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Post by ssmith on Dec 27, 2021 14:27:55 GMT 1
Got the Aussies out for a moderate 267 Anderson an excellent 4 for 33,,,then England went into bat.. ...now in the first innings Hameed Crawley and Malan got 26 between them .but they didn't do quite so well ..)..this innings just 12 ..but that was off just 8 overs..!!so Leach come in as a night watchman and lasted ...two balls..!!...31 for 4...well we should at least get the Aussies to bat again ! I mean we will surely get into three figures won't we...!!...BUT we will manage to get to 200 ?..as we've only done that twice in five innings in this series..??and what about 300 ..mm well ok ...maybe not, will the game be over tomorrow..or rain dance for a couple of days anybody ..?? K.R.O.
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Post by ssmith on Dec 28, 2021 14:26:46 GMT 1
Got the Aussies out for a moderate 267 Anderson an excellent 4 for 33,,,then England went into bat.. ...now in the first innings Hameed Crawley and Malan got 26 between them .but they didn't do quite so well ..)..this innings just 12 ..but that was off just 8 overs..!!so Leach come in as a night watchman and lasted ...two balls..!!...31 for 4...well we should at least get the Aussies to bat again ! I mean we will surely get into three figures won't we...!!...BUT we will manage to get to 200 ?..as we've only done that twice in five innings in this series..??and what about 300 ..mm well ok ...maybe not, will the game be over tomorrow..or rain dance for a couple of days anybody ..?? K.R.O. ..what can you say ?? a total embarrassing feeble and complete total humiliation...68 ALL OUT ..!! the lowest score from an England test team in Australia since 1904..!!..getting beat is one thing but how you get beat is another...!!..will any adverse weather be the only 'thing' that we save us from a whitewash ??> But when you can only score 1125 runs in six complete innings (average 187.5 runs per innings) you are rally up against it ...! K.R.O.
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Post by ssmith on Dec 29, 2021 22:52:13 GMT 1
Ben Stokes in the press today ..''Too many repeated mistakes by too many players....but we've cleared the air and its now or never'' ...mm...well of course we all know talk is cheap ...so lets all hope for a much better performance all round for the third test ..? K.R.O. Looking back that didn't quite work out at all .!! K.R.O.
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Post by ssmith on Jan 5, 2022 10:44:32 GMT 1
Rain affected first day with almost half the days play lost , the Aussies decided to bat and got to 126 for 3 as we came into the 47th over, but England had a go bowled quite well and overall it wasn't too bad at all .. K.R.O.
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Post by ssmith on Jan 6, 2022 11:27:31 GMT 1
Rain affected first day with almost half the days play lost , the Aussies decided to bat and got to 126 for 3 as we came into the 47th over, but England had a go bowled quite well and overall it wasn't too bad at all .. K.R.O. Day two ,a day of toil the Aussies declared 416 for 8 England 13 for 0 at the close, any realistic chance of us winning this test match have surely gone ?. so can we save it ..,we will have to bat all day tomorrow without fail !, and a fair bit in to the 4th day to get within say 50 or so of the Aussies,, but can we ?..or will it be the familiar batting collapse we haven't got past 300 yet in the series and only once past 250 !!..but lets hope they all give it the best shot .!! K.R.O.
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Post by ssmith on Jan 7, 2022 11:39:38 GMT 1
Everyone must have feared the worst after a ponderous pathetic start after the first four batsmen contribute just 31 between them off just over 21 overs..!! ..even Joe had an off day ..Hameed made his fifth consecutive single figured score.. ..and Malan made 3 off 39 balls..! ..but all credit to Stokes 66 and what a knock from Bairstow taking the Aussies on and giving them some stick and on 103 not out ...three wickets left 158 behind ...can we get to lunch and still be batting tomorrow ??..hopefully we can top 300 and maybe edge to 350 ..??...and rain is anther angle as a few overs were lost on day three ,,,lets hope we can get a draw and salvage a bit of pride anyway..! K.R.O.
