FoggansFlyingPig 24 Posted August 9, 2013 Share Posted August 9, 2013 Beyond me how Watson continues to get wickets with some of the rubbish he bowls - if he bowled in the NYSD he would get carted all over the shop! Link to post Share on other sites
Tanksie 10 Posted August 9, 2013 Share Posted August 9, 2013 He is an odd bowler imo. He often bowls lots of tight spells for 1 or no wickets, but sometimes just rampages and grabs 2 or 3 in a session, but goes for runs. He is all over the place. Link to post Share on other sites
Downsouth 6,328 Posted August 9, 2013 Author Share Posted August 9, 2013 Things not quite going Englands way Trott out now. Is this going to be the KP show? Link to post Share on other sites
Tanksie 10 Posted August 9, 2013 Share Posted August 9, 2013 Trott actually playing well, but is undone by a lazy shot in an attempt to bring up his 50, good catch though. Link to post Share on other sites
Redcar Pebble 10 Posted August 9, 2013 Share Posted August 9, 2013 Found ourselves in such a poor position here. 3 wickets gone in no time on either side of the tea break! Hope Bairstow makes a big innings, but I'm still sceptical that he should be in the team Link to post Share on other sites
Guest O'Briens Agent Posted August 9, 2013 Share Posted August 9, 2013 Very ordinary from England. Back to Watson. He bowls consecutive maidens as most are well outside off and are left. His element of surprise is bowling something the batsman needs to play. Link to post Share on other sites
Downsouth 6,328 Posted August 10, 2013 Author Share Posted August 10, 2013 Yes it was a poor first day and do not see Jimmy and Timbo lasting too long..........we need a bad batting performance from the Aussies today Link to post Share on other sites
Downsouth 6,328 Posted August 10, 2013 Author Share Posted August 10, 2013 Seems to be the case 12-2 Broard both wickets Aussies living dangerously nearly a third wicket but not given on DRS because England did not appeal for lbw 3rd wicket for Stewie Clarke gone 49=3 now Link to post Share on other sites
Redcar Pebble 10 Posted August 10, 2013 Share Posted August 10, 2013 Good morning from England there. Jimmy wasn't expected to do much with the bat. A blessing in disguise he didn't stick around so we could have a go at the batters in those conditions early on! Link to post Share on other sites
Downsouth 6,328 Posted August 10, 2013 Author Share Posted August 10, 2013 Seems like close of play but advantage to Australia at the moment. Think there will be a result if bad weather does not cause problems. Link to post Share on other sites
Downsouth 6,328 Posted August 11, 2013 Author Share Posted August 11, 2013 Good start by England 3 early wickets and a lead of 16 for Australia need to keep the lead below 30 Lead of 20 one more wicket to go Aussies all out with a lead of 32 we need to level the scores without losing any wickets Link to post Share on other sites
Downsouth 6,328 Posted August 11, 2013 Author Share Posted August 11, 2013 Not a good start for England defecit wiped off but really 16-2 Cook cheaply and Root cheaply Need the south Africans to rescue England now otherwise a real chance of losing this game. I know Root had a good innings last test match but can he be relied upon to constantly get a decent score just does not quite fit the bill atm. And as I write this we lose our third wicket Trott out.........we are in real trouble Link to post Share on other sites
McTom123 6 Posted August 11, 2013 Share Posted August 11, 2013 To be fair to Root in this innings by all accounts he got an unplayable delivery. I think it's becoming more and more clear that England should have left him at 6 for the time being, but they've burned that bridge, they can either stick with him or drop him. Dropping him down is an admission of defeat for the selectors. I think he will be a top top opener, so I think sticking with him now would be more beneficial, similar to how they stuck with Cook in 2010. In the here and now, I can only see and Aussie win, they've had the upper hand in this Test. England are a better team than this, and yet they keep failing with the bat. Also, what's happened to Trott recently? In the past few years you could be confident of him steadying the ship coming in at 17-1. Now he seems to get in, go at a run a ball and get out, not what England need at all. Maybe he took a lot of the slow run rate criticism to heart. Frankly, we need him blocking in these situations instead of getting out to wafts outside off. Link to post Share on other sites
DanFromDownSouth 1,706 Posted August 11, 2013 Share Posted August 11, 2013 Well managed to flick the cricket on at work, the perks of being a barman at a quiet bar ;) and KP and Bell are going well, bell always seems to get a decent score in situations like this. Glad Watson has gone off me and my dad can't stand him! Link to post Share on other sites
Downsouth 6,328 Posted August 11, 2013 Author Share Posted August 11, 2013 Good recovery from England 200+ lead 5 wickets down and Bell 100 not out Link to post Share on other sites
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