4th Ashes Test

[saynta]

I see that Pommie woman is still screeching out our national anthem...f****** 'orrible and hard to listen too.

Oostralia...give me a f****** break.

[The_Dud]

Lost the toss 4 times in a row!

At least Warner has got off a duck

[saynta]

Warner out for 32. f****** nic to slips again.

[saynta]

lunch.....107 for 2 wickets down.

[The_Dud]

Good job so far by the Aussies.

Need these 2 to bat for a long time (they owe Aus runs) and one (if not both) needs to go on and score a century.

Keep the English bowlers out there and they’ll start to wilt by the third session.

[shanegrambeau]

Aussies on top
Not a worry in the word
Smith clubbing Moeen Ali for six.

Part of me hopes we have 2-2 for a final
..but

Aussies are too good.

[Teflon]

Keep going boys make ‘em pay

[Teflon]

Geezus smith
40s
Gotta go on with it from there

[Yorkeys]

Rooy from Houston end, short to Ratten.
Ratten nearly lost balance but hooked that for 6. Players exchanging pleasantries.
Where's the spirit of cricket. Umpires appealing for decorum. DRS lip reader called in.

[Teflon]

Another soft Australian batsmen gets to 50
Soft dismissal lbw
Out
P!ss poor
Ffs someone go on with it.

[The_Dud]

What’s a dumber tactic, St Kilda continuing to bomb long inside 50, or batsmen continuing to hook with 3 out waiting?

Head

[The_Dud]

Bordering on pathetic display by the Aussies, everyone except Usman has got a start, no one has gone on with it in perfect batting conditions. It’s a 400+ pitch, Aussies will need the weather to save this Test.

[CURLY]

Umpire has set the tone with the Green call. Every close call must now be given out and let the batsman risk the challenge.

[shanegrambeau]

Umpire has set the tone with the Green call. Every close call must now be given out and let the batsman risk the challenge.

Curly

What do you think about cricket umpires in general?

Do you think they are as fair as footy umpires?

On another note

Can you believe the number of 30s,40s and 50s in this series? For both teams.

[CURLY]

Umpire has set the tone with the Green call. Every close call must now be given out and let the batsman risk the challenge.

Curly

What do you think about cricket umpires in general?

Do you think they are as fair as footy umpires?

On another note

Can you believe the number of 30s,40s and 50s in this series? For both teams.

I think the DRS system has caused far to many issues. Green gets given not out he keeps batting. The umpire now has to give every close call out for the remainder of the test. You get an umpire that gives the benefit of the doubt to the batsman throughout an innings its a huge advantage.

Batting is poor in general as they don't seem to want to bat time and grind out a score.

[The_Dud]

Umpire has set the tone with the Green call. Every close call must now be given out and let the batsman risk the challenge.

Curly

What do you think about cricket umpires in general?

Do you think they are as fair as footy umpires?

On another note

Can you believe the number of 30s,40s and 50s in this series? For both teams.

I think the DRS system has caused far to many issues. Green gets given not out he keeps batting. The umpire now has to give every close call out for the remainder of the test. You get an umpire that gives the benefit of the doubt to the batsman throughout an innings its a huge advantage.

Batting is poor in general as they don't seem to want to bat time and grind out a score.

Poor old Curly, must be the unluckiest bloke in the world, as EVERY team he supports just happens to get the rough end of the stick when it comes to umpiring, what are the odds!

You must have also missed the 2 plum LBWs the umps didn't give out that the Poms had to overturn with DRS...

[CURLY]

Umpire has set the tone with the Green call. Every close call must now be given out and let the batsman risk the challenge.

Curly

What do you think about cricket umpires in general?

Do you think they are as fair as footy umpires?

On another note

Can you believe the number of 30s,40s and 50s in this series? For both teams.

I think the DRS system has caused far to many issues. Green gets given not out he keeps batting. The umpire now has to give every close call out for the remainder of the test. You get an umpire that gives the benefit of the doubt to the batsman throughout an innings its a huge advantage.

Batting is poor in general as they don't seem to want to bat time and grind out a score.

Poor old Curly, must be the unluckiest bloke in the world, as EVERY team he supports just happens to get the rough end of the stick when it comes to umpiring, what are the odds!

You must have also missed the 2 plum LBWs the umps didn't give out that the Poms had to overturn with DRS...

PLUMB????? Who was plumb?

