1st Session

Pommies win the session easily. Australia has gone back to form in its middle order with Head and Green failing. Throw in Harris and we have 3 that match their Pommy counterparts.

Still, England bowled better, much fuller, and once again Stokes bent his back.

Will Australia manage 400? I think England may be in batting before tea

Will

I don't know why you continue to talk down Australia's performance/s. I'd take their position 100 times out of 100.

In message <1ca117ce-5c1a-4cb4-920f-564be09ecb4cn@googlegroups.com>,
Will Sutton <wlsutton@gmail.com> writes
>1st Session
>
>Pommies win the session easily. Australia has gone back to form in its
>middle order with Head and Green failing. Throw in Harris and we have 3
>that match their Pommy counterparts.
>
>Still, England bowled better, much fuller, and once again Stokes bent
>his back.
>
>Will Australia manage 400? I think England may be in batting before tea
>
>Will

Nostradamus you aren't. :)
--
John Hall
"Home is heaven and orgies are vile,
But you *need* an orgy, once in a while."
Ogden Nash (1902-1971)

On Friday, December 17, 2021 at 1:26:09 PM UTC, John Hall wrote:
> In message <1ca117ce-5c1a-4cb4...@googlegroups.com>,
> Will Sutton <wlsu...@gmail.com> writes
> >1st Session
> >
> >Pommies win the session easily. Australia has gone back to form in its
> >middle order with Head and Green failing. Throw in Harris and we have 3
> >that match their Pommy counterparts.

hang on, Head was MoM for 1 of the most spectacular ashes 100s ever in the last test
although I did enjoy him doing the splits against root. but after tea/happy hour it was
all OZ.

> >
> >Still, England bowled better, much fuller, and once again Stokes bent
> >his back.

I thought they bowled a bit too short like yesterday.

Carey played a sensible innings, if he had gone, SS would have been left
with the tail, might have been different to what happened later when the
bowlers/fielders were tired and Neser and Starc smashed it.

England look like a side short of match practice, not really ready
to play a 5 test series anywhere let alone oz. And they dont seem
to be reading the pitch well. Stokes 'tomorrow will be a good day
for batting, once you're in its difficult to get out' [words I hope he
wont regret] and Smith 'batting on this is really tough' shows the
difference.

England need a miracle again if they are to avoid defeat.

mike

On Saturday, December 18, 2021 at 1:24:32 AM UTC+11, mike wrote:
> On Friday, December 17, 2021 at 1:26:09 PM UTC, John Hall wrote:
> > In message <1ca117ce-5c1a-4cb4...@googlegroups.com>,
> > Will Sutton <wlsu...@gmail.com> writes
> > >1st Session
> > >
> > >Pommies win the session easily. Australia has gone back to form in its
> > >middle order with Head and Green failing. Throw in Harris and we have 3
> > >that match their Pommy counterparts.
> hang on, Head was MoM for 1 of the most spectacular ashes 100s ever in the last test
> although I did enjoy him doing the splits against root. but after tea/happy hour it was
> all OZ.
> > >
> > >Still, England bowled better, much fuller, and once again Stokes bent
> > >his back.
> I thought they bowled a bit too short like yesterday.
>
> Carey played a sensible innings, if he had gone, SS would have been left
> with the tail, might have been different to what happened later when the
> bowlers/fielders were tired and Neser and Starc smashed it.
>
> England look like a side short of match practice, not really ready
> to play a 5 test series anywhere let alone oz. And they dont seem
> to be reading the pitch well. Stokes 'tomorrow will be a good day
> for batting, once you're in its difficult to get out' [words I hope he
> wont regret] and Smith 'batting on this is really tough' shows the
> difference.
>
> England need a miracle again if they are to avoid defeat.
>
> mike

England has more Test experience this year then Australia

In message <fab2ca3e-07b2-4382-9a0e-258ddf4df411n@googlegroups.com>,
Will Sutton <wlsutton@gmail.com> writes
> England has more Test experience this year then Australia

Yes, but the problem is a shortage of match practice in Australian
conditions, due to a combination of Covid restrictions and then wet
weather in Brisbane prior to the first Test.

It's remarkable how closely the first two innings of this match have
paralleled innings two and three at Brisbane, with big stands by
Warner/Lambuschagne and Malan/Root, followed by an England collapse.
--
John Hall
"Home is heaven and orgies are vile,
But you *need* an orgy, once in a while."
Ogden Nash (1902-1971)

On 17/12/2021 14:24, mike wrote:
> On Friday, December 17, 2021 at 1:26:09 PM UTC, John Hall wrote:
>> In message <1ca117ce-5c1a-4cb4...@googlegroups.com>,
>> Will Sutton <wlsu...@gmail.com> writes
>>> 1st Session
>>>
>>> Pommies win the session easily. Australia has gone back to form in its
>>> middle order with Head and Green failing. Throw in Harris and we have 3
>>> that match their Pommy counterparts.
>
>
> hang on, Head was MoM for 1 of the most spectacular ashes 100s ever in the last test
> although I did enjoy him doing the splits against root. but after tea/happy hour it was
> all OZ.
>
>>>
>>> Still, England bowled better, much fuller, and once again Stokes bent
>>> his back.
>
> I thought they bowled a bit too short like yesterday.
>
> Carey played a sensible innings, if he had gone, SS would have been left
> with the tail, might have been different to what happened later when the
> bowlers/fielders were tired and Neser and Starc smashed it.
>
> England look like a side short of match practice, not really ready
> to play a 5 test series anywhere let alone oz. And they dont seem
> to be reading the pitch well. Stokes 'tomorrow will be a good day
> for batting, once you're in its difficult to get out'

The trouble with that is that only 4 of the England line-up managed to
get in, and one of those (Stokes himself) got out having a hit before he
ran out of partners.

> [words I hope he
> wont regret] and Smith 'batting on this is really tough' shows the
> difference.
>
> England need a miracle again if they are to avoid defeat.

They will probably need Malan and Root to put on about 350 together
instead of 150.

--
David North