December 15, 20178 yr The problem here is that we've had an over-reliance on Anderson & Broad and the backup is poor.
December 15, 20178 yr Who would you bring in though? At least we know Broad is more than capable of producing on his day Mark Wood (when fit).
December 16, 20178 yr I've officially retired from watching international cricket this winter. Thank God we've got the footie!
December 16, 20178 yr It's been quiet on here today. Another 4am start today then work all day. I'm not sure if I should look at the football section. Too much negativity is bad for you. I blame Brexit. Edited December 16, 20178 yr by Boby Brno
December 16, 20178 yr It's been quiet on here today. Another 4am start today then work all day. I'm not sure if I should look at the football section. Too much negativity is bad for you. I blame Brexit. As my wife said (whilst at the match), at least we aren't there.............
December 16, 20178 yr As my wife said (whilst at the match), at least we aren't there............. My lad's over there and doing all five. I'll be there in Melbourne and Sydney. Whatever the result, it's got to be better than these early mornings and then work. I'm knackered! (I know your wife was, probably, being ironic)
December 17, 20178 yr The first rain was a two minute shower five minutes before tea was due. It resulted in an early tea and no loss of time, but might be a harbinger for later. (Or was that it?)
December 17, 20178 yr All over bar the shouting. That starc delivery is one of the best deliveries ive ever seen. Basically a 90mph leg spinner
December 17, 20178 yr Pissed down early this morning - so much so that the scooter club cancelled today's run. Fined up (of course!) now it's blowing a fucking gale and pissing down again. Supposed to piss down all day tomorrow. Weather our only hope of keeping the series alive (for now).
December 17, 20178 yr Its a sorry state when we are relying on rain in the middle of the perth summer haha
December 17, 20178 yr I know - it's as rare as fucking hens teeth but it has arrived! Has it cooled the place down a bit though? Anyway, vaughan saying its the seniors that are letting us down. As for someone to replace broad, sooner or later someone will have to, so blood one or two whilst it seems that the series has gone. Takes a bit of pressure off.
December 17, 20178 yr Has it cooled the place down a bit though? Anyway, vaughan saying its the seniors that are letting us down. As for someone to replace broad, sooner or later someone will have to, so blood one or two whilst it seems that the series has gone. Takes a bit of pressure off. Call me naive, but I'm still hoping for a result from this test. These 2 are our last hope, but they did well in the first innings. And, a couple of hours rain............
December 17, 20178 yr 4 hours rain required. Would still need to see out 40 overs I'm not up at 1.45, let's put it that way. I'll tune in around 4 and see if it's worthwhile bothering. Probably all over with by then.
December 17, 20178 yr Anything is possible, especially in an Ashes series. Previous Tests have shown that. It's easy to write them off now but with a little help from the weather we can still save this match.
December 18, 20178 yr Well, I have been at work for over an hour and it's been savage. Blowing an absolute gale and rain squalls. People were pulling off the road and waiting for the squalls to pass (wankers who would never survive up there - they slow down to 30kph for the slightest shower down here). Hopeful but it's 9:45 now and the sun is starting to break through. Could go either way but lets hope it pisses down cos I have a hunch that we will win in Sydney and the Ashes could then be decided at the MCG in the fourth test.
December 18, 20178 yr 10am now and it's absolutely thrutching down. These high winds are just bringing wave after wave of it with the odd break in the clouds which momentarily raises Aussie spirits. Hope this goes on all day! They are predicting it should clear up around 2pm. Edited December 18, 20178 yr by bolty58
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