It's The Ashes (again)

[SuperBob2002]

Bugger. What. An. Innings.

[Borin' Baggie]

Reckon that's it.

Right, Foakes in and Crawley and Anderson out next test please.

[Lurker#3]

Such a shame, didn't pick up the slightly slower ball and mistimed it.

Need 40 from this pair now. And we might be in with a shout.

[SuperBob2002]

Reckon that's it.

Right, Foakes in and Crawley and Anderson out next test please.

Agree. We must learn for these two defeats and change things. We can't keep selecting played because they're part of a jolly boys club.

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Duckett
Bairstow
Root
Brooks
Stokes
Pope
Foakes
Woakes
Broad
Wood
Ahmed

That'd be my team for the next Test.

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I don't understand why Robinson had to go so aggressive. Could we not milk the singles at this point. Time isn't an issue? I get why Stokes did as we were so far behind and he was the only real batsman left, but we don't need to take such risks at this point?

[Beachboysbaggie]

Reckon that's it.

Right, Foakes in and Crawley and Anderson out next test please.

Agree. We must learn for these two defeats and change things. We can't keep selecting played because they're part of a jolly boys club.

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Duckett
Bairstow
Root
Brooks
Stokes
Pope
Foakes
Woakes
Broad
Wood
Ahmed

That'd be my team for the next Test.

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I don't understand why Robinson had to go so aggressive. Could we not milk the singles at this point. Time isn't an issue? I get why Stokes did as we were so far behind and he was the only real batsman left, but we don't need to take such risks at this point?

So drop Robinson and Tongue who got half the Aussie wickets between them, including Tongue getting Smith twice in his second test appearance

[Supamart]

Not a great cricket fan, but this is a great watch now.

We need 49 more runs, but on the last wicket.

[strawman]

Bairstow - dropped catches arguably cost us first test - idiocy arguably this one - dump and get a decent keeper in

[Supamart]

Bairstow - dropped catches arguably cost us first test - idiocy arguably this one - dump and get a decent keeper in

Button ?

[wba13]

Bairstow - dropped catches arguably cost us first test - idiocy arguably this one - dump and get a decent keeper in

[Pragmatist]

Reckon that's it.

Right, Foakes in and Crawley and Anderson out next test please.

Agree. We must learn for these two defeats and change things. We can't keep selecting played because they're part of a jolly boys club.

---

Duckett
Bairstow
Root
Brooks
Stokes
Pope
Foakes
Woakes
Broad
Wood
Ahmed

That'd be my team for the next Test.

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I don't understand why Robinson had to go so aggressive. Could we not milk the singles at this point. Time isn't an issue? I get why Stokes did as we were so far behind and he was the only real batsman left, but we don't need to take such risks at this point?

So drop Robinson and Tongue who got half the Aussie wickets between them, including Tongue getting Smith twice in his second test appearance

Hard to pick either Wood or Ahmed.  Wood is nowhere near fit to bowl in a Test (has solely played T20 since March) and Ahmed has bowled very poorly for Leicestershire in the Championship all season. He’s simply right to be picked yet.