It looks to me like we let the history of the Gabba cloud our view and we failed to look at the pitch and conditions properly. This affected selection and the toss where Root didn't want to do a Nasser.
Now Aus will bat on the days everyone said before the game would be the best batting days from the pitch and the weather and we will be blown away.
It looks to me like we let the history of the Gabba cloud our view and we failed to look at the pitch and conditions properly. This affected selection and the toss where Root didn't want to do a Nasser.
Now Aus will bat on the days everyone said before the game would be the best batting days from the pitch and the weather and we will be blown away.
did the same, after we lost 4th wicket, it was too much to stay awake for. I woke up about 230 and see Butler in our only hope and then woke up to the score this morning, feels like we are really up against it and no Jimmy/Broad we really need the bowling to step up.
Overall i was going 3-1/4-1 Oz, but a bit too early to change that based on one day. Hopefully we can battle through this test and show a bit of fight, they bowled really well early on but also a couple sloppy ones by us.
Having watched the BBC highlights, I now understand what has gone on here. It's the Nasser Hussain factor. Root has simply made the wrong decision for which he will get less blame.
Green wicket Ideal atmospheric conditions for bowling Take opportunity to put pressure on Harris & Warner first up and get Labushagne and Smith in early Pitch to get better on days 2 & 3 Can't lose Test in first session by bowling but can by batting Win toss Elect to bat
Must admit the moment I saw the wicket it looked like something you see at Durham in may..Let's be honest about broad and Anderson too ..if they can't face constant cricket what are they doing there?
Some really poor thinking from England management and lack of preparation..
Green wicket Ideal atmospheric conditions for bowling Take opportunity to put pressure on Harris & Warner first up and get Labushagne and Smith in early Pitch to get better on days 2 & 3 Can't lose Test in first session by bowling but can by batting Win toss Elect to bat
Must admit the moment I saw the wicket it looked like something you see at Durham in may..Let's be honest about broad and Anderson too ..if they can't face constant cricket what are they doing there?
Some really poor thinking from England management and lack of preparation..
Pity the next captain who hasn't got Anderson and Broad to dig him out of the shit on a regular basis.
Having watched the BBC highlights, I now understand what has gone on here. It's the Nasser Hussain factor. Root has simply made the wrong decision for which he will get less blame.
trying to find highlights but all there seems to be is a 4 minute video on BBC. Maybe that's all you want to see but that doesn't seem anywhere near good enough.
Having watched the BBC highlights, I now understand what has gone on here. It's the Nasser Hussain factor. Root has simply made the wrong decision for which he will get less blame.
trying to find highlights but all there seems to be is a 4 minute video on BBC. Maybe that's all you want to see but that doesn't seem anywhere near good enough.
What is "good enough" though?
The option to watch every ball, live, via a subscription. And free-to-air live commentary. And in-play clips via the free BBC Sport app. And a full highlights package at breakfast time, via subscription. And a full highlights programme from 5pm on BBC iPlayer, free-to-air?
Having watched the BBC highlights, I now understand what has gone on here. It's the Nasser Hussain factor. Root has simply made the wrong decision for which he will get less blame.
trying to find highlights but all there seems to be is a 4 minute video on BBC. Maybe that's all you want to see but that doesn't seem anywhere near good enough.
What is "good enough" though?
The option to watch every ball, live, via a subscription. And free-to-air live commentary. And in-play clips via the free BBC Sport app. And a full highlights package at breakfast time, via subscription. And a full highlights programme from 5pm on BBC iPlayer, free-to-air?
Maybe it was the wrong decision to bat first but Cummins did say at the toss that he would’ve done exactly the same. One of those where it’ll turn out to be good to have lost.
Warne was convinced Burns missed a straight one with his anti-Starc bias.
It’s always a bit embarrassing to get bowled around your legs but that is a huge deviation in swing.
It wasn't really late swing though, pretty much swung straight out of the hand and it was a half volley. Its really really poor whatever way you look at it
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nice to see we always give the Aussies a nice first ball of the series when we visit.
bizarre decision to leave out broad.
It looks to me like we let the history of the Gabba cloud our view and we failed to look at the pitch and conditions properly. This affected selection and the toss where Root didn't want to do a Nasser.
Now Aus will bat on the days everyone said before the game would be the best batting days from the pitch and the weather and we will be blown away.
did the same, after we lost 4th wicket, it was too much to stay awake for. I woke up about 230 and see Butler in our only hope and then woke up to the score this morning, feels like we are really up against it and no Jimmy/Broad we really need the bowling to step up.
Overall i was going 3-1/4-1 Oz, but a bit too early to change that based on one day. Hopefully we can battle through this test and show a bit of fight, they bowled really well early on but also a couple sloppy ones by us.
It's the Nasser Hussain factor.
Root has simply made the wrong decision for which he will get less blame.
Ideal atmospheric conditions for bowling
Take opportunity to put pressure on Harris & Warner first up and get Labushagne and Smith in early
Pitch to get better on days 2 & 3
Can't lose Test in first session by bowling but can by batting
Win toss
Elect to bat
Some really poor thinking from England management and lack of preparation..
The option to watch every ball, live, via a subscription. And free-to-air live commentary. And in-play clips via the free BBC Sport app. And a full highlights package at breakfast time, via subscription. And a full highlights programme from 5pm on BBC iPlayer, free-to-air?