LegionOfBrad
International Debutant
We're going nowhere though. At current rate we'll not even avoid the follow on today. The bowling has been good (Starc aside) but it's crying out for us to try to up the run rate stop inviting the pressure.
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*Official* Fifth Test at The Oval
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Maximas
Cricketer Of The Year
typical, Spikey and Dermo all over it before I can get a word inwas that Smitteh getting bottle fed?
Tangles
International Vice-Captain
Obvious side bet that the 1st one to get a ton would get bottle fed by the other.
dermo
International Vice-Captain
top 3 moments of the series imo
Maximas
Cricketer Of The Year
all pace bowlers ****, measure again at the end of the day
Spent the whole of yesterday crying about the English rate, Swann didn't bowl until nearly the end of the day.
Maximas
Cricketer Of The Year
Didn't watch or post anything yesterday... said stuff today that was more related to ball drying tbh. It's been a series thing as well
jackbyrne91
School Boy/Girl Captain
Who is behind this strike rate rubbish? Why have we just gone into our shells massively?
I'm not asking for someone to come out and smash it from ball one but we are just so negative when batting, we are putting pressure on the next batsmen constantly.
I'm not asking for someone to come out and smash it from ball one but we are just so negative when batting, we are putting pressure on the next batsmen constantly.
LegionOfBrad
International Debutant
Sky put a stat up that our strike rate for the year is under 3 for the first time in 10 years.
King Pietersen
International Captain
Why does it matter? Root's 49*, and doing his job perfectly. Australia have bowled pretty well, and we've only lost 1 wicket, stop moaning.
Wasn't meaning you were crying, just Australia former players/journo's on twitter. Australia's over rate has been no better than England's this series, obviously as Swann has bowled a stack of overs. England slowed it down yesterday with the ball drying late on to stall the declaration, Clarke is slowing it down here by constantly making Trott away of field changes to put pressure on him.
flibbertyjibber
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Batted Joe, now double it.
jackbyrne91
School Boy/Girl Captain
It's a team approach, not just having a pop at Root. It's so negative and we are creating problems for ourselves.
It seems our first approach is to not lose before we think about winning. Just don't like Cook as a captain TBH.