purpleronnie Posted 1 August 2019 Posted 1 August 2019 Closing in on making more runs with the final 2 than the previous 8...should've bowled them out for 150...but its the aussies.
Mark 'expert' Lawrenson Posted 1 August 2019 Posted 1 August 2019 What a great player Smith is, probably won’t get him out all series ?
Bobby Hundreds Posted 1 August 2019 Posted 1 August 2019 Don’t understand why we persist with bowling straight at him. Starve him of straight and leg side deliveries. He’s incredibly patient, our bowlers need to do the same.
Guest Manini Posted 1 August 2019 Posted 1 August 2019 I feel like we have a tendency to do this with Root as captain. I don’t think he’s 100% to blame as losing Jimmy hasn’t helped but we do tend to let teams off the hook a lot and allow some of the more part time bowlers to Chuck it down to tailenders.
Voll Blau Posted 1 August 2019 Posted 1 August 2019 He's won today single-handed for Australia. Really wouldn't fancy us not to lose a couple tonight if we got him now.
Guest Manini Posted 1 August 2019 Posted 1 August 2019 21 minutes ago, Corky said: "He's been through a lot over the past year". Oh do fvck off. They’d still be at it now if they didn’t get caught. Absolutely no doubt about it.
Voll Blau Posted 1 August 2019 Posted 1 August 2019 What's going on with this field? Just gifting the bloke bonus runs!
walkerleeds Posted 1 August 2019 Posted 1 August 2019 On a positive note, we'd have been pretty happy to have them all out for under 300 before play today.
Izzy Posted 1 August 2019 Posted 1 August 2019 Just now, walkerleeds said: On a positive note, we'd have been pretty happy to have them all out for under 300 before play today. True, but considering the position we were in it's difficult to feel happy
Voll Blau Posted 1 August 2019 Posted 1 August 2019 Just now, walkerleeds said: On a positive note, we'd have been pretty happy to have them all out for under 300 before play today. Not convinced that'll happen at this rate...
RowlattsFox Posted 1 August 2019 Posted 1 August 2019 Pretty sure they don't want to get a wicket so they don't have to bat.
Voll Blau Posted 1 August 2019 Posted 1 August 2019 2 minutes ago, EastAnglianFox said: Root not the most convincing captain is he Nope. The problem is there are a complete lack of alternatives.
Finnegan Posted 1 August 2019 Posted 1 August 2019 I get everyone's frustration fair play but sometimes don't you just have to put your hand up and go, yeah, I mean, this guys amazing. It's like when Ronaldo skins half your team and sticks it top bins. He's someone should have tackled him and someone should have closed him down but it's ****ing Ronaldo. Smiths on that level, isn't he surely?
TheSomersetFox Posted 1 August 2019 Posted 1 August 2019 1 minute ago, Finnegan said: I get everyone's frustration fair play but sometimes don't you just have to put your hand up and go, yeah, I mean, this guys amazing. It's like when Ronaldo skins half your team and sticks it top bins. He's someone should have tackled him and someone should have closed him down but it's ****ing Ronaldo. Smiths on that level, isn't he surely? Today is like being 3 nil up at half time and then seeing Ronny score a second half hat trick against you though. Sometimes players are just too good but it's still a very good position that's slipped away from us. Can't help but be frustrated. Not too much blame laid at the bowlers feet from me though. Really struggled trying to carry Jimmy's work load in the second half of the day.
Voll Blau Posted 1 August 2019 Posted 1 August 2019 1 minute ago, Finnegan said: I get everyone's frustration fair play but sometimes don't you just have to put your hand up and go, yeah, I mean, this guys amazing. It's like when Ronaldo skins half your team and sticks it top bins. He's someone should have tackled him and someone should have closed him down but it's ****ing Ronaldo. Smiths on that level, isn't he surely? I don't think anyone's doubting his ability or what he's done today, but when you give up on trying to get him out you hand all of the mental advantage to him. He no longer needs to really put thought into protecting Lyon, and can just manage the game accordingly. He's going to keep going for his shots because he's already got his team out of jail, so he won't mind the risk of it - especially when he'll be seeing it like a football. As far as he's concerned, if he's not out overnight it's a bonus, if he gets out trying to add bonus runs then at least their bowlers get a go at us tonight. It's win-win for him at present.
Finnegan Posted 1 August 2019 Posted 1 August 2019 1 minute ago, Goober said: Today is like being 3 nil up at half time and then seeing Ronny score a second half hat trick against you though. Fair.
Guest Manini Posted 1 August 2019 Posted 1 August 2019 I can see smith scoring well over 550 runs this series. Edit: if not more!!
Voll Blau Posted 1 August 2019 Posted 1 August 2019 And now we're deciding not to try the new ball against him because we'd rather use it against a number 11 who's barely getting the strike. Brilliant.
AKCJ Posted 1 August 2019 Posted 1 August 2019 That's the sound of Jason Roy and Rory Burns shitting themselves. Suppose we'll see a Nightwatchman.
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