The Ashes 2015

[redsquirrel]

'If' the Lords groundsman has prepared this pitch to order then England have risked all on the toss of a coin - and lost.

All the momentum from Cardiff gone and staring down the barrell not just of squandering a 1-0 lead but doing irepairable damage to morale etc. A declaration of somewhere north of 600/650 and having to bat for pretty much the rest of the match is a tall (& very probably impossible) order.

I wouldn't go so far as to say lost after just one day of play but I do agree with you that I don't think that this wicket has actually helped England all that much. After two below par batting performances I think Australia will be very pleased to have the opportunity to make some runs on a flat deck.

 

[Doctor Carrot]

Glad there's new helmets now because that could've been worse.

 

[SpookyFrank]

'If' the Lords groundsman has prepared this pitch to order then England have risked all on the toss of a coin - and lost.

I doubt anyone asked the groundsman for a pitch as dead as this. It's not an exact science, and the cloudy humid weather leading up to the match probably hasn't helped.

 

[SpookyFrank]

Ha! Get to fuck you fucker

 

[Doctor Carrot]

Was great that it came right in the middle of Shane Warne boring on about Mitchell Johnson.

 

[Lord Camomile]

WICKEEEEEEEET!

The Great Barrier Reef shall now crumble under the might of the English attack

 

[The Octagon]

The collapse begins

 

[Monkeygrinder's Organ]

Marsh out for 12.

Shane Watson would have got at least 20.

 

[Doctor Carrot]

Ha whenever Warne starts bigging up an Aussie player in that 'I'm trying not to be bias but I'm so obviously bias I may as well not bother to hide it' type of way, Australia lose a wicket

 

[butchersapron]

Marsh out for 12.

Shane Watson would have got at least 20.

I so wanted him to be an lbw.

 

[twentythreedom]

How does this cricfree stream work? It's asking for email and credit card details is that right?

 

[Monkeygrinder's Organ]

How does this cricfree stream work? It's asking for email and credit card details is that right?

Yes that's fine. It's entirely sensible to give your credit card details to an illegal streaming site.



(Not really. Just find another stream.)

 

[butchersapron]

Go here click on sky sports 2 on the left. Click on the tiny little black boxes on the screen to shut them, That's it.

 

[Doctor Carrot]

How does this cricfree stream work? It's asking for email and credit card details is that right?

I have an android box now so can't vouch for current quality but streamhunter.tv did some 580k flash streams earlier this year for cricket. They're usually better quality than cricfree.

 

[twentythreedom]

Cheers all, got it now BA

 

[twentythreedom]

Yes that's fine. It's entirely sensible to give your credit card details to an illegal streaming site.



(Not really. Just find another stream.)

PHEW they nearly had me

 

[Santino]

Another 40-50 runs and they'll be about par for this wicket.

 

[Idaho]

You watch. It will be swinging round corners when get in. 3 down before stumps.

 

[littlebabyjesus]

Declaration with ten sessions left in the match. England bat the next six sessions, get a lead, put Aus under pressure. There's still time.

 

[butchersapron]

Declaration with ten sessions left in the match. England bat the next six sessions, get a lead, put Aus under pressure. There's still time.

Have you been in my fridge?

 

[Lord Camomile]

 

[Spymaster]

That was dog shit.

 

[Monkeygrinder's Organ]

Fuck's sake.

 

[butchersapron]

compton

 

[Idaho]

Declaration with ten sessions left in the match. England bat the next six sessions, get a lead, put Aus under pressure. There's still time.

Can I get a hit on that after you?

 

[littlebabyjesus]

Don't panic yet. I'm thinking of Adelaide, I think it was, when Collingwood made a double hundred, England declared and lost.

 

[twentythreedom]

Can I get a hit on that after you?

 

[Idaho]

After 30 years, my brother and I still auto complete "must be good".

 

[twentythreedom]

Damn it

Can't see us coming back from this

 

[Monkeygrinder's Organ]

Damn it

Can't see us coming back from this

England's middle order is their strength at the moment. I'd still back us to get a decent score here. Well, avoid the follow on at least. The Australia to run up a couple of hundred as quick as they can and it'll come down to a day or so's blocking to scrape the draw.

ETA: Or not, then...