Australia reach 343/7 (lead of 196) at Stumps on Day 2 in the 1st Test vs England

[Devadwal]

Australia lead, one down. England in strife.

 

[Justcrazy]

150 up for Aussies , English bowlers are up for long hard days to come

 

[Devadwal]

There were 14 no-balls by Ben Stokes in the first session but just one was called in on-field.

 

[Joseph Gomes]

England getting hammered here. Possible innings defeat incoming

 

[Justcrazy]

Aussies lead by 11 runs now. Any lead over 120 onwards would literally shut English chance of making a comeback here

 

[Devadwal]

Aussies lead by 11 runs now. Any lead over 120 onwards would literally shut English chance of making a comeback here

Australia will win it by an innings

 

[jnaveen1980]

England getting hammered here. Possible innings defeat incoming

They will use this opportunity to tire them out. Robinson is obviously their most inform bowler.

 

[Justcrazy]

OUT

Leech strikes! 166 . 2

Can England come back and get a few more wickets

 

[Devadwal]

Wow leach get wicket of labuschange from nowhere .much needed breakthrough for England .

 

[Joseph Gomes]

The mediocre Leach gets a wicket after getting steamrolled

 

[Joseph Gomes]

lol Leach is so rubbish. Labuschagne must be bawling his eyes out for getting out to Leach.

 

[Justcrazy]

Four

Warner continues hurting England

 

[SL_Fan]

Warner for a double. Calling it now 5-0 to Oz especially if Stokes is out. Eng looks clueless.

 

[Justcrazy]

Warner hits his 10th boundary , to go with 2 sixes , that is why Warner is such a high impact player , when he scores , he puts his team in strong position

 

[Devadwal]

Poor review by England

 

[Nikhil_cric]

Marnus should be kicking himself. Getting out to a short ball like that. Ashes double was there for the taking.

 

[Justcrazy]

England review , but that is too high

 

[Savak]

Wood has bowled with some serious heat

 

[Devadwal]

Smith is ridding on luck. A run out chance Miss and 2 edges so far

 

[Nikhil_cric]

Robinson clocking 76 mph. [MENTION=7774]Robert[/MENTION] He is at least a couple of yards slower than Hazlewood.

 

[Justcrazy]

23 runs partnership already , another big one developing here

 

[Justcrazy]

OUT

Wood strikes finally !

 

[Bull]

Mark wood is certainly the fastest bolwer in the world.

 

[Justcrazy]

Aussies lead by 46 runs here , Warner still at crease on 94 runs

 

[Bilal Ahmad15]

Mark wood is certainly the fastest bolwer in the world.

What About Andrich Nortje?

 

[Joseph Gomes]

Innings defeat unlikely now, but Aus still favourites to win

 

[Justcrazy]

If England can get Warner here quickly , they have a chance to restrict the lead here , if they bowl really well.

 

[hoshiarpurexpress]

Big session for Travis Head. He needs to deliver on his promise.

 

[Devadwal]

Perfect test for me ,Root and Smith both are not score much Runs and Australia is in dominant position

 

[Devadwal]

Warner out on 94. Slower delivery done trick for England.

 

[Justcrazy]

OUT

Four down now !

 

[Devadwal]

Green bowled by Robinson , he is on hattrick .

 

[Justcrazy]

OUT

Two balls , two wickets , just what the doctor ordered for Poms here

 

[Bull]

What About Andrich Nortje?

He is probably the 2nd fastest but yeah he is very fast as well and he plays test cricket regularly.

 

[Bull]

England should restrict Australia here under 250.

 

[Justcrazy]

England need to capitalize here here and try and restrict there lead

 

[sam_ahm]

Future legend, Future ATG, future everything, Cameron Green is out for a duck again.

 

[James]

Ollie Robinson is a superb bowler.

 

[Justcrazy]

This is the opening England wanted , Now is the time for Wood to show he is the leader of the English pace attack.

 

[Justcrazy]

200 up for Aussies !

 

[Buffet]

Aus collapsing here will give some chance to Eng. If Aus adds another 100 runs then it will be extremely hard for Eng to come back.

 

[Robert]

This is the opening England wanted , Now is the time for Wood to show he is the leader of the English pace attack.

Root continues the stupidity of not giving Wood the new balk.

 

[Justcrazy]

17 runs partnership so far , England need to strike here

 

[Robert]

Robinson clocking 76 mph. [MENTION=7774]Robert[/MENTION] He is at least a couple of yards slower than Hazlewood.

Was that a slower ball, or a loosener? He was quicker than that in the summer.

 

[Devadwal]

100 runs lead is minimum Australia wanted from here but looks unlikely

 

[Devadwal]

Back to back boundaries for Head .

 

[Buffet]

100 runs lead is minimum Australia wanted from here but looks unlikely

Why? Aus needs just 20 odd runs for that.

 

[Devadwal]

Why? Aus needs just 20 odd runs for that.

I mean 100 more runs from here so total lead around 150 .

