5th Test- Australia v England- Hobart

RammyClaret61 · Post by **RammyClaret61** » Fri Jan 14, 2022 4:04 am

England win toss and will bowl on a very green wicket.

RammyClaret61 · Post by **RammyClaret61** » Fri Jan 14, 2022 4:10 am

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Not a great picture, but you can see the green!!

RammyClaret61 · Post by **RammyClaret61** » Fri Jan 14, 2022 4:30 am

No Jimmy Anderson, on a green top, pink ball, overcast.

Quickenthetempo · Post by **Quickenthetempo** » Fri Jan 14, 2022 5:09 am

Decent start for England.

Warner gone for a duck and Labuschagne dropped in slips for 0.
7-1 off 8.4 overs

Quickenthetempo · Post by **Quickenthetempo** » Fri Jan 14, 2022 5:10 am

7 for 2 now Khawaja out Broad

RammyClaret61 · Post by **RammyClaret61** » Fri Jan 14, 2022 5:11 am

Khawaja gone.

Quickenthetempo · Post by **Quickenthetempo** » Fri Jan 14, 2022 5:15 am

Smith gone for a duck now Robinson

Quickenthetempo · Post by **Quickenthetempo** » Fri Jan 14, 2022 5:52 am

Australia figh back with 40 runs in half hour

RammyClaret61 · Post by **RammyClaret61** » Fri Jan 14, 2022 6:07 am

Wood feeling sorry for them. 0-31 off 3 overs.

Buxtonclaret · Post by **Buxtonclaret** » Fri Jan 14, 2022 6:26 am

Now that's a good wicket!
4 down.
Broad bowls the Lab.

Buxtonclaret · Post by **Buxtonclaret** » Fri Jan 14, 2022 6:34 am

Dinner/lunch/Tiffin
85/4

Burnley1989 · Post by **Burnley1989** » Fri Jan 14, 2022 6:47 am

Imagine if we’d lost the toss on this wicket in these conditions

We’d certainly not have been 4 down at lunch

Quickenthetempo · Post by **Quickenthetempo** » Fri Jan 14, 2022 7:41 am

We haven't bowled particular well and the ball only moved about for 8 overs.
The Aussies will bowl a far better line and length and have the extra bowler.

Robinson bowling an over of 70mph then going off an over after lunch isn't a good sign.

Buxtonclaret · Post by **Buxtonclaret** » Fri Jan 14, 2022 7:46 am

Head's hitting the ball like he means it.

claretonthecoast1882 · Post by **claretonthecoast1882** » Fri Jan 14, 2022 7:58 am

137/4

Another 63 and it is almost impossible for them to lose this test

Buxtonclaret · Post by **Buxtonclaret** » Fri Jan 14, 2022 8:04 am

We're in a sorry state as far as Test cricket goes.
This is by far the worst I've ever known it.
ECB isn't fit for purpose. Just a cushy job-for-the-boys museum piece.

Buxtonclaret · Post by **Buxtonclaret** » Fri Jan 14, 2022 8:30 am

Force feeding runs to the Aussies here with all this overpitched stuff.

Burnley1989 · Post by **Burnley1989** » Fri Jan 14, 2022 8:42 am

Missing Jimmy to tie an end down

Buxtonclaret · Post by **Buxtonclaret** » Fri Jan 14, 2022 8:48 am

Burnley1989 wrote: ↑
Fri Jan 14, 2022 8:42 am
Missing Jimmy to tie an end down

Yes. Broad hasn't had any backup.
Nobody can find a decent length.
Awful bowling. They're racking them up at six an over.

tiger76 · Post by **tiger76** » Fri Jan 14, 2022 11:28 am

Those 2 late wickets have just about kept England in the game, but it's important we wrap up this innings early in the morning, and then somehow find runs, which on this pitch, and with England's batting might prove tricky.

buzzclarets79 · Post by **buzzclarets79** » Fri Jan 14, 2022 11:38 am

What was it 13/3.

End of play 241/6

Only England would let a team off at 13/3

RammyClaret61 · Post by **RammyClaret61** » Fri Jan 14, 2022 12:05 pm

241… probably enough already.

CleggHall · Post by **CleggHall** » Fri Jan 14, 2022 2:27 pm

We always let them off the hook and don’t seem able to bowl them out for less than 300. Robinson is not physically fit enough for a 5 day test match bowler.

Silkyskills1 · Post by **Silkyskills1** » Fri Jan 14, 2022 3:33 pm

buzzclarets79 wrote: ↑
Fri Jan 14, 2022 11:38 am
What was it 13/3.

