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The Sports Desk / Re: The Ashes - Second Test @ Lords
The ongoing failure to learn by our so-called "professional" cricketers has lead to the catastrophic destruction of at least 3 remotes in my household.

Leopards do not change their spots.... pity that saying is so apt. 
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The Sports Desk / Re: The Ashes - Second Test @ Lords
The pitches are disgusting.  Spinning decks in England????  You can bet that if we had a half decent spinner they'd have the sprinklers on... and they'd still beat us inside 4 days at just about any venue, although we would at least have a fighting chance.
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The Sports Desk / Re: Australian Cricket - Crisis, What Crisis ??
Clarke is good... once he gets a start, but he has always been a risky conveyance when batting.  That was his real issue before his golden run... lots of pretty 30's and not a lot of conversion into real scores.  When he fixed that issue, he became decent.

Agree with the above. Piss off Watson and all his mates, go back to ground zero with the batting and pick kids with technique.  There must be some around.  Joe Burns?    Nick Maddinson?

Adam Voges, although older, is another I'd look at for a cool head and a touch of experience, plus I'd be looking at Paine as well.
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The Sports Desk / Re: The Ashes - Second Test @ Lords
Iaj,  when did Watson last make a meaningful contribution with the bat?  And I don't mean 80 against a flat Sri Lanka last summer. 

That bloke has been surviving on reputation for 3 years IMO.

Smith did a reasonable job as the 5th bowler in the first dig.  Do we really need 6?
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The Sports Desk / Re: The Ashes - Second Test @ Lords
Can't  carry this selfish, petulant tool anymore.  Replace him with a bloke who WANTS to play and who is a TEAM man.  Plenty of half decent openers going around.... Australia A tour has a couple worth trying.

Directly cost Roger's wicket as well and this is unforgiveable IMO.
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The Sports Desk / Re: The Ashes - Second Test @ Lords
Pattinson is not bowling well and needs to get it together fast.  Gees we are an ordinary fielding side full of plodders.

What is it with these Pommy decks... cracks on day one.... given that they have the best reverse bowler in the world and a top spinner you wonder about pitch preparation...

If we don't have a minimum of 100 run lead after the first dig we will be 2 zip.