creeeeeeeekeeeeeet

[nicholaldo]

Matt Smith, Alistair Cook and Steve Harmison are going to have to earn their money here.

[jimbo]

Oooooh bastard hope. Great effort today but fully expecting us to be bowled out in the first session in the morning now

My thoughts exactly

[Worthy4England]

Fell asleep with headphones in. Now heard us get beat a number of times on a deathloop...it doesn't get any better.

[TANGODANCER]

Aussies win first Test as ANOTHER batting collapse compounds Poms’ ‘humiliation’

Love the drum banging Aussie media impartiality. Do we feel "humiliated" ? Not that ours is much better mind. Being a gentleman and jolly good sport just doesn't work very well against the upside-downers, they really dislike us. I'd still rather be a Brit losing than an Aussie winning..( or should that be whining?)

[Worthy4England]

Couldn't get too excited about it tbf...they did win it was ANOTHER batting collapse. Humiliating is a reasonable description.

[BWFC_Insane]

Couldn't get too excited about it tbf...they did win it was ANOTHER batting collapse. Humiliating is a reasonable description.

Humiliation is fair. It was. 5-0 incoming.

[Bruce Rioja]

Couldn't get too excited about it tbf...they did win it was ANOTHER batting collapse. Humiliating is a reasonable description.

Humiliation is fair. It was. 5-0 incoming.

I think we all questioned the decision to bat first in bowling conditions, but conditions only get you so far. If you're shit, you're still shit regardless.

[Worthy4England]

Couldn't get too excited about it tbf...they did win it was ANOTHER batting collapse. Humiliating is a reasonable description.

Humiliation is fair. It was. 5-0 incoming.

I think we all questioned the decision to bat first in bowling conditions, but conditions only get you so far. If you're shit, you're still shit regardless.

True dat...but actually heightens the notion that if you get any sort of other potential advantage. Take it.

[BWFC_Insane]

Sobering reading. Sobering.

Take Root out and England's batters average 18.9 this year. Worst average since 1906.

Add Root in and its still only 23.6.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/cricket/59626553

[Worthy4England]

It's appalling. The second highest scorer is the man with more ducks in a calendar year than anyone in history...

But (and we keep ending up here), I'm not sure who you bring in that's "better"...we've sorta tried most of them.

[BWFC_Insane]

It's appalling. The second highest scorer is the man with more ducks in a calendar year than anyone in history...

But (and we keep ending up here), I'm not sure who you bring in that's "better"...we've sorta tried most of them.

I think we're at the point where we have to accept we are one of the worst test sides in the world, and will remain so until we find 3 or 4 batters who are worthy of their place in a test side.

And as you say there aren't those people to pick right now. Can we not find some South Africans - used to work in the past?

[jimbo]

It feels like we’re in for a very very long couple of days in the field here.

[Worthy4England]

It feels like we’re in for a very very long couple of days in the field here.

Couple of days? Very long series, methinks! Least we didn't win the toss and put them in.

[jimbo]

It feels like we’re in for a very very long couple of days in the field here.

Couple of days? Very long series, methinks! Least we didn't win the toss and put them in.

Couple of days initially, then our bowlers can have a rest for 2 sessions….

[Worthy4England]

It feels like we’re in for a very very long couple of days in the field here.

Couple of days? Very long series, methinks! Least we didn't win the toss and put them in.

Couple of days initially, then our bowlers can have a rest for 2 sessions….

Well they probably have to bat during the second... Finally got shot of Warner.

[TANGODANCER]

The Oz look to be playing anticipation cricket; half their slog shots are made almost before the ball reaches the bat. Our bowling is playing right into their hands. Needs a good spinner to slow the run rate down..(oh, and maybe get a wicket or two.)

[Prufrock]

Ffs Jos. That's a shocker. An absolute shocker.

[BWFC_Insane]

Just bring them all home in disgrace. Now. Don’t bother with the rest of this series. There is no contest. We offer nothing. It’s like a new entrant test side picking pub level cricketers and it’s just embarrassing.

Whatever has happened to English test cricket in the last decade is really embarrassing.

[Worthy4England]

I'm sure Insano, you'll appreciate this article on Sky from just over 12 months ago, asking if England were ready to "push on" to become the top Test side in the world...

https://www.skysports.com/cricket/news/ ... -the-world

[BWFC_Insane]

I'm sure Insano, you'll appreciate this article on Sky from just over 12 months ago, asking if England were ready to "push on" to become the top Test side in the world...

https://www.skysports.com/cricket/news/ ... -the-world

Ha. In fairness we are just a test level 1, 2 and 3 away from being pretty decent especially if you add Jofra in. And a spinner.

But those 4 players are pretty crucial and we are so bad there that it feels redundant to be playing a very good Australian side.