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Post by ssmith on Jan 8, 2022 12:00:38 GMT 1
Can England bat all today tomorrow and earn a draw??..it should be within their capabilities surely ..? plus the weather !, the forecast is mixed and at least the opening pair survived an testing eleven overs yesterday evening..or could the virtually impossible happen and England get 358 tomorrow and WIN the test match going at almost 4 an over ...well wishful thinking but lets face it given on what's gone before we'll accept a draw...so come on England keep resilient and stay for the day ..!!K.R.O.
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Post by ssmith on Jan 9, 2022 11:09:20 GMT 1
Can England bat all today tomorrow and earn a draw??..it should be within their capabilities surely ..? plus the weather !, the forecast is mixed and at least the opening pair survived an testing eleven overs yesterday evening..or could the virtually impossible happen and England get 358 tomorrow and WIN the test match going at almost 4 an over ...well wishful thinking but lets face it given on what's gone before we'll accept a draw...so come on England keep resilient and stay for the day ..!!K.R.O. Yes...at least it won't be a whitewash and we just manged to cling on for a draw ,the weather in all honesty helped us a bit over the five days but at least they showed a bit of grit and determination, Crawley 77, Stokes 60 and Bairstow 41 all had a decent go but what of Hammeed six consecutive single figured scores ??..must be doubt about his future and will he play in the final test unlikely .. K.R.O.
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Post by ssmith on Jan 14, 2022 9:53:32 GMT 1
England won the toss and put the Aussies in and off to a stunning start they were 12for 3..!! but the recovery was on the way after that and now Head is nearing his century and the Aussies are giving our bowlers a torrid time 197 for 4 off just 47 overs at more that 4 an over...we badly need a breakthrough quickly ..!! K.R.O...
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Post by ssmith on Jan 14, 2022 15:25:07 GMT 1
England won the toss and put the Aussies in and off to a stunning start they were 12for 3..!! but the recovery was on the way after that and now Head is nearing his century and the Aussies are giving our bowlers a torrid time 197 for 4 off just 47 overs at more that 4 an over...we badly need a breakthrough quickly ..!! K.R.O... A rain affected day but the Aussies probably had the better of it , 241 for 6 going at 4 an over..!!. and Wood was really hammered added to Labuschagne being dropped when he was 0 (he got 44 )...it could have a lot better for England...when England get to bat will they match the Aussies scoring rate..mm ?? K.R.O,
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Post by ssmith on Jan 15, 2022 13:02:30 GMT 1
Aussies all out 303 and England bat ..mm..and who would have thought yet another batting collapse ?? (most of us ? ).. all out for a dismal 188 and it could have been worst top scorer Woakes was dropped first ball then again on 5 ..!!... so at least we got back most of the runs we 'gifted' Labuschagne !!..though there does seems to be runs to be had on this pitch has England nearly matched the Aussies scoring rate !! day two finished with the Aussies on 37 for 3 ..152 ahead ..they could declare if they get around 260 or so leaving England to get some 370 !!..but if we can bowl them out for around 150 or so ...who knows..?? K.R.O.
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Post by ssmith on Jan 16, 2022 13:05:44 GMT 1
A pathetic piss pot poor embarrassment !!..after getting the Aussies out for just 155 we were set 271 to win ,not a out of reach total by any means ..so off to a good start loose the first for 63 ...and then..comes the ''collapse' England seemed to do frequently all out 124 ..the batting has most of the time been absolutely dire...thrashed inside three days.!!..to score just 2001 in ten innings 99 wickets down at a awful average of just over 20 per wicket !!,,it must be one of the worst batting performances in a Ashes series of all time...?? K.R.O.
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Post by ssmith on Jan 17, 2022 19:11:29 GMT 1
..The first test starts our time around 11.00 pm tomorrow and it will be a very hard task to win the Ashes down under for sure...betting for the series is around Aussies 10/11...England 8/1...the draw 9/2...for the first test Aussies 1/1...England 4/1...the draw 2/1...the odds will slightly vary up to the start,,but we can only give it our best shot..!! K.R.O Looking back the 'bookies' took no chances at all .. England only 8/1 to win the Ashes... ...hardly generous in anybody's book ..!! K.R.O.
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