On Wednesday, the highly-anticipated second Ashes Test acquired underway, with Australia having already taken a 1-0 lead within the well-known five-match series.
However, the beginning of the encounter was bizarrely disrupted when pitch invaders took to the sector, whereas all of it went downhill from England from there.
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Despite the truth that the hosts had been bowling underneath beneficial circumstances, Australia powered to 313-3 at one level earlier than a few late wickets noticed them end the day on 339-5.
With England missing depth – particularly early on – Kevin Pietersen, who was working as a broadcaster for Sky Sports, completely ripped into his former group.
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You can watch what Pietersen needed to say beneath:
“Not a lot has caught my eye from an English perspective … It’s been shambolic. Absolutely Shambolic,” Pietersen said in the course of the Tea break. “You have overhead circumstances, you’ve gotten a wicket that fits your bowlers, you’ve gotten bowlers working in at 78, 79 mile an hour.
“I hope they’re in that dressing room now and the England coaches are giving them the biggest hammering in saying it’s not good enough. It’s absolutely not good enough. You cannot bowl that here today, you cannot have these conditions, you cannot declare for 390 … you think Australia are declaring today? You think Australia are getting 390 and saying England go have a bat. No chance”
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‘Are you absolutely joking’
“It’s one thing walking here, swanning around saying, ‘Hey, this is a wonderful team to play in, we’re creating the best environment.’ But this isn’t Ashes cricket,” Pietersen added.
“I’ve performed Ashes cricket, I’ve performed almost 30 Test matches in opposition to Australia. The Australians had been exterior to bat earlier than the English bowlers.
“The English bowlers this morning ought to have been on these stairs saying we need to bowl at Australia. We’re determined to bowl at Australia. These two Australian batters are on the market ready for England.
“They’re the ones that should be in the room saying, ‘No, no, we don’t want to bat,’ and it’s all too easy and it’s all too nice.”
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