Cricket Season Thread

[GNR4LIFE]

Some 1st day Aussie batting low lights


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How did Smith not get a broken elbow. The ball hit him flush on the bone.

 

[kiwitiger]

What was worse
The batting or the over rate?
19 wickets and only 72 overs bowled in a full day.

 

[Furious1]

I can’t think of another team in any other era, any other nation, that has been carried by their bowlers for so long. They are noting today without Starc. Love or hate him, there’s a lot of truth to Broad’s comment about this being the weakest Aussie side in 15 years.

I wasn't aware Broad had said that and agree, its hard to argue with it. The only people that haven't seen how much we have been carried by the bowlers are the selectors it would seem.
Englands bowlers had our batsmen hopping around everywhere on the contrast without Starc yesterday, I feel like England would be a few wickets down for 300 + at the moment.

 

[Furious1]

What was worse
The batting or the over rate?
19 wickets and only 72 overs bowled in a full day.

Its a good question, personally with 19 wickets falling I didn't notice the slow over rate.

 

[GNR4LIFE]

I wasn't aware Broad had said that and agree, its hard to argue with it. The only people that haven't seen how much we have been carried by the bowlers are the selectors it would seem.
Englands bowlers had our batsmen hopping around everywhere on the contrast without Starc yesterday, I feel like England would be a few wickets down for 300 + at the moment.

I think for sure. Boland never looked likely and Green and Doggett weren’t going to do it on their own.

 

[GNR4LIFE]

It’s a good question, personally with 19 wickets falling I didn't notice the slow over rate.

19/ 295 was the score. Ridiculous.

 

[Halbrowne61]

What stood out for me was the Poms bowling plan to be relentless through all bowlers( something Tiger forwards could take notice of for 26). It was a team effort.
They had a multi level plan to keep the foot down all day and it worked so well.
Stokes five for was as much about the other bowlers as it was for him.
There used to be an old saying that the first day sets up the series, if that’s true then it’s going to be Bazball batting ( even though it was only 172 the run rate was nearly 6) and bowling ( 2 clocked at 150 plus and 2 at 140 plus).
Shades of Clive Lloyds West Indies !!!
We are going to need a serious turnaround to not get spanked, God only knows where it would have ended without Starcs Herculean effort !!