Englands Bowlers have been very poor so far in both tests and we are now 2-0 down as the aussies knock us all over the place.I know Matthew Hoggard has bowled well and Freddie at times but the rest like Giles,Anderson and esp Harmison have been well below the standard required of them.
2006-12-04 22:11:19 · 28 answers · asked by hellraisersteve 3 in Sports ➔ Cricket
Hoggard has been outstanding...and Flintoff has been very good...Giles should not be played...he did not spin the ball at all today...what cost England this match was the pressure...
Turning Points:
* if Giles didn't drop Ponting in the 30's(he made 140+) Australia would have collapsed in that Innings...not a difficult catch either, the pressure upto that point was huge on Oz...
* Also the run chase today...Pieterson was idiotic in giving 7 run ball after poor Freddie bowled 5 dot balls then the last ball went for 4 overthrows on Piterson stupidity...they had just taken Martyn's wicket and were 4 down and far from target(Oz)...after that it was plain sailing...
* The wickee dropped a catch if that wasn't bad enough fro England!
This is the diffirence between the two series so far...turning points and pressure...England cannot concentrate for 5 days...
The captain is a good man and tries his heart out and is one of the few who's talent matches his heart...he has been spot on with a lot of his tactics, although he persists with things for too long before changing (ie, bowlers and set fields) - that said, he is ahead of others previous to him....he couldn't get a captains innings today but good luck to him anyway, at least he tries...
I wanted a close Ashes as long as Australia won. I think we'll win at the MCG in front of 100,000+...
Regarding Anderson - he's been passable, and unlucky(keeper dropped one)...
Harmison?! - spend time in the nets and sports psychologist...6-7 and scared of a game...
3 things will cost England the Ashes: and yes u r right...
1. Bowling
2. Applying pressure & following it through(Giles dropping Ricky)
3. Australia's revenge - all Aussies want a 5-0 whitewash and agree they were beaten...although with an asterix and concerns raised:
* McGrath - not playing through - his own stupidity(rolling ankle stepping on ball while fielding);
* Clever unsportsmanlike tactic of using a 13th man(substitute fielder who was way better than man he replaced in the field);
* The 2 run win and results - everything England did paid off and incredibly so(even the seemingly poor decisions)...2 run win...
Now it seems the opposite is true(so far of course)...and if u dont agree...then u r probably an Englishman
2006-12-04 22:50:00 · answer #1 · answered by 67ImpalaSS 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
The England cricket team's pace bowling attack is 'much of a muchness' i.e. take one bowler off and the one who replaces him will bowl the same type of delivery. We need a left arm pace bowler to give some variation and we also need a half decent slow/spin bowler. Ashley Giles has got to be the worst international cricketer in the world (including Zimbabwe & Bangladesh)at the moment. It's no good bringing in Panesar, he will just be another number 11 batsman to go with the other three - Hoggard, Harmison and Anderson and would elevate Giles to number 7. This would mean that after taking 5 wickets the opposition would be bowling at a number 10 batsman with nothing to follow.
How on Earth can players who have not taken to the field for over 12 months at any level of the sport be expected to resume their careers at the highest level without any match practise, especially when they wern't any good to start with?
I'm affraid it's time to have a clean sweep of the side and finish the 'old pals act' that is at present very prevalent.
2006-12-05 00:32:04 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
yes ashley giles is out of practice and has never been a big spinner of the ball or wicket taker monty should be in and anderson is not ready iwould drop him play an extra batsman like the aussies they play with just four bowlers.
we still have options pieterson can spin it and collingwood can bowl a few which will give the three seamers a break if needed.
good to see hoggie bowling well though he has to be one of the best 10 in the world
2006-12-05 01:31:58 · answer #3 · answered by mat353 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
NO I thk england lost it even before they start this series,
To win a series in Australia u need
1) bowlers who can take 20 wickets we dnt have that
2) batsmen dnt put their bats to wide bowls like we did in this test match, so we dnt have that
3) fielders who can catch straight forward catches like ponting gave n Giles droped
4)Most importanty u need a Coach who s not too stuborn n select a team according to the ground not too defensive I thk england doesnt have it in big time, if we have Monty is playing today with or without Giles
2006-12-05 02:40:15 · answer #4 · answered by marke 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
The first duty of a Test captain is to avoid defeat. To lose a Test match after declaring with just six wickets down is ridiculous. Flintoff should have batted on to 600 plus in the first innings. We have therefore lost two Tests due to poor batting, bowling and captaincy. Come back Michael Vaughan.
2006-12-05 09:09:36 · answer #5 · answered by ronky donk 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I think England's problems go deeper than just the bowlers. From the way they batted in their 2nd innings it was obvious they were not in a possitive state of mind. Why didn't they play their natural games instead of looking as though their first priority was not getting out. I think they played like a team who were not sure they could win and scared they might lose. Better luck in the next test. Sorry if I shouldn't have answered this as I'm an Aussie.
2006-12-04 22:21:04 · answer #6 · answered by Ted T 5 · 2⤊ 1⤋
i have said it previously and i will always say it, marmmison is not good enough, james anderson is ok but no in form and as for giles, i dont really know why the selectors like him so much. if england have any hope of salvaging anything from this test series, they should draft in monty penesar and liam plunkett, i know they are young inexperienced lads, but who said experience always win you games?!!! the batting is ok i think coz collingwood, pietersen, and bell are a solid lot and thats where england is good at, but i really feel sorry for the guys like collingwood who gave his everything in this test only to see his team losing the game which would have been a draw if a fair result was to prevail.
2006-12-05 04:43:19 · answer #7 · answered by Ayati 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Cricket is a team game and only bowlers can not make you win matches.
To me, english batsmen have been miserable in the series and thats what is costing them. See on the last day, what could they make only about 70 runs and lost 9 wickets. Even if they lost 9 wickets but if they had scored 100 runs in those overs, it would have been difficult for Aussies to score.
Sorry, its their batsmen who let them down.
2006-12-04 23:05:47 · answer #8 · answered by shrimal_sandeep 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
It seems like they lose their bottle on the last day, I'm not a cricket fan as such but follow events on the news and lots of times in the past England have gone into the last day on course for victory or a draw and they generally end up losing, I knew we stood no chance before the series began, they are hungry for revenge and we're not as good as a couple of years ago
2006-12-04 22:29:37 · answer #9 · answered by Virg 2 · 3⤊ 0⤋
Being too 'sporting' and declaring early lost us this test. We shouldve batted on when we were batting well, after all it doesnt happen too often.
Australia are, at the moment, a far superior team with much more hunger than us. Thats why we are gonna lose the ashes this year.
2006-12-04 23:38:59 · answer #10 · answered by drlplate 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