3rd Test at Headingley, Leeds

[MW1304]

Wow there have been some soft dismissals today.

Appropriate for the softest batting line up around.

Wasn't around for the 90s, but surely this lot are worse than any of them?

 

[SillyCowCorner1]

doarB TrautS to take England within 6 shy of triple figures

 

[OverratedSanity]

All set up for a Capetown 2011 repeat from Australia

 

[trundler]

That short leg is crazy close

Is he trying to sniff Broad's bum

 

[Spikey]

All set up for a Capetown 2011 repeat from Australia

travis head to play the role of hussey

 

[wpdavid]

Appropriate for the softest batting line up around.

Wasn't around for the 90s, but surely this lot are worse than any of them?

Miles worse. Not even close.

 

[Spark]

Fair to say Haze is better for the run at Lord’s

Also fair to say that he probably would like this pitch dug up and carted around with him so he can bowl on it in every game

 

[Starfighter]

Rats.

 

[morgieb]

Appropriate for the softest batting line up around.

Wasn't around for the 90s, but surely this lot are worse than any of them?

Way worse. That side at least had guys like Atherton, Thorpe, Stewart, even Hussain, who are all well ahead of any English bat that isn't Root. I also feel like Hick would do better in today's climate too.

 

[SillyCowCorner1]

Finally 60

 

[a massive zebra]

England's batting average this year is their lowest in living memory!

 

[vcs]

Good captaincy is at least 70 or 80% about having good players.

The coaching is a bigger issue when you look at the performances with the bat. The England test side will have a chance to start anew this winter regardless of whether Root stays as captain.

Yep.

Another 25% is making sure that your own performance doesn't drop, or at least not by too much. 5% tactics, man-management (i.e. not being a **** that everyone hates) and ****.

 

[trundler]

Also fair to say that he probably would like this pitch dug up and carted around with him so he can bowl on it in every game

Fair reward for all the roads he's toiled on

 

[Adders]

Fmd, the only thing worse than getting owned in a Ashes test is when Burgey called it. WAC

 

[Burgey]

Appropriate for the softest batting line up around.

Wasn't around for the 90s, but surely this lot are worse than any of them?

They probably are tbh. Though it’s arguable this attack is better than Australia’s of that era, in terms of relentlessness

 

[Spark]

All set up for a Capetown 2011 repeat from Australia

Alas this time we don't even have enough to be annoyed that we let them score a few cheap runs at the end which meant they didn't have to follow on. Would probably have won that game by an innings if we had

 

[Spark]

Yeah okay pitch it up now please.

 

[fredfertang]

Bloody Hell - we have to rely on Archer to make the runs as well

 

[tanglewood]

The scorecard looks like something from the 1880s where the Wisden almanac report said it rained overnight on an uncovered pitch.

 

[Starfighter]

I wondered when he was going to start swinging. Seems to be the entirity of his batting.