2nd Ashes Test: Australia v England at Adelaide, Dec 2-6 2017

[some11]

Bowlers were outstanding today.

Relief rather than elation for Smith you'd think.

 

[El Diablo]

Tommy is currently running around proudly waving his Aussie birth certificate and passport in the air

 

[Hutty1986]

5/88@4.55. Thats our Starcers

 

[mave]

Will take the win.
Still think we should have enforced that follow on and really stuck the boot in.

But a win is a win is a win.

 

[hineyrulz]

Starcy does what he does best, but Haze and Paddy starting off the morning in outstanding fashion.

 

[King hit]

Hell yeah 2-0 the urn is almost home. I was very nervous yesterday if we were still going to win I thought England had been gifted a golden chance to get back into the series. Great bowling today guys, let's finish the f**kers in Perth. So confident about a big win there.

 

[LeedsRhinos]

Everything is fine

 

[Eelectrica]

That was over all too quick.
Still well done to all the bowlers. Had a job to and did it well.

Was kind of hoping to catch the end before leaving work but still. 2-0 and lessons learned hopefully.

 

[PARRA_FAN]

Well done Aussies. People on radio gave England a chance if Root made a good innings. Nek Minnit.

 

[Pete Cash]

We bowled great on day 5. Were a little rough last night but did the job today. Good win and now Root looks like a dumb merkin for sending us in. Good work Joe

 

[2 weeks]

3 Marsh
2 Starc
1 GOAT

 

[LeedsRhinos]

Englands batting lineup is powderpuff and fragile especially in Aussie conditions against fast bowling, 5-0 looking likely.

 

[hineyrulz]

Everything is fine

2 Nillllllllllllllllllll!!!!!!!!!

 

[Haffa]

Great week all around for England as a sporting nation. It's time to raid Grade Cricket in South Africa again.

 

[TheParraboy]

We are an average test side but poms are considerably worse.

Spanking them in the end with Smith hardly contributing and stuffing up with the drs.


Hope Perth is bouncy, we go up 3-0

Might mighty Ungerland lol

 

[King hit]

We are an average test side but poms are considerably worse.

Spanking them in the end with Smith hardly contributing and stuffing up with the drs.


Hope Perth is bouncy, we go up 3-0

Might mighty Ungerland lol

When was the last time England won a test in Perth? Even in 2010/2011 we won at the WACA by 267 runs.

 

[umina panther]

Right decision to not enforce the follow on. The panic in here was very funny

 

[AlwaysGreen]

The 20% full ground exploded with joy

No use showing up for the inevitable.

And having to put up with the fat sunburnt poms

 

[Bazal]

Right decision to not enforce the follow on. The panic in here was very funny

Just because we won doesn't make it the right decision. It just means Joe Roots' dumb decision was dumber than Steve Smiths' dumb decision

 

[LeedsRhinos]

We are an average test side but poms are considerably worse.

Spanking them in the end with Smith hardly contributing and stuffing up with the drs.


Hope Perth is bouncy, we go up 3-0

Might mighty Ungerland lol

Home advantage is now pretty much the deciding factor in the Ashes, neither team is good enough to adapt and can't play in unfamiliar conditions.

The stats back it up, that's now 8 out of 9 series the home team has won.