tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4896684740062197881.post1178924394069687723..comments2023-06-01T15:03:21.635+01:00Comments on Women's Cricket Blog: Aussies have their foot on England's neckMartin Davieshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15850707584058402446noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4896684740062197881.post-35023851216758251452014-01-11T13:48:11.171+00:002014-01-11T13:48:11.171+00:00I think that is 'feet' rather than 'fo...I think that is 'feet' rather than 'foot'.<br />It is a big ask to expect Brindle and Sciver (who is on debut) to dig the side out of its hole for a 2nd time - it doesn't usually happen and the odds are that it won't happen here. Of course Lottie has still to come in but who is going to knuckle down and protect the other end if (a) she is able to contribute and (b) she avoids yet another crap umpire decision - several of which have blighted her recent form ?<br />From having them 30 odd for 5 we certainly managed to find ways of making winning extremely difficult. Losing your main strike bowler and your captain and then 3 of your top batsmen for nothing makes it a pretty dreadful day for Brunt, Edwards, Taylor, Knight and Greenway. Suspect only Shrubsole and Cross can feel they stepped up (can't imagine Shrubsole and Cross, who slaved away in 40c heat, are queuing up to buy the batsmen a drink, not even water !).<br />Lets hope for the sake of women's cricket that England don't just roll over tomorrow. We need a tense close match to show just how good women's cricket and even test cricket can be.<br />We also need other countries to play at this level across all 3 formats, not just England and Australia.<br /><br />The Clangerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04760786835721279059noreply@blogger.com