The Ashes 2021/22

[kabbes]

And now up to 24, so becoming the second best opening partnership in the 10 innings.

 

[SpookyFrank]

How has Burns' hair got even more shit?

 

[kabbes]

Best opening innings of the Ashes now. A surprising match to achieve it in.

 

[kabbes]

How has Burns' hair got even more shit?

He thinks he's Samson.

 

[Mumbles274]

As much as the England team don't deserve a win... I think all the fans there and sitting up through the night need one!! Or at least a good match

 

[strung out]

Best opening innings of the Ashes now. A surprising match to achieve it in.

And only 8 more runs to achieve the highest opening partnership of the series by either team.

We might actually win at something.

 

[Balbi]

And only 8 more runs to achieve the highest opening partnership of the series by either team.

We might actually win at something.

Uh oh.

 

[Mumbles274]

I gave that out so if I had been umps Crawley would have gone

 

[MrSki]

The England opening partnership average has now passed the Aussie tenth wicket average.

 

[Mumbles274]

I love Glenn Mcgrath. Total legend

 

[planetgeli]

What sort of sorcery is this?

 

[Balbi]

Thoroughly enjoying the Burnaissance

 

[kabbes]

It's hardly been trouble-free. Burns would have been out for zero, I think (ETA: 7, actually), had Australia reviewed one of their rejected appeals. Still, I'll take a bit of luck and poor Australian decision-making, for once.

 

[strung out]

Bit embarrassing for Australia this.

 

[kabbes]

... and there he goes.

 

[planetgeli]

A gritty 26. I'd definitely keep him in for another 5 Tests.

 

[kabbes]

The British public are as overoptimistic as ever, with the BBC tea-time poll on their online coverage showing the majority think England are going to win. I would have thought that the chance is pretty slim of there being no collapse during the next 200 runs.

 

[planetgeli]

Malan never looked live surviving.

 

[planetgeli]

Here we go.

83/3

 

[Mumbles274]

Well there's the old saying in cricket... 1 brings 10

And so it begins

 

[Balbi]

Yeah this is absolutely gonna go the way of the other games now.

 

[Ted Striker]

To be fair to us, we've not been in this position of legitimately having a reason to score runs (and not just survive as many balls as possible). This is very new territory for us.

 

[paulhackett]

"Dawid Malan just out in Hobart. Last night in Harrogate, his wife Claire gave birth to their first child, six weeks early" https://t.co/8TY89tIemc

 

[RileyOBlimey]

It’s positive Billings has failed. This means there’s fewer excuses Root and Silverwood have for avoiding picking Foakes.

 

[a_chap]

Now 107/7

I'm listening to TMS praying this torture is over quickly

 

[Ted Striker]

Our invincibles year is at risk here

 

[RileyOBlimey]

…and losing Pope is another positive.

 

[planetgeli]

Great dismissal for Pope. You can see why he's the future of England batting. Must get another chance surely.

Around his legs, bowled middle stump.

Well Labuschange does that, what's the problem? It's like Burns being on a par with Smith.

 

[planetgeli]

115/8.

You've all given up watching haven't you? Lightweights.

 

[SpookyFrank]

How has the batting coach still got a job for fuck's sake.