2nd Test (PINK ball Test) (D/N), Adelaide, Dec 16 - 20 2021, The Ashes

[vvvslaxman]

Pink ball tests record.  Both Cummins/Hazlewood are bullies as well with pink ball. Imagine them also playing in this test.

 

[Lone Wolf]

2 hours ago, Serpico said:

Pink ball bully tbh

Starc did pretty well vs Poyzz & Kiwis too.  I think he only has struggles vs Indian batsman as he ain't a channel bowler or he is a tad erratic at times.  

[Vijy]

7 hours ago, vvvslaxman said:

Pink ball tests record.  Both Cummins/Hazlewood are bullies as well with pink ball. Imagine them also playing in this test.

 

Anderson has an excellent pink ball record, but I felt that he bowled underwhelmingly the 1st innings even though his overall figures are okay ; 2/58

[VT87]

No Cummins no hazelwood yet they  pummeled vigorously .if there is India playing instead of England ,the whole world starts laughing on us.Ohh they’re losing against Australia C team

Edited December 19, 2021 by VT87

[Serpico]

Lol Harris must be seething at his luck, Buttler drops easy catches of smith and lasagne but becomes superman to catch Harris in both innings

[Chakdephatte]

No Cummins no hazelwood yet they  pummeled vigorously .if there is India playing instead of England ,the whole world starts laughing on us.Ohh they’re losing against Australia C team

Whole world is laughing us at England. Aussie media more so.

 

 

 

[Jay]

24 minutes ago, VT87 said:

No Cummins no hazelwood yet they  pummeled vigorously .if there is India playing instead of England ,the whole world starts laughing on us.Ohh they’re losing against Australia C team

LeT me make one thing clear. No team is weak at home especially not india or Australia. Unless you have complete geriatrics and past it has been like those of 2012 series ve England. 

 

Aussie team of 2018 was very strong when we first won there and they would have pummelled every other team barring that Indian side which was at its peak. 

 

Smith or Warner wouldn't have done **** vs 2018 india. Would have won regardless. We scored 600 in test 4 and in test 3 we hit 350 plus. We never lose when we score over 300 since the 2014 series. 

[Lone Wolf]

56 minutes ago, VT87 said:

No Cummins no hazelwood yet they  pummeled vigorously .if there is India playing instead of England ,the whole world starts laughing on us.Ohh they’re losing against Australia C team

You see Aussies they are just smiling all this series...  They also feel sorry for Poms lmao  pampered posh school going Poms vs Hungry & determined Aussie chaps

Edited December 19, 2021 by Lone Wolf

[Lord]

Robinson bowling spin

[MechEng]

Aandu bowling 126 kph. Akhtar should feel his muscles and figure out why is he bowling like that.

[vvvslaxman]

I expect declaration around tea? Under lights they will have a go at them.

[Jay]

29 minutes ago, Lone Wolf said:

You see Aussies they are just smiling all this series...  They also feel sorry for Poms lmao  pampered posh school going Poms vs Hungry & determined Aussie chaps

Honestly man. I can't believe I am saying this,I actually felt bad for broad when he was roughed up by richardson. Was I the only one? Lol. I remember a lot of icfers felt no remorse for the poms in England when bumrah and umesh kept inflicting serious damage. However, that was a different proposition. We had reason to be infuriated as both teams were involved in verbal spats. 

[Jay]

11 minutes ago, vvvslaxman said:

I expect declaration around tea? Under lights they will have a go at them.

Is this day 4? It's been such a bore fest. Maybe declare after 400? 

[Lord]

25 minutes ago, vvvslaxman said:

I expect declaration around tea? Under lights they will have a go at them.

you mean dinner

[Lone Wolf]

Australia should declare in next session...  Probably at the end of it.   Leave England 450 to chase. 

[vvvslaxman]

There was a time i would hope Smith continuously fail so that Kohli can catch up with his average. well he has regressed. But Kohli has regressed 5 times more. He is not going to get remotely close to Smith

[Jay]

22 minutes ago, vvvslaxman said:

There was a time i would hope Smith continuously fail so that Kohli can catch up with his average. well he has regressed. But Kohli has regressed 5 times more. He is not going to get remotely close to Smith

Don't think Smith regressed. Like all great players, he got worked out eventually. That is the reality of modern era with advanced technology. Every little nuanced detail is analysed to formulate a plan for a specific player. Hence why this era is the toughest to excel in. 

[Lone Wolf]

25 minutes ago, vvvslaxman said:

There was a time i would hope Smith continuously fail so that Kohli can catch up with his average. well he has regressed. But Kohli has regressed 5 times more. He is not going to get remotely close to Smith

Smith at his worst is still scoring 90's & 50's easily.  Aussies are playing little test cricket off late.  He will be close to his best again next year as they play more.  Did score a ton in that Sydney test earlier this year vs us.  He will probably end around with an avg of 56-57 avg.  Kohli with 48 at max.  Root around 49-50.  Kane same with Kolli

[Jay]

Do you guys feel kohli is the type to retire before existing average drops below 50 just to make sure he is part of an elite class of batsmen? I believe so. The moment he is nearing 48 ish he will quit or wait for an easy matchup vs a weaker side to pad up stats back to 50 plus and then retire. 

[Jay]

Kohlis last chance. He needs to perform vs s africans. Good luck with that though bud. Sorry I just don't see. Olivier nortje and rabada plus stuurman now. Philander clone for those conditions lmao. 

 

We aren't crossing 250 if it's spicy pitches and that's being generous. Both India and saffers have ruthless aggressive bowlers. It will be a battle between 2 weak batting units. Barring pant, rohit we have literally zero batsmen given injuries to Gill sundar.

Edited December 19, 2021 by Jay