The Ashes 2023

[Sgattick10]

Jimmy should retire after this match 

[vvvslaxman]

1 minute ago, putrevus said:

Broad and Ali got him last test.So it is not just pace of Wood.He is still better than any of our batsmen though.

 

Siraj bowled a few really uncomfortable short balls at him. But he was already past 100. Also Rohit had no close in fielder. So those fell in no man's land. Shami is past it. Even at prime his returns in england were mixed. Thakur support bowler.  Umesh cardinal error playing him as he looked hopeless even in IPL with no real energy both during fielding and bowling. He was not gonig to terrorize anyone on that flat pitch.

[vvvslaxman]

2 minutes ago, Sgattick10 said:

Jimmy should retire after this match 

 

Yea. They have tongue coming through. 

[vvvslaxman]

They don't bowl the right short ball. Ball is at hip height. Even Head can pull

[vvvslaxman]

Head is making the most of his form. He is scoring runs everywhere even when he is looking uncomfortable. Already surged ahead of Labuschagne.

[cowboysfan]

Head looks so streaky but he keeps run the runs flowing.

[vvvslaxman]

7 minutes ago, cowboysfan said:

Head looks so streaky but he keeps run the runs flowing.

 

Players like him when they strike a bad patch that will look very worse

[vvvslaxman]

Ball is helping spinner already.  You cannot play in England with no spinner at all. Australia will have to rely on Head, Labu, Smith now.

[putrevus]

 

12 minutes ago, vvvslaxman said:

 

Siraj bowled a few really uncomfortable short balls at him. But he was already past 100. Also Rohit had no close in fielder. So those fell in no man's land. Shami is past it. Even at prime his returns in england were mixed. Thakur support bowler.  Umesh cardinal error playing him as he looked hopeless even in IPL with no real energy both during fielding and bowling. He was not gonig to terrorize anyone on that flat pitch.

The problem is Dravid and co must have observed Umesh in nets and still went with him as the other alternative is Jaidev.So their hands were tied.

 

If Shami was old who was his replacement. Siraj has to do lot better, he has one 5fer in 20 tests and avgs over 31.For a guy who has no other skill, he has to do lot better.

[Vijy]

24 minutes ago, putrevus said:

Broad and Ali got him last test.So it is not just pace of Wood.He is still better than any of our batsmen though.

broad did give him trouble, but he gifted the wicket to Ali

[vvvslaxman]

Just now, putrevus said:

 

The problem is Dravid and co must have observed Umesh in nets and still went with him as the other alternative is Jaidev.So their hands were tied.

 

If Shami was old who was his replacement. Siraj has to do lot better, he has one 5fer in 20 tests and avgs over 31.For a guy who has no other skill, he has to do lot better.

 

Siraj needs a better captain for sure. He is at top of his form. Better field placings were needed

[Vijy]

23 minutes ago, vvvslaxman said:

 

Yea. They have tongue coming through. 

tongue can use his tongue on stokes, after jimmy is gone

[vvvslaxman]

Just now, Vijy said:

tongue can use his tongue on stokes, after jimmy is gone

 

Even as a neutral it is painful to watching Andu bowling. Boring and ineffective.

[vvvslaxman]

That looked close. 

[vvvslaxman]

Simple off spin ball. Aussies suck against off spin. 

[vvvslaxman]

It looked very much like Kohli dismissal

[vvvslaxman]

Nikin Jose out. Dancing down and getting stumped

[vvvslaxman]

England is right back in the game.  Carey is a lottery guy against spin. He will play some reversee sweep, conventional sweep and give you chances

[Vijy]

2 minutes ago, vvvslaxman said:

England is right back in the game.  Carey is a lottery guy against spin. He will play some reversee sweep, conventional sweep and give you chances

aus bat deep. sacrificed bowling depth for batting depth

[vvvslaxman]

That also looked close