It's The Ashes (again)

[Ted Maul]

I'm just amazed anybody is remotely surprised on how we've approached the seires or the commnets of Stokes, it's just in line with how we've been since he took over

We will play and continue to play this brand of cricket, off to a flier this morning, Aussies all over the shop in the best bowling conditions and pitch of the series and then three quick wickets, it will be the approach under BM/BS we just have to live with it, we will be 150-5 and at times 320-1

For me it's exciting and at times frustrating, before this fifth test I can't help thinking there is no way we should be behind in the series, Aussies have resembled a Pulis side of soaking up pressure and nicking a winner but good sides, great sides, find a way to win and that's what they've done even if it's been against the run of play!

Cuzer

With that in mind, and I agree, I'm not surprised in the slightest. But you'd have to think that our chances of being a 'great' team are limited with a style of play that lends itself to being so shit or bust. 

Great teams are 6-7/10 every game, not 10/10 one game and 0/10 the next. It's frustrating mostly because we aren't allowing ourselves to choose the percentage play from time to time.