The Ashes 2021/22
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RileyOBlimey
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3 balls
RileyOBlimey
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Brilliant. NOT a crushing defeat!
Ted Striker
Foot's on the other hand
Get the fuck in!!!
RileyOBlimey
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The Octagon
Stop...Hammertime
That'll do
Looks like we need to reverse the batting order.
Looks like we need to reverse the batting order.
RileyOBlimey
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I need to go out for run but I think i need my blood pressure to calm down first.
RileyOBlimey
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This can only be a good thing. Bless him.
SpookyFrank
A cheap source of teeth for aquarium gravel
I wish we had these kinds of problems.
Hazlewood is a prick anyway. If they need someone to tell him he's not coming back to the side I'll do it.
planetgeli
There's no future in England's dreaming
Woo-hoo victory! Wait, what?
I think that was meant to be. They'll only lose 4-0 now and therefore won't be top of the list for the worst side we've sent to Aus. But they ARE the worst batting side we've sent for many years, since the last century. And I don't mean Bairstow's.
I think that was meant to be. They'll only lose 4-0 now and therefore won't be top of the list for the worst side we've sent to Aus. But they ARE the worst batting side we've sent for many years, since the last century. And I don't mean Bairstow's.
planetgeli
There's no future in England's dreaming
Hameed and Crawley put on 43 for the opening partnership. This is England's third highest opening partnership in the last 38 attempts against Australia.
QueenOfGoths
Fuck you Dave!
That was a tense one but the most enjoyable so far, due to England's less crappness mainly!
SpookyFrank
A cheap source of teeth for aquarium gravel
Woke up in time to see the last two overs. Great stuff. Just so nice to have a match whose result isn't decided by the middle of day two.
RileyOBlimey
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Joe Root's Mark Wood call labelled "crazy" by Steve Harmison and Mark Butcher
England captain Joe Root has been criticised for the amount of overs Mark Wood bowled during Australia's second innings in the fourth Ashes Test
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Root still hasn’t learned his lesson to stop abusing fast bowlers. Breaking Archer and Stokes and flogging Wood.
Balbi
Hey, Dean Yager!
Commo yesterday has Hazlewood missing the fifth test and linking with the One Day square iirc
Boland and Khawaja undroppable imo
littlebabyjesus
one of Maxwell's demons
People missing because of covid is a bit different, though. I think Head would be within his rights to expect to be recalled for Hobart. If Khawaja is to play in Hobart, I think he'll have to open. Think I might have said this already, but Harris isn't very good, and he is developing an England-like test record. Think he may be toast, and that solves that problem.
And what do you do about Hazlewood? Very senior member of the squad. And who would walk into any other side in the world. Tough problem.
Australia still have 'selectors' though, so not so personal as having the captain and the coach making the call, unlike some other sides. Well one other side.
Australia still have 'selectors' though, so not so personal as having the captain and the coach making the call, unlike some other sides. Well one other side.
littlebabyjesus
one of Maxwell's demons
If the series was still on the line and Hazlewood was fit, I'd say no question, he comes back in. Very tough on Boland, but there it is. Perhaps Boland could keep his place and you rest Starc, depending on the conditions - don't know much about the Hobart pitch tbh but I don't think it's fast and bouncy.
As it is, though, they can diplomatically declare that Hazlewood's not quite ready to come back.
As it is, though, they can diplomatically declare that Hazlewood's not quite ready to come back.
RileyOBlimey
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I won’t share but Vaughan is making out the root of England’s problems lies with Jimmy Anderson. Yes Michael, clearly our world class bowler is the real issue.
Ted Striker
Foot's on the other hand
This is our #invincibles year!
Lord Camomile
Yipchaa!
Is there one Aus player missing (I count 10, and think there should be 11?)?
Was someone on the boundary, just in case Anderson decided to really welly it. Obviously given the situation (including his ability with the bat), his decision was by far the better choice, but lordy it would have been great to see him just cheekily scoop it over the lot of 'em
littlebabyjesus
one of Maxwell's demons
Can't be anyone else behind square on the on side. Maybe somewhere in the covers/short mid-on in case Anderson spooned one there, or a leading edge to a ball turning away from him.Is there one Aus player missing (I count 10, and think there should be 11?)?
Was someone on the boundary, just in case Anderson decided to really welly it. Obviously given the situation (including his ability with the bat), his decision was by far the better choice, but lordy it would have been great to see him just cheekily scoop it over the lot of 'em
Lord Camomile
Yipchaa!
Uh-huh, yup, words 'n' stuff...
(I think I recognise all of them and basically get the gist, but definitely couldn't draw you a diagram!)
