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Even if this Test is rescued and that is entirely down to these two now...it just papers over the cracks. Crawley..Duckett...Brook...Bairstow...Ali...are one day players. They lack the discipline and mentality to play the 5 day game. Without Leach we lack balance. Bairstow is giving...

Worst keeper I have ever seen in an England shirt. But he is picked for his batting so what do I know?

Mentality all wrong.

Really?....I think not...!!!!....absolutely fcking useless....should be dropped and dropped now. Chucked it away first knock. Another loose shot. So many negative points against the man. Nothing more than a flat track bully in one day cricket. No technique at this level. A liability in this series.

Its loose cricket at this level. Hard and demanding. High levels of concentration and discipline. Tough opponents. Play the percentages. However decent you are, you will lose some sessions to the best Test team in the world. Doesn't mean to say that you make it easier for them. We have and will...

This was going to be a tough series even if England played well in every Test. Bowled fairly tightly..caught most catches..top order put some decent stands together. None of that has happened. The Aussies have waited for us to make mistakes and taken advantage. They have looked Bazball in the...

We have to mop up the tail after the chances we give the better batsmen. They should have been 98-5 and nowhere near 150. Once again, a wonderful opportunity goes begging. Bairstow again ( and again and again ) and Root inexplicably drops a dolly. I know Headingly isn't great for sighting the...

Well....if ' old iron gloves ' is to make up for his mistakes behind the stumps so far in this series, then he needs to make something in the region of 240.

Quite. Moises is in the gossip columns every other day. Even the BBC Sport site did a headline article asking which of three clubs he was going to ( ArseNil / MusicHall or DisUnited ) Its all uninformed conjecture made up by copywriters and with some input from agents and even a bit of stealth...

The frustration of the first two Tests still sits with me. So many opportunities not taken. Our batsmen are averaging more than the Aussies but we are 0-2 down. Indifferent bowling and key catches dropped significant. Anderson has finally lost his edge and continually picking ' old iron gloves '...

Its the hope that kills you. They are a better side than us and have played the more solid cricket. There is absolutely no evidence that the remaining batsmen can survive three sessions against a top class seam attack. The last four in the order will be bullied out quickly and before them...

Ok...duly noted. I am going for 356 all out and a lead of 447. England bowled out for a gallant 389 and lose by 58 runs.

In the first Test, we declared after 78 overs and no Aussie had bowled more than 15 overs. They were fresher coming at us in the second innings. Although a number of wickets have been given away cheaply thus far, it is also fair to say that the bowling and catching has been below par. Key...

Well....they have the choice......grit it out and stay in the series or biff/bang/wallop and 0-2. Anything over 280-290 and I don't fancy us and I don't see the Aussies losing 8 wickets for 60-70 runs today.

Don't get me started about replicating a moving cricket ball. Apparently its entirely predictable, irrespective of conditions. We are led to believe that it is by some way highly accurate. Ok....I doff my cap to them for their genius in replicating the one ball in sport that is most...

Or a limp submission....defeat by 150 - 200 runs......even without Lyon........take your pick.

Agreed. It is transferring one day mentality to Test cricket. The pacing of a five day contest bears no consideration. Opposition as good as Australia are paid no respect. We were told they were going to go even harder in this Test rather than try and learn from the mistakes of the First Test...

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Their luck broke in the First Test with class batsmen getting out cheaply. This was only gonna happen early in the series. We failed to take advantage. Today will give the top order huge confidence going forward. England are going to have to score 550 - 600 to rescue this Test....Good luck...!!!

As inept a bowling display as I have seen...on a responsive wicket...for a very long time. Medium paced half volleys and short of a length fed them all day. For God's sake the lights were on all day. Bazball ignores the basics..creates sloppiness and a lack of sharpness. The first Test was...