Sport The Ashes - 2nd Test - Adelaide

[Sarge]

Why on earth did Australia bring in a night watchman when Warner was run out?

.... the convicts couldve put a boxing kangaroo in as nightwatchman , the bowling( under lights, with a new ball) was as poor as the batting has been in the series so far, only Root managed to nick a wicket, and he's hardly a new ball bowler! ... one miserable wicket .... Silverwood, just go

 

[Foley]

.... the convicts couldve put a boxing kangaroo in as nightwatchman , the bowling( under lights, with a new ball) was as poor as the batting has been in the series so far, only Root managed to nick a wicket, and he's hardly a new ball bowler! ... one miserable wicket .... Silverwood, just go

Root didn't get a wickets Sarge - it was a run out!

 

[tonyw]

There's not even the "Well, the Aussies have a great bowling attack" excuse for today's collapse.
Richardson was poor and Necar was average, but it still didn't matter because we made Cameron Green & Nathan Lyon look like Glenn McGrath & Shane Warne.

Right, I need cheering up. Back to the 2005 DVDs.......

 

[Sarge]

Root didn't get a wickets Sarge - it was a run out!

I knew what I meant( haha)- I stand corrected ... decent fielding by Broad...... ( rushing around like Putin in speed, trying to get ready for my lift to footy, me!)

 

[Foley]

There's not even the "Well, the Aussies have a great bowling attack" excuse for today's collapse.
Richardson was poor and Necar was average, but it still didn't matter because we made Cameron Green & Nathan Lyon look like Glenn McGrath & Shane Warne.

Right, I need cheering up. Back to the 2005 DVDs.......

Nathan Lyon is a world class off spinner though.
Mapan was suggesting that Lyon gets more bounce than any off spinner he has faced.
But yes, quite that attack it makes England's batting look even worse.

 

[tonyw]

Nathan Lyon is a world class off spinner though.
Mapan was suggesting that Lyon gets more bounce than any off spinner he has faced.
But yes, quite that attack it makes England's batting look even worse.

Yeah, that's fair enough......I was just making the contrast for dramatic effect.

Though as good as Lyon is, he's no Shane Warne! Rewatching the 2005 Ashes, it's insane what he could do with a cricket ball. Some of the deliveries he bowled (particularly to poor Andrew Strauss) were impossible and utterly unplayable!

 

[andystroud]

The only reason that I can think for the Aussies not enforcing the follow-on is to ensure gate receipts for Day 5.
They had the chance to bowl with the pink ball under lights, with bowlers that had barely needed to break sweat

 

[Leysboy]

Be over by tomorrow.

I fear you could be right, I think the Aussies will go in to slog mode, set us a target, and we will go down without troubling them.

 

[Northstandboy]

The only reason that I can think for the Aussies not enforcing the follow-on is to ensure gate receipts for Day 5.
They had the chance to bowl with the pink ball under lights, with bowlers that had barely needed to break sweat

Like a cat playing with their prey!

 

[BigCrompy]

Hailstorm in Melbourne today, and that’s only ten hours away by road.

We can live in eternal hope…?

 

[Northstandboy]

If anyone was wondering why BBC TMS were not commentating:

BBC TMS not on air after Covid-19 case

The BBC Test Match Special commentary team will not be at the Adelaide Oval on day four of the second Ashes Test after a confirmed Covid-19 case at the ground.

www.bbc.co.uk

 

[Leysboy]

So that’s it then. Time for the chase!

England need 468 to win.

 

[Northstandboy]

We won't make 250.

 

[Northstandboy]

Already had a wicket taken, 4/1

 

[unification]

We won't make 250.

They won’t make 200.

It’ll be the usual feeble collapse.

 

[Leysboy]

A bit of a scare there towards the end of the session, but the Aussies did well not to review the LBW shout, as it was going over.

Shame Hameed went so quickly, and just got caught between playing and leaving, and nicked one to slip.

Burns has showed a bit of courage, and I love Malan cover drive on his first ball faced.

We need to bat by playing shots, rather than defend and block everything, and show some bottle. Only a matter of time before Lyon comes on, but it doesn’t look a bad batting surface. Just a bit of extra bounce every now and then. So England need to be watchful, and play each ball on its merits.

 

[Northstandboy]

Stokes brilliant catch and he didn't give a crap, knows we are playing bad.

 

[Leysboy]

Stokes brilliant catch and he didn't give a crap, knows we are playing bad.

Great catch indeed. Shame the fielding on the whole so far on this tour has been so poor. Lots of dropped catches. Stokes is just a class act!

 

[Northstandboy]

Even off pitch issues, BBC TMS unable to enter the stadium due to Covid.

What else can happen?!

 

[Foley]

England are showing a bit of fight and fair play to Burns.
It looks as if Lyon is getting at lot of turn and let's wait for the inevitable collapse!