The Ashes 2019

[littlebabyjesus]

Don't worry. Moeen's in now. Is there a word for two consecutive batsmen getting a pair?

 

[littlebabyjesus]

Someone have a word with Bairstow about these reviews for fucks sake.

Umpire's call. He was ok to review that one.

 

[Idaho]

I would suggest that if you are considering reviewing an lbw that you haven't hit, that pitched inside leg and didn't hit you in the armpit, think carefully about it, then ask the other batter, then think again for a while..too late, walk off.

 

[redsquirrel]

The radio commentary said that Root suggested Bairstow review. I think it was a bit of a case of use a review and hope.

 

[littlebabyjesus]

The radio commentary said that Root suggested Bairstow review. I think it was a bit of a case of use a review and hope.

Sometimes I don't mind that tbf. And anyway, it was umpire's call. No damage done - you keep the review. It was a chunky UC, mind. If it had been the other way, I'd have been mildly miffed as a bowling side. Some UCs look out. This was one of those.

 

[butchersapron]

Bairstow is turning into david warner. We neeeed to intervene.

Save him

 

[butchersapron]

jack leach showed great defensive technique today. Dom bess has the same. Why?

 

[Argonia]

Come on Rooty

 

[Argonia]

Bollocks!

 

[kabbes]

Anything less than 150 lead is just not giving the bowlers anything to work with.

 

[planetgeli]

Will you all stop whammying the batsmen? Sometime before the Ashes will do, kthx.

jack leach showed great defensive technique today. Dom bess has the same. Why?

Are you suggesting Somerset have great defensive technique? They can't even defend a Championship title.



*Runs*

*More runs than England*

 

[Casual Observer]

jack leach showed great defensive technique today. Dom bess has the same. Why?

Spinning from the off Taunton pitches. Can't be attacking on those. From memory, I think Bess also hit a 50 on test debut.

 

[butchersapron]

Will you all stop whammying the batsmen? Sometime before the Ashes will do, kthx.



Are you suggesting Somerset have great defensive technique? They can't even defend a Championship title.



*Runs*

*More runs than England*

Not yet.

But, tbh i was just saying technique. Defensive technique

 

[butchersapron]

Spinning from the off Taunton pitches. Can't be attacking on those. From memory, I think Bess also hit a 50 on test debut.

Bess also. Did a 99 for yorks.

 

[planetgeli]

Could be worse. I mean, Curran could have been playing himself into the Ashes with a few wickets and late order runs against a sub-Test level attack.

Oh wait..

 

[kabbes]

Good thing we’ve got bowlers that can bat, though, since apparently we lack batsmen who can say the same.

 

[butchersapron]

It really is that post 2003 stuff. We need to wake up soon. No proper cricket going on.

 

[kabbes]

I guess I made that wicket happen

 

[kabbes]

Scrape up to a 180 lead and we’ve got a decent shout of taking this

 

[a_chap]

All that talk on TMS this morning about batting conditions being perfect so England's batsmen can "fill their boots".

What happens? We end up with no centuries and the highest score is by the nightwatchman

 

[kabbes]

Tomorrow should be interesting with rain forecast.

 

[a_chap]

Hurrah!

Lightening might save England!

 

[dendrite]

Two from Curran, Broad, Woakes and Stone? I guess the selection panel will be reluctant to go without some real pace, so if Stone gets a couple more wickets it might be him and one other.

 

[a_chap]

For those listening to TMS - the "one second per mile rule" equates to this lightening strike which is what's caused them to leave the field...

 

[Spymaster]

Scrape up to a 180 lead and we’ve got a decent shout of taking this

Weird to be talking about scraping a win against Ireland in a test match.

 

[littlebabyjesus]

It's five seconds, not one. Speed of sound around 600 mph.

 

[a_chap]

It's five seconds, not one. Speed of sound around 600 mph.

I was quoting the TMS commentary, that's why I said "For those listening to TMS"

 

[Spymaster]

For those listening to TMS - the "one second per mile rule" equates to this lightening strike which is what's caused them to leave the field...

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I'm 200 yards from Lords and there is no rain here at the moment.

 

[marty21]

Hard to say this without sounding rude about Ireland, but their team is county second division standard at best, in both batting and bowling. There are a few county stalwarts in there like Murtagh and Rankin, but they're past their best. The likes of Porterfield, Wilson have had patchy county careers.

My fear is that runs or wickets against them may give a false impression of a player's quality. It's a good warm-up for the Ashes, and I'm not discounting the possibility of England falling on their faces and Ireland springing an embarrassing shock, but it's not really comparable to facing Starc, Cummins and Hazlewood or bowling to Warner and Smith.

Yeah , about that ......

 

[butchersapron]

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