The International Cricket Thread

[olaftab]

No mate, came back before this match started. Well done to them but it’s been a total farce.

[olaftab]

This game is over. They will not crumble second time around. It’s another disgraceful moment in this awful tour.

Oh ye of little faith.

98-6

If we can restrict Australia to a 200 lead and show a bit of patience (shot selection) we can win this.

Haha…unbelievable Jeff, as the saying goes.

[PaulWinch again]

Yessssss!

[PaulWinch again]

So good to win the game. It’s horrendous Test cricket, but lovely to win a Test in Aus finally.

[PaulWinch again]

Fair play Carse as well, I criticised him after the first innings but looks like he did really well.

Top 3 also broke the back of the chase. Well top 4!

[Rory]

No mate, came back before this match started. Well done to them but it’s been a total farce.

Sorry, man.

If we'd played the first test at the MCG, maybe things might've been different.

Maybe not.

Either way, our first win down under for 15 years is a good thing!

[Steve67]

It’s a remarkable win and well done England but it cannot mask the shitfest that came before it. A bit of pride at least.

[Rory]

It’s a remarkable win and well done England but it cannot mask the shitfest that came before it. A bit of pride at least.

We're at least edging back to the pride we showed in the 90s and early 00s, when we were clearly inferior but fought hard.

06/07 was a revenge mission for probably the best test team ever, and ours were all drunk, so that was kind of a one-off.

10/11 aside, our performances down under since 2005 have been embarrassing.

[Meanwood Villa]

Prepare a green top, get banged

[Villan For Life]

What a crazy test match and they deserve credit but they should not be allowed to forget their abject performances in the first three tests.

[PaulWinch again]

Well no and they won’t be, but it’s fair enough to enjoy this one.

[manic-road]

I was only confident when we needed just one to win with wickets in hand, Australian cricket will be missing out on millions due to the poor pitches. Tomorrow was a sell out as well.

[PaulWinch again]

I also like how salty some of the Australian media are. All those wins, and still graceless in defeat.

[paul_e]

Great win but what a shocking pitch, 36 wickets in just under 2 days is unacceptable.

[aj2k77]

Worst test match ever.