The Ashes

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  • buffybegoodbuffybegood
    Slacker said:

    Bairstow really is the go to scapegoat.

    No, having seen it he really has to go for it. Imo, as has been mentioned previously, his confidence isn't what it should be, so he's bottling going for stuff that proper keepers would go for so he can't drop them.

  • buffybegoodbuffybegood
    edited July 2023
    Khawaja out lbw, given onfield but is being reviewed. Definitely looked out, and indeed it is. 115-3.
  • OldCastleSwiftOldCastleSwift
    Slacker said:

    Perhaps Root called for it?🤷🏻‍♂️

    There was barely time to see it, let alone call for it.

    It should be a 'keepers instinct to go for edges like that, not standby and watch.
  • buffybegoodbuffybegood
    Head gone now, 127-4.
  • OldCastleSwiftOldCastleSwift
    Broad is due a Broad streak. Maybe this is it.

  • SlackerSlacker
    buffybegood said:

    Slacker said:

    Bairstow really is the go to scapegoat.

    No, having seen it he really has to go for it. Imo, as has been mentioned previously, his confidence isn't what it should be, so he's bottling going for stuff that proper keepers would go for so he can't drop them.

    To me he just seems very easy to blame and to have a pop at. Ok, he wasn’t great for the first two tests but it seems that some people will blame/ criticise him for almost anything now.
  • buffybegoodbuffybegood
    I get what you're saying, but I think you'll struggle to find many people that think he shouldn't have gone for that catch this morning.
  • buffybegoodbuffybegood
    Marsh goes, 151-5, Anderson with the wicket.
  • buffybegoodbuffybegood
    Carey goes to Root, 170-6.
  • buffybegoodbuffybegood
    185-7, Starc goes to Wood.
  • buffybegoodbuffybegood
    186-7 at tea. Great session for England, 5 wickets for just 71 runs.
  • thornburyironthornburyiron
    edited July 2023
    Bairstow messes up a run out and Smith escapes. He’s a liability.
  • thornburyironthornburyiron
    Let’s hope Smith doesn’t go on to get a ton and give the Aussies a lead.
  • buffybegoodbuffybegood
    edited July 2023
    Smith run out this time, 194-8. Or not, is my stream that far behind or is this a second run out incident?
  • alderzalderz
    buffybegood said:

    Smith run out this time, 194-8. Or not, is my stream that far behind or is this a second run out incident?

    I think your stream is very far behind…
  • buffybegoodbuffybegood
    alderz said:

    buffybegood said:

    Smith run out this time, 194-8. Or not, is my stream that far behind or is this a second run out incident?

    I think your stream is very far behind…
    Lol yeah, I've found a slightly more up to date one now.
  • Giant_HammerGiant_Hammer
    Buffy, not saying your stream is so far behind but you’re watching the Edgbaston test. =)
  • thornburyironthornburyiron
    I think that the Aussies should award a baggy green to Bairstow at the end of the series. He’s been one of their better players.
  • Giant_HammerGiant_Hammer
    Yes it looks as though that messed up stumping is going to cost us again.
  • IronHerbIronHerb
    thornburyiron said:

    I think that the Aussies should award a baggy green to Bairstow at the end of the series. He’s been one of their better players.

    Guess you never made an error?
  • thornburyironthornburyiron
    edited July 2023
    I’ve never made an error that could cost us a test series or the number of errors he’s made.
  • OldCastleSwiftOldCastleSwift
    Yeah, it's not the one error in isolation. He's made errors in pretty much every game, and a lot of them were pretty basic.

    It's like when Pellegrini persevered with Roberto in goal.

    But I actually blame Stokes and McCullum more than Bairstow. They could have admitted they got the call wrong after Edgbaston, but instead doubled down and have now seen more avoidable mistakes that have cost us plenty of runs and, potentially, the series.
  • buffybegoodbuffybegood
    edited July 2023
    Smith finally goes. 239-8.
  • SlackerSlacker
    Great catch by Bairstow wasn’t it?
  • SlackerSlacker
    edited July 2023
    Slacker said:

    buffybegood said:

    Slacker said:

    Bairstow really is the go to scapegoat.

    No, having seen it he really has to go for it. Imo, as has been mentioned previously, his confidence isn't what it should be, so he's bottling going for stuff that proper keepers would go for so he can't drop them.

    To me he just seems very easy to blame and to have a pop at. Ok, he wasn’t great for the first two tests but it seems that some people will blame/ criticise him for almost anything now.
    Worth another airing
  • buffybegoodbuffybegood
    Slacker said:

    Great catch by Bairstow wasn’t it?

    Regulation for a keeper tbh.
  • SlackerSlacker
    Slacker said:

    Slacker said:

    buffybegood said:

    Slacker said:

    Bairstow really is the go to scapegoat.

    No, having seen it he really has to go for it. Imo, as has been mentioned previously, his confidence isn't what it should be, so he's bottling going for stuff that proper keepers would go for so he can't drop them.

    To me he just seems very easy to blame and to have a pop at. Ok, he wasn’t great for the first two tests but it seems that some people will blame/ criticise him for almost anything now.
    Worth repeating.
  • thornburyironthornburyiron
    edited July 2023
    Now we have Wood bowling short to a tail ender who keeps hitting him for 6. Aussies will have the lead and their more aggressive approach started after that run out fiasco.
  • SlackerSlacker
    So Aussie possibly getting a lead is down to a split second decision by Bairstow?
  • thornburyironthornburyiron
    I think it is. Before that they would never have started throwing the bat but once Smith had that giant let off they became aggressive and it’s paying off. If he had gone then they’d have been in deep trouble.
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