The Ashes 2021/22
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planetgeli
There's no future in England's dreaming
In the same way his hundred against the Aussies flattered him but I think it was only me and littlebabyjesus pointed this out at the time - because, y'know, a hundred. It was horrendously full of playing and missing (and dropped twice). His technique means he needs to be the luckiest cricketer. And for a while it came off. He was always waiting to be found out.
RileyOBlimey
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You probably won’t find the legendary 500/1 odds…although that’s likely fair.
Spymaster
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RileyOBlimey
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Michael Atherton:
“Beyond bad” Atherton is not one for being an arse.
www.skysports.com
“Beyond bad” Atherton is not one for being an arse.
The Ashes: Giving Joe Root assistance and England's 'beyond bad' decision making in Australia
Bring someone in who is brilliant at making those decisions, who has got such good nous, such a good read of the game that they can help him out; Sky Cricket pundits considered whether England need someone to provide Joe Root with more assistance after a concerning start to The Ashes
RileyOBlimey
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Sure, but I'd chuck away a score if I could find 100.
The best I can find is 5/1
Sky Bet 66/1
Spymaster
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Cheers RoB.
I'm a bit pissed and tried to put 50 quid on it.
Fortunately they have a maximum limit:
I'll buy you a couple of beers when my 3 grand comes in.
Spymaster
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that'll add a bit of spice
.... to Sky Bet's bank account
That's a long gruelling wait.
I might pop a tenner on the draw for the next game though. They seem to have made some semi sensible selection decisions.
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RileyOBlimey
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England (confirmed): Zak Crawley, Haseeb Hameed, Dawid Malan, Joe Root (c), Ben Stokes, Jonny Bairstow, Jos Buttler (wk), Ollie Robinson, Mark Wood, Jack Leach, Jimmy Anderson.
England are 5/1 to win the next match. If you think that’s fair (I don’t) then 66/1 to win the whole thing seems not too bad. If they win the next one, the chances of carrying on to 2-2 would be better, and if they manage that, the chance of winning the final match are better again. If it goes 5/1, 4/1, evens, that would be one in 6x5x2 = 60, or 59/1. Since that’s the only path to victory, it’s the fair bet.
I don’t think this England team look like they’ve got a 5/1 chance of winning the next test though. 8/1 maybe.
I don’t think this England team look like they’ve got a 5/1 chance of winning the next test though. 8/1 maybe.
planetgeli
There's no future in England's dreaming
SpookyFrank
A cheap source of teeth for aquarium gravel
This is the key for me. He played at the wrong ball so many times and the runs he scored seemed to be more by luck than judgement.
littlebabyjesus
one of Maxwell's demons
Good. That's the team I would have chosen from that squad.
Like geli, I would have been cross if Hameed had been dropped and burns retained.
Sorry to say it but the ashes down under is notorious for ending careers. I think Burns is its first victim.
littlebabyjesus
one of Maxwell's demons
Don't disagree with the maths but 66/1 for something that, excluding the relatively small possibility of draws, would be 7/1 with two even teams is quite good. Very good even. To set that in context, as the ashes runs on a 4 year cycle, it's something you'd only see once every few hundred years.
Dunno the recent stats but let's generously assume that there's an evens chance that at least one match will be a draw. In that case, the bookies are offering the equivalent of 3/1 odds on a single contest in which there can't be a draw.
littlebabyjesus
one of Maxwell's demons
The G isn't flat any more. It won't be the boreathon of 4 years ago.
I think you've made a decent bet.
littlebabyjesus
one of Maxwell's demons
Ray Illingworth has died. I'll put it on here as it's not worth its own thread.
He personified a lot that was wrong with English cricket in the 1990s. Racist, narrow-minded, unsympathetic to player problems.
An admirably stubborn player but a less admirably stubborn coach.
He personified a lot that was wrong with English cricket in the 1990s. Racist, narrow-minded, unsympathetic to player problems.
An admirably stubborn player but a less admirably stubborn coach.
RileyOBlimey
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Rain, clouds and a surface that likely flattens as the match progresses according to McGrath. So, if Root wins the toss he’ll likely bat, the twat.
Well he did sack Atherton over ball tampering didn't he? The same Atherton who had to commentate on Steve Smith years later and for once stayed remarkably quiet while those discussions were being had on air.
souljacker
innit
This guy presenting for BT is terrible.
RileyOBlimey
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He is poor. Stick TMS on.
