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Dave Cornwell

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Aug 21, 2015, 1:55:47 PM8/21/15
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My main conclusion is this to and froing is starting to get tedious. Now
we've managed to get out scoring at less than 3 an over. At least we are
versatile and can do it either way now. Australia have eventually proved
that it is possible to bat properly for a Test match, which should be
neither attacking brand or defensive, but application and playing each
ball properly. There seems to have been a lack of guts and fight by both
teams at times.
I've not really enjoyed this series much, a lot of the cricket has been
poor and the outcome of most games resolved after the first couple of
sessions.
Dave

RH156RH

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Aug 21, 2015, 2:01:57 PM8/21/15
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On Friday, August 21, 2015 at 6:55:47 PM UTC+1, Dave Cornwell wrote:
> My main conclusion is this to and froing is starting to get tedious. Now
> we've managed to get out scoring at less than 3 an over. At least we are
> versatile and can do it either way now. Australia have eventually proved
> that it is possible to bat properly for a Test match, which should be
> neither attacking brand or defensive, but application and playing each
> ball properly. There seems to have been a lack of guts and fight by both
> teams at times.
> I've not really enjoyed this series much, a lot of the cricket has been
> poor

Absolutely. As I have said before exciting cricket does not = good cricket... RH

Brian Lawrence

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Aug 21, 2015, 2:58:48 PM8/21/15
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On 21/08/2015 19:01, RH156RH wrote:
> On Friday, August 21, 2015 at 6:55:47 PM UTC+1, Dave Cornwell wrote:
>> My main conclusion is this to and froing is starting to get tedious. Now
>> we've managed to get out scoring at less than 3 an over. At least we are
>> versatile and can do it either way now. Australia have eventually proved
>> that it is possible to bat properly for a Test match, which should be
>> neither attacking brand or defensive, but application and playing each
>> ball properly. There seems to have been a lack of guts and fight by both
>> teams at times.
>> I've not really enjoyed this series much, a lot of the cricket has been
>> poor
>
> Absolutely. As I have said before exciting cricket does not = good cricket... RH

So you are saying that exciting cricket = bad cricket then?

Michael Gooding

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Aug 21, 2015, 3:43:56 PM8/21/15
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It's one for the history books, this series. And not in a good way


When was last Ashes series featuring such poor performances? 1986-7? 1990-1?

Mike Gooding
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RH156RH

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Aug 21, 2015, 4:06:45 PM8/21/15
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No. I am saying that exciting cricket of itself does not make for good cricket. Contrast this Ashes series with that of 2005. The 2005 series was of high quality as well as being exciting. This series has been exciting, at least at the level of individual passages of play, although rather boring in terms of the overall shape of the matches and series. RH

Richard Dixon

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Aug 21, 2015, 6:40:36 PM8/21/15
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On Friday, 21 August 2015 19:01:57 UTC+1, RH156RH wrote:

> > I've not really enjoyed this series much, a lot of the cricket has been
> > poor
>
> Absolutely. As I have said before exciting cricket does not = good cricket... RH

Thirded here. I was really looking forward to tomorrow - I'm not now given the circumstances. I shouldn't really give a shit given we've won the Ashes but the batting at least gives the impression that we don't really care now we've won the Ashes but in any case follows suit from what's happened for the rest of the Ashes.

Amateurish excitement. And yes Dave - kudos to Australia for showing us how to bat. Bed in and then make hay ONCE you've tired the bowlers.

On the plus point, I do get to see Mark Wood bat.

Richard

Dave Cornwell

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Aug 21, 2015, 7:04:55 PM8/21/15
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Your best bet now Richard is that he forces the follow on which is
unlikely and that England make a better fist of it!

Bob Dubery

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Aug 22, 2015, 3:41:26 AM8/22/15
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On Friday, 21 August 2015 19:55:47 UTC+2, Dave Cornwell wrote:
> My main conclusion is this to and froing is starting to get tedious. Now
> we've managed to get out scoring at less than 3 an over. At least we are
> versatile and can do it either way now. Australia have eventually proved
> that it is possible to bat properly for a Test match, which should be
> neither attacking brand or defensive, but application and playing each
> ball properly. There seems to have been a lack of guts and fight by both
> teams at times.
This!

The moment a team has got themselves in front that's been pretty much it.
The other guys have just rolled over.

> I've not really enjoyed this series much, a lot of the cricket has been
> poor and the outcome of most games resolved after the first couple of
> sessions.
The batting hasn't been good, and it's where we see the lack of resolve the
most, I think. Nobody seems prepared to dig in for the cause.

billsutt...@gmail.com

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Aug 22, 2015, 5:42:23 AM8/22/15
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well Smith has scored big in 2 Tests and Australia wins these, he has failed in 3 and we Australia got whacked badly





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