That's England at Headingley for you.
They just did test cricket a huge disservice. Almost predictably, they lost it after Strauss’ wicket, not once but twice. On an Early Bored Call @ twitter after Strauss’ first innings’ wicket, this – “Australia will win the 4th Ashes test at Headingley. Looked over my shoulder, and it was 2 wickets down.
Funny bit is England was set for defeat: much before they took the field, and even before they were hurled out of bed by the fire alarm. For a side that can obsess with one player, even if he’s the only player they got, England deserved to lose.
Think they believed in their inadequacies as a team, in the Langer dossier, in basically nothing.
If this is not match fixing then what is?
England takes the field with eleven players. Amongst them are two non-players, Bopara and Harmison. Was Harmison there on Freddie’s behest, ‘eh, keep my mate, willya?’ That Harmison can still make the side is an advertisement for scrapping test cricket.
That teams continue to blunder on selection until they are thrown by a defeat shows just how safe most selection is– the whole world knows Bopara is not going to score any runs, but they still must give the kid another chance. If anything it’s a disservice to Bopara. He goes in No. 3, a lamb to the slaughter.
If England wants to win the Ashes, they first have to weed out the losers. And they don’t need the Langer dossier for that. Just a stomach for a fight.
The rest can go on holiday, but not on our expense this time.
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stomach for a fight and some testicular fortitude, they lack them both.
gotta have the balls, you know.
a very important ingredient for a win.
My gut says that the Australia will will ashes 2-1 . what say ?
Prafs, that's true, but I've seen lesser guts get away with more. This English side is not a team without Freddie, and they know it.
If only they could face up to it, include him, even on a stretcher, the game would have go on into the 4th day.
SM, if they win the next one in 3 days, it should count as 3-1.
I'm not ready to underestimate the Poms despite the plastering. I still expect them to stretch the final match to the fourth day lunch before folding.
the long gap between the final test is going to or should help england more...first it will kill any momentum oz have...and they get enough time to rethink strategy...and iron out selection issues...
Som, if it rains
SP, it will also give Flintoff ample time to heal and breakdown many times over.
Yeah, can't get any worse.
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