Australian batters not afraid of Broad and Anderson under the lights. That's another 600-page England planning dossier for the recycling, then.

They know how to bat properly. That's almost like cheating.

Think you and Davech have it in a nut shell. Root great bat ,shit captain . But who do you bring in as skipper.

This is the most prescient comment of the last 20 or so pages. Every now & then we (globally) get a magnificent series but on the whole….

The ECB talk the talk but clearly do not walk the walk. I can’t imagine the BCCI would be too upset if red ball cricket disappeared. Aussie folks - what do CA think?

Well, those 40 runs have probably tipped it. Out of our reach now :D. Ratboy's run-out is a bonus though.

It's all so sad. Red Ball cricket must never die. It IS cricket. How that translates into a change of the cricket heirarchy goodness only knows.

Embarrassing.

An hour with a new ball under the lights and our only chances came through run outs.
Not one of them good enough.

Is the captain allowed to receive information from the balcony?

I think so. They could always bring out some strapping for Buttler's hands with a secret message. A bit of velcro probably wouldn't go amiss. Not sure how good the advice would be though.

Pink ball cricket can do one though

Joe Root is England's best batsman and on the final session the bowler most likely to take a wicket

Too many players not up to Test match quality and others who are one day players who play as if a Test match is a 20 over game

ECB reaping what they have sown over the years by focussing on the money available from Mickey Mouse cricket and ignoring the breeding ground for quality Test match players who can compete at the top level

I went to bed and we were in a fair position at lunch with the two of them going well. Then got up to this shit shower.

As in the ex Watford (iirc) keeper?

I think he’s shit but not that shit

:D

Another tedious series with no competitiveness as so one sided.

It shouldn’t be though cr

It’s not like Aus are streets ahead of us on paper or even player v player. We just don’t have the right mentality in the main. We don’t dig deep. We don’t battle out sessions or even segments of a half hour or hour.

We’re just weak and I’m afraid that comes from the top.

Or just get Mike Brearly on the balcony and an earpiece for Root. Sorted:p

Apologies. Got my Sherwoods mixed up. I meant Tim :o

There is nothing now to look forward to in this series as a cricket fan. All hope extinguished in the quickest possible time. Thanks you bunch of craven, lily livered losers.

England players have been let down by the ECB. Why was the preparation so poor?

I assumed so :D