***Official*** 2nd Test at Adelaide

[OverratedSanity]

Didn't realise that Root's away record is now 3 hundreds and 17 fifties. I think it's got to the point that this is always going to be an issue for him. I just sort of assumed he'd figure it out quickly.

 

[Cabinet96]

Need the bounce to come in clutch.

 

[morgieb]

Given the way the game's gone it might be bouncing over, but I doubt it.

 

[Burgey]

Looks dead live

 

[Pothas]

So this was worth getting up for.

 

[Cabinet96]

Damn we really needed the marginal ones to go our way.

 

[stephen]

Ali = Smith unlucky.

 

[Burgey]

Hey England, at least you kept a review. Good news!

 

[GIMH]

Been up too long to be able to get back to sleep now. For ****s sake

 

[Gnske]

This is a bit sad really

Start sledging them again

 

[Daemon]

"Since Jan 2016, Root has made 17 fifties, the same as Kohli, Smith and Williamson combined.

He has just five hundreds, compared to 21 for Kohli + Smith + Williamson."

 

[OverratedSanity]

ffs England.

 

[quincywagstaff]

Story of this series is that England's batting just not good enough against this attack in Australian conditions.

Short odds that this will be the second consecutive Ashes series in Australia that England won't score 400 in an innings.

 

[eempyrean]

This is an incredible fold even by England's standards. They were well in this at the start of play.

England could be down and out 5-0 from here.

 

[Cabinet96]

"Since Jan 2016, Root has made 17 fifties, the same as Kohli, Smith and Williamson combined.

He has just five hundreds, compared to 21 for Kohli + Smith + Williamson."

OS meltdown coming.

 

[mr_mister]

Goes to show the night session isn't always the hardest to bat in

I know last night they didn't have a new ball but still

 

[GotSpin]

Ali = Smith unlucky.

Such an awful shot though

 

[morgieb]

Story of this series is that England's batting just not good enough against this attack in Australian conditions.

Short odds that this will be the second consecutive Ashes series in Australia that England won't score 400 in an innings.

They've only reached 400 once in an Ashes innings since 2010/11. Quite remarkable.

 

[eempyrean]

Ali = Smith unlucky.

Missing the ball when it's hitting the stumps isn't unlucky. It's out.

 

[mr_mister]

"Since Jan 2016, Root has made 17 fifties, the same as Kohli, Smith and Williamson combined.

He has just five hundreds, compared to 21 for Kohli + Smith + Williamson."

So 5 tons when the average between the other three is 7? Not that far off the pace