That was a great tribute too Richie Benaud at tea.
English cricket 2015 - NZ, The Ashes, Pak and SA
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Mark Wood needs to ditch this run up if he is to have a prolonged career at International level. He is a good enough bowler.
Finn you donut
Why do you need to go upstairs to see that thats a no ball?
I bet you he's been bowling no balls all morning as well, really need umpires to start calling it on field again.
I bet you he's been bowling no balls all morning as well, really need umpires to start calling it on field again.
Moeen 
Definitely bowls too many 4 balls, but he bowls far, far too many good balls for a 'part-timer'.
Definitely bowls too many 4 balls, but he bowls far, far too many good balls for a 'part-timer'.
Nice last over from Ali Nevill and Johnson gone
So poor from Lyth.
Could/ should be his last shot in an England shirt
Bell fails again, only bats well when he needs to save his career
Why are the Sky guys eyes so bad when it comes to hotspot?
There was a tiny mark on it there, and a tiny mark on it for the Clarke one but both times they've said 'there's nothing on hotspot' by the nature of that sort of nick the marks going to be tiny but they just seem incapable of seeing it.
There was a tiny mark on it there, and a tiny mark on it for the Clarke one but both times they've said 'there's nothing on hotspot' by the nature of that sort of nick the marks going to be tiny but they just seem incapable of seeing it.
Also you could see the revolution of the ball change on the back shot of the errr shot, bit weird they keep focussing on the fielder reaction on what was a very, very slight nick.
Looks like another 3 day test.
Jos Buttler needs to go back to County Cricket for a while.
He wasn't the right choice when they did pick him and although his initial form was fine he's showing why this series.
Play Bairstow as the keeper (although his shot was equally dreadful) and slot someone else in the middle order.
He wasn't the right choice when they did pick him and although his initial form was fine he's showing why this series.
Play Bairstow as the keeper (although his shot was equally dreadful) and slot someone else in the middle order.
Bring Taylor and Hales in, still will have problems with Bell though, England's batting lineup is a bit of a mess.
Hales against spin next series will be a disaster, I fear. I want to see him in the team, but I think he'll be best in the middle order and probably looking towards next summer.
It's definitely a mess, the only players you'd say are safe are Cook, Root and Stokes (and Ali if you assume he's gonna play as a batsman) and only Root's actually scored any runs out of that lot.
I think they'll stick with this lineup into the UAE (even Lyth might survive because of a dearth of other options), but I'd personally drop Lyth, Bell, and Buttler.
The quality of this series has been horrific. Both very average teams on show. None of the test has been good.
England's batting has been very poor for a while actually, not scored 500 in a fair few tests I'd wager and it's been dependant on one guy making the difference with a few others chipping in (Bell in 2013, Root this series). It's great to have Finn and Wood boost the bowling stocks but the batting lineup needs to be overhauled and injected with some youth I feel. In retrospect Nick Compton got a bit of a bum deal.
I know the Pietersen thing has been done to death but boy an in-form Pietersen would be useful right now.
Tbf to the bowlers, I've been bowling huge no balls all season too.
Basically looks like teams are now incapable of playing consistently good cricket for 5 days and the modern game is as such that one session can make a huge difference, India up in Sri Lanka the other week for example, it's so weird.
Spot fixers the lot of them. Where's Murdoch and co when you need them?
3 wickets off no-balls today in Test Cricket, it's a bit ridiculous, might as well not bothering having umpires out there.
I don't think the quality's been bad. I just think both teams are too inconsistent and have not played well at the same time. England bowled really well the last two tests (batted quite well too) and Australia were horrific, Australia have batted really well at Lords and today and bowled well enough when our batting has imploded.
It doesn't help that neither team has players that can graft in tough conditions.
Compton and Cook have the highest average as an opening partnership of anyone in the world over the past few years, something like 58. So yeah, he was. As much a victim of the constant desire to move anyone up the order who scores runs as Root himself was.
Talk is Ali might open in the UAE, I can't see him being a success opening if I'm brutally honest.
They're not given any chance to self correct because they don't find out their doing it until they take a wicket.
It's a scandal.
They have to play 2 spinners in the UAE, Rashid in for lyth and Ali opens
I meant batting line up.
To be honest I can see them being pig headed enough to not pick two spinners, but conventional wisdom would state they'd drop Finn and Wood and play Anderson/Broad with Stokes as a third seamer.
This series has been really poor. Not a single competitive or close game, 1 side has collapsed in every game played. Disappointing stuff.
And what's with the umpires not calling no-balls? Amateurish from 2 of the most experienced umpires in world cricket.
And what's with the umpires not calling no-balls? Amateurish from 2 of the most experienced umpires in world cricket.
There have been no balls on non wickets not called as well. Its terrible they just wait to see if its a wicket or not to decide whether to review that when some of them should be so obvious, they should be called on the spot.
Sad news coming from Australia overnight as Arthur Morris passed away aged 93. Neil Harvey is the only survivor from the 1948 invincibles team.
A true legend. RIP.
http://www.abc.net.au/local/stories/2013/09/23/3854438.htm?site=conversations
Interview with Arthur Morris two years ago aged 91.
Interview with Arthur Morris two years ago aged 91.
STOP feckING HOOKING AAARRGHHGHHRHHRRHHR
Looks a cracking day to bat, England could have half of half of a sniff here to get back in the game if they stop batting like idiots as that 50 odd stand between Wood and Ali showed at times this morning. Problem is no matter what England score, even if they do set Australia a total to chase I don't think Ali is much of a threat on Day 4/5.
Botham shows a graphic showing Siddle getting more bounce than Finn and Wood on a ball that pitched in the same place, Warne responds by saying 'maybe its because he bowls a fuller length'.
HOW DOES THAT MAKE SENSE?
HOW DOES THAT MAKE SENSE?
I used to think Warne was a great cricket thinker until I heard him commentate and I actually completely understand now why he was never made Australian captain. Was giving the selectors an earful over selecting Siddle for this game even though Siddle still has a good few years of cricket in him, weird.
They CALLED a no ball on the field!!!!!!
I literally would ban them from playing a hook or pull of Mitchell Johnson.
What is the point, its a stupidly high risk shot off that pace bowling.
Just sway out the way and make him pitch it up.
Still think he would have been a great captain. Reckon he dumbs himself down for commentary.
That wasn't the point he was making though. He was saying that Siddle is not going on tour to Bangladesh, there is no point in him playing in this test over one of the other younger prospects who need match experience. I completely agree with Warne, even though Siddle has bowled really well.
I only just found this thread, what a weird series it has been. Conditions are the great equalizer and if you bowl well you don't necessarily have to bat well to win. No idea why Clarke sent them in at Edgbaston. Here you go boys have the best conditions of the tour to bowl yourselves back into form..
Lyth has been completely hopeless, doubt we will see him again playing for us. I don't think there's much between the two sides, actually I'd favour Australia in neutral conditions.
Why can't Siddle go to Bangladesh? That's Warne opinion, even if Siddle doesn't go to Bangladesh it doesn't mean Siddle should be cast by the wayside, he has plenty of years in him and I think it's a poor message to send to Siddle to have clog around all series and then not play him at all. Warne pretty much said he doesn't think Siddle will ever play again, which on the evidence of this test is pretty stupid.
Siddle suits English conditions. He could be key in a NZ away series which are similar to these. Pitch it up, 4th stump, bit of seam and you're in.
Back at home and other countries where the bowling isn't aided so much his lack of speed gets shown. 80mph lollies batsmen feast on.
Back at home and other countries where the bowling isn't aided so much his lack of speed gets shown. 80mph lollies batsmen feast on.