Rain forecast on Sunday and Monday, so this may end up a draw.
This is Perth, not Manchester. Rain may delay it a bit but not a whole days play. I still expect a mini collapse tomorrow morning & by lunch will be 8 or 9 down - don't think we'll get much over 400.
As I said - predicted it yesterday. I'm off to bed.
Rain forecast on Sunday and Monday, so this may end up a draw.
This is Perth, not Manchester. Rain may delay it a bit but not a whole days play. I still expect a mini collapse tomorrow morning & by lunch will be 8 or 9 down - don't think we'll get much over 400.
As I said - predicted it yesterday. I'm off to bed.
It's been even worse than that though...
The wickets have all come at once. If you predict 4 or 5 wickets in a session you might expect some in the first couple of overs and the rest follow in the remainder.
Bairstow and Malan got us to 50+ on the day and then since we're 25-5.
The Aussies are kind of crap at batting. Hold onto that, folks
You keep saying this but where’s your evidence that they’re really any worse than us? And any slight deficiency they have is more than negated by how toothless our bowling attack is when the ball doesn’t swing, which it won’t here.
This score is not a 200 all out disaster but the Aussies will be very confident they’ll pass it, and so they should be.
Bang on for 5-0 again now. 400 on this is like 350 elsewhere, Oz will likely score at 4 an over - we are gonna have a deficit of 150 by day 4 - and by that time pitch likely to be turning. feck me ive turned into Golfie.
Sure we lost 6 for 35, but there was a record partnership before that. Everything will carry to the slips. We just need early wickets and they're in trouble. I'm probably too optimistic and you're all definitely too pessimistic.
Shame I popped off for (liquid) lunch. Would have been right by where that 6 landed. 400 is good after the start on the first day, can see this test being close. Australia favourites at the moment.
Hope not, but this touring larks not for everyone.
I think he is likely one of those, has an underlying weak character.Whilst he has natural ability , has zero mental strength which is easily found out in a place like Oz. Get shot of him, bring him back when were playing Zim at home.
Ah, that familiar confusing feeling, when you wake up to discover England are all out for less runs than they had for 4 wickets when you went to sleep.
Hope not, but this touring larks not for everyone.
I think he is likely one of those, has an underlying weak character.Whilst he has natural ability , has zero mental strength which is easily found out in a place like Oz. Get shot of him, bring him back when were playing Zim at home.
Once we unearth a credible front line spinner he'll be lucky to keep his place. Until then we don't have much of an option but to play him.
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If you'd offered it at 360 odd for 4 then I'd tell you sounds about right.
I'm off to bed at lunch. I expect The Aussies to get 500+ & have a lead of 150 or so.
The wickets have all come at once. If you predict 4 or 5 wickets in a session you might expect some in the first couple of overs and the rest follow in the remainder.
Bairstow and Malan got us to 50+ on the day and then since we're 25-5.
Total collapse - momentum with the Aussies now.
This score is not a 200 all out disaster but the Aussies will be very confident they’ll pass it, and so they should be.
400 on this is like 350 elsewhere, Oz will likely score at 4 an over - we are gonna have a deficit of 150 by day 4 - and by that time pitch likely to be turning.
feck me ive turned into Golfie.
Need them 2 down for 50 odd.
Aus 39%
Draw 34%
Eng 27%
Hope not, but this touring larks not for everyone.
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