The Ashes 2015

[kabbes]

Fuck me.

 

[littlebabyjesus]

Fuck.

Me.

 

[kabbes]

kabbes owes me 20 quid!

Oh I don't think so. I disagreed with myself before you disagreed with me!

 

[Spymaster]

18.5 overs quickest innings in history so they might not even make that.

A new record then.

 

[DrRingDing]

Wonderful. Aussies out for 60.

8 for 15 Broad

 

[JimW]

Phone burped and I missed the last wicket. Bit longer and I'd have missed the innings

 

[littlebabyjesus]

Could have a tricky little session to bat before lunch.

And so they do.

 

[JTG]

OK, seems I'm one of the few with eyes on this.

England have got their line and length spot on. Several unplayable deliveries, making the batsmen play at it. Bit of seam movement, bit of movement in the air and off the pitch. Nothing unusual about the pitch at all, just bloody good bowling in helpful conditions.

Combine that with batsmen who just aren't very good at English conditions and who have gone way too hard at the ball and it's been slip catching practice. Only one of those chances has fallen short and there's been one pearler of a catch by Ben Stokes so we've taken everything catchable.

Pitch has bog all to do with it

 

[two sheds]

Fuck me.

That's what I came on to say.

 

[Dan U]

don't fuck this up England

 

[Mogden]

I'm waiting for the stats to come through. Anyone know the shortest innings timewise? This has got to be a contender.

 

[souljacker]

Top score from Extras LOL!

 

[littlebabyjesus]

OK, seems I'm one of the few with eyes on this.

England have got their line and length spot on. Several unplayable deliveries, making the batsmen play at it. Bit of seam movement, bit of movement in the air and off the pitch. Nothing unusual about the pitch at all, just bloody good bowling in helpful conditions.

Combine that with batsmen who just aren't very good at English conditions and who have gone way too hard at the ball and it's been slip catching practice. Only one of those chances has fallen short and there's been one pearler of a catch by Ben Stokes so we've taken everything catchable.

Pitch has bog all to do with it

Where the likes of Kane Williamson are so good.
Aus don't have the likes of KW.

 

[Doctor Carrot]

Yeah but come on what an amazing half century though... By the entire Australian batting order

 

[Lord Camomile]

Bah, missed the final wicket by going for a piss

 

[Mogden]

I still think Clarke will be shamed into handing his captaincy in before the Oval.

 

[Doctor Carrot]

Bah, missed the final wicket by going for a piss

Haha your posts have cracked me up throughout this innings

 

[Athos]

They should move E. Xtras up the batting order. Maybe as opener?

 

[MrSki]

Maybe England should declare without batting & put the Aussies in again.

 

[The Octagon]

Good batting from that fella Extras at least, top scored.

 

[Lord Camomile]

Haha your posts have cracked me up throughout this innings

 

[littlebabyjesus]

I still think Clarke will be shamed into handing his captaincy in before the Oval.

I think he might retire from test cricket after this. Unless Aus can mount an amazing comeback. He's gone. And he's looked gone all series tbf.

 

[Doctor Carrot]

OK, seems I'm one of the few with eyes on this.

England have got their line and length spot on. Several unplayable deliveries, making the batsmen play at it. Bit of seam movement, bit of movement in the air and off the pitch. Nothing unusual about the pitch at all, just bloody good bowling in helpful conditions.

Combine that with batsmen who just aren't very good at English conditions and who have gone way too hard at the ball and it's been slip catching practice. Only one of those chances has fallen short and there's been one pearler of a catch by Ben Stokes so we've taken everything catchable.

Pitch has bog all to do with it

I have eyes on it too and I totally agree with all this. Combination of great bowling and poor batting. Nearly all wickets were slip catches, one a fantastic catch by Stokes.

 

[Sprocket.]

don't fuck this up England

Hope the national outbreak of disbelief and giddiness doesn't bite us on the arse!

 

[JTG]

Where the likes of Kane Williamson are so good.
Aus don't have the likes of KW.

Don't get me wrong, it's very hard to play some of those deliveries from Stuart Broad well. The one Voges got in particular forced him to play, he had no option. But SOFT HANDS mate. Don't push at it like that. 9 wickets fell to catches behind the wicket, 8 to the slips. One above Cook's head, one to his side, one saw Stokes flying through the air to take a screamer behind him to his right at fifth slip. The other five were routine, into the midriff or chest height. Shots were way, way, way too hard

 

[Mogden]

I think he might retire from test cricket after this. Unless Aus can mount an amazing comeback. He's gone. And he's looked gone all series tbf.

I did say this morning the psychological factor would have it. Once that first wicket went, so did their bottle

 

[redsquirrel]

A new record then.

Sorry quickest ever first innings, not innings ever.

 

[JimW]

I think he might retire from test cricket after this. Unless Aus can mount an amazing comeback. He's gone. And he's looked gone all series tbf.

But he was their second top scorer in that innings if we don't count extras.

 

[kabbes]

12.5% of their score obtained in a handful of balls.

 

[JTG]

The best leaves came from Lyon. Bat inside the line nice and early, don't give em a sniff. But tbf, those wicket taking balls were mostly unleaveable.