2nd Test at Adelaide - 16 to 20 Dec

[mr_mister]

16-1 on the front foot no ball count between the sides this test

 

[SteveNZ]

Maybe the hype before his test debut got to him a bit ala Hick

I don't know a lot about him, but hes clearly got technique issues and the first innings dismissal is on his mind. Then England go and bowl Malan to him to make things easy

 

[mr_mister]

I'm not one for aggressive declarations normally but I hope we don't wait til tea just for the new pink ball under lights. These fellas ain't chasing 400 and giving them only 4 sessions to bat gives them way too high a shot at the draw

 

[mr_mister]

18 scores above 50 in 20 tests. To go with a couple of 48s and a 47

Too good this bloke

 

[Starfighter]

Oof, that's gentle stuff to get out to, even slogging.

 

[tony p]

Marnus cranky with himself after getting out, probably off to the nets for a few throwdowns.

 

[Starfighter]

Well bowled, not so well played.

 

[mr_mister]

They could have easily reached this target 25 overs ago playing a bit more freely

 

[tony p]

I reckon 450 lead is the target if not bowled out, have 25-30 minutes before the break, then a full session under lights, time for 5-6 wickets tonight.

 

[Nintendo]

Greens always been a nervy starter ala marsh and copped 3 absolutely hideous lbw calls in a row vs tas earlier this season across formats early, doesn't surprise me that he's trying to overcorrect for the lbw while started by off.

 

[Bijed]

Starc vs spin could get Aus to their declaration target pretty quickly if he comes off

 

[Spikey]

sad that england's best spinner this innings didn't taken a wicket while bowling spin

 

[Starfighter]

that only just cleared the stumps.

 

[NZTailender]

Shut the **** up Shane ****ing Warne you ****ing irrelevant giant bag of **** ****ing wind not every player is about to be ****ing dropped because you don't rate them you ****ing ****ed faced goon. "Oooh he hasn't got runs and the runs here are easy but he needs them" shut the **** up they're over 400 ****ing runs ahead just let the bloke bat you moronic ****ing imbecile. If we printed out your **** takes and stacked them in a pile we could climb the ****ing thing all the way to the ****ing moon you **** brained ****

 

[Nintendo]

I know that heads been great at 5 but still stand by the fact that he should be at 6 and green at 5, greens naturally a guy who's nervy starting off and generally loves to play straight until he's seen a few, been a major issue for him in LOI stuff particularly one dayers.

When he's batting at 4 for WA in fc it doesn't matter, but when your batting at 6 with a keeper with limited experience your only reliable batting to come it makes it really hard to play to your strengths, he's obviously **** scared of the lbw and trying to overcorrect for it ATM, think letting him bat higher up will allow him to play his natural game, and head is capable of going from ball 1.

 

[Fuller Pilch]

Shut the **** up Shane ****ing Warne you ****ing irrelevant giant bag of **** ****ing wind not every player is about to be ****ing dropped because you don't rate them you ****ing ****ed faced goon. "Oooh he hasn't got runs and the runs here are easy but he needs them" shut the **** up they're over 400 ****ing runs ahead just let the bloke bat you moronic ****ing imbecile. If we printed out your **** takes and stacked them in a pile we could climb the ****ing thing all the way to the ****ing moon you **** brained ****

Tell us what you really think

 

[Spikey]

lol this game is so dumb. smith should have sent an army of blokes out there and forcibly took starc out of there

 

[mr_mister]

Uh oh Starcys sore

 

[Gob]

Shut the **** up Shane ****ing Warne you ****ing irrelevant giant bag of **** ****ing wind not every player is about to be ****ing dropped because you don't rate them you ****ing ****ed faced goon. "Oooh he hasn't got runs and the runs here are easy but he needs them" shut the **** up they're over 400 ****ing runs ahead just let the bloke bat you moronic ****ing imbecile. If we printed out your **** takes and stacked them in a pile we could climb the ****ing thing all the way to the ****ing moon you **** brained ****

When it seams, it spins

 

[Starfighter]

If Starc's injured he should go off and let Richardson have a ding.