mitchell johnson terrorises the poms

[halfslip56]

being an aussie who has been suffering for a while
at the hands of england it was great to give it to
them on the weekend.i think there are a few mental
scars for jonathan trott and others to get over
at the hands of a fired up mitchell johnson who was
an absolute terror reminded me of the old bodyline
series get used to it england we are back.

[John]

lol, and now Trott has left the series bacause of stress...

You have to hand it to the aussies though I think (hope) England will bounce back

[halfslip56]

didn't know that trott was suffering that way probably explains some of the shots he played his mind seemed to be elsewhere and you're right one test win won't win back the ashes we need to back it up in adelaide and with all the sledging between the two teams i'm sure england will come out pumped up.

[halfslip56]

can't believe michael clarke told jimmy anderson to prepare to get
his fuckin arm broken that was dumb should of lost all his match payment.

[John]

Originally Posted by halfslip56

can't believe michael clarke told jimmy anderson to prepare to get
his fuckin arm broken that was dumb should of lost all his match payment.

Yes, not wise, he should know there is a stump mike. I think Adelaide will or should be a closer contest. England were badly prepared for the first test and the aggressive Ausie bowling.

[halfslip56]

they are saying that the drop in pitch at adelaide will be a batsmens paradise early
so winning the toss today could be vital they are also saying it will turn quite a bit
as the match wears on.

[John]

The way it's going, Aus on 273 for 5, England with 3 dropped catches, I fear this is going to be another mauling. I reckon the Aussies will easily knock off 400 plus tomorrow and England will fail with the bat again in the face of aggressive bowling.

Oh dear....

[halfslip56]

if they hadn't dropped those catches they would be well on top the joe root catch was hard but the last one that carberry dropped was a soda you don't want to give haddin too many lives the first hour this morning very important.

[John]

A massive 570-9, catches win matches. Haddin dropped on 43 went on to make 118, Clarke dropped on 18 went on to make 148 and Panesar dropped Bailey on 10 who went on to make 53.

What shambles this lot are at the moment.

[halfslip56]

could of been worse john carberry was out lbw on the last ball of the day
we didn't review the not out decision it would of been given
mitchell johnson was bowling thunderbolts every ball around 150 km.

you also forgot haddin was caught behind off a no ball when he was 51
it would of been ben stokes first wicket at the time
aussies well on top.

[John]

It's fairly pathetic. If England dont put in at least a half decent batting performance in the second innings, it's curtains for the series, their confidence is rock bottom and quite simply they are being bullied, they should man up.... They look shell shocked...as for Pietersen...who?

[halfslip56]

kevin pietersen will always play dumb shots early in his innings he needs to pull his head in mitchell johnson had your blokes running scared yesterday he was brutal.

my other observation is ian bell is by far the best batsmen in the team he needs to play
at number three joe root is not ready yet especially if he is coming in early which seems
to be happening a lot. 3 innings in a row you have not made 200 the ashes are nearly gone unless you dig in soon.

[halfslip56]

at least england showed some fight yesterday joe root played really well deserved a ton crazy shots early by cook and carberry very strange aussies should wrap it up early today.

[halfslip56]

get ready for the heat for tomorrows 3rd test 4 days of 38 celcius plus
the wicket is going to be really hostile too.

[halfslip56]

you let us off the hook again had us down and out at 5/143
ended up 6/326 the heat late in the day was a factor
steve smith was a brilliant knock never gave a chance.

[halfslip56]

england 4/180 it was a struggle yesterday our bowlers toiled hard in the heat
could go either way this morning depends on if ian bell can get going
evenly poised at the moment.

[halfslip56]

Originally Posted by halfslip56

england 4/180 it was a struggle yesterday our bowlers toiled hard in the heat
could go either way this morning depends on if ian bell can get going
evenly poised at the moment.

so much for being evenly poised england out for 251
lost 6/71 this morning.

[halfslip56]

after yesterday's effort only a miracle will stop the ashes from coming back to us.

[halfslip56]

great effort by the aussies england went down fighting
a great knock of 120 by ben stokes he is a player of the future
showed great grit.

[John]

Shockingly abject display by England. Well done to the Aussies for quite literally battering England into submission.

Poor batting, poor bowling and poor fielding. England just haven't been at the races.