Two Glamorgan players in Australian team today.

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Originally Posted by MacAdder

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Secondly, give their batsmen every opportunity to score runs for the remaining tests while at the same time heap more misery on Root and his tired attack.
Thirdly, try and prolong the game as much as possible for the sake of the paying crowd, the bar franchises to make some money and overseas viewers to enjoy.

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These 2 definitely.

A good effort by the lower order, but, yet again, the specialist batsmen let England down - this is shaping up to be the fourth tour of Australia out of five where England have lost at least four tests and a decision needs to made as to whether this prioritisation of the Ashes above all other test cricket is worth it, because, at the moment, it looks like a policy which is both arrogant and stupid.

Stokes born in New Zealand that's how it is these days.last 11 tests lost 8 drawn 2 won 1

Silverwood is about as much use as Mick McCarthy.

Id bring in Alec Stewart.

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Originally Posted by Hilts

Silverwood is about as much use as Mick McCarthy.

Id bring in Alec Stewart.

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He'd still be a better wicket keeper than Buttler.

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Originally Posted by the other bob wilson

A good effort by the lower order, but, yet again, the specialist batsmen let England down - this is shaping up to be the fourth tour of Australia out of five where England have lost at least four tests and a decision needs to made as to whether this prioritisation of the Ashes above all other test cricket is worth it, because, at the moment, it looks like a policy which is both arrogant and stupid.

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they are not helped by having basically no time to adapt to the conditions down there

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Originally Posted by Rjk

they are not helped by having basically no time to adapt to the conditions down there

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Its a fair point. Injuries to Stone and in particular Archer havent helped either.

But they still dont help themselves with selection and tactics.

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Originally Posted by Hilts

Its a fair point. Injuries to Stone and in particular Archer havent helped either.

But they still dont help themselves with selection and tactics.

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Ever since Jofra Archer became available, the talk was about how the plan was to hit Australia with pace through him, Stone and Wood. Of course injuries to the first two put the kybosh on that, but, instead of Wood being a cert for selection, he was left out of the second test. On the day before the test match, Johnathan Agnew said the pitch was very dry and England had to play a specialist spinner, this was a view I heard from others in the lead up to the game.

Instead of that, the decision was to pick five “typical English seamers” and on the fourth day we had the farcical sight of an England spin attack consisting of Root (who, to be fair, is a better bowler than he seems to think he is), Malan and Robinson wheeling away as Australia added runs they were never going to need against this England batting line up.

I think the lesson of stacks of English tours of Australia is that one of or a mixture of pace, wrist spin and left arm spin tends to win games in that country, but England are selecting teams that give them little chance in a country where they must have a big inferiority complex.

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Originally Posted by the other bob wilson

Ever since Jofra Archer became available, the talk was about how the plan was to hit Australia with pace through him, Stone and Wood. Of course injuries to the first two put the kybosh on that, but, instead of Wood being a cert for selection, he was left out of the second test. On the day before the test match, Johnathan Agnew said the pitch was very dry and England had to play a specialist spinner, this was a view I heard from others in the lead up to the game.

Instead of that, the decision was to pick five “typical English seamers” and on the fourth day we had the farcical sight of an England spin attack consisting of Root (who, to be fair, is a better bowler than he seems to think he is), Malan and Robinson wheeling away as Australia added runs they were never going to need against this England batting line up.

I think the lesson of stacks of English tours of Australia is that one of or a mixture of pace, wrist spin and left arm spin tends to win games in that country, but England are selecting teams that give them little chance in a country where they must have a big inferiority complex.

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Ive only just found out Wood was available. I presumed he had an injury. They are clueless.

Saying that when the batting line up cant make 300 let alone 4 or 500 hundred your up against it.

Marnus was interviewed on the radio over here in Australia this morning after
Receiving an award.
He put a lot of his success down to his time with Glammy.
Special mention for Matty Maynard,
and quote “I love everything about Glamorgan”.
Which gave me a kick.