and Sussex, that looks to be continuing.

2 hip high, leg side nothing balls from Lyons takes out our middle order in consecutive balls. Absolutely woeful.

 

[5Ways Gull]

Don't worry - the Aussies will be all out for 87, with “27 Year old English medium pace bowler” taking 9-6. England will need 246 to win and will stumble to 102-7. “27 year old England all rounder” will then hit a blistering Century, taking 23 off one Mitchell Johnson over and see England over the line in a partnership with Graeme Swann.

The Brisbane Mail Courier will then be widely blamed by all Australia for geeing Stuart Broad up sales will plummet and it will go out of business by the end of next week!!

All good!

 

[Shropshire Seagull]

Why didn't they enforce the follow on? Madness.

Here Doug, let me help you: http://www.lords.org/mcc/laws-of-cricket/laws/law-13-the-follow-on/

 

[banjo]

Don't worry - the Aussies will be all out for 87, with “27 Year old English medium pace bowler” taking 9-6. England will need 246 to win and will stumble to 102-7. “27 year old England all rounder” will then hit a blistering Century, taking 23 off one Mitchell Johnson over and see England over the line in a partnership with Graeme Swann.

The Brisbane Mail Courier will then be widely blamed by all Australia for geeing Stuart Broad up sales will plummet and it will go out of business by the end of next week!!

All good!

I don't suppose you no what tonight's lottery numbers are going to be ?