2019 ASHES: 4th Test Australia v England, Old Trafford Sept 4-9

[some11]

He was disappointing in his first stint against the top order, making up for it by doing the job against the tail.

 

[Raiders_Premiers]

He was disappointing in his first stint against the top order, making up for it by doing the job against the tail.

That's always going to be Starc though. He takes less top and middle order wickets than the rest our quicks. He'll always be a bit erratic and go for more runs. His ability to clean up the tail though is highly underrated. Conventional cricket wisdom tells us that bowlers specialising in taking wickets of lower order batsman are to be basically rubbished, which I can't agree with.

In the pursuit of a win, every single one of those 20 wickets is of the same value if you think about the absolute goal. Big reason we f**ked up that last test because not one bowler had a f**king clue how to bowl to the tail.

 

[I'm a loser baby...]

Just went and made my late night dinner and we get the wicket the first ball I come back for

Could you go and get dessert? I can't stay up forever.

 

[King hit]

Anyone think England can save this test

 

[King hit]

Could you go and get dessert? I can't stay up forever.

About to get a can of Pepsi

 

[Raiders_Premiers]

That's out. Surely

 

[King hit]

That's out. Surely

Yeah I thought that was worth a review

 

[undertaker]

very sharp swing there from Cummins

 

[King hit]

Can’t they just use hot spot

 

[Raiders_Premiers]

This is out. Can't tell determine if he's edged it

 

[Raiders_Premiers]

FFS THE ON FIELD DECISION IS OUT YOU merkin

 

[Raiders_Premiers]

f**k sake

 

[Hutty1986]

Need another one soon boys

 

[undertaker]

41 overs to go, 4 wickets needed

 

[King hit]

41 overs to go, 4 wickets needed

What do you think of our chances

 

[undertaker]

What do you think of our chances

Still favourites atm. Just need to break this partnership (preferably get Buttler out), and Archer/Broad/Leach won't provide much resistance.

Cummins getting very good swing with this replacement ball.

And lesson learnt from Headingley....STOP BOWLING BOUNCERS TO TAILENDERS! Bowl at the stumps, force the batsman to play at the ball.

 

[King hit]

Just a waste bowling bouncers

 

[The Vaulting Violinist]

Cmon merkins make them play

 

[The Vaulting Violinist]

Piss Lyon off wasting the overs

 

[Hutty1986]

Lyon needs to roll these merkins. It's getting very, very tight now. It's all on this game.