Comments on: Trent Bridge Ashes Test climax holding post

By: Jayne

Jayne — Tue, 16 Jul 2013 00:17:50 +0000

In reply to Food Terroirist.

Please repeat the first two paragraphs of his post. That echoes my feelings.

And I sixth-letter-of-the-alphabetting loathe Stuart sixth-letter-of-the-alphabetting Broad, even more than I used to.

And that Dour Northern Git Jimmy Anderson.

And Straya need to learn how to use their sixth-letter-of-the-alphabetting reviews more wisely.

By: Food Terroirist

Food Terroirist — Mon, 15 Jul 2013 16:07:13 +0000

and we were shizenhousen with our referrals. Haddin offers no real insight from behind the stumps, Watson always thinks he isn’t out & instantly refers it upstairs.

By: Food Terroirist

Food Terroirist — Mon, 15 Jul 2013 16:04:32 +0000

bollocks! bullcrap & far-king hell!

it’s more tragic that we got so close and lost. would have rather seen us spanked

I don’t buy into this nonsense of we played well, showed lots of fight, big brass balls on our tailenders etc…
it just glosses over our atrocious top order batting and the massive difference in wides & no balls.

our top order batting has been useless & confused with the selections & positions of batsmen. far too many collapses in the last 6 years & shuffling of players up & down the order. if it wasn’t for rear guard heroics over the years, we would be at the bottom end of the icc rankings.

most worrying is Clarke’s dismissals. Wafty strokes & not getting either fully forward of back in the crease, caught in no mans land. In his defense, he is due a poor series or two after his run scoring fest last 18 months. The sample size is too small, but I think his temperament is suited to coming in at #5.

Watson is not an opener. He doesn’t rotate the strike or work singles. #6 would be perfect. But then he would need to bowl more and then he would breakdown.8

By: Sumit Chakraberty

Sumit Chakraberty — Mon, 15 Jul 2013 06:27:45 +0000

One comparison that is irresistible, especially for an Indian fan, is between Haddin and Dhoni, who were both heroes last week.. If you want to see what I mean, here it is in A tale of two wickies

By: Ged Ladd

Ged Ladd — Mon, 15 Jul 2013 04:30:57 +0000

In reply to Sam. You cannot expect any sympathy around here, Sam, if you are foolish enough to allow real life a look in during the Ashes. What on earth have you been thinking?

By: Bert

Bert — Sun, 14 Jul 2013 23:01:03 +0000

In reply to King Cricket. Schoolboy error. Hide under a blanket for another week or two. Then you can watch the highlights of this test with comparative ease.

By: Runty Wilson

Runty Wilson — Sun, 14 Jul 2013 21:10:27 +0000

In reply to Runty Wilson. Finn for Tremlett is also a very good option. I just think that Onions is due a return, and whilst Bres/Finn are very good I don't think either have been good enough or consistent enough in recent test outings.

By: Sam

Sam — Sun, 14 Jul 2013 20:42:57 +0000

Some thoughts on following the cricket when real life takes over
http://learningisfunblog.wordpress.com/2013/07/14/the-ashes-first-test-day-5-out-of-range/

By: Sam

Sam — Sun, 14 Jul 2013 20:03:33 +0000

Bob Willis is making the highlights sounds boring. “It was stunning. Sensational.” But he sounds like someone’s just force fed him a wasp.

By: Tybalt

Tybalt — Sun, 14 Jul 2013 19:46:05 +0000

In reply to Runty Wilson. Tremlett's not exactly on fire, Daneel. Seven wickets at 58 in his last four first-class games. The game before that he took 8/133, but that was against Derbyshire and at any rate it still makes 15 wickets at 36. I think Onions is ahead of him at any rate, but honestly, I would prefer Bresnan. But I imagine Finn plays and England might not even regret it.