Cricket

[ChesterDave]

England make it to day 5. Some serious soul searching to do for Aussie Cricket after such an embarrassing situation

[bacon]

England make it to day 5. Some serious soul searching to do for Aussie Cricket after such an embarrassing situation

[Irishnev]

Watched the highlights and again Smith was in and set with around 100 needed and he threw away his wicket. It’s easy for me to point fingers of course but they seem like cheap wickets

[Le Chef]

Watched the highlights and again Smith was in and set with around 100 needed and he threw away his wicket. It’s easy for me to point fingers of course but they seem like cheap wickets

England all over I'm afraid, considering this was a 3 year cycle, they got well and truly ****er over - Somebody sack Rob Key tomorrow please

[Yozza]

Head coach Brendon McCullum says he wants to remain in charge of England but admits a decision on his future will be out of his hands.

McCullum has presided over an Ashes defeat in Australia inside three Tests, a series he previously said would "define" his team.

The New Zealander is contracted to England through to the end of the 50-over World Cup in 2027, a period that includes the next home Ashes in the same year.

"It's a pretty good gig. It's good fun," said McCullum. "You travel the world with the lads and try to play some exciting cricket and try to achieve some things."


It's 'a good gig'?!

When you hear the head coach with that attitude no wonder the rest of the ****ers are happy to doss around

[SB]

Australia bowled out on day 1 of the Melbourne test for 152 & England are 4/52 so far.

[SB]

What a joke test cricket in Australia is. 20 wickets on day 1 of a test match. Absolutely ridiculous.

[Irishnev]

What a joke test cricket in Australia is. 20 wickets on day 1 of a test match. Absolutely ridiculous.

Credit to the good bowling on both sides, wasn’t many stupid shots as before. The wicket looked green and had a proper zip to it

[SB]

Credit to the good bowling on both sides, wasn’t many stupid shots as before. The wicket looked green and had a proper zip to it

Yep the curator is being asked why it was left at 10mm length. It’ll be lucky to last 3 days.

[Irishnev]

Yep the curator is being asked why it was left at 10mm length. It’ll be lucky to last 3 days.

I thought the home side dictated the pitch condition? Surely it round suit Australia’s bowlers more to have a green pitch doing a bit…..seems to that way so far

[Buzzo]

Based on yesterday it seems like everyone has been out on the lash now. By the final test they will be out there with beer bongs and flip flops.

Whats amazing is Englands ability to be unable to defend their position. As soon as their bowlers give them even a semblance of an opportunity the batsmen cannot back it up.

The mentality of the Aussies is the opposite, throughout the series players have put themselves forwards in clutch moments and delivered.

A lot of soul searching required for England.

[SB]

I thought the home side dictated the pitch condition? Surely it round suit Australia’s bowlers more to have a green pitch doing a bit…..seems to that way so far

Yeah you’re right about the home side but when 20 wickets drop in a days play you’ve got to ask why. The financial impact of matches not going the distance alone should call for review from the top.

Based on yesterday it seems like everyone has been out on the lash now. By the final test they will be out there with beer bongs and flip flops.

Whats amazing is Englands ability to be unable to defend their position. As soon as their bowlers give them even a semblance of an opportunity the batsmen cannot back it up.

The mentality of the Aussies is the opposite, throughout the series players have put themselves forwards in clutch moments and delivered.

A lot of soul searching required for England.

Ben Duckett sure looks like he’s still on the lash. Heads will roll surely.

[Buzzo]

Just realising that a neater way of referring to an ‘ability to be unable to do something’ is probably better explained as an inability

[ChesterDave]

Can England chase 200? 250? Got all the time they need so if cool heads prevail then even 350 shouldn't be any issue time wise... But it's England.

125 behind 5 more to get

[ChesterDave]

175 to win. Bad news for day 3 ticket holders