Well this is a pile of shite isn't it.
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Unlucky Jof. I refuse to trash bowlers when they struggle with a bouncer while all the batsmen are in the hutch.
The short ball stuff to tailenders is a bit weird, send a few down sure but every ball felt unnecessary.
I have to say I have very very low expectations for this England side when batting.
But even I didn't expect this.
An utter shambles
Reviewing a caught behind when you've middled the ball 
Can Bayliss go 2 matches early?
This series should be a great advert for Test Cricket and the emergence of Archer would have made it just that.
But now, what is this going to do to the future of the greatest form of the game?
feck that T20 shit
Any chance we could get Cook to come back for the last couple of Tests?
But now, what is this going to do to the future of the greatest form of the game?
feck that T20 shit
Any chance we could get Cook to come back for the last couple of Tests?
Aussies should enforce the follow on.
This series should be a great advert for Test Cricket and the emergence of Archer would have made it just that.
But now, what is this going to do to the future of the greatest form of the game?
feck that T20 shit
Any chance we could get Cook to come back for the last couple of Tests?
He'd be better than Roy of course but he was done long before he actually retired.
Broad telling Archer to review, He knows everything about being caught then not walking..
Bloody hell England, smith out of this game and you only had one job.
Bloody hell England, smith out of this game and you only had one job.
Need 150 lead?
There was a time when you weren't allowed to bowl short at a tailender. It's not really cricket, is it? You couldn't bowl more than a couple an over, back in the day, to anyone.
By all means tie him in knots with a Yorker, or some vicious spin, but don't bowl a bouncer at a player who doesn't have skills to defend himself.
I think they need to review the follow on rule. Make it percentage based rather than 200 runs.
One of the worst batting performances you'll ever see. And on a perfect day for batting.
Australia could go out there and face one ball, declare 112 runs ahead and they'd still win comfortably.
If the first innings score is below 200, then I think the rule was that you've to go past half the runs or something to avoid follow on. Might have changed.
67
Jeez this batting lineup is bad and they keep playing the same people again and again
That over was better from Hazelwood, Cummins was just banging it in short and wasn't even trying to set up anything else.
Only 1 player got into double figures.
Nope I'm wrong.
12th worst test score in England's history, 4th worst playing on home soil.
Bayliss already sounds like he doesn't give a solitary shit about Test cricket.
I cannot imagine how half arsed he'll now be when coaching over 2 dead rubbers before he leaves.
Bet he phones in sick for the 5th Test.
I cannot imagine how half arsed he'll now be when coaching over 2 dead rubbers before he leaves.
Bet he phones in sick for the 5th Test.
Should have just quit after the World Cup though I imagine he felt obligated to stay on.
Those were some of the worst wickets I have seen in test cricket. Some truly pathetic dismissals.
They can't.
We're just asking for Archer to get injured.
Bowled 44 overs in his first ever test match, and now he's going to spend almost 2 full days bowling again.
Bowled 44 overs in his first ever test match, and now he's going to spend almost 2 full days bowling again.
Should be on an over limit for this innings, 4-5 over spells max.
Bowl the Aussies out for minus 50 here and we have a chance.
An absolute disgrace.
australia could get bowled out for 0 and would still be favourites to win.
Warner on for a century here.
Aye, he needs to look after himself.
The match and the ashes have gone. No point breaking his back now.
Even if Archer ripped through Australia again and we got them out for 100, that's a 212 run lead.
We aren't chasing 212 down.
Why Broad gets to bowl downhill is beyond me.
EDIT: NVM
EDIT: NVM
Was a time when Warner would crush teams in this 3rd innings position.
Wahey Warner gone for a duck.
As awful as this has been, at least Warner is having a shit series.
As awful as this has been, at least Warner is having a shit series.
Warner has never scored a 100 in England has he?
Nice to be on the bowling side off a massive collapse for once.
Not against England no.
Main aim for the rest of the series should be to maintain that.