| Well I wasn't expecting to wake up to a Test match win this morning 08:22 - Dec 27 with 518 views | Steve_M |
So that's something at least. |  |
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| Well I wasn't expecting to wake up to a Test match win this morning on 09:37 - Dec 27 with 454 views | mellowblue |
Blinking heck, I was not expecting that. I had not even checked. Subliminally I had buried any thoughts of cricket having already written us off. That is in deed something. I'm not sure what. |  | | |
| Well I wasn't expecting to wake up to a Test match win this morning on 09:46 - Dec 27 with 450 views | StokieBlue |
What a shocking pitch.
Not great for the fans who very reasonably got tickets for day 3 or 4.
Still, nice to get a win.
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| Well I wasn't expecting to wake up to a Test match win this morning on 09:49 - Dec 27 with 444 views | Shobby |
| Well I wasn't expecting to wake up to a Test match win this morning on 09:46 - Dec 27 by StokieBlue |
What a shocking pitch.
Not great for the fans who very reasonably got tickets for day 3 or 4.
Still, nice to get a win.
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I’m a London based Town fan on holiday in Melbourne. Had tickets for day 3 but managed to get tickets for days 1 & 2 whilst here. Absolutely brilliant atmosphere and result with many happy Brits in the city. Back next week in time for the Pompey match - if I can get a ticket!! | | | |
| Well I wasn't expecting to wake up to a Test match win this morning on 09:53 - Dec 27 with 436 views | StokieBlue |
| Well I wasn't expecting to wake up to a Test match win this morning on 09:49 - Dec 27 by Shobby |
I’m a London based Town fan on holiday in Melbourne. Had tickets for day 3 but managed to get tickets for days 1 & 2 whilst here. Absolutely brilliant atmosphere and result with many happy Brits in the city. Back next week in time for the Pompey match - if I can get a ticket!! |
Glad to hear it.
Still expect there were many with day 3 and 4 tickets not as pleased as yourself.
No test pitch should play like that so that a result in 2 days is likely. It's been roundly criticised by ex-players from both sides.
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| Well I wasn't expecting to wake up to a Test match win this morning on 10:00 - Dec 27 with 422 views | Pinewoodblue |
A test match that lasts less than 150 overs is an absolute disgrace |  |
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| Well I wasn't expecting to wake up to a Test match win this morning on 10:04 - Dec 27 with 404 views | Nthsuffolkblue |
I forgot about it entirely! Saw 20 wickets had fallen on the first day and thought typical England to bowl them out for 150 only to concede a first innings lead of 40 odd.
Beaten the Aussies inside two days to prevent their series whitewash. I bet they are pretty annoyed with that! Well done, England - clearly I was wrong to say they should have come home after the second test. |  |
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| Well I wasn't expecting to wake up to a Test match win this morning on 10:22 - Dec 27 with 370 views | harrygunter |
It means about as much as the goal we got back at Leicester at 3-0 down. | | | |
| Well I wasn't expecting to wake up to a Test match win this morning on 10:30 - Dec 27 with 354 views | The_Romford_Blue |
| Well I wasn't expecting to wake up to a Test match win this morning on 10:00 - Dec 27 by Pinewoodblue |
A test match that lasts less than 150 overs is an absolute disgrace |
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| Well I wasn't expecting to wake up to a Test match win this morning on 11:11 - Dec 27 with 315 views | Chrisd |
Terrific result for England, but I hope it doesn’t distract from the fact we’ve not been good enough this series. Changes still need to be made IMO. What worries me if we win the last Test in Sydney too - 3-2 it was a close series!! Where in reality we had periods during the first three Teat without dominating a day’s play. The Aussies have been the consistently better side in all facets of the game. [Post edited 27 Dec 11:15]
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| Well I wasn't expecting to wake up to a Test match win this morning on 11:29 - Dec 27 with 275 views | John_Warks_Willy |
| Well I wasn't expecting to wake up to a Test match win this morning on 10:22 - Dec 27 by harrygunter |
It means about as much as the goal we got back at Leicester at 3-0 down. |
Albeit I’m pleased we got a win, this is true |  |
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| Well I wasn't expecting to wake up to a Test match win this morning on 12:18 - Dec 27 with 234 views | Nthsuffolkblue |
| Well I wasn't expecting to wake up to a Test match win this morning on 10:00 - Dec 27 by Pinewoodblue |
A test match that lasts less than 150 overs is an absolute disgrace |
Is it the pitch, the teams or both? Whilst we have been woeful, Australia haven't been that great either. | |
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| Well I wasn't expecting to wake up to a Test match win this morning on 12:24 - Dec 27 with 222 views | StokieBlue |
| Well I wasn't expecting to wake up to a Test match win this morning on 12:18 - Dec 27 by Nthsuffolkblue |
Is it the pitch, the teams or both? Whilst we have been woeful, Australia haven't been that great either. |
It's definitely the pitch, Vaughan and McGrath were both scathing of it on day one, McGrath though it was ridiculous they left 10mm of grass on it.
There is a real issues with "drop-in" pitches, they probably should be using something more settled for Ashes tests and certainly cutting the grass shorter.
For context, there have only been 27 tests finish within 2 days in the 2615 on record.
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| Well I wasn't expecting to wake up to a Test match win this morning on 14:35 - Dec 27 with 164 views | Radlett_blue |
| Well I wasn't expecting to wake up to a Test match win this morning on 12:24 - Dec 27 by StokieBlue |
It's definitely the pitch, Vaughan and McGrath were both scathing of it on day one, McGrath though it was ridiculous they left 10mm of grass on it.
There is a real issues with "drop-in" pitches, they probably should be using something more settled for Ashes tests and certainly cutting the grass shorter.
For context, there have only been 27 tests finish within 2 days in the 2615 on record.
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They have been using drop-in pitches at the MCG since 1996. This didn't seem a good one and I suppose the issue is the inconsistency of drop-in pitches. |  |
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| Well I wasn't expecting to wake up to a Test match win this morning on 19:53 - Dec 27 with 75 views | stonojnr |
Well i expected to wake up to a win but then I watched most of the Australian 2nd innings upto lunch and knew theyd thrown it away by then as they just kept batting the same way, and werent learning and any total under 200 to chase for England they could one day it, which suits them perfectly as there is no scoreboard pressure then.
If Australia had got another 70 runs they'd have won that imo.
Swann said it about 2010/11, Mitchell Johnson was unplayable if he only bowled 10 overs and then rested for a day and a half, but if he was out there bowling all day and then back bowling so quickly again it was much easier to face
Starc is the same and carrying the bowling without the other two main bowlers Cummings and Hazlewood, three if you count Lyon though spin wouldnt have worked here, and its no real surprise the guy who hasn't bowled at all in this series suddenly looks world beating. | | | |
| Well I wasn't expecting to wake up to a Test match win this morning on 20:49 - Dec 27 with 47 views | StokieBlue |
| Well I wasn't expecting to wake up to a Test match win this morning on 14:35 - Dec 27 by Radlett_blue |
They have been using drop-in pitches at the MCG since 1996. This didn't seem a good one and I suppose the issue is the inconsistency of drop-in pitches. |
Fair point but not deep in pitches with 10mm grass which could easily be trimmed.
McGrath wasn't happy with the pitch or grass length.
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