***Official*** 1st Test at Brisbane

[Second Spitter]

What a capitulation. Sad.

@realDonaldTrump

 

[Prince EWS]

It definitely seems more of an older-person thing. My father is obsessed with how batting last is basically impossible to the point where he freaks out at the prospect of 120 chases on even on the deadest of wickets. I've always just figured pitches used to deteriorate more as a completely general rule, as opposed to today's game where it varies a lot from pitch to pitch.

He doesn't see it that way so much when Australia are bowling last though, so there's some real-life Gambhiring at play too.

Haha I just had a chat to him and he started going on about how hard it is to chase 200 batting last in Australia (I thought it was amusing that he mentioned Australia specifically, as if scoring them in Sri Lanka would be easier), and that England would've been "way on top" if they scored another 30 runs.

Even as it is he thinks it'll be a "very hard chase".

Short of very good bowling and/or very poor batting (both of which are absolutely possible, don't get me wrong), Australia should chase this pretty comfortably.

 

[Adders]

When the cricket is not going to plan..........

https://www.facebook.com/englandsbarmyarmy/videos/964527620355005/

 

[mr_mister]

Memories of Fraser-Malcolm-Tufnell tails

 

[TheJediBrah]

England will win by 50

 

[Adders]

A Broad 8/15 would be ****ing handy indeed right now.

 

[Son Of Coco]

I know it is pointless to mention in it but Ball is playing instead of Stokes in this Test, the drop in quality is beyond ridiculous.

I dunno. He bowls a good short ball.


*chortle* *guffaw*

 

[Son Of Coco]

A Broad 8/15 would be ****ing handy indeed right now.

Still won't be good enough if he only gets out the 8 players in our team who can't bat.

 

[S.Kennedy]

On the bright side, Boycott is firing on all cylinders. ''Is Anderson fit - and I'm not interested in that twoddle they come out with from the dressing room?'.

 

[Prince EWS]

Still won't be good enough if he only gets out the 8 players in our team who can't bat.

I dare say that if he gets out Lyon and Hazlewood then it will have proven to be good enough...

 

[robbypark]

Positively pathetic performance by England. I think Aus will whitewash England in this ashes series.

 

[harsh.ag]

A Marsh and Paine partnership to get over the line would be glorious

 

[TheJediBrah]

Lol deep cover

Warner from 5 years ago might not have been smart enough to take advantage of such a stupid field placing, but he's grown

 

[Spikey]

i don't like jake ball's chances of playing next test

 

[morgieb]

Good start from England.

 

[mr_mister]

Jimmy the thug

 

[Son Of Coco]

Jimmy Anderson - will he or won't he cry after England lose this match. Discuss.

 

[Nate]

I genuinely love Bancroft's bravery that borders on stupidity.

 

[Spark]

He'll get points for that, won't he?

 

[Second Spitter]

Stone Cold Cam Bancroft.