Oh Crap. The real Aussies are back

[Bodyshot3]

England's short but wonderful reign over the Australians at Test Cricket is now dying a painful, brutal and deeply humiliating death Down Under. We're being cremated.

We can't get a wicket, we can barely score a run and the Aussies are lapping up the fact that Mitchell Johnson (an apparently washed-up fast bowler) is spreading panic and pant-wetting fear amongst us batsmen; as well as sending their stumps cartwheeling across the ground.

Hate to say it; but the real Aussies are back!

[fight_professor]

England are taking serious licks. 2-0 down and Perth next.

[Bodyshot3]

Agreed Professor....made the effort to switch on and watch it at an ungodly hour and wished I hadn't bothered, we got battered. But feel so sorry for the England fans who shelled out big money for flight/hotels to watch this lot not bother to turn up.

There's something weird going on with that England team right now and it is must be behind the scenes stuff. They can't go from being a top class outfit to a bunch of has-beens overnight and Australia are not that good either. I think something might come out in the wash once the series is over.

[fight_professor]

The difference is in the bowling. The English boys are bowling early 80s and world class guys can handle that. There is no swing for Anderson. England need to fight fire with fire - that means get the quick guys in [Finn] and give him license.

Swann looks flat.

The danger of 5-0 is becoming very real.

[BEDROOM BULLY]

The difference is in the bowling. The English boys are bowling early 80s and world class guys can handle that. There is no swing for Anderson. England need to fight fire with fire - that means get the quick guys in [Finn] and give him license.

Swann looks flat.

The danger of 5-0 is becoming very real.

No its not.. the bowlers aren't playing that badly.. apart from Swann...

Look at the first test.. we destroyed them first day.. 100 something for 6.. ok we let them get 300.. but on that pitch that was not a good score and we should have pushed on and won..

Instead our batsmen fail again and get out for a pitful total..giving wickets away left and right.. we haven't scored over 400 in 20 test innings i heard.

[Bodyshot3]

@Bedroom Bully.

I think the whole team is playing piss poorly to be honest with you (although you are right that the batsmen really are the main culprits) and Flower has now got to read them the big, red book with 'Riot Act' on the front cover.

I am sure Flower can do 'nasty coach' and he needs to remind some of these guys that they don't have a God-given right to play Test cricket.

Bresnan has always been a go-to-guy for England and must come in. He's a far better bowler than he's given credit for and his batting is really undervalued as well. Even if he does not take wickets, he can strangle one end and bowl long spells that frustrate the hell out of the opposition.

With England's top order being so flimsy you need to think about playing both Broad and Bresnan together; two top all-rounders who can support each other. I'd also go for Finn instead of Tremlett and just tell Finn to get out there bowl nasty and as fast as he likes.

[Zn1]

if we are honest, England were pretty **** when they were supposedly the no1 side in the world. they would throw their wickets away in horrible collapses, couldn't play spin, fast bowling or bouncers and often allowed opposing batsman to get 50s and 100s with ease. so many times England turned it around with an impressive spell by 1 player rather than the whole team, or the opposing team would go full ******.

I was never convinced, and the team seems to be a mix of old guys under performing and young guys who aren't good enough.

[fight_professor]

The batsmen are doing crap but if the English bowling was decisive, they could keep the Aussies in check. Again, 150/5 odd becomes 320/6 (approx). Each time the bowlers cant finish the job.

Scoring 200 isnt a disaster if the other side only makes 220. Its when the other side keeps piling on 400-500 runs that huge deficits are created at the half way point. Once again, Aus will score 400 odd and once again Johnson will shaft England.

The batting is guilty, but so is the bowling for an insipid effort.

[Bodyshot3]

We're 180-4 in the vital third test and must chase a decent target of 385. Time for everyone still left standing to show some big cojones (rather than just talking about fronting up) and not let Siddle, Harris and Johnson roll straight over us.

Bell has made 9 of 62 deliveries which suggests that this is will have to be a long, heroic and ugly scrap to claw our way back into this match.

Let's pray Johnson gets another, unexpected attack of the yips and gives Bell half a dozen overs of free, hittable filth.

[Zn1]

3-0 it's over. 5-0 likely outcome overall. fucking useless.