The Ashes 2021/22

[the other bob wilson]

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I'd heard that too which is curious because the commentators were saying that the pitch gets better to bat on days 2 and 3.

Could it be that the Aussie propaganda machine worked a treat?

It could of course be a case of their attack being much better than England's batsmen and there is no guarantee that the had England chose to field that the Aussies wouldn't have built up a commanding score before the weather turned.

Turns out it was a toss that as a captain you'd want to lose.

England are haunted by Nasser Hussein winning the toss and putting Australia in on a beautiful Brisbane morning about twenty years ago, but this was not a beautiful morning, it was cloudy with a threat of rain and the pitch had a tinge of green to it. It’s hard to think of conditions which would more merit putting the opposition in, especially when, as you say, historically the Brisbane pitch tend to be a bit of a batting paradise in the middle days of a test match.

[Harry Paget Flashman]

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Marvellous first day.

Long may it continue.

[Optimistic Nick]

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Fightback is on (!).

[chrisp_1927]

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England coming close. Edge from Marnus that didn't quite carry. Stokes bowls Warner, but turns out he'd overstepped massively !! I thought the aussies would be finding it a lot more comfortable

[Optimistic Nick]

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England coming close. Edge from Marnus that didn't quite carry. Stokes bowls Warner, but turns out he'd overstepped massively !! I thought the aussies would be finding it a lot more comfortable

England have bowled brilliantly. Could easily be game on. A game a multimeters, played out over 5 days. Brilliant

[chrisp_1927]

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England have bowled brilliantly. Could easily be game on. A game a multimeters, played out over 5 days. Brilliant

The way they've taken leach apart could cause problems mind. Hot day, those quicks are going to get very tired of leave can't bowl a few from one end

[the other bob wilson]

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Every time I’ve watched a few minutes overnight, they’ve been playing in bright sunlight - England have done pretty well on day two so far, but the decision to bat looks more wrong by the hour.

[the other bob wilson]

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Third day probably went as well as England could have hoped for with joe Root and David Malan both unbeaten in the eighties as they reached 220-2, some fifty eight runs behind the Aussies - still a lot more batting to be done for England to become truly competitive in this game, the new ball, which is due in ten overs time, will be the great opportunity for the Aussies to maintain their superiority.

[Hilts]

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Decision to bat looks a poor one. But it was probably a toss both captains would have been happy to lose.

Seeing Warner make 90 odd with Broad who really had his number stuck in the changing room is unforgiveable.

The side minus Archer and Stone as other fast bowling options plus poor prep due to Covid meant this squad with a weak batting line up were always up against it. Off field decisions needed to be perfect to compete and theyve so far fecked that up as well.

[chrisp_1927]

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Fair play to England for fronting up. I watched the first session last night, was half expecting to wake up and see that Australia had wrapped up the victory. still time to build a good lead, maybe leach can turn it around and bowl the aussies out on day 5

[Majorblue]

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Credit to the two batsmen for digging in and making some runs.
However this needs to be replicated by the rest of the top order as a minimum of a 280 lead is required to be in with a Chance on this track against the Aussie line up.
Sadly, experience tells me that a middle order collapse is probably on the cards and we are looking at a slender lead to defend.

[life on mars]

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Need to bat out all of the forth day on a batters wicket with 8 wickets in hand , mmmmmm 🤔

[The Bloop]

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Need to bat out all of the forth day on a batters wicket with 8 wickets in hand , mmmmmm 🤔

It's reminiscent of 10 years ago when Cook, Strauss and Trott put on 500+ for 1 in the 3rd innings, but I can't see it happening again (or can it 🤔)

[MacAdder]

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Groundhog day.

Both Mallan and Root gone in first half hour.

Here cometh the collapse.

[MacAdder]

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Another gone, Pope.

Stokes and Buttler at the crease.

They have to put on a stand otherwise it will be another early Test finish.