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[csnew]

Neville playing for the draw? Can't imagine haddin looking to block it out.

Get on with it and finish it off tonight! A win inside 2 days

[smilley792]

Jack brooks being touted as andersons replacement.

Be another Yorkshireman took!

[smilley792]

Neville playing for the draw? Can't imagine haddin looking to block it out.

Get on with it and finish it off tonight! A win inside 2 days

Neville playing an actual test match innings.
Pretty good and gutsy performance considering what others have done. And will probably cement him stumping for rest of series ahead of haddin.

[fros23]

The umpires have been pretty good this series,

Today saw the first one they got wrong (Buttler) and of 20 reviews this series, only one has been over turned.

However, some would argue a lot of these have been umpires call and could go either way.

Not sure about Gaffney as an umpire, made a few mistakes today.

So Gaffney made a few mistakes today yet there has only been one wrong decision of the series according to you.  Please explain how this works?

[Seniorplayer]

Little bit of rain now...Anderson will be hoping he can pretend to a world beater in these conditions

No pretence take a look at Jimmys figures
And How regal was Smith today

[edge]

all for a pitch doing a bit for a session or two on the first day but for it to still be doing as much as it is now, 27 wickets in 2 days is too much, aided by some very poor batting but not just by Australia either, England out for 281 when arguably Australia didn't get it right with the ball.

Don't even try and blame the pitch, majority of Aussie wickets to fall in the first innings were just poor shots.

[Number4]

No pretence take a look at Jimmys figures
And How regal was Smith today

Considering Smith has averaged approx 80 between Dec '13 and now I'd say he has done pretty well.

#seniorplayernoidea #tallpoppy

[Seniorplayer]

Considering Smith has averaged approx 80 between Dec '13 and now I'd say he has done pretty well.

#seniorplayernoidea #tallpoppy

Not in the
 UK when the ball swings and seams late.

[SOULMAN1012]

Personally don't think there's much wrong with this pitch, watched the highlights and again some very lose batting from the Aussie batters, I fully get trying to "put your stamp" on the oppo but some of the shots have been mental in a test match.

One thing for sure is that England have out bowled the Aussies so far and I'm sorry but anyone that doesn't think Jimmy Anderson is world class needs head checking. Yes he may have better figures in UK but all bowlers surly have better figures in home conditions except maybe a special few. Johnson bowled a cracking over just a shame the batters havnt stood up and given them a chance, can't see tomorrow going last lunch, I may be wrong but can't see it.

[Aussie In England]

Not in the
 UK when the ball swings and seams late.

Just last year Steven Smith averaged 60+ away in South Africa. Where the attack of Steyn(perhaps the best ever when it's all said and done), philander and Morkel hardly gift you 'gimme runs'. And in South Africa the pitches where far from flat...

[Aussie In England]

No pretence take a look at Jimmys figures
And How regal was Smith today

Overrated Anderson the myth of the British media. I read somewhere in this topic that for Smith to be considered great he has to score runs in all conditions.

Well Anderson hardly ever shows up when the pitch isn't a green bunsen. Where was he hiding at Lords? He was embarrassing in the 2013/14 Ashes. And the recent 'success' in the Caribbean was made out like he'd achieved the holy grail when it was against the worst West Indian side many have ever seen.

[smilley792]

You sure your not a south African in England?

[Chalkie]

Hope you are right Soulman, first 10 overs tomorrow are crucial.

In summary as I see it the series so far:

1st test - Aussies think England will be push over so too casual and get rolled over.
2nd test - Aussies come back fighting and England get too complacent, get stuffed.
3rd test - Aussies think the pommies are there for the taking and again too casual and get themselves into a sticky situation, can England finish the job.....

4th test - Repeat of the 2nd?
5th test - winner takes all?

[Aussie In England]

You sure your not a south African in England?

I don't follow you?

[joeljonno]

Overrated Anderson the myth of the British media. I read somewhere in this topic that for Smith to be considered great he has to score runs in all conditions.

Well Anderson hardly ever shows up when the pitch isn't a green bunsen. Where was he hiding at Lords? He was embarrassing in the 2013/14 Ashes. And the recent 'success' in the Caribbean was made out like he'd achieved the holy grail when it was against the worst West Indian side many have ever seen.

Number 8 in bowling averages for last two years.

Not too shabby that.

(According to Howstat, the Australian online cricket statistics website).


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