Geoff Kilpatrick Posted January 3, 2014 Share Posted January 3, 2014 Borthwick over Monty? He's a bloody pie chucker! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shaun.lawson Posted January 3, 2014 Share Posted January 3, 2014 Borthwick over Monty? He's a bloody pie chucker! It does look that way. And Rankin wasn't exactly impressive before his injury either. But it's only day 1 of their Test careers; we can't rush to judgement that quickly. And I'd love England to have a successful spinner called Borthwick: purely because it'd make a couple of well kent Hearts fans very happy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chad Sexington Posted January 3, 2014 Share Posted January 3, 2014 How the **** did England find themselves in this position? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shaun.lawson Posted January 3, 2014 Share Posted January 3, 2014 How the **** did England find themselves in this position? By being England. Selectors' caution earlier in the series currently being stunningly vindicated. And boy oh boy, does the cupboard of English cricket look bare, or what? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geoff Kilpatrick Posted January 3, 2014 Share Posted January 3, 2014 It does look that way. And Rankin wasn't exactly impressive before his injury either. But it's only day 1 of their Test careers; we can't rush to judgement that quickly. And I'd love England to have a successful spinner called Borthwick: purely because it'd make a couple of well kent Hearts fans very happy. A spinner who bowls full tosses will always be a pie chucker. Ian Salisbury lives. Apparently, Rankin needed a fitness test this morning! Feck me! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tommy Wiseau Posted January 3, 2014 Share Posted January 3, 2014 Borthwick is getting some introduction to test cricket here Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shaun.lawson Posted January 3, 2014 Share Posted January 3, 2014 A spinner who bowls full tosses will always be a pie chucker. Ian Salisbury lives. Apparently, Rankin needed a fitness test this morning! Feck me! I'd just been searching for Salisbury's stats on cricinfo before you posted that! I really liked him. All my mates at school liked him too. Yet we all realised he was hopeless: just found him a bit of a cult hero basically... The Rankin situation is unreal. How on earth can they have picked him despite that? God knows how Finn must feel. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geoff Kilpatrick Posted January 3, 2014 Share Posted January 3, 2014 A Michelle for Stokes! Hurrah! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chad Sexington Posted January 3, 2014 Share Posted January 3, 2014 Stokes on a hat-trick. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geoff Kilpatrick Posted January 3, 2014 Share Posted January 3, 2014 Dropped! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geoff Kilpatrick Posted January 3, 2014 Share Posted January 3, 2014 Six for. Well done Stokes. England to be two down by close. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chad Sexington Posted January 3, 2014 Share Posted January 3, 2014 Great stuff from Stokes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shaun.lawson Posted January 3, 2014 Share Posted January 3, 2014 It's a really tough contest for England's man of the series huh? He's probably the only one who can hold his head up truly high after this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geoff Kilpatrick Posted January 3, 2014 Share Posted January 3, 2014 It's a really tough contest for England's man of the series huh? He's probably the only one who can hold his head up truly high after this. At this rate of going he will be captaining against Sri Lanka! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tommy Wiseau Posted January 3, 2014 Share Posted January 3, 2014 You've got to think that to have any chance, no wickets can fall before the end of play. Openers have a big job on. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shaun.lawson Posted January 3, 2014 Share Posted January 3, 2014 I doubt England will get within 100 of that total to be honest. And if we end up 97/5 - well, we know what would happen. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chad Sexington Posted January 3, 2014 Share Posted January 3, 2014 Here we go. Send in the clowns. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harry Palmer Posted January 3, 2014 Share Posted January 3, 2014 326.. (97-5 97-5 97-5) Bowling as good as ever then aye. England batting in now....they'll feck it up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shaun.lawson Posted January 3, 2014 Share Posted January 3, 2014 Carberry edged that. He's a lucky, lucky boy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chad Sexington Posted January 3, 2014 Share Posted January 3, 2014 Carberry ready to run up the white flag again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geoff Kilpatrick Posted January 3, 2014 Share Posted January 3, 2014 Carberry edged that. He's a lucky, lucky boy. Except he didn't. It was thigh pad. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shaun.lawson Posted January 3, 2014 Share Posted January 3, 2014 Except he didn't. It was thigh pad. It just clipped his bat on its way onto the pad and beyond. You can see the ball change direction as it flicks the bat. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geoff Kilpatrick Posted January 3, 2014 Share Posted January 3, 2014 It just clipped his bat on its way onto the pad and beyond. You can see the ball change direction as it flicks the bat. We'll agree to disagree. