The Ashes
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Bancroft got what they're calling a good ball.
The Waj was just fucking lazy. Time to boot him. Can't bat on the subcontinent. Hasn't recaptured the form he had a couple of years back where everything was gold.
If Renshaw was dropped for poor form, The Waj doesn't need to bat in Sydney. Give someone else a go, because we've won the series and can't tolerate laziness.
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Hats off to Cook. Always a terrific effort to carry your bat.
Agree, well done that man. Cricinfo says it was the first time in the Ashes since 1979, so quite a few milestones fell in his innings.
Highest score ever for someone doing it too. Beat Glen Turner.
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Bancroft got what they're calling a good ball.
The Waj was just fucking lazy. Time to boot him. Can't bat on the subcontinent. Hasn't recaptured the form he had a couple of years back where everything was gold.
If Renshaw was dropped for poor form, The Waj doesn't need to bat in Sydney. Give someone else a go, because we've won the series and can't tolerate laziness.
The first guy to be dropped has to be Moeen Ali. He's done nothing whatsoever since Brisbane and his batting in this game was disgraceful - shades of Tim Southee!
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@booboo the stats pointing at Bird having zero wickets are damning.
Yet, Jimmy only had 4 for the match with twice as many overs.
Bird is in no way as good as Starc, but none of the bowlers had much to work with. This is the future for Australian cricket, with drop in pitches at all the major venues moving forward. Curators have to find a way to make things happen, O outside day night tests providing conditions.
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Right. The paint has dried. The caravan moves on to Sydney.
Aussies will want Starc back at the expense of Bird. Ashton Agar is back in the squad and may even replace one of the other quicks if the wicket looks good enough. Can bat, can bowl.
Maybe Jimmy was right?
He might have been, but he was still throwing stones in glass houses at that stage of the series.
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It was a shit pitch in Melbourne, and the match referee agreed. MCG pitch given a rating of "poor" for the Boxing Day test. Only happened 7 times to full ICC members, and in a stat that will surprise no one, 4 of the 7 were in India.
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Super dead rubber under way in Sydney after a damp start.
England 182/3 off 63 overs. Starts everywhere but no one going on with it. Root has made it to his usual 50.
Starc down on pace in this game has helped the English. I watched Lyon bowl for a bit before and he was really good.
