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SkyBlueSoul · 2025-12-04T10:39:04+0000

WE DON’T HAVE TO SEE MATTHEW HAYDEN NAKED

chiefdave · 2025-12-04T10:40:38+0000

Really happy for Root. But he does seem to be the only one in the side who knows when to go for shots and when to be sensible.

I don't think anyone is saying to totally abandon bazball but they need to learn there's times when they just need to reign it in a bit and not throw the bat at everything. Too many wickets being thrown away.

fatso · 2025-12-04T10:41:00+0000

Well done Root, great century after coming in at 5-2, the difference in quality between him and the other batsmen is just huge.

tisza · 2025-12-04T10:43:14+0000

That's a great 100 at any time coming in at 5 for 2 in a side that just is batting well. Buries the nonsense about it being a blemish on his status as an all-time great.

Paul Anthony · 2025-12-04T10:44:30+0000

How the hell have they managed to hold on to that!

tisza · 2025-12-04T10:47:08+0000

chiefdave said:
Really happy for Root. But he does seem to be the only one in the side who knows when to go for shots and when to be sensible.

I don't think anyone is saying to totally abandon bazball but they need to learn there's times when they just need to reign it in a bit and not throw the bat at everything. Too many wickets being thrown away.

Think everyone apart from Stokes/McCullum thinks this. Punish bad balls, don't manufacture against good balls. Make sure positivity isn't accompanied with poor technique.

Saddlebrains · 2025-12-04T10:47:10+0000

Pathetic batting all round tbh apart from Crawley and Root

We wont win an ashes series at any point by employing bazball

Saddlebrains · 2025-12-04T10:49:31+0000

4 ducks in1 innings

Absolutely farcical

fatso · 2025-12-04T10:51:44+0000

Another wicket needlessly given away nibbling at a ball coming across the new batsman.

Even in village cricket you play yourself in and get used to the conditions.

This is embarrassing, winning the toss and all out on the first day.

You can stick your fucking Baz ball up your arse!

tisza · 2025-12-04T10:52:27+0000

Saddlebrains said:
Pathetic batting all round tbh apart from Crawley and Root

We wont win an ashes series at any point by employing bazball

Stokes opened up the extended tail completely unnecessaryily.

Sick Boy · 2025-12-04T10:52:35+0000

Saddlebrains said:
We wont win an ashes series at any point by employing bazball

It's just unjustified arrogance.

chiefdave · 2025-12-04T10:55:16+0000

Saddlebrains said:
4 ducks in1 innings

Absolutely farcical

Add in a couple of others throwing their wickets away, should really without too much trouble be looking at another 150+ runs which would take them over 400. That would really give the bowlers something to work with.

Hopefully we've got enough on the board and / or the Aussies bat like us.

The other problem with the way England play is you always leave the opposition plenty of time to bat. There's never a situation where they have to force it because there's a danger time will run out.

rob9872 · 2025-12-04T10:58:22+0000

ROOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOT

Paul Anthony · 2025-12-04T11:01:49+0000

So basically it's Joe Root vs Australia this test so far.

tisza · 2025-12-04T11:02:54+0000

Saddlebrains said:
4 ducks in1 innings

Absolutely farcical

That's seems to be becoming almost a consistent theme for England's overseas Tests. If not ducks it's top order batsmen not making double figures

Skyblueweeman · 2025-12-04T11:03:27+0000

Aussies taking the p!ss with their time wasting here.

tisza · 2025-12-04T11:05:51+0000

Skyblueweeman said:
Aussies taking the p!ss with their time wasting here.

Indian players would be having right tantrums

Skyblueweeman · 2025-12-04T11:06:34+0000

I wonder if England will declare to get 4-5 overs in?

fatso · 2025-12-04T11:07:21+0000

Archer scores more than 5 batsmen with 1 shot

Skyblueweeman · 2025-12-04T11:08:09+0000

Saddlebrains said:
Pathetic batting all round tbh apart from Crawley and Root

We wont win an ashes series at any point by employing bazball

Brook get a start to be fair as well and Stokes, although a stupid run out, had his eye in.

Skyblueweeman · 2025-12-04T11:08:55+0000

fatso said:
Archer scores more than 5 batsmen with 1 shot

That's incredible!

Skyblueweeman · 2025-12-04T11:09:14+0000

Great batting from Archer!

SkyBlueSoul · 2025-12-04T11:11:55+0000

See, THIS is EXACTLY when you should be throwing your bat at things with no regard

fatso · 2025-12-04T11:14:44+0000

SkyBlueSoul said:
See, THIS is EXACTLY when you should be throwing your bat at things with no regard

You have to play the circumstances.
If you play like this at the top order your in trouble.

When the last man is at the wicket its ok to have a smash as there's nothing to lose

tisza · 2025-12-04T11:17:41+0000

This partnership actually redeeming the innings (not the individual scores)

SkyBlueSoul · 2025-12-04T11:29:50+0000

Love seeing the old Isuzu away kit in the crowd

Skyblueweeman · 2025-12-04T11:30:11+0000

SkyBlueSoul said:
Love seeing the old Isuzu away kit in the crowd

Beat me to it!

SkyBlueSoul · 2025-12-04T11:30:17+0000

I like the way they’ve realised there’s no time to get Australia in today so they’ve gone back to playing reasonable shots

chiefdave · 2025-12-04T11:31:15+0000

Your number 11 being the third highest scorer of the innings is probably a sign that the team haven't managed this innings properly

SkyBlueSoul · 2025-12-04T11:32:55+0000

264-9 to 325-9 is fantastic work

Paul Anthony · 2025-12-04T11:33:26+0000

That's worked out better than it looked like it was going to thanks to Root and a bit (that's an understatement) of help at the end from Archer.

It's the same old story though, just throwing wickets away with silly decision making.

tisza · 2025-12-04T11:34:52+0000

Australia messing about has actually backfired. That's a huge lastwicket partnership.
Obvious (and smart) conclusion is show Starc more respect and capitalise on the rest.

fatso · 2025-12-04T11:36:34+0000

61 run partnership (so far) for the last wicket has given England a respectable score.
Great performance from Root and Archer.
And a big shout out to Crawley who finally contributed with the bat.

Pressure will be on the English bowlers tomorrow, and I doubt the Australian batsman will be quite so enthusiastic to part company with their wickets.

Skyblueweeman · 2025-12-04T11:39:48+0000

tisza said:
Australia messing about has actually backfired. That's a huge lastwicket partnership.
Obvious (and smart) conclusion is show Starc more respect and capitalise on the rest.

Good shout that. Smith got a couple of things wrong today.

Helped no doubt by Archer at the end as well.

tisza · 2025-12-04T11:43:48+0000

Skyblueweeman said:
Good shout that. Smith got a couple of things wrong today.

Helped no doubt by Archer at the end as well.

It's about 50ish runs versus having to face 4/5 overs.

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