Wakes up. Sighs. Another absolutely pathetic first innings of a foreign tour

England simply do not prepare properly for these series, do not apply themselves properly nor generally pick the right team.

Once again you wonder what Silverwood and his coaches are supposed to bring to this party. Let’s hope we can somehow recover from it.

Posted By: Jim on December 8th 2021 at 07:09:26

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Wakes up. Sighs. Another absolutely pathetic first innings of a foreign tour (Other Sports) - Jim, Dec 8, 07:09:26
- Maybe they just aren’t as good as we like to think (Other Sports) - CWC, Dec 8, 08:20:58
  - Our batting line up has been fragile for a long time now (n/m) (Other Sports) - SimonOTBC, Dec 8, 10:24:16
  - I think everyone had the Aussies as favourites,I was probably the most optimistic (Other Sports) - protheroe fitzgibbon, Dec 8, 09:24:08
  - Yeah. What I’ve woken up to is exactly what I was expecting (Other Sports) - Under soil heating, Dec 8, 08:26:00
    - agree with this (n/m) (Other Sports) - jampersands, Dec 8, 08:40:42
- Preparation for this tour was quite difficult to be fair. (Other Sports) - norwaay, Dec 8, 07:27:35
- It's green,we need to better but it was a good toss to lose. (n/m) (Other Sports) - protheroe fitzgibbon, Dec 8, 07:24:21
  - Really though? You wait years for a green surface like that in Aus and then (Other Sports) - Jim, Dec 8, 07:48:28
    - Sorry drop your two main bowlers and choose to bat! (Other Sports) - Jim, Dec 8, 07:52:25
      - It's fair to said we've misread this deck badly. (n/m) (Other Sports) - protheroe fitzgibbon, Dec 8, 08:34:30
        
        We were screaming “bowl” on our sofa!! (Other Sports) - Old Git, Dec 8, 09:03:09
        
        You're absolutely right,but I suppose the spectre of Nasser's decision weighs (Other Sports) - protheroe fitzgibbon, Dec 8, 09:21:02
- Silverwood brings... (Other Sports) - Cardiff Canary, Dec 8, 07:15:41
  - Famous Yorkshire values (Other Sports) - paulg, Dec 8, 07:35:28
    - Think you're over egging Shazad's influence on that tour (n/m) (Other Sports) - Cardiff Canary, Dec 8, 08:43:43
  - Not a single England batsman ever improves under our coaching set up (Other Sports) - Jim, Dec 8, 07:17:27
    - Yeah, this (Other Sports) - Cardiff Canary, Dec 8, 07:27:35

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