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[Aussie In England]

Hazlewood destroys Anderson's furniture for a duck. 103 all out. First victory at Lords since 2005.

[csnew]

Bowled out for 103 in 37 overs on an apprent flat deck.
Better to judge a pitch after both sides have batted

Day 5 refunds please!

[joeljonno]

Hazlewood destroys Anderson's furniture for a duck. 103 all out. First victory at Lords since 2005.

Well, at least England won the series in 2005 so there is still hope yet.


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[benny231]

So, if England 'smashed' the Aussies by 169 runs in the first match, what do we call this 405 run loss?

[smilley792]

Every player and every team has a bad game..........

And that was the Aussies at Cardiff.


4-1 to aus anyone?

I may seem defeatist after one loss, but with that xi I can't see us winning the ashes.
A few batting changes(both order and personal) needed and probably a better spinner(if we have one, somewhere)

[Aussie In England]

So, if England 'smashed' the Aussies by 169 runs in the first match, what do we call this 405 run loss?

Humiliation

[Aussie In England]

England need to look at the batting order and personnel.

Lyth
Ballance
Buttler
Ali
Wood

All are rather average.

[tim2000s]

Bowled out for 103 in 37 overs on an apprent flat deck.
Better to judge a pitch after both sides have batted

Day 5 refunds please!

The deck wasn't the problem. It wasn't doing a lot. England playing Johnson was a huge problem. Although it doesn't seem like much, the five mph difference we struggle to cope with.


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[benny231]

I'd go as far as to say Anderson could well be fighting to keep his place...

[Aussie In England]

I'd go as far as to say Anderson could well be fighting to keep his place...

He'll be praying for a green top at Trent Bridge...

[benny231]

Some of the members on here would have you believe he's one of, if not the best, test bowlers going around at the moment... But for some reason he's always struggled against the Aussies. 80 wickets at 38 a piece over 26 games is fairly run-of-the-mill. Compare that to Mitchell Johnson's 80 wickets at 24 in just 16 games. Makes Anderson look very average. Just 3 wickets so far this series, all in the first innings at Cardiff. Of all the bowlers, only Stokes has taken less than him.

For me, the only poms who have their places secured for the 3rd test are Root, Captain Cook, Broad and Stokesy. If you go by numbers, I suppose you'd have Ali's 8 wickets and 131 runs in there too, but i'm still not convinced with his role in the team and you'd have to say 75% of his wickets have been gift wrapped.

[Alvaro]

Well played Aussie

[Vic Nicholas]

The deck wasn't the problem. It wasn't doing a lot. England playing Johnson was a huge problem. Although it doesn't seem like much, the five mph difference we struggle to cope with.

Exactly.

These guys at this level can play bowling at 85mph and there abouts blind folded. Once it gets over 90mph, it gets harder.

Once it is over 90mph and added to that a different line of attack (left armer), it becomes harder again, because you are dealing with things that are different to what you are normally used to.

[benny231]

Once it is over 90mph and added to that a different line of attack (left armer), it becomes harder again, because you are dealing with things that are different to what you are normally used to.

Did England not know that Aussie had left arm seamers that bowl over 90mph? These guys get paid to train basically 24/7 and you're telling me they aren't 'used to' left arm quick?

[tim2000s]

I'm sure they have little difficulty playing the simulator in a net. On a pitch is where it all seems to go wrong...


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