2nd Test at Adelaide - 16 to 20 Dec

[Prince EWS]

Neser in at three. Genuine all rounder

I remember when Queensland first started picking him in one dayers they seemed to hype up his batting as much if not more than his bowling.

 

[TimAngas]

Pretty unselfish by Warner there actually.

 

[Burgey]

What’s this talk of Aus batting til tea tomorrow? They’ll declare well before then ffs

 

[Burgey]

I remember when Queensland first started picking him in one dayers they seemed to hype up his batting as much if not more than his bowling.

Hit them pretty clean on dayboo yesterday tbf

 

[Son Of Coco]

How long does everyone reckon the hundred Neser is about to score in this innings will keep him in the team?

 

[Shri]

he won't score much but will hang around. maybe 37 balls

reading tea leaves is not an exact science

 

[Spark]

Should have enforced the follow on.

Have given England a slightly better chance of a draw here.

If follow on had been enforced England would have had to bat 150+ overs --batting till at least halfway into day 5 to secure the match (15+overs today, 90 overs on day 4 and 45+ overs on day 5) .

150+ overs, ~450 runs, lead ~200


Now they need to bat out up to 130 overs instead of 150 overs, as Australia will bat another 50+ overs tomorrow.

So not enforcing the follow on has made it a little easier for England to draw the match. Still Aus should win comfortably but just saying.

have you ever played cricket, or any organised sport with physical endurance requirements, and if so where on earth did you get the idea that bowling 240 overs unbroken was a good idea for a cricket team

 

[centurymaker]

Should have enforced the follow on.

Have given England a slightly better chance of a draw here.

If follow on had been enforced England would have had to bat 150+ overs --batting till at least halfway into day 5 to secure the match (15+overs today, 90 overs on day 4 and 45+ overs on day 5) .

150+ overs, ~450 runs, lead ~200


Now they need to bat out up to 130 overs instead of 150 overs, as Australia will bat another 50+ overs tomorrow.

So not enforcing the follow on has made it a little easier for England to draw the match. Still Aus should win comfortably but just saying.

In fact it could even be 120 overs, if Australia bat slow or declare too late.

Without Cummins and Hazlewood, draw should be possible but English batting is so poor atm

 

[GotSpin]

In fact it could even be 120 overs, if Australia bat slow or declare too late.

Without Cummins and Hazlewood, draw should be possible but English batting is so poor atm

Have you seen this English batting side hold onto a bat?

 

[Prince EWS]

Have you seen this English batting side hold onto a bat?

To be fair to him they don't usually do it for long periods - easy to miss.

 

[wpdavid]

I think England do need to move on from Broad and Anderson, but it would be a pretty horrible end to their Test careers as only weather is preventing a whitewash. I wouldn't even say England are in a transitional state as you need to have an established side for that to happen, but I seriously can only see Root and Robinson as likely starters for England in say, two years time.

Maybe Malan too. And Stokes of course, unless his knees really are shot. As for Broad and Anderson, I'm too lazy to check, but I don't think their summer statistics against NZ and India were all that special either, so maybe we are arriving at that point now. There's no shame in that, they've both been outstanding for years.

 

[ashley bach]

marcus harris’s little acceleration at the end to make sure warner got baked was glorious

fair enough Warner got baked, he deserved it.

 

[centurymaker]

have you ever played cricket, or any organised sport with physical endurance requirements, and if so where on earth did you get the idea that bowling 240 overs unbroken was a good idea for a cricket team

Mate get your head out of your arse
Australia would have most likely rolled England over again !!

That was the worst possible case scenario, which wasn't gonna happen as England would have struggled to even take the game into day 5. So an extra day off.

 

[Burgey]

Session and a half worth of batting tomorrow maybe? Add about 150 or so then whack them in I guess

 

[GotSpin]

Maybe Malan too. And Stokes of course, unless his knees really are shot. As for Broad and Anderson, I'm too lazy to check, but I don't think their summer statistics against NZ and India were all that special either, so maybe we are arriving at that point now. There's no shame in that, they've both been outstanding for years.

Archer?

 

[ashley bach]

What’s this talk of Aus batting til tea tomorrow? They’ll declare well before then ffs

Mark Waugh suggests it, but reckon he's away with the ferries.

 

[GIMH]

Maybe Malan too. And Stokes of course, unless his knees really are shot. As for Broad and Anderson, I'm too lazy to check, but I don't think their summer statistics against NZ and India were all that special either, so maybe we are arriving at that point now. There's no shame in that, they've both been outstanding for years.

I mean Anderson took 15 @ 24 V India, if he wants to keep playing next summer then he walks into the team.

Bigger question marks over Broad for me

 

[wpdavid]

Archer?

Should be, if he's ever fit enough to play the longer version of the game again.

 

[Number 11]

I’d like to see Anderson go back to county cricket and average 13 with the ball for a few seasons

 

[social]

FFS England

You had one job!

Harris is the biggest scrub in professional cricket

Bowl one ball straight