English cricket 2015 - NZ, The Ashes, Pak and SA

Do Australia ever just ... leave the ball? Why must they play at every single one?
 
Gone a bit sloppy, 3 dropped catches, 2 wickets off no balls and now Moeen Ali bowling some Sunday pub league buffet deliveries.
 
Stokes on a cusp of a 5'er here, edit he's got one. Last time a team had 4 diff bowlers getting 5'ers in consecutive innings?
 
maybe we'll send in the england women for the last test to make a bit of a game of it.
 
Stuart MacGill is spot on.

It’s all upstairs, it all between the ears. I don’t know who’s travelling with them talking about that, in my days it was the senior players doing that. Unfortunately the most deluded man in the team is the senior player, and that’s Michael Clarke.

We’ve heard all week about how hard they’ve been training and their tremendous work ethic and how hard they’re training, particularly Michael Clarke and the amazing trainer he is. It’s very simply put whatever they’ve been practising it hasn’t been cricket.
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England have analyzed their opponents and worked out plans and bowling set ups to build pressure. Australia have been hoping for a break and it's no wonder why there have been so many middle order partnerships because when the ball gets a bit old they run out of steam.

Darren Lehmann's mentality of "natural game" is bullshit. They haven't won here since 2001. Winning it back down under means nothing because will the Ashes just end up like Australia vs India where the home side will win every time.

Gillespie will get the gig sometime down the line and they need his type of mentality.
 
Stokes has some serious talent, really can swing the ball both ways a lot, still a good few years from being consistent bowler but I really think he's such a top player.
 
I don't think I understand Australia's approach this morning.

Tailenders aren't going to be able to see this off, surely have a thrash and try and knock the deficit off and give yourself something to bowl at, even if its only 10-15 runs.
 
NinjaFletch said:
I don't think I understand Australia's approach this morning.

Tailenders aren't going to be able to see this off, surely have a thrash and try and knock the deficit off and give yourself something to bowl at, even if its only 10-15 runs.
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They've been bribed by Nottingham CCC to try and bat out twenty overs, so they don't have to refund the crowd.
 
Has to be the shortest Ashes series in a while, in terms of actual days of cricket played.

Aussie batting order is going to have to be thoroughly examined after this series is done. Warner & Smith aside, everyone else's spot should be up for grabs (Rodgers & Clarke retire imo)
 
And that's that.

Well done England. Australia, you're an embarrassment.
 
Disgraceful stuff from Australia. England werent "that great", Englands batting performances were average, Australia was just terrible. Englands bowling and fielding were better however.
 
Yeah!!!

Slightly disappointed with the series though. 4 very onesided test matches. But seeing Australia crumble like this is always sweet.
 
Think Australia have got bigger problems than England for the next Ashes.

Only Warner, Smith, Starc, Hazlewood and Lyon will remain from this team, their batting is a very real concern.
 
Channel 9's coverage has finished now with a Michael Clarke montage. Shane Warne said Cook has captained England very well.
 
australia could have won the ashes but they bowled a wide.
 
It was very important not to give in to the pressure to bring Kevin back, I think. He's the kind of guy who does not help you come back if you have a result like Lords.
 
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