Ashes Cricket 2017/18

[boncer34]

It may have been because it was v Zimbabwe, or perhaps because it was a day night test (or both factors) - but I believe there was an inaugural 4 day test match Saffers v Zimb? Sadly I think it finished well inside that time.

But I'm with many of you, the pitch has to give bowlers a chance. Placid feather beds kill the game. I'd prefer grassy seamer on days 1 and 2, drying and turning on days 4 and 5.

Of course, I'm not an agricultural scientist, horticulturalist or curator, so I'm probably asking the impossible.

Also coz India reneged on the original deal to play a boxing day test against them so to fit their rejigged tour schedule in they needed to make it 4 days.

[tonysoprano]

Any thoughts on this pitch so far?

From where I sit (lounge!) looks hard to score and hard to get people out. The very definition of a poor wicket. Perhaps not as bad as Melbourne - yet.

Edit: and Warner gets out!

[Crazyman]

Better than melb pitch.
Day 1 a bit for the bowlers if they get it right. Yes scoring slow, but sensible batting can be like that.
I think today and tomorrow will be best for batting and days 4/5 will slow down and turn...

[BenDoolan]

5th Test;

ENG 346 (J. Root 83, D. Malan 62, P. Cummins 4-80, J. Hazlewood 2-65, M. Starc 2-80) v AUS 2/193 (U. Khawaja 91*, D. Warner 56, S. Smith 44*)

[F111]

Khawja and the Marshs proving my thoughts wrong but opposition is crap. 5/544 as MM posts a 100.

MM clean bowled immediately after getting the century.

198 in front. Predictions of declaration? Bat it out or a lead of 350? Whichever comes first?

[BenDoolan]

Khawja and the Marshs proving my thoughts wrong but opposition is crap. 5/544 as MM posts a 100.

MM clean bowled immediately after getting the century.

198 in front. Predictions of declaration? Bat it out or a lead of 350? Whichever comes first?

I think they should declare around 303 runs ahead.

[BenDoolan]

5th Test;

ENG 346 (J. Root 83, D. Malan 62, P. Cummins 4-80, J. Hazlewood 2-65, M. Starc 2-80) & 4/93 (J. Root 42*, N. Lyon 2-31) v AUS 7/649 dec (U. Khawaja 171, S. Marsh 156, M. Marsh 101, S. Smith 83, D. Warner 56, Moeen Ali 2-170)

While I still don’t like the way they’ve made their way back into the team, the Marsh brothers have had excellent series. Well done.

[tonysoprano]

Root in hospital.
Should be quick end (to the match, not Root)

[boncer34]

So turns out Smarsh can bat when put in his natural middle order position.

Still not sold on Mitch, 2 tons on 2 absolute roads still worries me heading into South Africa. At least his brother made one on a slightly more difficult deck.

[rockhole]

Root in hospital.

Weak as piss!!!

[BenDoolan]

5th Test;

ENG 346 (J. Root 83, D. Malan 62, P. Cummins 4-80, J. Hazlewood 2-65, M. Starc 2-80) & 180 (J. Root 58rh, P. Cummins 4-39, N. Lyon 3-54) v AUS 7/649 dec (U. Khawaja 171, S. Marsh 156, M. Marsh 101, S. Smith 83, D. Warner 56, Moeen Ali 2-170)

MoTM: Pat Cummins
MoTS: Steve Smith

[BenDoolan]

1st ODI;

AUS 8/304 off 50 overs (A. Finch 107, M. Stoinis 60, M. Marsh 50, L. Plunkett 3-71, A. Rashid 2-73) defeated by ENG 5/308 off 48.2 overs (J. Roy 180, J. Root 91*)

[BenDoolan]

2nd ODI;

AUS 9/270 off 50 overs (A. Finch 106, J. Root 2-31, A. Rashid 2-71) defeated by ENG 6/274 off 44.2 overs (J. Bairstow 60, A. Hales 57, J. Root 46*, J. Buttler 42, M. Starc 4-59, J. Richardson 2-57)

3rd ODI;

ENG 6/302 off 50 overs (J. Buttler 100*, C. Woakes 53*, E. Morgan 41, J. Hazlewood 2-58) defeated AUS 6/286 off 50 overs (A. Finch 62, M. Stoinis 56, M. Marsh 55, S. Smith 45, M. Wood 2-46, A. Rashid 2-51, C. Woakes 2-57)

Great stuff from Aaron Finch

Time to f*** Smith off from ODI's. f****** useless with field placements, and I'm sick of his f****** stubborn stupid shit with Maxwell. Just f*** off.

[grassy1]

Lucky we're not playing Afganistan just yet.

Wonder how long we'd last against their U/19 side,who just Caned the Kiwis on their own Turf by 202 Runs!

[BenDoolan]

4th ODI;

ENG 196 off 44.5 overs (C. Woakes 78, P. Cummins 4-24, A. Tye 3-33, J. Hazlewood 3-39) defeated by AUS 7/197 off 37 overs (T. Head 96, A. Rashid 3-49)

f*** Smith off from ODI’s.


BAZINGA!!!

[BenDoolan]

5th ODI;

ENG 259 off 47.4 overs (J. Root 62, J. Roy 49, J. Bairstow 44, A. Tye 5-46, M. Marsh 2-24) defeated AUS 247 off 48.2 overs (M. Stoinis 87, T. Curran 5-35, M. Ali 3-55)

Warner has done SFA in this series. But seriously, f*** SMITH OFF FROM ODI’s

[grassy1]

I tend to agree about Smith Ben,but I'm afraid that ain't going to happen for some time yet.

Reckon they really have been in holiday mode.Ashes Won,Job Done.

Cricket Australia have a Year and a Half to sort the One Day caper out before Mid 2019.

Still,pressure's ALL on the Poms as they haven't Won a Cricket World Cup yet and if they blow their best chance at home next year,what a laugh that'll be.

[BenDoolan]

I tend to agree about Smith Ben,but I'm afraid that ain't going to happen for some time yet.

Reckon they really have been in holiday mode.Ashes Won,Job Done.

Cricket Australia have a Year and a Half to sort the One Day caper out before Mid 2019.

Still,pressure's ALL on the Poms as they haven't Won a Cricket World Cup yet and if they blow their best chance at home next year,what a laugh that'll be.

We ain't going to be winning any World Cups with him at the helm.

[grassy1]

Perhaps not,but it's up to Lehman and Co to work that out.

Unless JL's taken over by then.That'll be the push by Wesszttern Australians here,who never go to our Shield Games.

JL owes us a Shield Winning Season before he Buggers off to National Duty in my book.

[BenDoolan]

Perhaps not,but it's up to Lehman and Co to work that out.

Unless JL's taken over by then.That'll be the push by Wesszttern Australians here,who never go to our Shield Games.

JL owes us a Shield Winning Season before he Buggers off to National Duty in my book.

He already has a big influence in national duty. Seems to be in the ear of the selectors to get his pets in the side.