The Ashes 2023
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Haven't been watching but if England end up with a lead here after that chaotic first innings I'd be chuffed. Looks like the aussies have been crawling along. With the firepower in their ranks I don't know why they dont just go for it.
I like Mark Taylor. Defo the pick of the aussie commentators.
I like Mark Taylor. Defo the pick of the aussie commentators.
a_chap
When the world came apart, where were you?
I have to say that Bairstow didn't make any attempt to catch that. Really quite disappointing 
Root takes brilliant catch to remove Labuschagne
England's Joe Root takes a brilliant reflex catch at first slip to dismiss Australia's Marnus Labuschagne for nine on day two of the fifth Ashes Test at The Oval.
www.bbc.co.uk
Wilf
Slouching towards Billingham
I had every faith.
Mr.Bishie
pickled egg
He only had to stick his arm outI have to say that Bairstow didn't make any attempt to catch that. Really quite disappointing
Root takes brilliant catch to remove Labuschagne
England's Joe Root takes a brilliant reflex catch at first slip to dismiss Australia's Marnus Labuschagne for nine on day two of the fifth Ashes Test at The Oval.www.bbc.co.uk
JimW
支那暗杀团
After Seumas O'Verre, the first ever cricketer to count to six with pebbles.
SpookyFrank
A cheap source of teeth for aquarium gravel
This is not an Australia side that deserved to retain the ashes.
Wilf
Slouching towards Billingham
Yeah, know what you mean, but yet...
A drawn series would be about right. In the scales of moral victories, England have played the better cricket, but they've also fucked up a couple of times. Nah, fuck it, England should be ahead.
WhyLikeThis
Something, something, something
Broad is my Man of the Series
WhyLikeThis
Something, something, something
The 3rd umpire needs shooting
QueenOfGoths
Fuck you Dave!
That was a close call!
baldrick
hmmmmm
He didn't even move did heI have to say that Bairstow didn't make any attempt to catch that. Really quite disappointing
Root takes brilliant catch to remove Labuschagne
England's Joe Root takes a brilliant reflex catch at first slip to dismiss Australia's Marnus Labuschagne for nine on day two of the fifth Ashes Test at The Oval.www.bbc.co.uk
I wondered why Root seemed to take a second to respond and then realised he probably thought Bairstow was gonna go for it
Ted Striker
Foot's on the other hand
Sorry that's WK'ing 101 in the pro game*. Don't snatch at it and watch your hands 
(*easier to get away with without replays, was a key tactic of mine, no-one's brave enough to challenge the early contact
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Bad feeling about this. Piggy with mud all over his sweater, about to have the innings of a lifetime
(*easier to get away with without replays, was a key tactic of mine, no-one's brave enough to challenge the early contact
)Bad feeling about this. Piggy with mud all over his sweater, about to have the innings of a lifetime
Sorry that's WK'ing 101 in the pro game*. Don't snatch at it and watch your hands
(*easier to get away with without replays, was a key tactic of mine, no-one's brave enough to challenge the early contact
Bad feeling about this. Piggy with mud all over his sweater, about to have the innings of a lifetime
Yep. Shades of Edgbaston with Smith here. Escaping the run out decision, now wafting at Anderson. Ton nailed on
QueenOfGoths
Fuck you Dave!
Smith gone! Phew!!
Ted Striker
Foot's on the other hand
Here we go again. Such unnecessary stress 
Ted Striker
Foot's on the other hand
Not the end of the world to avoid a dodgy 10-20 mins before close - deffo worth the 12 runs IMO.
Nicely played
Nicely played
planetgeli
There's no future in England's dreaming
So Root has to bat at 3 tomorrow whether he likes it or not (the experiment with Brooks presumably deemed failed). Moeen can't bat until after lunch or after the 5th wicket falls, whichever comes first. He'll only be hitting boundaries anyway.
Somebody needs to bat very well. Maybe two of them. Then if the Aussies can make 350 batting last, good luck to them.
Btw, there has never been an Ashes without a score below 220. Or a run out. This series is on to break both those records.
Somebody needs to bat very well. Maybe two of them. Then if the Aussies can make 350 batting last, good luck to them.
Btw, there has never been an Ashes without a score below 220. Or a run out. This series is on to break both those records.
He's in the team to hit boundaries so yeh, he might as well try doing it.
I think England can make 400 in the day. Someone always steps up. That's the beauty of this side. Crawley will usually fail but someone else steps in. So be it.
It's been the most bonkers Ashes series ever and I'm fairly sure we won't see anything like it again, all the English players are too old. This is peak bazball but max credit to the Aussies to holding their ground.
planetgeli
There's no future in England's dreaming
This, by the way, was an excellent article from the 4th Test about Steve Smith. I'd say it was vindicated today with his dismissal, it's exactly what happened.
www.theguardian.com
Steve Smith endures a day when his hands make their own decisions | Geoff Lemon
Bizarro version of the Australia batter is contradictory to the rest but emerges often enough to be part of the whole
He averages 60 or something, so yeh I'd keep him in the side.
baldrick
hmmmmm
Bit harsh. I think his argument was stronger when the openers were more useless and no. 3 would be in more or less straightaway.
I didn't think much of Crawley until this series, he's contributed crucial runs on a couple of occasions now. Duckett I'm less convinced by (I made a joke yesterday at 11:56 about Duckett getting out soon on my cricket WhatsApp).
But Root hasn't really fired this series has he? He's not been the standout batsman of the team. Pretty much everyone has contributed an innings at some point. I'm glad the days of no one getting a score other than Root & Stokes are behind us tbh.
Anyway, him not liking no. 3 is pretty moot now isn't it. He'll just have to manage.
planetgeli
There's no future in England's dreaming
He's second in the averages. He's England's 4th highest run scorer. AND he was denied god knows how many runs with that STUPID declaration* when he was busy trying to win the first Test (118*).
* still bitter
