3rd Test at Headingley, Leeds

[Starfighter]

This ad is really, really irritating.

 

[Spark]

Ian Healy...

 

[Bijed]

Also another Harris start that he hasn't gone on with.

Harsh - with a score of 19 in a partnership of 26, he's most probably batted us out of the game

 

[slippy888]

20 20 has effected standard of test cricket

 

[morgieb]

Ian Healy...

Was he drunk or something? Really bizarre thing to say.

 

[Starfighter]

Lol Marnus goes for it first up. The outfield across the massively extended square is really quick.

 

[Burgey]

****. Decent shot off the mark. I don’t recall him being so fluent when he last played. He’s like a different player.

Marcuss will be very proud of his youngest

 

[Starfighter]

Ian Healy...

Have the sound off. What'd he say?

 

[Spark]

****. Decent shot off the mark. I don’t recall him being so fluent when he last played. He’s like a different player.

Marcuss will be very proud of his youngest

He made a decent innings in the UAE but I have literally no recollection of any of it.

 

[Spark]

Have the sound off. What'd he say?

"Good 50 from Harris". Verbatim.

 

[dontcloseyoureyes]

Boycott ripping Harris on the radio for that rubbish. Fair enough too, that was atrocious.

 

[Uppercut]

If you lose this test, surely the time to do it is for OT. Blood these blokes and give them the rest of the series and the winter tour. You might only find one long termer of the three, but you’re works towards something.

Australia has been really keen on the quick fix as well. Doesn’t work 9 times out of ten

I've noticed that they don't really back themselves to improve batsmen. When someone struggles for a while there's always talk of "letting them get back to the county championship to get their head right/iron out some technical issues". You also hear a lot that the pressure and exposure of failing at test level can ruin their confidence, so it's best to give them time to develop. Getting someone in young and trying to work them into a test class batsman isn't really part of the culture.

Almost no one is good at test batting the first time they try it. So to make it, batsmen either need to be either amazing enough that their early games are acceptable, or they need an early run of luck or flat wickets that buys them time to adapt.

 

[Starfighter]

"Good 50 from Harris". Verbatim.

Perhaps he was adjusting it to the score expectations from this match.

 

[trundler]

I'd want Australia to slow down at this point. Just hang in there.

 

[Burgey]

He made a decent innings in the UAE but I have literally no recollection of any of it.

Yeah same. Seemed a real grafter but that’s just quality first rock.

 

[Starfighter]

Oh that's lucky. That was a very good ball.

 

[Compton]

I'd want Australia to slow down at this point. Just hang in there.

Going 10 overs without loss, even if it’s only 15-20 runs, would pretty much ruin England’s morale.

 

[slippy888]

you would think Englands 2nd innings last game would have given them some confidence

 

[Spark]

Well that's just a ridiculous ball.

 

[Burgey]

Christ. That’s the seed of doom