 

[Justcrazy]

Head is batting well here , he looks a decent prospect here

 

[Justcrazy]

OUT

Carey gone ! but lead is 89 runs

 

[Devadwal]

Carey gone , really poor shots to get out .

 

[Robert]

The England attack in pretty good, but the Australian one is excellent, very accurate.

 

[Justcrazy]

Root is still bowling , Hopefully he can surprise here with a couple of wickets

 

[Robert]

If only Burns hadn’t dropped that sitter. The match could have turned right there.

 

[Bull]

I thought Travis head is the weak link in Australian Batting line up.

 

[Mobashir]

England will do well to restrict Australia under 300.
But Head is in good nick these days and the tail is pretty solid.

 

[sam_ahm]

Marcus Harris averages 23 after 10 tests, why can't Khawaja play ahead of him as an opener?

 

[Mobashir]

If only Burns hadn’t dropped that sitter. The match could have turned right there.

England's love to give 1/3rd of the runs by bowling their poor spinner in these conditions is very very costly.

 

[Nikhil_cric]

Was that a slower ball, or a loosener? He was quicker than that in the summer.

He was consistently around 79 mph in his latest spell. He wasn't a lot quicker in the summer either.

 

[Justcrazy]

lead 127 runs now , Aussies are in very strong position here

 

[Robert]

England's love to give 1/3rd of the runs by bowling their poor spinner in these conditions is very very costly.

He’s having a mare today.

Now Root will drop him and bring in useless Bess.

 

[Mobashir]

Really poor tactics from England to bowl the spinners that much.

 

[Nikhil_cric]

Ollie Robinson average speed today = 130.1 kph. During the summer he was averaging around 132 kph.

 

[Mobashir]

He’s having a mare today.

Now Root will drop him and bring in useless Bess.

The problem is that as a captain you need to sense these things and not bowl the spinner.
It is so far a match loosing performance by Leach alone.

 

[Nikhil_cric]

Stokes is hurt, ollie has walked off and Leach going at nearly 9 an over. England already look physically and mentally spent.

 

[Romali_rotti]

This game is over imo.

England need to regroup, bring back Broad and Anderson and tie the series 1-1 in Melbourne..

 

[Swashbuckler]

Horror day for Leach.

Visiting spinner's role is so damn important in Australia with the heat/humidity and large ground dimensions. Least you expect is some control for the captain. But 10 overs for 90, expected so much better from Leach. Still believe that he is England's best spinner and must be persisted with. Hope he mentally recovers from this mauling.

 

[Swashbuckler]

Australia must be the toughest place for visiting spinners, not much assistance and they look to target the spinner to put the opponent captain under pressure. Forget averages, SR, most visiting spinners get tonked at a high economy rate. Even bad Aussie batting lineups are ruthless against visiting spinners.

 

[Swashbuckler]

Head marching towards a 100 that would make Gilly proud. Reckon 1-0 Aus is sealed already. Best Eng can hope from here is getting some of their batsmen in form. Can they avoid innings defeat?

 

[jnaveen1980]

Head made the most out of weary attack in better batting conditions.

 

[Devadwal]

That is really nasty , hope head is alright .

 

[Ahmed216]

India truly have been great in Australia is last few years. This man head coudnt last more than 20 minutes against likes of bumrah shami

 

[Devadwal]

Poor over rate by England bowlers ,only 82 over Bowl so far instead of 98 over.

 

[jnaveen1980]

Poor over rate by England bowlers ,only 82 over Bowl so far instead of 98 over.

With seamers having a long run up it was always going to be an issue. Leach's mediocre show compounded the problem.

 

[hoshiarpurexpress]

Head could not put bat to ball against Shami/Ishant/Bumrah/Siraj in 2 series. But he has been a heavy scorer in domestic and scored a century against Sri Lanka as well.
I have seen him play live in Shield Cricket and he is good bat..and that tough initiation against Indians holds him in a good stead.
I wish Indian team management learns something from Australia. They went for young Travis Head instead of older useless Khawaja and that is long term planning.sigh..

 

[hoshiarpurexpress]

Typical Aussie Strategy in Gabba.. Score fast. Leach has been very very poor.
England already are on its knees. There chances of reaching WTC final are very slim.
They need to regroup, may be call Ravi Shastri and Bharat Arun as consultants on how to make mother of comebacks in Australia. Right now it looks bleak.

 

[hoshiarpurexpress]

Current RR: 4.09
• Min. Ov. Rem: 14.1
• Last 10 ov (RR): 59/1 (5.90)

This says it all about English Bowling effort.

 

[hoshiarpurexpress]

100 runs lead is minimum Australia wanted from here but looks unlikely

It will be 200 plus i feel now. Only way for England to come back is to bat big and score 500 in second dig. Who can stand up for Poms here?

 

[jnaveen1980]

Always a big fan of Australian brand of cricket. When they are on top they go for the kill.

 

[Bull]

Travis head played brilliantly. I seriously thought head was the weak link in this Australian Batting line up.
match is done and dusted for England.