2019 4th Ashes Test 2019 Old Trafford

[Taylor]

Pitch and ball looked dead until that one moved a bjt

 

[Richard Pryor]

Lol remind me why Starc was selected again, because surely it wasn’t for his bowling?


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Did smack a quick 50, bring back Siddle and bat Starc at 7?

 

[Jakksynn]

Bit of movement when it’s pitched up. Not enough to take wickets though. This match is pus. England batting for the draw already

 

[Ohitsthatguy]

I've never seen a bowler with less control.

This useless prick was dropped and he comes back with this.

 

[hoopla]

Picking Starc for this test was a mistake in hindsight. He’s only going to take wickets bowling at the tail. Siddle would have been better.

 

[frankrizzo]

A shame the English camermen can't pick up the ball or we may see if there's any funny business.

Has a home team ever been busted on camera tampering?

 

[Frank Gallagher]

Yeah, unlike the last game where we only lost 2 days.

This is a very different surface, game will be a draw.

 

[Taylor]

I would probably have a third man for root, his main scoring shot these days seems to be that late edge through the gap in the slips.

Or you let him keep that shot in play and attempt to move the ball away slightly off the pitch for the edge.

 

[Gethelred]

I am minded of what I said this pitch was earlier. It was a word staring with r, and it rhymes with woad.

We knew that batting would be easiest right now. Starc still has time to demonstrate that his selection wasn't the worst possible thing we could've done, and with the amount of runs we got even if they catch us the match is over. We are not the team that needs to win a match to obtain the Ashes.

Right now, the shoe's on the other foot. We can play the waiting game, asking and requiring them to take risks, whilst they must try and play the Australian way and conjure a win out of whole cloth. They do not have the luxury of being able to play slow cricket, and we do. An intriguing situation.

 

[HK_Hawk]

Lol remind me why Starc was selected again, because surely it wasn’t for his bowling?


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Selected for his ability to score more runs than most of our designated batters. Now, if we can just get Warner to bowl line and length we have this Ashes done and dusted.

 

[Jakksynn]

Cummins is our man. Need this breakthrough or i’m Going to bed

 

[yakka man]

I really don't rate Paine's captaincy.

 

[HK_Hawk]

This is a very different surface, game will be a draw.

Ah yes, the last game pitch was just a mine field. That would explain the review cok ups, dropped catches and Lyon fielding brilliance...

 

[frankrizzo]

Or you let him keep that shot in play and attempt to move the ball away slightly off the pitch for the edge.

In fairness he doesn't go hard at it rarely carries to slip.

 

[Ohitsthatguy]

I really don't rate Paine's captaincy.

Pick a captain then.

 

[HK_Hawk]

I really don't rate Paine's captaincy.

And my feeling is he wouldn't even call a review on that decision...

 

[Westend]

Cummins back to bowling short stuff again

 

[CrowBloke]

But right now Starc is proving his doubters right. We’ve seen this pie shop before.

I didn't think Starc would do any worse than our 3 in the last Test 4th dig and would have been handy against the tail; a fair chance of yorking Leach, at least.
I was happy to see him picked, even happier when he made some runs last night,
BUT
then he bowled total garbage, all over the place. I thought "Meh, maybe trying too hard", went to bed.

If he's trying to bowl line & length now he's failing and one would have to ask why, anyway.
I'd like to see him bend his back, up his pace, bounce several at their chins and get that yorker going.

His lack of venom and erratic lines are making Burns and Root very comfy , and he should have them hopping.
Extremely disappointing, to say the least.

 

[Biggie]

Lol remind me why Starc was selected again, because surely it wasn’t for his bowling?


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He is capable of a burst taking 3-4 wickets

I’ll back him in.

 

[yakka man]

Pick a captain then.

You

 

[HK_Hawk]

Pick a captain then.

Or don't. Don't announce any captain and let the team work it out amongst themselves. Sure to bring out the true leaders and feelings amongst the chaos

 

[FreoGirl]

Picking Starc for this test was a mistake in hindsight. He’s only going to take wickets bowling at the tail. Siddle would have been better.

He’s contributed more than Warner

 

[Jakksynn]

Wasting our time with short stuff now. Leave it as the ace up our sleeve

 

[Ohitsthatguy]

Or don't. Don't announce any captain and let the team work it out amongst themselves. Sure to bring out the true leaders and feelings amongst the chaos

Lmao

 

[Richard Pryor]

Or don't. Don't announce any captain and let the team work it out amongst themselves. Sure to bring out the true leaders and feelings amongst the chaos

Make the whole team captain so the press conferences can be like that time Dhoni brought the whole team with him to the presser to give a vote of confidence or something.