The Ashes

[Gzbaggy]

I think that has to be hist last innings. There are a fair few options in county cricket too.

I can see a potential way back for Pope (lower down the order) but that has to be the end for Crawley.

Name those "fair few options?" I am struggling Hameed, Burns, Jennings, Sibley do not have as good a record as Crawley

[Jacko]

That's a horrible decision to see Root off. We've certainly had the short end of the stick on both umpires call and snicko in this series, as bad as we've been it's tough 11 vs 14.

[Jacko]

Really good Test innings and a monkey off the back. Well batted youth

[Ted Maul]

Really good Test innings and a monkey off the back. Well batted youth

Excellent, I just hope he goes back to Warwickshire and scores some runs at three ahead of the summer tests.

It's going to be interesting to see how we contrive to lose this game from here.

[Cheshire East Baggie]

Good to see a bit of fight, although it's too little too late.

Nothing at this stage can shield Key/McCullum/Stokes from criticism of their decision-making over the past three years. The big questions after this match are going to be:

Why did Tongue sit out the first two matches, especially after Atkinson was so poor in the first Test?
Why is Carse opening the bowling for England when he's "third seamer" at County level?
Why did they persist with Pope when Bethell was available?

So much wrong with the planning, team selection and on-field captaincy decisions in this series. It's as though history is to be entirely ignored and England will "do it their way".

[ElbowGrease73]

Really good Test innings and a monkey off the back. Well batted youth

Excellent, I just hope he goes back to Warwickshire and scores some runs at three ahead of the summer tests.

It's going to be interesting to see how we contrive to lose this game from here.

I would imagine it will end just after lunch tomorrow Ted. Aussies are still massive favourites. We'd need to set 250 + to really trouble them, and I can't see that happening.

[wba13]

Really good Test innings and a monkey off the back. Well batted youth

Excellent, I just hope he goes back to Warwickshire and scores some runs at three ahead of the summer tests.

It's going to be interesting to see how we contrive to lose this game from here.

I think you will be lucky to see him play for Warwickshire due To 1 day internationals and other 1 day matches he will be involved in. He’s such a talent all the 1day leagues will want him involved.
Hope he does play for Warwickshire but it won’t be very often.

[rsbaggy2]

Seems like it could be more of the same.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/cricket/arti...0yjkvxk43o

[wba13]

Seems like it could be more of the same.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/cricket/arti...0yjkvxk43o

Must admit I’m happy to keep them as long as they’re learning from this ashes debacle.
We need to find bowlers who stay fit Potts is nowhere near the standard where as Tongue should have been in from the start along with Bethal. Also the spin department needs sorting.

[ChamonixBaggie]

"‘Yeah, it’s a pretty good gig. It’s good fun. You travel the world with the lads and try to play some exciting cricket and try to achieve some things."

Fuck off Brendan