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*Official* First Test at the Gabba

Somerset

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Interesting statistic that if Australia don't win this test, and that seems highly likely to occur, it'll be the third time in just over two years that they'll have played four consecutive tests and not won any of them. In the previous 14 years, that only happened once.
 
GotSpin

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outbreak said:
The selectors seem to be happy with the mediocre players they know well rather then trying to risk improving. I guess they will keep justifying selections based on past results against poor sides. I imagine the whole ashes series will be like this (but without siddle and hussey pulling out massive performances) and after the series we'll see alot of players dropped ( i hope if it continues like this)
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I don't know. When it comes to the Ashes they tend to make drastic decisions
 
flibbertyjibber

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LongHopCassidy said:
England to declare, or bat all day and tire out whoever's lucky enough to keep their spot for Adelaide?
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Depends how quickly we get to a lead of over 250.I guess we could declare setting you 280 in 50 overs if we put our foot down.Can't see it though,think we'll just bat all day.
 
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Johnners

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Dunno what's more heart-breaking, the 2 dropped catches or the whinging. It's like everyone decided to become the Australian version of Scaly, minus the swearing.

It's frustrating as hell no doubt, but no amount of over-the-top pessimism is going to make anything better. Anyone would think we're already 3-0 down in the series or something.
 
Spark

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flibbertyjibber said:
It is the lack of fight that is surprising me.After yesterday you would think they would have come out all guns blazing this morning to get some pride back but they have been flat from ball 1.
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They were bowling well, as they needed to, first hour or so. Tight and honing on the cracks. But since the drop... wow.
 
flibbertyjibber

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Spark said:
They were bowling well, as they needed to, first hour or so. Tight and honing on the cracks. But since the drop... wow.
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Both Siddle and Hilf pace were well down though,almost medium trundlers by their own standards.

Are England going for a declaration here? 63-0 off the last 10 overs is as if they are batting for one.
 
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