[perfectionist]

Bordering on pathetic display by the Aussies, everyone except Usman has got a start, no one has gone on with it in perfect batting conditions. It’s a 400+ pitch, Aussies will need the weather to save this Test.

I guess we'll know more about the pitch at the end of England's innings. If they score 450+, they will win. If they score less than 300, we will win or draw.

[The_Dud]

Umpire has set the tone with the Green call. Every close call must now be given out and let the batsman risk the challenge.

Curly

What do you think about cricket umpires in general?

Do you think they are as fair as footy umpires?

On another note

Can you believe the number of 30s,40s and 50s in this series? For both teams.

I think the DRS system has caused far to many issues. Green gets given not out he keeps batting. The umpire now has to give every close call out for the remainder of the test. You get an umpire that gives the benefit of the doubt to the batsman throughout an innings its a huge advantage.

Batting is poor in general as they don't seem to want to bat time and grind out a score.

Poor old Curly, must be the unluckiest bloke in the world, as EVERY team he supports just happens to get the rough end of the stick when it comes to umpiring, what are the odds!

You must have also missed the 2 plum LBWs the umps didn't give out that the Poms had to overturn with DRS...

PLUMB????? Who was plumb?

Oh sorry, I forgot, no Australian batter has ever legitimately been out LBW before, the umps were cheating every time!

[shanegrambeau]

I cannot see England winning.
Buckley’s!

Not only that England will lose this game, and the ashes, the whole Bazball thing will be over…a parody will remain.

Rain will force them to make a ridiculous attempt to score quickly.

It will be pathetic. It will like a suicide Bonzai charge at Saipan 1944 as the English batters get themselves destroyed.

Sadly

I want a tight contest.

I want 2-2 and a finale.

But they had to get Australia all out for 166 and then be 0/80 at the end of the first day to have a fighting chance

With 8 batters , Australia can easily bat out a draw..which they won’t because they won’t have to. Instead, they have the safe knowledge and belief that will give them confidence to kill.

Absolute domination.

[The_Dud]

Bordering on pathetic display by the Aussies, everyone except Usman has got a start, no one has gone on with it in perfect batting conditions. It’s a 400+ pitch, Aussies will need the weather to save this Test.

I guess we'll know more about the pitch at the end of England's innings. If they score 450+, they will win. If they score less than 300, we will win or draw.

Unfortunately I think this pitch will suit the Poms perfectly, all they need is one batter to not throw their wicket away and that 300 run total will disappear very fast. Perfect batting conditions yesterday, there are no demons in this pitch.

Whoever is ahead on run at the end of today will win IMO

[The_Dud]

I cannot see England winning.
Buckley’s!

Not only that England will lose this game, and the ashes, the whole Bazball thing will be over…a parody will remain.

Rain will force them to make a ridiculous attempt to score quickly.

It will be pathetic. It will like a suicide Bonzai charge at Saipan 1944 as the English batters get themselves destroyed.

Sadly

I want a tight contest.

I want 2-2 and a finale.

But they had to get Australia all out for 166 and then be 0/80 at the end of the first day to have a fighting chance

With 8 batters , Australia can easily bat out a draw..which they won’t because they won’t have to. Instead, they have the safe knowledge and belief that will give them confidence to kill.

Absolute domination.

Love your optimism!

[B.M]

300 is not enough on this deck

[Killa]

To me the problem with DRS is that has become a marketing gimmick - benefiting media and media heads getting their knickers in a knot and their voice raising by decibels

It is there to overturn obvious on field Umpire errors

And that is what it should be used for

So it is an Umpire tool, not a player tool

The Standing Umpires should be able to refer if they are uncertain but not in regards LBW’s which should remain exclusively the province of the 3rd Umpire to review the Standing Umpire call

And there is no limit

Incorrect decisions are reversed whenever they occur

In summary, DRS is an Umpire tool for the use of the Umpires - not the players

And it is an audit of “howlers” of decisions

Whenever they occur

Media heads may not get the “screeching voice” moments they live for but that is their problem

And as someone mentioned, let’s see after both sides have batted

There was movement and bounce all day

Then we may get some cloud cover!!

We are due

The other issue is Over rates - and in my opinion being deliberately used as a tactic to play with the batsman’s concentration

So we get conferences lasting minutes ahead of a ball being bowled (noting also the ages of the Pommy attack)

Back to the days of the West Indies in their prime

[The_Dud]

Lol, might not even make that