battle of the australian batting capitulations (2010s)

[Cabinet96]

Think the 60 all out wins because it literally lost them the Ashes. The 47 was hilarious but they got what was a good 1-1 draw in the series.

 

[LegionOfBrad]

60ao with always have a special place in my heart from seemingly the entire internet laughing at the Aussies to seeing people with the scorecard on t shirts still to this day and the shear anger of the Aussie press that it was the big fat cheat Broad who did it.

 

[Furball]

So did 98 all out.

 

[Furball]

47ao did waste probably the greatest innings I've ever seen.

The 60 was just this perfect storm, Broad was on it, just about every ball that was there to be nicked was nicked, and it seemed like every ball that was in the same postcode as a fielder got caught, the Stokes catch exemplifies this perfectly.

The 98 was special because of the occasion and the fact that England had been building up to it all series, one or more of Watson, Hussey and Haddin had at least dragged Australia to a respectable innings for most of the series.

 

[hendrix]

I love that Haddin shot. Scored into my brain.

 

[nightprowler10]

60ao is my number 1 because it was just so meme worthy. I still remember that tweet that had the whole innings in it.

 

[Zinzan]

I love that Haddin shot. Scored into my brain.

Reminder?

 

[morgieb]

Couple of shockers against the West Indies in 2009 as well. Pretty sure in one of the Tests they had the option of enforcing the follow on, didn't, and got rolled for 150 or so and ended up only winning by something like 30 runs.

3rd Test: Australia v West Indies at Perth, Dec 16-20, 2009 | Cricket Scorecard | ESPN Cricinfo is what you're looking for. So yes.

 

[morgieb]

This also a pretty good one from the Hobart/Port Elizabeth school of bad chases:

4th Test: England v Australia at Chester-le-Street, Aug 9-12, 2013 | Cricket Scorecard | ESPN Cricinfo

 

[burr]

I actually think Boxing Day 2010 was worse in a way because it wasn't really an extreme collapse where one team just gets on a roll in helpful conditions, Melbourne was just consistently inept batting. They even got a rain break and still batted terribly.

2010-11 Ashes was just an absolute embarrassment. It's started a decade of shite though so probably appropriate.

 

[morgieb]

I actually think Boxing Day 2010 was worse in a way because it wasn't really an extreme collapse where one team just gets on a roll in helpful conditions, Melbourne was just consistently inept batting. They even got a rain break and still batted terribly.

Fair call. At least the 47/60 were on greentops, your batting was good enough to score 500+ on it.

 

[hendrix]

Reminder?

 

[GotSpin]

The boxing day one was so soul crushing.

I remember I went down to Melbourne with some mates and the whole test was just an absolute embarrassment and completely ruined the trip.

 

[GIMH]

I know we've all discussed this over and over but, wtf goes through a batsman's head to do that at 18-6

 

[morgieb]

I know we've all discussed this over and over but, wtf goes through a batsman's head to do that at 18-6

intent

 

[mr_mister]

Haddin is a numbskull nothin new

 

[Adders]

Fair call. At least the 47/60 were on greentops, your batting was good enough to score 500+ on it.

tbf that MCG wicket was a greentop and it was an overcast morning too (Strauss won the toss and stuck the Aussies in)......IIRC the sun came out for the first time as Strauss and Cook walked out to bat and they enjoyed blazing sunshine for the rest of the day.

 

[morgieb]

Honourable mention here because Australia got away with a dodgy umpiring decision that got them out of the mire.....

http://www.espncricinfo.com/the-ashes-2013/engine/match/566932.html

 

[morgieb]

tbf that MCG wicket was a greentop and it was an overcast morning too (Strauss won the toss and stuck the Aussies in)......IIRC the sun came out for the first time as Strauss and Cook walked out to bat and they enjoyed blazing sunshine for the rest of the day.

Fair enough. I was down the coast at my cousins beach house who aren't big cricket fans when that happened so unlike the others I missed most of that whole collapse

 

[Adders]

I went to day 2 and 3 and you wont believe how spewing I was to have missed day 1!!!

But what was even more sickening for me was it was obvious we were going to retain the Ashes on day 4 and I phoned my missus and begged her to let me stay in Melbourne another night (was even going to sleep in my car) but I had some work I had to get back for and there was no way of getting out of it. Managed to catch the glorious end on TV and I'm not ashamed to say I cried..........one of my biggest regrets ever not being there to see it. It was one massive party at the MCG that day!!