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  1. J

    England disintegrating like in 2013-14 Ashes - Johnson

    The real issue for England is the 6 players are probably the only ones remotely of test quality at the moment and 3 are in the final stages of their careers. Australia are currently a team whose bowling is on the up. They also have an exceptional batsman in Smith and a couple of decent...
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    England disintegrating like in 2013-14 Ashes - Johnson

    Last time out we looked like we just didn't fancy facing the Australian quicks and Johnson in particular. So far this time around they have at least looked they are trying to fight it out and have won a few sessions. Some of the stories around the cricket have been a bit ridiculous. Player...
  3. J

    England Lions & England Tour Game in Perth

    With the exception of Root, Broad and Anderson there isn't really anyone so secure they won't be looking over their shoulders if they have 3 bad tests. Bairstow hasn't had a stellar year, Ali looks out of form and the rest of the squad have no form to be out of. Woakes has a place to lose...
  4. J

    England Lions & England Tour Game in Perth

    Not sure that these stats mean an awful lot in regards to Woakes. He was clearly rushed back unfit in his one game of the summer. So far in Australia he's had a poor and a decent test. He's not a guaranteed pick but if he bowls in 2 of the next 3 tests like he did in the second he's pretty...
  5. J

    England Lions & England Tour Game in Perth

    Overall Woakes bowled ok in the second test. If he bowls like he did in the first he might be in trouble.
  6. J

    England Lions & England Tour Game in Perth

    Always felt he was a straight up competitor for Anderson but not quite as good. Unlucky not to play more.
  7. J

    England Lions & England Tour Game in Perth

    Broad was the last English bowler to really establish himself as an international 10 years ago. While I agree the format of domestic cricket last year was a disaster England have been failing to develop real test quality bowlers for some time.
  8. J

    England Lions & England Tour Game in Perth

    Having read a couple of the reports this match really highlights England's problems currently with players just below the test side. Against a weak side batsmen struggled to score runs. Pretty unanimous view was that Ball, Leach and Crane all looked particularly poor. During my 5 weeks in...
  9. J

    ***Official*** 2nd Test at Adelaide

    An England win would be good for cricket and the series. White washes all well and good by they don't really stick in the memory, whereas victories in competitive series do.
  10. J

    ***Official*** 2nd Test at Adelaide

    Having a 5th bowler in the team may have given McGrath an extra 18 months. Ali has probably given Anderson and Broad an extra couple of years. Top bowlers don't come around that often and quite a few have been flogged in a 4 man attack and not enjoyed the length of career they could have...
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    ***Official*** 2nd Test at Adelaide

    It's pretty easy to get carried away with short pitched bowling and nobody ever got out not playing a bouncer. Australia probably could have had this game all but won today. Would take something extraordinary to lose it from here still.
  12. J

    ***Official*** 2nd Test at Adelaide

    Conditions clearly helped but Woakes and Anderson looked a yard fuller this innings. Old failings with the top 5 continue to haunt England. The spate of caught and bowled in the middle are symptomatic of a batting side under pressure and not fully following through with shots. Until...
  13. J

    ***Official*** 2nd Test at Adelaide

    This must be the weakest batting line up to play in Australia. Outside of Root and Cook the team only have 9 test centuries and Broads was very much an outlyer. Bairstow is the third best batsman and he has only averaged 31 this year. I'd agree the only big hope is an Australian quick...
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    ***Official*** 2nd Test at Adelaide

    England probably could have pitched it up a little more but beyond that they haven't really got the personnel to do a lot more. The big hope really is that Australia collapse in a couple of tests or give wickets away trying to score quickly. There isn't really a bowler who they could bring...
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    ***Official*** 1st Test at Brisbane

    My understanding is that they normally draw and redraw the lines using a stencil. Because the line was wearing away more quickly than normal in front of the wicket the groundsman started free hand marking the middle of the line during the intervals as a quick fix. The middle of the crease...
  16. J

    ***Official*** 1st Test at Brisbane

    Significantly more sober than the groundsman ?
  17. J

    ***Official*** 1st Test at Brisbane

    Unfortunately living in a dry country I have to be sober to headbutt or punch someone!
  18. J

    ***Official*** 1st Test at Brisbane

    In this match it's made no difference to the result but I'm sure the ICC will do something to make sure it doesn't happen again. The only real impact is on Ali's own test record and over the games he's played hes been on the wrong and right side of iffy decisions so it's not that significant.
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    ***Official*** 1st Test at Brisbane

    Because the wobble isn't straight and is wobbling in at Ali's foot and back out after nobody has any idea if he was on or behind the line/wobble as drawn on the pitch. If you look at the pictures with the tramlines on he was clearly behind bits of the line and not other over the entirety of the...
  20. J

    ***Official*** 1st Test at Brisbane

    When you look at the line it wobbles in where Ali's foot is and out again after it. It's not conclusive that some of his foot isn't behind the white, it only needs a millimetre. As it wasn't given out on field the benefit should be with the batsman. When allowing for the wobbles in the...

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