The International Cricket Thread

[manic-road]

Drop Buttler, absolute joke.

Suited to limited over games, certainly not test cricket.

[hilts_coolerking]

If Stokes and Woakes hadn't decided to chuck pies yesterday afternoon we might still be in this.

[hilts_coolerking]

All our problems stem from the fact that our middle order are coming in far too early.  The days when Cook, Strauss and Trott would keep the opposition bowlers in the field for 3 or 4 sessions are long gone.  That's why Pietersen and Bell and Prior and even Swann could make hay against shagged out bowlers.

[manic-road]

67 all out, joint second lowest test total at Headingley.

[taylorsworkrate]

This is a disgrace. I’d genuinely look at dropping half the batsmen.

The other half don't deserve their place either.

[hilts_coolerking]

There's absolutely no way any professional cricket team, let alone an international team, should be bowled out in less than 28 overs.

[manic-road]

Just one batsman in double figures, bloody hell that's a feckin disgrace. Can't even blame the clouds that made the ball move because it's a sunny day.

[Rory]

No doubt it will have been 'one of those days, shouldn't panic, still a good side, credit to the Australian bowlers, made it difficult for us'. More platitudes.

Root really does irritate me as a captain. There's remaining positive, and there is talking bollocks.

[PaulWinch again]

They need to completely tear up what they’re doing. It hasn’t worked for far too long. Starting with Root going as captain.

[hilts_coolerking]

No doubt it will have been 'one of those days, shouldn't panic, still a good side, credit to the Australian bowlers, made it difficult for us'. More platitudes.

Root really does irritate me as a captain. There's remaining positive, and there is talking bollocks.

To be fair, footballers and managers do that all the time.  All sportsmen do it.  I remember Jo Konta talking absolute horseshit after she megachoked in the Frecnh Open semi.

[UK Redsox]

The Aussie bowling is good but not as good as Lillee, Thomson, McGrath, Warne, Lee and others. None of those attacks ever bowled England out this cheaply.

An embarrassing performance

[Villa Lew]

Embarrassing, but that was superb from the Aussie bowlers, particularly Hazelwood.

[UK Redsox]

Blimey, if Warner’s going to waft like that, maybe there is hope

[hilts_coolerking]

All out attack is the only option here if England want to keep the series alive.  We have to bowl them out for c. 100 and hope our batsmen show up in the second innings.

[Jon Crofts]

I slightly over exaggerated our score, 67 all out to a very average Australia, heads should roll and quickly.