*Official* Fourth Test at Chester-le-Street

[benchmark00]

Did anyone watch the Old Trafford match??

The point is that Australia have a stable of quality seam bowlers and there's not too much between all of them. Not many genuine swing bowlers though.

 

[Maximas]

Did anyone watch the Old Trafford match??

The point is that Australia have a stable of quality seam bowlers and there's not too much between all of them. Not many genuine swing bowlers though.

Question: Would you pick Starc for the Brisbane test if it started tomorrow (obviously discounting the current test being played) on current form?

 

[Midwinter]

remember when for some weird reason they had john hastings in front of bird. we could have had Hastings AND Faulkner on this tour had we not rested siddle/starc

Hadn't thought of that

 

[Maximas]

hehe, John Hastings made Warne think about a comeback

 

[benchmark00]

Question: Would you pick Starc for the Brisbane test if it started tomorrow (obviously discounting the current test being played) on current form?

You know what, Brisbane is the one venue where it would be a toss up because its actually a seaming wicket, but as I say we've got any combination of Harris/Pattinson/Siddle/Bird plus Watson (provided Watson bats at 6 so he can bowl overs) so I'd like having Starc in. Or consider a four front line seam bowling attack.

That's talking about a traditional Brisbane shield wicket though.

 

[Spikey]

"a steady start by faulkner there. and now hastings to open from the other end" #altashesscenarios

 

[Ruckus]

Had some Crust last night for dinner itbt. Still a couple of pieces left over. Loving life.

This would read funnier if the 'C' wasn't capitalized

 

[andyc]

This would read funnier if the 'C' wasn't capitalized

Tough times at the Cameron household.

 

[Ruckus]

I can't afford crust these days Dominos is a poor substitute

 

[benchmark00]

Thoughts on food for tonight?

Thinking party pies and sausage rolls.

 

[flibbertyjibber]

Shame the rain turned up when it was still alive really.

I agree, just logic says in England 2-0 with 3 to play is over as rain is always going to ruin one game.

 

[morgieb]

Have had today:

Last night's pizza (home-made, not chain)
Nachos

Good ****.

 

[Scaly piscine]

Why are people banging on about how Australia bowled as a unit, built up pressure etc.

England built up the pressure. They cruised to 149-2 after ~50, a very comfortable position that was after a very slow morning session - the bowling was garbage. Then they got out and 5-8 batted like they were in a coma, before mostly chucking it away.

 

[Maximas]

Aus bowlers built up pressure by not letting england score too many when they were batting well, then tightening the screws once they started throwing wickets away.

 

[dermo]

just saw bells wicket hahahahaha

 

[Scaly piscine]

Aus bowlers built up pressure by not letting england score too many when they were batting well, then tightening the screws once they started throwing wickets away.

Not score too many? They coughed up leg-side ****e every over. England were going at about 2 an over at lunch, so they must have been going at double that after it. And Trott wasn't attacking, he was just putting the rubbish away - something the rest of them were incapable of doing because of a broken mindset. Then you've got the ultimate joke performance against Lyon's straight-breaks.

 

[uvelocity]

just put on the deep fryer, gonna fry up some southern chicken strips for a bit of a snackaroo

 

[Burgey]

Thoughts on food for tonight?

Thinking party pies and sausage rolls.

Had some of that crispy Peking steak for an early dinner with Burgeinho in anticipation of tonight's Swans-Pies and Ashes sporting free-for-all.

 

[Maximas]

England lost their second wicket when they had 107 runs on the board, this was after almost 40 overs, we kept it pretty tight thanks, batsmen don't just score slow because they feel like it.

 

[Spark]

Scaly piscine in giving the opposition no credit shocker