3rd Ashes Test: Australia v England at Perth, Dec 14-18 2017

[blaza88z]

This is a vintage English way to get a result in a test match where they were comprehensively outplayed

 

[hineyrulz]

Well those 4.50 odds did looks too juicy before the start of the test.

 

[blaza88z]

f**k batsmen are babies now days. oh the pitch has a little wet spot boo hooo hoo. blokes in bradmans day could handle it. pad up and get on with it

If this was day 2 and England were 4/300 or whatever it was, they'd be batting with bells on

 

[AlwaysGreen]

Sorry, but we batted too long. When Smith got out they should have declared.

Get those leaf blowers pumping

 

[2 weeks]

cricinfo.com reporting that Starc is hurt again.
Bruised heel this time.
Will bowl if they get out there.

 

[Pete Cash]

Sorry, but we batted too long. When Smith got out they should have declared.

Get those leaf blowers pumping

Nobody could have predicted that the pitch would get wet. It simply doesnt happen at test level

 

[2 weeks]

Does anyone remember where in the sub continent it was where the actually set fire to the pitch to dry it out?

 

[Incorrect]

Nobody could have predicted that the pitch would get wet. It simply doesnt happen at test level

They need to get that West Indian curator who lit a fire on the pitch back in the 90's to come and sort this shit out....

 

[TIGER14]

Sorry, but we batted too long. When Smith got out they should have declared.

Get those leaf blowers pumping

I don't understand the point of coming out after Lunch, putting on 19 more runs and then declaring.
That just wasted more time.

 

[blaza88z]

Does anyone remember where in the sub continent it was where the actually set fire to the pitch to dry it out?

Why aren't they doing that here? worst case scenario the WACA goes up in flames, they're not going to use it again anyway

 

[El Diablo]

Does anyone remember where in the sub continent it was where the actually set fire to the pitch to dry it out?

they should be setting Perth Dickhead on fire

 

[Pete Cash]

I think we should have declared at lunch but i just assumed we would get intermittent showers over day 5. I wouldn't have thought we would lose a whole f**king session at least because of the WACA staff incompetence

 

[AlwaysGreen]

Nobody could have predicted that the pitch would get wet. It simply doesnt happen at test level

Doesn't matter about the weather. To secure the series we had to win here. We had enough runs to declare much earlier taking weather, someone in the England team making a great score or injuries to our attack all into account.

 

[AlwaysGreen]

Does anyone remember where in the sub continent it was where the actually set fire to the pitch to dry it out?

I believe this was the west Indies in Jamaica or guyana

 

[AlwaysGreen]

Lol, starc is married to Ian Healy.

 

[AJB1102]

Jesus cricket is a wank of a game sometimes.

If its not bad enough that they call it off because the sun went behind a cloud now we can't play because its a bit wet.

Just play you soft cocks

 

[Twizzle]

they seem to think play will resume in an hour or two

 

[blaza88z]

I can't see them getting out there, it may be dry on the surface with those blowers getting to work but it'll still be soft underneath

 

[BunniesMan]

Is there 24/7 security? Maybe someone from the English snuck in overnight and sabotaged the covers.

 

[Hutty1986]

Bet they'll give in to the pommy whinging and call it off so the series is alive going into Melbourne.