3rd Test at Melbourne - December 26 - 30

[Arachnodouche]

You'd feel robbed as a spectator by this English performance. Don't imagine tickets at the MCG come cheap.

 

[Burgey]

Root not threatening Yousuf then. Good as he only got near it because of English test spam.

Root’s a better player than Yousuf ever was but a valid point re amount of tests played by England

 

[trundler]

Equal 8th actually: http://www.howstat.com/cricket/Statistics/Matches/MatchMargins3.asp

Lowest total in the 21st Century though.

It does look like a 19th century scorecard

 

[Pup Clarke]

Can England forfeit this series plz. Awful cricket 'team'. Heads need to roll, and something a bit more than a 'kick up the bum' as described by Wood

 

[Alex0paul]

Ashes down under should be 3 tests max

 

[Gob]

Starceh rested, Jhye back for the next one

Hazlewood can wait till fifth test to play

 

[GIMH]

Root not threatening Yousuf then. Good as he only got near it because of English test spam.

Not like there aren’t downsides to the test spam that can have a negative effect, especially in the current climate and in this ****ing team

Plus as spark said earlier this is a much tougher era for batting and Root never got to score any of his runs against Saj Mahmood

 

[Alex0paul]

Equal 8th actually: http://www.howstat.com/cricket/Statistics/Matches/MatchMargins3.asp

Lowest total in the 21st Century though.

153 and win by an innings is hilarious

 

[Spark]

153 and win by an innings is hilarious

says something that all the top ones are against sides who were presumably brand new to tests, and perhaps on uncovered pitches in some cases

 

[ImpatientLime]

Ashes down under should be 3 tests max

cancel all red ball cricket in England. any format where 46 year old darren stevens guns it every year is not real professional sport. stick to being ace at white ball.

 

[GIMH]

Buttler to recreate Headingley 81 imo

 

[morgieb]

153 and win by an innings is hilarious

Speaking of this - Laurie Nash might have a case of being Australia's greatest ever sportsman. And I bet most of CC haven't heard of him.

 

[Spark]

LORD BOLO

 

[Starfighter]

!

 

[Pothas]

Marvellous

 

[Gnske]

oh my god

 

[morgieb]

what

 

[GoodAreasShane]

Wow this is ****ing brilliant

Boland for PM

 

[HeathDavisSpeed]

I suppose this is the bowlers' fault again, Root you pillock.

 

[Pothas]

Not like there aren’t downsides to the test spam that can have a negative effect, especially in the current climate and in this ****ing team

Plus as spark said earlier this is a much tougher era for batting and Root never got to score any of his runs against Saj Mahmood

Yeah huge downsides. Root's year is absolutely ridiculous given how tough some of the conditions have been and how absolutely pathetic the rest of his team is