*Official* Fourth Test at Chester-le-Street

[grecian]

Wow, we've bowled a lot of **** balls this innings, really shows how disciplined the Oz bowlers were.

 

[Cabinet96]

Need to bring Broad back to bowl the 41st. Has been causing Clarke problems all series.

 

[Riggins]

Swann doesnt usually start around the wicket to Clarke does he?

trying to be more like lyon.

 

[91Jmay]

Anderson still on....

 

[Scaly piscine]

Need to give Root a bowl at some point I think. The rest of been ****e really. Odds on Tremlett will play next match I'd have thought.

 

[NUFAN]

See, when I was proposing Onions instead of Anderson this test, it wasn't as simple as giving Jimmy a week off for the sake of it. Bowlers don't bowl as well when they're fatigued.

Same thing happened with Siddle this match really. Its so difficult for a quick to perform 5 Tests on the bounce in a 7 week period.

 

[Pothas]

Wow, we've bowled a lot of **** balls this innings, really shows how disciplined the Oz bowlers were.

Or just how brilliant Harris was.

 

[flibbertyjibber]

Or just how brilliant Harris was.

This, Bird and Siddle were crap too. Broad was brilliant in the first innings but has gone back to bowling too short.

 

[Riggins]

I think it says a lot that all of our bowlers economy rates for the series are under 3 except patto, all of your are over 3 except swann (2.99)

 

[Cabinet96]

Same thing happened with Siddle this match really. Its so difficult for a quick to perform 5 Tests on the bounce in a 7 week period.

Also makes the selection for the Perth test against SA not as bad. Even if the replacements weren't the best, there's a reason Hilf and Siddle were left out.

 

[King Pietersen]

I thought my panicked England XI selections were bad, Boycs on TMS is calling for Cook and Trott to be dropped. Not Bairstow, apparently "Jonny is playing okay", but Cook and Trott look completely out of knick and should be dropped. Wise words.

 

[Cabinet96]

Warner hits Swann though the leg side! Off the front foot!

 

[Spark]

I thought my panicked England XI selections were bad, Boycs on TMS is calling for Cook and Trott to be dropped. Not Bairstow, apparently "Jonny is playing okay", but Cook and Trott look completely out of knick and should be dropped. Wise words.

What are you talking about, completely justified selections that England should definitely follow through on

 

[grecian]

Or just how brilliant Harris was.

To be fair, Lyon bowled well too.. I think that even Bird and Siddle did better than our lot, we went after them this morning, could have easily gone the other way and gotten ourselves out, Oz haven't had to take too many risks here, it's been abject buffet bowling, which they've played well.

And another floaty half-volley to emphasise.....

 

[Riggins]

is there a radio on in the background here.

 

[91Jmay]

Letting Clarke get his eye in. Brilliant.

 

[grecian]

I thought my panicked England XI selections were bad, Boycs on TMS is calling for Cook and Trott to be dropped. Not Bairstow, apparently "Jonny is playing okay", but Cook and Trott look completely out of knick and should be dropped. Wise words.

Who does he want in, Lees and Ballance?

 

[Cabinet96]

I thought my panicked England XI selections were bad, Boycs on TMS is calling for Cook and Trott to be dropped. Not Bairstow, apparently "Jonny is playing okay", but Cook and Trott look completely out of knick and should be dropped. Wise words.

#Yorkshireunite

 

[Spark]

well clarke's set then

 

[King Pietersen]

This has been a dog**** bowling performance from England. Poor control of length, too many boundary balls, and defensive fields. Not been good. Dunno what we're going to do for The Oval, Jimmeh looks like he needs a rest, the batting hasn't been good enough, Broad's bowled really poorly in this innings, and even Swann has bowled poorly. Not been a good display.

Geoffrey refused to say who he wanted in, didn't want to 'give the selectors ideas'. Though did say he wanted Bell in 4 times and Pietersen 3 times in the top 7.