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[Gav]

Well, after yesterdays unplayable wicket it’s anyone’s test match this. 

Come on England.

[47er]

First ever 20-20 Test match?

[wilsdenrover]

Another injury

Another dropped catch

[Norbert Rassragr]

JUST. PLAY. NORMAL. TEST. CRICKET.

[onlyonejackwalker]

Bethels just gone. Decent knock. 4 down now.

[onlyonejackwalker]

Root gone. 17 to win.

[chaddyrovers]

Well well, England win our first test in Australia for 14 years, yes 14 years. Maybe this will calm everyone down who is demanding change and actually instead of wanting to rip up our management team and captain, we look into our preparations for this series, the squad pick, etc. A full and proper review need to be done into everything including the County cricket structure.

Pleased that England supporters out in Australia have seen a win finally. 

Michael Vaughan tweeted a few hours ago that this pitch is disgrace and not suitable to test cricket. Aussie wickets used to be hard and fast with spinner coming into the play on day 4 or 5, Wonder why they have changed the wickets they actually prepare off site and drop in. 

 

[wilsdenrover]

As welcome as it is, one win doesn’t change anything. 
 

[jim mk2]

There’s little to celebrate and the match went exactly as predicted with England finally turning up when it doesn’t matter and the series is lost

England could well go on to win the last Test too as I stated but that will not hide the fact that multiple failures by the management have led to another disastrous and embarrassing campaign

MCullum’s time is up and so is that of some of the players

 

 

[chaddyrovers]

 

 

 

[chaddyrovers]

 

Much deserved MOTM 

[chaddyrovers]

 

 

 

 

 

Edited 11 hours ago by chaddyrovers

[chaddyrovers]

just for Context, Crawley is our highest run scorer in this series, 256 runs in 8 innings. Carse has 19 wickets in this series,

[onlyonejackwalker]

I stayed up all night. Very weird game.

Well done England on the consolation win. Pleased for the bowlers who at last found their length.

[onlyonejackwalker]

55 minutes ago, chaddyrovers said:

just for Context, Crawley is our highest run scorer in this series, 256 runs in 8 innings. Carse has 19 wickets in this series,

Average just over 30. Thats what he does. Its just about acceptable in low scoring games.

 

[Gav]

The fact this was our first win in Australia since 2014 is little reward in a test that was frankly a farce. But it does point towards how bad things we were before the current regime took over.

I've got several mates who have flown out for day 3, I don't know whether to laugh or cry, all that money and the tests over......Cricket Australia have some answers to come up with, 94,000 sell out on day 3 and that money will be returned, some heads may roll for that one.

 

 

[47er]

2 hours ago, onlyonejackwalker said:

I stayed up all night. Very weird game.

Well done England on the consolation win. Pleased for the bowlers who at last found their length.

 We should have won that Perth test--109 up with  9 wickets standing and lost.

Would be 2-2 now and looking forward to a showdown in Sydney.

But it was still great to win at last.

[chaddyrovers]

The Melbourne Test being just 2 days will cost Australia Cricket £5m in total cos of ticket refunds, lost sales in merchandise, food and drinks. 

The blame is all yours cos of pitch groundsman decide to leave so much grass on the wicket. A good wicket is always when there is something for pace bowers like pace and bounce with spin coming into the game on day 3, 4, 5 plus a good batting wicket where the score in the 1st innings around 300 to 400 each team