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harry Palmer Posted January 3, 2014 Share Posted January 3, 2014 Carberry ready to run up the white flag again. He's shite. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harry Palmer Posted January 3, 2014 Share Posted January 3, 2014 Carberry oot! Told you he was shite. Anderson night watchman. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Mighty Thor Posted January 3, 2014 Share Posted January 3, 2014 That was coming all day long. He was visibly shitting himself. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shaun.lawson Posted January 3, 2014 Share Posted January 3, 2014 And that is the end of Michael Carberry's Test career. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chad Sexington Posted January 3, 2014 Share Posted January 3, 2014 And so it begins. Carberry out for a duck. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geoff Kilpatrick Posted January 3, 2014 Share Posted January 3, 2014 What a catch! Who's next? Nightwatchman? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tommy Wiseau Posted January 3, 2014 Share Posted January 3, 2014 Less than half an hour to hang in for and he lasts 9 balls Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harry Palmer Posted January 3, 2014 Share Posted January 3, 2014 And that is the end of Michael Carberry's Test career. Hope so. He's pointless. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chad Sexington Posted January 3, 2014 Share Posted January 3, 2014 And that is the end of Michael Carberry's Test career. Quite right too. He's a shitebag. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shaun.lawson Posted January 3, 2014 Share Posted January 3, 2014 Less than half an hour to hang in for and he lasts 9 balls Not only that. I think he was out three times. And England left Root out and him in... for that? Unreal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geoff Kilpatrick Posted January 3, 2014 Share Posted January 3, 2014 And Ian Bell still hasn't batted at three! Anyway, that was better than I expected. I expected Jimmy to be castled too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harry Palmer Posted January 3, 2014 Share Posted January 3, 2014 The only thing worth listening to is Geoffrey rants. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geoff Kilpatrick Posted January 3, 2014 Share Posted January 3, 2014 Stat of the series: Test Match Special In the first innings of this series Australia's first 5 have averaged 141.8 and the bottom 5 have averaged 214.2 Like · Reply · 6 · 48 minutes ago Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harry Palmer Posted January 3, 2014 Share Posted January 3, 2014 Here's another, not really a stat...just shite. Dan Roan ?@danroan8m Boyd Rankin has been sent for a scan on his sore hamstring - it showed no strain or tear so England are treating it as cramp Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coco Posted January 3, 2014 Share Posted January 3, 2014 I thought Rankin was supposed to be a quick bowler? He looks like a carbon copy of Tremlett, trundling the ball down at 80mph halfway down the wicket. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tommy Wiseau Posted January 3, 2014 Share Posted January 3, 2014 Cook out on the second ball of the day, night watchman not far behind him, England 14-3 This is going well :boycottcornette: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geoff Kilpatrick Posted January 3, 2014 Share Posted January 3, 2014 Bell was dropped first ball as well! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DETTY29 Posted January 3, 2014 Share Posted January 3, 2014 If Watson had held on to the Bell chance, follow on was a possibility. Botham correct. England just can't get scoreboard moving and even if they bat all day, they will be 100 behind. Pieterson taking wild swings already. The pommies heads are goosed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stirlingshirejambo Posted January 3, 2014 Share Posted January 3, 2014 Their nerves seem shot to pieces They need to hope their luck hold for next half hour or couldbe all out for 150 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alan Johnson Posted January 3, 2014 Share Posted January 3, 2014 Pietersen gone, England 17-4 Sent from my GT-I9195 using Tapatalk 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DETTY29 Posted January 3, 2014 Share Posted January 3, 2014 Pieterson out. Now imagine if Watson had held onto the bell chance. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geoff Kilpatrick Posted January 3, 2014 Share Posted January 3, 2014 England will be lucky to reach the follow-on target at this rate! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stirlingshirejambo Posted January 3, 2014 Share Posted January 3, 2014 What an embarrassment but think Bell will offer decent resistance but on back foot.. agaln Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tazio Posted January 3, 2014 Share Posted January 3, 2014 I'm guessing my money I've got on a draw is shot to hell then. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tommy Wiseau Posted January 3, 2014 Share Posted January 3, 2014 What's the record lowest innings in an Ashes series? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DETTY29 Posted January 3, 2014 Share Posted January 3, 2014 Personally I think Harris has been the star more so than Johnson. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chad Sexington Posted January 3, 2014 Share Posted January 3, 2014 Just when you think England's humiliation couldn't get any worse. This is beyond humiliating. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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