Yep long tail predictably got blown away, Aussies superb today - outthought us.
Need to bowl them out for less than 300 to leave an exciting chase on.
Need to bowl them out for less than 300 to leave an exciting chase on.
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Yep absolutely stupidity for one hour lost Ashes
They've been there and done that before. It's now more innovative to lose 5 wickets for 50 runs in an hour and a bit.
The only thing I’m holding onto is that England are more than capable of chasing down big targets. Any score over 250 (plus the lead) for Australia is going to be tough
Worried this might be the case after the declaration at Edgbaston. They chased an exciting opening win at the expense of an exciting series. Australia can now play the next three tests without any real pressure on them. Disappointing because it was gearing up to be an exciting summer and could be over before it's even got going.
Well, that was fecking dreadful
I suppose the one good thing after this diabolical show is that the head coach will be sacked very soon.
Yeah i'd go with that. 300-350 is chaseable with no Lyon but very tough.
It’s made worse by all the bollocks England were coming out with before this match.
Utter shite from England
Yeah. This is why I’m so frustrated and being so negative. We’ve had the chances and this could have been something special but it feels like by our own hand we are going to end up with a standard comfortable Australia series win for the umpteenth time in my life
Yeah talk a good game but can't back it up
Can we get a Jimmy swan song here 
Yeah. This is why I’m so frustrated and being so negative. We’ve had the chances and this could have been something special but it feels like by our own hand we are going to end up with a standard comfortable Australia series win for the umpteenth time in my life
First series win here since 2001 is done
My suspicion is it's largely a binary thing. I think it only works because they are being incredibly dismissive of any doubts. When they are forced to start doubting whether this or that might be fecking idiotic it will collapse.
Even if they capitulate to a 5-0 loss, the English lot are up against the obvious best team in the world. England have been doing well prior to this. I would not say Mccullum should be sacked on the basis of this series regardless of the outcome.
You can’t judge an entire approach on 1 or even 2 ashes. People are just saying “bazball has cost us” as if playing the previous style would have been better. No one is saying there haven’t been bad shots, but that’s not the same thing at all.
It will be interesting to see how England approach their second innings if Aussies can post a lead of 350+. Do they go for it, hammer and tongs, or do they play for a draw?
Go for a walk mate
Have a guess
Shouldn't have been a 5-0 loss we were 188-1 and THREW IT AWAY. Absolutely sick to the pit of my stomach about that
Well that's the thing - have England had to chase such a lead in a 2nd innings since 'Bazball' came about? I can't remember.
What you mean like England batsmen have been doing to the pavilion today
I was talking more as a fan and the way people are told off for not being more positive when we point out the issues (happening less here than at Edgbaston).
On the players, I think that is true for some of them eg Bairstow I think can only play that way. I don’t think it’s true for people like Root, but hopefully yesterday was a blip and he will be the one of the ones to look back and realise that wasn’t the right tactic in those circumstances.
How the feck are we 91 behind after the start to our batting innings?
Yeah bit late to realise now isn't it, England deserve to be chasing something ridiculous
How the feck are we 91 behind after the start to our batting innings?
Dumbass approach to the short ball,turned it off because can't stomach seeing them rack up another huge score
Exactly all out for 200 the old way, the reason we are able to post a reasonable score is by playing shots the other way we weren't playing shots and still getting rolled over, the strength of these players is playing shots
I think we all know the answer to that one
I know its been said in here already, but the comms and pundits on test match cricket on Sky are the best in all of sport for my money
Bloody hell. Need a bit of luck here. Feels like this keeps happening.
Thought I would give you a laugh
Agree. Strauss and Morgan are a bit of a bore this test. Over the last 15 or so years I’ve watched cricket, sky test comms has been outstanding.
Im not one of those people. I’m in favour of the new approach but we need to adapt it to certain situations which we havent in this match.
Well that was a disastrous session. Not sure how England can come back from this
TMS still the best coverage for me. I think it’s such a balanced team in terms of personalities and it creates a real warmth. Sky more technical but I’ve turned off it a bit since the likes of Ian Ward came in and Michael Holding left.
Stokes aside they just couldn't be bothered
They don't sadly and it's a long time since we surrendered The Ashes so meekly over here