*Official* Fourth Test at Chester-le-Street

[91Jmay]

This is absolute terrible bowling, club standard. Get him out of the attack. Runs are hemorrhaging.

 

[NUFAN]

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.

I don't really agree as it was just the third Test of the summer in a must win game for us against strong opposition. The Sri Lanka match would have been better. Although, who knows how injured/fatigued our quicks were.

 

[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)

swanny now up to 3 as well.

obviously not a show of whose bowling 'better,' but a decent indicator of discipline i guess.

 

[Cabinet96]

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.....

I thought Australia's whole bowling unit were very good on day one. Maybe not as much on day three and this morning, but still okay.

 

[Spark]

now taking off the only bowler that's taken a wicket? what's going on out there?

 

[Riggins]

well clarke's set then

hasn't been hit in the balls yet.

 

[Cabinet96]

swanny now up to 3 as well.

obviously not a show of whose bowling 'better,' but a decent indicator of discipline i guess.

Completely opposite to last series as well.

 

[NUFAN]

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.

Is Chris Woakes a chance considering he is sub-fielding randomly?

 

[grecian]

Is Chris Woakes a chance considering he is sub-fielding randomly?

A chance to show this bowling has been quite tight, you mean?

 

[Spikey]

I don't really agree as it was just the third Test of the summer in a must win game for us against strong opposition. The Sri Lanka match would have been better. Although, who knows how injured/fatigued our quicks were.

Massive workload in the 1st and 2nd test mixed with short turnarounds. It was perfectly logical. (Hastings being picked wasnt obv.)

 

[91Jmay]

God Shane Warne is an absolute prick. I used to think he was a **** but at least he had a bit about him. Now he looks like a transvestite and has been completely neutered by his mrs.

 

[Spark]

uh oh

 

[Spikey]

oooh looked like a bit more bounce

 

[Riggins]

Completely opposite to last series as well.

big time. especially to cook and trott, the execution of our plans seems to have been outstanding. can barely remember a single cook cut shot this series, where he scored a thousand out here.

****KKKKK.

 

[NUFAN]

swanny now up to 3 as well.

obviously not a show of whose bowling 'better,' but a decent indicator of discipline i guess.

For the series your saying? Don't forget last Test in the second innings we were trying to smash it and although not a huge period, England's second innings they were just trying to draw the game and wait for rain so you have to look at these things a bit too.

Of course Aussie bats have been more aggressive on the whole apart from KP and Englands tail.

Great nut Bresnan, game is even once again.

 

[Pothas]

Good old Bres.

 

[King Pietersen]

Come on Bres What a hero. How did I ever doubt you?

 

[Cabinet96]

I don't really agree as it was just the third Test of the summer in a must win game for us against strong opposition. The Sri Lanka match would have been better. Although, who knows how injured/fatigued our quicks were.

I don't think the fact it was a must win game means anything, they weren't picked because the selectors/Clarke/Arthur thought that Johnson and Hastings would do better, due to Siddle and Hilf's workload. It was only the third test in the series, but they'd done a lot of bowling just a few days before due to Patto breaking down.

In a way, Patto breaking down didn't just cost you guys the Adelaide test, it cost you the Perth one as well, because Siddle and Hilf wouldn't have had to have bowled as much at Adelaide. Of course, that doesn't mean they would've won at Perth, but it would've given them a better chance.

 

[flibbertyjibber]

Thank christ, Bresnan has been the pick of a poor bunch of pacemen today.

 

[grecian]

Well that's more like it Bres, the odd ball can still do something if you bowl it in the right place, now don't give any freebies to the new bats.