2nd Test at Adelaide - 16 to 20 Dec

[RossTaylorsBox]

Don't sign your posts

 

[halba]

god that guy was insane good, now completely retired of all cricket right?
he was also exceptional in any other sports he chose to play.

hes the best cricketer to ever play the sport. counting all formats.

 

[Line and Length]

Watching Root's discomfort reminded me of a story involving (I think) Wally Grout. Suffering a similar blow he supposedly said, "Don't rub 'em. Count 'em."

 

[Spikey]

i'm honestly surprised stokes didn't try and hog the strike. he was clearly rattled after that, started playing a shot a ball

yeah, and they were too busy laughing at his running, but those shots he played last over were terrible. and obviously that's how he got out in the end

 

[ashley bach]

i'm honestly surprised stokes didn't try and hog the strike. he was clearly rattled after that, started playing a shot a ball

yeah that tickle to the nuts really cramped his style.

 

[Pothas]

This really can't get any worse

 

[Spikey]

This really can't get any worse

yes it can and you know it

 

[Son Of Coco]

At least Joe got a lovely set of hairy purple earrings to commemorate his innings.

 

[Gob]

i'm honestly surprised stokes didn't try and hog the strike. he was clearly rattled after that, started playing a shot a ball

Bad choice of words

 

[Shri]

lmao root

form of his life before ashes. being ragdolled in aus lol

 

[Shri]

think neser, haze, cummins plus others can snag an away ashes if batsmen figure out a method to not suck against swing

 

[Fuller Pilch]

lmao root

form of his life before ashes. being ragdolled in aus lol

Well he's scored 175 runs at 43.75 after 2 tests. That's still pretty good

 

[Shri]

Well he's scored 175 runs at 43.75 after 2 tests. That's still pretty good

sure. for an england batter

 

[Gob]

 

[ashley bach]

lmao root

form of his life before ashes. being ragdolled in aus lol

he could yet still be the series top run scorer.

 

[Burgey]

Joe Root’s day is englands tour

 

[TheJediBrah]

think neser, haze, cummins plus others can snag an away ashes if batsmen figure out a method to not suck against swing

Easily. I mean any one of Smith injury, Stokes lucky innings, a single bad umpiring decision not happening and the 2019 Ashes would have been 3-1 at worst.

 

[Salamuddin]

Easily. I mean any one of Smith injury, Stokes lucky innings, a single bad umpiring decision not happening and the 2019 Ashes would have been 3-1 at worst.

Could also argue it the other way. Australia’s win in the first test was aided considerably by Clouderson getting injured.

 

[halba]

cant see eng winning a test once pat cummins returns after a rest.

 

[TheJediBrah]

Could also argue it the other way. Australia’s win in the first test was aided considerably by Clouderson getting injured.

Sure there are hundreds of moments that go either way you could point to, in every series, but this was literally one bad umpiring decision that decided the 3rd Test. Stokes was plumb lbw when England were 9-down and that would have been that.

But that's beside the point, which is that Aus beating England in England is not some huge unlikely accomplishment. If anything they would be odds-on favourites.