Bale we will see when he comes into bat lets hope doesnt take 150 ball s and only on40
need a positive start from the openers
Sun is out so get after the new ball while it swings less
All comes back to the point that the ICC should scrap neutral umpires. At least for an Ashes series if not anything else.
Considering that 8 of the 12 elite umpires panel are either English or Australian it leaves us in a bad spot.
If any umpire underperforms there's no replacement and in this series the standard has been poor. So he carries on in some position.
If 'neutral' umpires is still not deemed a wise move by the suits then they need to start training more umpires to the standard we need.
Look at India for instance, a Cricket mad country with a big influence in the sport yet they can't churn out one, just one single top level umpire.
To be fair, the Aussie bowling is so good it's hard to get off to a flyer.
Where's Mitchell Johnson?
He bowls to the left Bale
Then he bowls to the right
He makes Bres look alright
England are off to a flyer comparing to first innings
Root very very lucky there
Wow Root is struggling here
Rooty needs a bit of lunch
much much better from Cook looking more positive with the bat
FFS
Gone!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Root!
Root wanted his lunch too soon
Another flop from root. Get Compton bk.
Root should be put on permanent lunch break
We just don't get a start with Root and Cook, a nice 50 partnership would have been excellent
Hmmm, that's 7 failures out of 8 for Root.
Back to number 6? Compton to open?
That was an unplayable delivery but Joe Root goes backwards all the time.. I mean at least try and get a bit forward he may have hit the ball somehow.
Great bowl from Harris but Root has been struggling bigtime he is not a opening batsman and think flowers has got this very wrong
we shouldnt have lost a wicket before lunch
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posted on 11/8/13
Bale we will see when he comes into bat lets hope doesnt take 150 ball s and only on40
need a positive start from the openers
posted on 11/8/13
Got to be positive here
posted on 11/8/13
Sun is out so get after the new ball while it swings less
posted on 11/8/13
All comes back to the point that the ICC should scrap neutral umpires. At least for an Ashes series if not anything else.
Considering that 8 of the 12 elite umpires panel are either English or Australian it leaves us in a bad spot.
If any umpire underperforms there's no replacement and in this series the standard has been poor. So he carries on in some position.
If 'neutral' umpires is still not deemed a wise move by the suits then they need to start training more umpires to the standard we need.
Look at India for instance, a Cricket mad country with a big influence in the sport yet they can't churn out one, just one single top level umpire.
posted on 11/8/13
To be fair, the Aussie bowling is so good it's hard to get off to a flyer.
Where's Mitchell Johnson?
posted on 11/8/13
He bowls to the left Bale
Then he bowls to the right
posted on 11/8/13
He makes Bres look alright
posted on 11/8/13
Thats more like it Cook.
posted on 11/8/13
posted on 11/8/13
England are off to a flyer comparing to first innings
posted on 11/8/13
Root very very lucky there
posted on 11/8/13
Cook 11 from 14 balls
posted on 11/8/13
Wow Root is struggling here
posted on 11/8/13
Rooty needs a bit of lunch
posted on 11/8/13
So does Thuddy
posted on 11/8/13
much much better from Cook looking more positive with the bat
posted on 11/8/13
FFS
Gone!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Root!
posted on 11/8/13
Root wanted his lunch too soon
posted on 11/8/13
Another flop from root. Get Compton bk.
posted on 11/8/13
Root should be put on permanent lunch break
posted on 11/8/13
We just don't get a start with Root and Cook, a nice 50 partnership would have been excellent
posted on 11/8/13
Hmmm, that's 7 failures out of 8 for Root.
Back to number 6? Compton to open?
posted on 11/8/13
That was an unplayable delivery but Joe Root goes backwards all the time.. I mean at least try and get a bit forward he may have hit the ball somehow.
posted on 11/8/13
Great bowl from Harris but Root has been struggling bigtime he is not a opening batsman and think flowers has got this very wrong
we shouldnt have lost a wicket before lunch
posted on 11/8/13
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