2019 ASHES: 3rd Test Australia v England, Leeds Aug 22-26

[JJ]

Archer's father is English? I know ECB altered residence rules, but think that was to align with others (and get Archer in the team LOL)

Anyway, he's a terrific prospect - he's changed this series for sure... no question that Australia's attack and Smith can change it back though

Lot on Root now, he has to perform

 

[JJ]

I don’t care how patient he is, his technique is laughable. Not up to standard, i’d Love to know what he was doing in his 9 months off. It wasn’t to work on his shithouse batting technique. Besides Smith Paddy Probably has the next best one in the whole team.

Watching Chris Martin's coaching videos?

 

[Wizardman]

I'd not pick Warner for test cricket outside of Australia. He has consistently been poor away. I'd pick him for one day and 20/20 everywhere though at the moment.

 

[Front-Rower]

Weather forecast for the next 4 days is fine and hot (by English standards >25 Celsius). From what I saw last night we should have somehow tried to appeal for bad light and got off the park.

Though now, unless we can skittle them for less than 300, it’s going to be hard work to even save this game.

 

[JJ]

I'd not pick Warner for test cricket outside of Australia. He has consistently been poor away. I'd pick him for one day and 20/20 everywhere though at the moment.

He goes ok in RSA until they say mean things

 

[herbert henry1908]

We were travelling so well at 2/136 ffs

 

[herbert henry1908]

Weather forecast for the next 4 days is fine and hot (by English standards >25 Celsius). From what I saw last night we should have somehow tried to appeal for bad light and got off the park.

Though now, unless we can skittle them for less than 300, it’s going to be hard work to even save this game.

I’d say max 250, the game can’t be drawn either. It’s either they win or we do.

 

[herbert henry1908]

I'd not pick Warner for test cricket outside of Australia. He has consistently been poor away. I'd pick him for one day and 20/20 everywhere though at the moment.

Ok, but weird thing to post after he scored 35% of out runs last night

 

[_snafu_]

These Pommy merkins are now booing the weather.

Must be Souffs or Raiders fans.

 

[Hutty1986]

That went well.

 

[Sphagnum]

Gee that Wade's a good batsman

 

[Eelectrica]

Our only hope for the series is that Smith, Labuschange, Head and Warner can score runs and accept that we have a few batsmen just making up the numbers.

I guess Harris gets two tests.

We're pretty much down to posting help wanted on the local jobs4cash.com website. On qualificarions are once scored a Quiney and you've got the job.

 

[AlwaysGreen]

I didn't expect much from that batting lineup and so not surprised.

Fighting knocks from Wanker and Labafrican. Horrid from the rest.

 

[herbert henry1908]

The Wade experiment is almost over, if he fails in the second dig I’m even considering Mitch Marsh.

Unlikely but I’d send an SOS for Joe Burns to play in the tour game next week.

 

[T-Boon]

Is kurtis 50 cent Pattinson injured? He should be in ahead of Wade or Khawaja.

 

[Haffa]

I don’t care how patient he is, his technique is laughable. Not up to standard, i’d Love to know what he was doing in his 9 months off. It wasn’t to work on his shithouse batting technique. Besides Smith Paddy Probably has the next best one in the whole team.

He was too busy pushing people under the bus.

 

[Eelectrica]

The Wade experiment is almost over, if he fails in the second dig I’m even considering Mitch Marsh.

Unlikely but I’d send an SOS for Joe Burns to play in the tour game next week.

Yep. Marsh is starting to look like a viable alternative. He bowl a bit as well.

Oh god now I've got Marsh back in the test team I just going to find a corner and rock back and forth for a while.

 

[herbert henry1908]

Is kurtis 50 cent Pattinson injured? He should be in ahead of Wade or Khawaja.

No, he didn’t score any runs in the lead up games.

 

[blaza88z]

It's impossible to say exactly how good he will be but for a bloke playing his 6th test.. he's an exciting prospect Labuschagne, I don't think you could ask for harder conditions to bat in and it took a rank full toss which he clearly didn't pickup to get him out

The rest of our batsmen, what can you say? Warner fought hard, he played and missed about 20 times

At least with Smith/Labuschagne we have 2 batsmen able to perform under English conditions, we basically have to bank on them at this point and hope for some contributions from someone else in the top 6

 

[AlwaysGreen]

You know you're out of options when someone talks about bringing in MMarsh for Wade.