End of play 241/6

Only England would let a team off at 13/3

Lancashire do it on a regular basis.

RammyClaret61 · Post by **RammyClaret61** » Sat Jan 15, 2022 5:07 am

Aussies 303 all out.

RammyClaret61 · Post by **RammyClaret61** » Sat Jan 15, 2022 5:27 am

Burns cementing is spot.

Burnley1989 · Post by **Burnley1989** » Sat Jan 15, 2022 7:03 am

RammyClaret61 wrote: ↑
Sat Jan 15, 2022 5:27 am
Burns cementing is spot.

You would hope this will be his last ever test, he’s a million miles away from a test cricketer.

ecc · Post by **ecc** » Sat Jan 15, 2022 7:25 am

Good stand now with two of three runscorers (Stokes completing the triumverate).

Buxtonclaret · Post by **Buxtonclaret** » Sat Jan 15, 2022 7:33 am

Malan gone chasing one down leg.

Buxtonclaret · Post by **Buxtonclaret** » Sat Jan 15, 2022 7:37 am

81/4
Root gone now

RVclaret · Post by **RVclaret** » Sat Jan 15, 2022 7:41 am

Game over

Bordeauxclaret · Post by **Bordeauxclaret** » Sat Jan 15, 2022 7:43 am

Looking like avoiding the follow on for the second game in a row.
Things are really looking up.

Buxtonclaret · Post by **Buxtonclaret** » Sat Jan 15, 2022 7:45 am

Stokes gone now.
Dire stuff is this.

ecc · Post by **ecc** » Sat Jan 15, 2022 7:46 am

Sorry.

RVclaret · Post by **RVclaret** » Sat Jan 15, 2022 7:57 am

Pathetic

Buxtonclaret · Post by **Buxtonclaret** » Sat Jan 15, 2022 7:58 am

Lovely place to play cricket.
Didn't Flat Jack play over there in our winter?

Buxtonclaret · Post by **Buxtonclaret** » Sat Jan 15, 2022 8:02 am

Our secret weapon batting now!
Avoiding the Follow On!
Victory!

Buxtonclaret · Post by **Buxtonclaret** » Sat Jan 15, 2022 8:16 am

110/6

Buxtonclaret · Post by **Buxtonclaret** » Sat Jan 15, 2022 8:18 am

Phew.

Buxtonclaret · Post by **Buxtonclaret** » Sat Jan 15, 2022 9:23 am

152/7

Milltown1882 · Post by **Milltown1882** » Sat Jan 15, 2022 9:24 am

Pretty much every wicket has been self inflicted. Absolute shambles.

Milltown1882 · Post by **Milltown1882** » Sat Jan 15, 2022 10:00 am

188 all out - bring the boys home.

Milltown1882 · Post by **Milltown1882** » Sat Jan 15, 2022 10:01 am

How many innings in this series is that with no England batter getting a 50? Just can’t compete like this.

Buxtonclaret · Post by **Buxtonclaret** » Sat Jan 15, 2022 10:09 am

Milltown1882 wrote: ↑
Sat Jan 15, 2022 10:00 am
188 all out - bring the boys home.

A rowing boat and tell them to get on with it.
Well, the batsmen anyway.

RammyClaret61 · Post by **RammyClaret61** » Sat Jan 15, 2022 10:16 am

Warner.

BleedingClaret · Post by **BleedingClaret** » Sat Jan 15, 2022 10:16 am

Broad 1.0 1 1 1.00

If broad keeps this up we’ll be fine
They’ll be out for 10

Milltown1882 · Post by **Milltown1882** » Sat Jan 15, 2022 10:19 am

David Warner is the first opener to have two pairs in the Ashes. He also had a pair at Old Trafford in the 2019 series.

Milltown1882 · Post by **Milltown1882** » Sat Jan 15, 2022 10:24 am

5/2 Labuschagne gone

tiger76 · Post by **tiger76** » Sat Jan 15, 2022 1:39 pm

Once again the batsman letting the side down, 37/3 at close, but that's already a lead of 152.

If your number 8 is top scorer you've evidently got a problem.

Billings did OK on debut, but like several he got in and then got out.

And despite not being at their best Australia are heading for a 4-0 series win.

ClaretTony · Post by **ClaretTony** » Sat Jan 15, 2022 2:05 pm

Milltown1882 wrote: ↑
Sat Jan 15, 2022 10:19 am
David Warner is the first opener to have two pairs in the Ashes. He also had a pair at Old Trafford in the 2019 series.

We are clutching at straws in this series but I couldn’t have chosen anyone better to be the first than Warner