You don't pick Leach and then choose to bat second. Starc is not great in Tests. Think we have a chance here (he said, before Hazlewood destroyed all his illusions inside twenty minutes)
Every time you see a replay of that dismissal it gets worse.
It does but that is the pressure of the situation. He did two things I bet he has not done in the nets all tour - going too far across his stumps and missing the ball. It's also not the ball Burns was expecting or focused on for all those hours.
It doesn't matter what you are expecting, you protect your stumps.
Which is where the nerves come in - and cause him to move too far across his stumps. He was expecting a ball on and outside off stump and probably mentally prepared himself for that ball a million times before he went out there. I wouldn't have made that mistake but then I'm not facing Starc
Watching on BT sport and about to throw phone at screen as these commentators are getting on my nerves already. Not just cos we’re 2 down. So if you find one with no sound it’ll be a result.
Why do they show the score as 2-11 and not 11-2 like normal?
Every time you see a replay of that dismissal it gets worse.
It does but that is the pressure of the situation. He did two things I bet he has not done in the nets all tour - going too far across his stumps and missing the ball. It's also not the ball Burns was expecting or focused on for all those hours.
It doesn't matter what you are expecting, you protect your stumps.
Which is where the nerves come in - and cause him to move too far across his stumps. He was expecting a ball on and outside off stump and probably mentally prepared himself for that ball a million times before he went out there. I wouldn't have made that mistake but then I'm not facing Starc
Doesn't excuse a poor shot that should have gone for four. Think that you were right that bowling first, when nerves are at their worst, would have been preferable.
Watching on BT sport and about to throw phone at screen as these commentators are getting on my nerves already. Not just cos we’re 2 down. So if you find one with no sound it’ll be a result.
Why do they show the score as 2-11 and not 11-2 like normal?
Because it's an Aussie feed and graphics and that's how they show it down under. The funny thing is that we talk about a bowler taking 2 for 11 but not the score 2 for 11
Hate to say it but I think we should bowl first if we win the toss. Conditions might be at their optimum for bowling and the openers on both sides are going to be as nervous as kittens. One good ball is all it takes after all and that applies whether you are Harris, Hameed, root or Smith.
"In these conditions you need a bit of luck" - Gilchrist. We would struggle to lose the Test in the first session bowling but could easily do it by batting first
Burns and Malan fucked it. No matter how good Root is you can’t have him coming in after 5 minutes on the first morning of an Ashes series. Root fucked it by batting first. Players are bottling it.
Burns and Malan fucked it. No matter how good Root is you can’t have him coming in after 5 minutes on the first morning of an Ashes series. Root fucked it by batting first. Players are bottling it.
Root doing a Nassar here.
What is it they say......win the toss and 9 times out of 10 you bowl. The 10th time you think about it.....and then bowl.
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A bit like the Americans with the date.
Have to show their masters that they are different.
Think that you were right that bowling first, when nerves are at their worst, would have been preferable.
Got to win the first Test. And you do that by playing your best bowlers.
We'll be all out for less than 100 & then they will bat & get 400 plus
"In these conditions you need a bit of luck" - Gilchrist. We would struggle to lose the Test in the first session bowling but could easily do it by batting first
What is it they say......win the toss and 9 times out of 10 you bowl. The 10th time you think about it.....and then bowl.