The International Cricket Thread

[Monty]

Poor Stuart Broad, nobody else has showed up since these two got in. and he's been an inch away three times.

[LeeB]

Never mind Bazball, we look like a cricket version of Bruceball today

[PaulWinch again]

Hopefully I’ll look foolish for saying this, but Jimmy is suddenly looking old.

[PaulWinch again]

I’ll be honest we look a bit undercooked this series. Lots of no balls, poor fielding, general injury niggles.

[Steve67]

Australia are the best cricket side in the world and it shows. We have to be at our very, very best to beat them and sadly we are not at our best. Lack of depth in bowling going to come back to haunt us. Australia are well on the way to batting us out of the game.

[Villafirst]

Robinson is bowling only 80ish mph. Anderson is struggling. Only Broad and Tongue look remotely threatening. Root is a decent part time spinner, but no Jack Leach. Stokes can't bowl any prolonged spells. Add in sloppy fielding, too many no balls and dropped catches and it doesn't look too good. Basically the bowling attack is only at half strength. Archer, Leach and Wood missing is a huge loss. Even Olly Stone would add more pace, but he's injured yet again - no wonder the Bears let him go.....

[PaulWinch again]

Robinson is looking threatening but the bloody no balls again. We need a couple of quick ones here.

[Villan For Life]

Pope being off for so long is a concern, he injured his shoulder in the field and as he's someone who has had shoulder problems before it could be serious.

[PaulWinch again]

Our bowling attack looks very one paced.

[TonyD]

We are playing like it’s a friendly knock about.
Not the Ashes. 
Where’s the passion and fire? 

[Risso]

Dreadful day from England. Poor decision to bowl first, and the bowlers have been severely below par. Graeme Swann was on Talksport this morning saying we’re better than them in every department. Erm, yes mate, a pint of what you’re having please.

[LeeB]

Today has been like time warping back to the 90's, half expecting to see John Embury turn up

[Stu]

Today has been like time warping back to the 90's, half expecting to see John Embury turn up

Was thinking the same. England with no ideas and no intensity, meek, and Australia in full control.

Also Stuart Broad’s comments on the Edgbaston pitch about it being slow are showing him up. Great conditions for seamers today and he’s delivered fuck all.

AND ANOTHER FUCKING THING. The home of cricket? Lord’s? Fuck off. A stuffy, silent symbol of a past age, a place where England never play well.

[Stu]

Head gone! Well, we needed that.

[PaulWinch again]

We’ve been piss poor. Being honest we look old, under prepared, and just nowhere near a good enough level.

The Bazball debate is kind of irrelevant if you just play really badly.