cricket 2025 (3 Viewers)

[SkyBlueSoul]

WE DON’T HAVE TO SEE MATTHEW HAYDEN NAKED

 

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[chiefdave]

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]

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]

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]

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

 

[tisza]

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]

Pathetic batting all round tbh apart from Crawley and Root


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

 

[Saddlebrains]

4 ducks in1 innings

Absolutely farcical

 

[fatso]

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]

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]

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

It's just unjustified arrogance.

 

[chiefdave]

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]

ROOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOT

 

[Paul Anthony]

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

 

[tisza]

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]

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

 

[tisza]

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

Indian players would be having right tantrums

 

[Skyblueweeman]

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

 

[fatso]

Archer scores more than 5 batsmen with 1 shot

 

[Skyblueweeman]

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]

Archer scores more than 5 batsmen with 1 shot

That's incredible!

 

[Skyblueweeman]

Great batting from Archer!

 

[SkyBlueSoul]

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

 

[fatso]

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]

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

 

[SkyBlueSoul]

Love seeing the old Isuzu away kit in the crowd

 

[Skyblueweeman]

Love seeing the old Isuzu away kit in the crowd

Beat me to it!

 

[SkyBlueSoul]

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]

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]

264-9 to 325-9 is fantastic work

 

[Paul Anthony]

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]

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]

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]

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]

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.