*Official* Fourth Test (Old Trafford, Manchester) 19-23 July

[GIMH]

This is such an abysmal innings from Crawley

All count the same though. Joe Root coming out with plenty on the board is a luxury ffs

 

[Red_Ink_Squid]

Wade's bowling > Head's.

 

[Qlder]

Should have appealed for Ali handled ball

 

[chris.hinton]

GO FOR THE KILL!!!!

Australia are gone. They are bowling poorly and are bringing on Travis Head as the spin option.

Laughable. Weather not Australia will stop us from winning 3-2

 

[loterry1994]

lol nothing worse than part timers thinking they can bowl

 

[Prince EWS]

Moeen didn't look comfortable against those three Head balls at all.

 

[RightArmMystery]

100 partnership. Didn't see that coming.

 

[GIMH]

Moeen didn't look comfortable against those three Head balls at all.

Imagine it had been Hoggard bowling

 

[morgieb]

Need to slow them down. If England score 450 in even 110 overs it still probably makes it hard for them to push for victory. Right now it feels like they're gonna score 500 in 90 overs, and that basically allows them to put the pressure on.

All those starts are killing us. I guess it might at least mean runs in the second *fingers crossed*

 

[OverratedSanity]

His worst innings of the series and somehow his highest score.

 

[chris.hinton]

We counter attack and Australia fall apart. Every time

 

[Prince EWS]

Imagine it had been Hoggard bowling

His team would be batting again by now.

 

[social]

All count the same though. Joe Root coming out with plenty on the board is a luxury ffs

They do

 

[chris.hinton]

Moeen didn't look comfortable against those three Head balls at all.

He looks at ease

 

[GIMH]

Need to slow them down. If England score 450 in even 110 overs it still probably makes it hard for them to push for victory. Right now it feels like they're gonna score 500 in 90 overs, and that basically allows them to put the pressure on.

All those starts are killing us. I guess it might at least mean runs in the second *fingers crossed*

Haha steady on mate

 

[chris.hinton]

Cummings and the predictable short ball

 

[halba]

Insipid batting and toothless bowling. Pretty much sums up where Australia's game has been all series. Away from home, Australia is a very very average team now. should be 3-0 ENG(i.e be 4-0 after this) due to Bairstow catching in the first two tests.


The WTC performance was a total red herring, because they played India who is even worse away from home on seaming decks.


Australia lacking depth in batting and bowling which is a long term structural issue, going back atleast 15 years.

Australia to lose 3-2 which is a very flattering result, they should've lost the first two games due to Bairstow catching.

 

[Blenkinsop]

Cummins barely clocking 80mph here.

 

[Qlder]

Channel 9 Intern on it again. Signal no ball last ball of the over then straight to an ad so we miss the actual last ball

 

[Silver Silva]

Moeen Ali is the ultimate team man, what a player