The Ashes 2019

[ferrelhadley]

Trescothick, Strauss and Cook have probably been the only settled English openers in the past 18 years.
Burns has set himself up to step into that role.
I think that Labuschagne, Burns and Archer are very likely to be major test players in the next decade who "arrived" this series.

Smith has had one of the greatest series by a batsman ever.
Broad has made me eat my own words. What Australians call a battler or a champion. Stood up tall when the going got tough.
Cummins and Hazelwood have been fantastic.

I am going to miss this series.

 

[littlebabyjesus]

This is the first Ashes post Cook (and then, without Jimmy..).

If it wasn't for the world cup giving us all a bit of belief, who here wasn't looking forward to watching this Ashes test through their fingers?

Honestly, even before the WC, I was hoping for a series win. Aus felt like they were there for the taking, and tbh they were. Unfortunately so were England. I reckon Aus fans probably think they should have won as well, and are equally lamenting the performances of half their batting line up. Weird series. Great drama, but two highly flawed teams.

 

[MrSki]

A rather odd stat.

 

[Doctor Carrot]

Warner ensured that he became the first opening batsman in any Test series ever, to be out for eight single digit scores.

The former Australian vice-captain has been dismissed seven times by Stuart Broad this series, including for three successive ducks; prior to this Test, he had tallied just 95 runs at an average of just 9.5; which is the lowest ever by an opener batting ten innings in a series..

David Warner sets new unwanted record with his latest Ashes innings

The fact these two records are now held by probably the biggest arsehole ever to set foot on a crease is one of the highlights of my year

 

[kabbes]

^^ They mean after this test, not “prior to” it. Across the whole series, Warner got 95 runs in 10 innings for an average of 9.5.

Incidentally, Leach got an average of 13.5. He and Warner faced an almost identical number of balls.

 

[butchersapron]

Time for the ECB to ban the S*n from test grounds. No, all grounds.

 

[Teaboy]

Time for the ECB to ban the S*n from test grounds. No, all grounds.

The Stokes thing?

Yeah, the only surprise is they waited till the end. Ordinarily they'd time that sort of thing to cause the maximum disruption to an English sporting team.

 

[butchersapron]

This time it's just the family who get hurt.

 

[souljacker]

Disgusting behaviour from a disgusting newspaper.

 

[Casual Observer]

'Journalist' behind it had 3-month suspended sentence for phone hacking. What a charmer.

EDIT: Not phone hacking, being in possession of an MP's stolen phone.

 

[butchersapron]

Maybe time for Jimmy to stop taking their coin.

 

[ignatious]

Ben Stokes describes Sun story about family as 'immoral and heartless'

Tour to New Zealand starts 1 November. Shit stirring scum.

 

[Doctor Carrot]

I just saw that front page and physically recoiled from it. What utter, utter scum they are.

 

[kabbes]

I’ve not seen it and it sounds like I’m happiest that way, frankly. Whatever the story is, I’m not interested to know.

 

[Pink Panther]

I've no idea what the story is about, I don't need to know, and other sources to their credit aren't giving any clues.

31 years ago is before Ben Stokes was even born. If he wasn't the big star of today The Scum wouldn't be interested.

I won't touch that paper or click on its website. If you go to Liverpool you won't see a copy for sale anywhere, not even WH Smith at Lime Street station. I'd like the entire country to take that approach.

 

[butchersapron]

I’ve not seen it and it sounds like I’m happiest that way, frankly. Whatever the story is, I’m not interested to know.

I know what you mean. I did weigh up posting anything at all, and the opp to just re-inforce what scum they are without posting the content won.

Jimmy. Stop taking their money.

 

[SpookyFrank]

I’ve not seen it and it sounds like I’m happiest that way, frankly. Whatever the story is, I’m not interested to know.

Having peeked under the corner of it I can confirm that you don't want to know

The scum's version of it is of course inaccurate anyway.

 

[kabbes]

Cheers. Think I’ll just carry on keeping my distance.

 

[SpookyFrank]

Just this from England Cricket on Twitter:

 

[Argonia]

Just what, SpookyFrank?

(sorry it's loaded now, ignore the question)

 

[SpookyFrank]

Just what, SpookyFrank?

Edited, try now.

 

[MrSki]

His poor mum having this shitstorm.

 

[friedaweed]

The cunts will never stop with this sort of shit. The only way to stop them is to encourage people to stop buying the shite in the first place. I always challenge people reading that shitrag. It's about educating people really.

 

[tommers]

I got offered a free one at the garage on Saturday. The bloke seemed quite surprised when I said no.

Hopefully they've picked the wrong target this time and they go out of business.

 

[MrSki]

More of this.

 

[friedaweed]

I got offered a free one at the garage on Saturday. The bloke seemed quite surprised when I said no.

Which is why I love you Tommo x

 

[Pink Panther]

It appears someone has finally crawled out from under a stone to tell the BBC they contacted Stokes beforehand to advise him of their intention to run the story, as if that makes it alright. If anything that makes it worse as they must have realised how angry and upset he would be.

 

[Casual Observer]

Central contracts for the upcoming year are announced (starting in October).

Test and ODI/T20 contracts: Jofra Archer (Sussex), Jonny Bairstow (Yorkshire), Jos Buttler (Lancashire), Joe Root (Yorkshire), Ben Stokes (Durham), Chris Woakes (Warwickshire).

Test contracts: James Anderson (Lancashire), Stuart Broad (Nottinghamshire), Rory Burns (Surrey), Sam Curran (Surrey),

ODI/T20 contracts: Moeen Ali (Worcestershire), Joe Denly (Kent), Eoin Morgan (Middlesex), Adil Rashid (Yorkshire), Jason Roy (Surrey), Mark Wood (Durham).

Don't know how much you can read into these things with regard to future selection, particularly as the new coach hasn't started his job. Could be a sign that Bairstow will prevail as keeper in tests, Buttler hangs on, Archer quite rightly gets a contract for all formats, Denly gets a white ball contract (?!), Plunkett having helped win the world cup gets the thanks and piss off treatment. Morgan also has a white ball contract so won't be retiring.

 

[Pink Panther]

Looking at some of the names on that list of contracts makes me wonder whether there's a minimum quota that must be awarded in order to justify future funding. Woakes, Curran and Ali have all been omitted since the Ireland Test, while Denly only seems to be a bits and pieces player who offers a sixth bowling option for the one day side.

 

[planetgeli]

They've never liked Plunkett. Appalling treatment.