The International Cricket Thread

[Gareth]

Considering the amount of short form cricket they play the England catching seems to have gone backwards at test level the last couple of years

[PaulWinch again]

I think this is looking pretty bleak. The slow over rate won’t help us either.

[PaulWinch again]

It would be good to have some data on how much success we’ve had historically when we do these “enforcer” type tactics. I suspect not much.

[PaulWinch again]

Another drop?

[Gareth]

Root getting turn before tea on day one suggests needed a spinner & maybe Lyon might get a few

[PaulWinch again]

This game is already getting away from us.

[tony scott]

The bowlers kept it tight but they really needed to make the batsmen play the ball, seeing Joe Root getting so many overs this early is not a good sign, Aussies on tv questioning what Chris Sliverwood does re tactics.

[LeeB]

The usual bollocks, innings defeat on the cards.

[PaulWinch again]

Yep not good enough. Bowled too short and appeared to be waiting for the new ball in the dark - you cannot put all your eggs in one basket like that. They’ll get 500+ and we’ll be less than 100 for 4 or 5.

[PaulWinch again]

Buttler dropping Labuschagne like that is just amateur.

[Monty]

Odd selection, weird tactics, another first day and another Test effectively conceded by stumps. Surely both Silverwood and Root won't survive this if it goes as it likely will.

[Villa Lew]

The only bit of good news is this must be one of the most inexperienced Australian bowling attacks ever. Having said that they'll probably still be too good for our batters.

[Gareth]

If you don’t pick a wicketkeeper who is a specialist you have to take it that he’ll take worldies but drop dollies.  Buttler definitely had one of those days!

Foakes got a taste but soon sent away for not being enough with the bat & likes of Cox never got a look in.  Buttler & Bairstow are decent keepers at best

[LeeB]

Odd selection, weird tactics, another first day and another Test effectively conceded by stumps. Surely both Silverwood and Root won't survive this if it goes as it likely will.

This England team needs a complete de-yorkshirefication.

[PaulWinch again]

It feels like they have a bit of a paradoxical mix overthinking things, but with a lack of foresight.

They’ve clearly got wrapped up in thinking about what the ball might do under lights and that’s dictated their selection. They then forgotten/missed the fact that you need to take wickets at other points of the day. Their tactics were so negative they just allowed Australia to tire us out.

It’s been a bad day, again, in terms of performance. Dropping Labuschagne twice is unforgivable.

I fear and suspect this one paced attack will be battered into the dirt and we’ll come out and be bombed out for less than 200.