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*Official* Fourth Test at Trent Bridge
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IMO, it goes without saying that Clarke is a very, very fine cricketer
In fact, whilst I have never been his biggest fan, I have no truck with anyone labelling him a "great"
That being said, I am struggling to give him a rating of 1/10 based on his test performances in this series and that is only on the basis of him catching the team bus on time
In short, he has been utter ****
With or without Anderson, he needs to stand up if we are to have a prayer
In fact, whilst I have never been his biggest fan, I have no truck with anyone labelling him a "great"
That being said, I am struggling to give him a rating of 1/10 based on his test performances in this series and that is only on the basis of him catching the team bus on time
In short, he has been utter ****
With or without Anderson, he needs to stand up if we are to have a prayer
wpdavid
Hall of Fame Member
Ah well, Mark Chapman is a very bad person indeed. Or his researcher is. Obviously I'm getting on a bit, but Beefy's Ashes series weren't all that long ago. It's not as if we're talking about the late 1800's and early 1900's, when they seemed to take place every couple of years.
Where was the interview originally broadcast? I might drop Chapman a line.
Tangles
International Vice-Captain
Even with another England implosion in the next test I think it all rests on Smith. He has role reversed with the old Clarke. If he goes big we have a chance. If he goes into God mode we win. The problem I see is that it still needs someone at the other end to do something. Which is why we are going to have to get the runs from the top 3 based on form. Rogers and Warner the only 2 capable right now. We need a 1/500 start in a game to really control it. No Jimmy at TB the best chance.
The big worry about Clarke IMO is that he doesn't look capable of scrapping out a dirty but useful 50 like AB and SWaugh could do when it was needed but they weren't in form.
Uppercut
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The problem with this theory is that Australia's worst day of bowling was day one at Cardiff, when they hadn't batted yet. England batted very badly that day (Root aside) and were completely let off the hook by Haddin's drop and some really inaccurate bowling.
Niall
International Coach
Wood might be in some trouble for the fourth test
https://twitter.com/Jesse_Hogan?lang=en
Scroll down his tweets.
https://twitter.com/Jesse_Hogan?lang=en
Scroll down his tweets.
LegionOfBrad
International Debutant
If Woods out theyll probably go with Plunkett as I can't see them starting a debutant in a must win Ashes test
:-/ very samey attack.
grecian
Cricket Web: All-Time Legend
Would have been samey with Wood though, really hope they go for Foottit, but you are right, they'll play safe with Plunkett. None of these guys are going to give much control though, Oz will be going at about 6-an-over, just hope we can bowl them out in 30 or less.
BTW though, all this talk about Wood being a "doubt", there's no ****ing doubt he's carrying an injury, he's horribly injury-prone, he doesn't play. Hopefully the England camp have decided this alre
LegionOfBrad
International Debutant
Oh and just to add an Aussie slant there is an article in the SMH suggesting they drop Hazlewood for Siddle.
Hah. Please.
Hah. Please.
NUFAN
Y no Afghanistan flag
He shows enough intent by saving 90 animals lives a year. Oh wait my wife doesn't read these forums, carry on.
grecian
Cricket Web: All-Time Legend
It's nice that it's not us with all these BS stories about us.
Lillian Thomson
Hall of Fame Member
Does anyone know for sure whether or not Haddin was going to be dropped anyway before the Lords Test. He certainly appeared to be on the brink.
Tangles
International Vice-Captain
We don't know. Seems like it was being discussed but his withdrawal made they didn't have to decide till the next test. But by then they had gotten a free look at how well Nev could do. So I think that helped tip the balance. I honestly doubt they would have dropped him. On the precipice but would have survived.
Niall
International Coach
Rogers in an interview said something like "I'l talk about it after the tour" in an interview so it definitely caused some issues with the senior players at least.