*Official* Fourth Test at Headingley

[GIMH]

As Beefy said, tht's nothing to defend but let's be serious, Eng have been absolutely friggin' woeful and the only surprise is that it's taken this long to show

After all, Jimmy, Harmy and Broad have done nothing more than the bowl the way they have for most of their careers

Truly shocking performance

Harmy fair enough, Broad's been a bit better than in the series so far I reckon. Jimmy though, no, not really.

 

[social]

Strauss should resign as skipper honestly, off the back of this. Disasterous performance with the ball - worse than the batting. How did Swann and Onions take so long to get a bowl? Why is no-one telling Harmison to bowl a proper length, or Broad a proper line? That was in all seriousness the worst session of captaincy by a fielding skipper I can recall. Don't buy that it's the bowlers fault - the fields set have suggested they are bowling what the skipper wants - or that no one knows what they are meant to be bowling.

Or the bowlers are good enough to bowl one side of the wicket on a consistent length

I dont mind Oz losing when the oppo plays well and I dont really enjoy watching Aus win when the oppo is ****

As such, if it wasnt for the series position I'd be quite bored of this match already

 

[Son Of Coco]

Or the bowlers are good enough to bowl one side of the wicket on a consistent length

I dont mind Oz losing when the oppo plays well and I dont really enjoy watching Aus win when the oppo is ****

As such, if it wasnt for the series position I'd be quite bored of this match already

If you don't enjoy seeing England looking clueless, lifeless, rudderless and generally inept then I'd have to question your right to citizenship

I get a kick out of it every time personally. Regardless of the situation.

Would love Ponting to say "I think England have regained their aura in this test" once it's over. But that'd probably mean they'd come out and flog us in the last one.

 

[GIMH]

Harmison taking the new cherry, hope he bowls as well as he did with it yesterday

 

[Demolition Man]

Wow nasser trying saying england wouldnt have collapsed if flintoff anf KP were playing, neither of which have set the world alight with the bat this series. Now blaming IPL.Harden up nasser.

 

[Matt79]

Haddin gone. Mitch to ton up here.

 

[Son Of Coco]

Bugger. I hate it when a plan comes together.

 

[Matt79]

Wow nasser trying saying england wouldnt have collapsed if flintoff anf KP were playing, neither of which have set the world alight with the bat this series. Now blaming IPL.Harden up nasser.

Presumed he meant the World T20.

 

[Jono]

Worst shot I've seen in a long time.

 

[GIMH]

Yeah, atrocious.

Onions gets the new ball, let's see what he can do with it

 

[pasag]

Pity, was looking forward to Haddin teeing off.

Could win by an innings with not one centurion.

 

[GIMH]

Still backing us for the win tbh

 

[Demolition Man]

Presumed he meant the World T20.

Well I think what he meant to say but he didn't is that England are a lot more confident side, with the very self-confident Freddie flintoff and KP in the lineup.
Have to disagree with him though, KP has struggled after a decent first innings in cardiff, while flintoff is a shadow of the bowler from lords, whatever he got injected into him on that 5th day, well england need some and fast.

 

[dontcloseyoureyes]

That was the worst shot I've seen for years.

 

[Pizzorno]

Still backing us for the win tbh

A repeat of this is obviously going to happen;

2nd Test: South Africa v England at Durban, Dec 26-30, 2004 | Cricket Scorecard | Cricinfo.com

 

[Matt79]

Well I think what he meant to say but he didn't is that England are a lot more confident side, with the very self-confident Freddie flintoff and KP in the lineup.
Have to disagree with him though, KP has struggled after a decent first innings in cardiff, while flintoff is a shadow of the bowler from lords, whatever he got injected into him on that 5th day, well england need some and fast.

Think he would have been suggesting both KP and Fred might have been rather better had they been fully fit, and that they'd more likely have been fit if they'd concentrated on their recovery rather than going to play a silly tourney.

 

[GIMH]

Flintoff never played in it though, tbf

 

[pasag]

Flintoff never played in it though, tbf

Yeah he did, was really crap though

 

[Jono]

You guys talking about the T20 World Cup or IPL? I know Nasser said IPL, but I think he meant the World Cup.

 

[pasag]

Johnson not looking as great as usual today.