Fifth Test In The Ashes.

tunstall · July 31, 2023, 05:00:49 PM

Smithy gone??

Come on!

Mike Peeler · July 31, 2023, 05:00:57 PM

Smith gone, hmmm that makes things interesting now

tunstall · July 31, 2023, 05:03:56 PM

Marsh gone as well

Fucking dancer

LIDDLE_TOWERS999 · July 31, 2023, 05:04:05 PM

IT'S ON IT'S ON 💪💪💪

MARSH GONE 👍😎😎😎👍

WE CAN DO THIS 🏏🏏🏏💪💪💪😎

Mike Peeler · July 31, 2023, 05:08:54 PM

Start the car - off you pop - its our this

LIDDLE_TOWERS999 · July 31, 2023, 05:10:24 PM

STARC GONE NOW... ITS DEFFO ON 💪💪💪🏏🏏🏏😎

LIDDLE_TOWERS999 · July 31, 2023, 05:31:16 PM

GET IN 💪💪💪🏏🏏🏏

BOWLED ALI CAUGHT STOKES 💪💪💪

FUCK OFF CUMMINS 😁😁😁😁😁😁

LIDDLE_TOWERS999 · July 31, 2023, 06:13:25 PM

MURPHY GONE FUCK OFF BOWLED BROAD CAUGHT BAIRSTOW 💪💪💪🏏🏏🏏

1 WICKET TO GO 💪💪💪💪💪💪💪💪🏏🏏🏏🏏🏏🏏🏏

BoroRedKen · July 31, 2023, 06:15:06 PM

Is that STILL on?

Fuck me. The WC only takes 4 weeks!!

LIDDLE_TOWERS999 · July 31, 2023, 06:29:24 PM

💪💪💪🏏🏏🏏

Blott · July 31, 2023, 06:31:10 PM

Get in

LIDDLE_TOWERS999 · July 31, 2023, 06:33:33 PM

Quote from: LIDDLE_TOWERS999 (MODERATOR) on July 31, 2023, 12:54:21 PMIT'S GONNA BE CLOSE THIS 👍🏏🏏🏏👍

THERE'S EITHER GONNA BE AN ENGLISH HERO 👍 OR AN AUSSIE ONE 😡

COME THE END OF THE DAY 💪💪💪😎

AND IT WAS STUART BROAD 💪💪💪💪💪💪🏏🏏🏏🏏🏏🏏😎😎😎😎😎😎👍👍👍👍👍👍

Nosmo-King · July 31, 2023, 06:39:04 PM

Superb- absolutely superb series. Loved every minute of it. The twists and turns throughout meant some absorbing sessions time and again. Credit to both sides for producing such a test series filled with memories.

Redsteel (Moderator) · July 31, 2023, 06:50:37 PM

Quote from: Nosmo-King on July 31, 2023, 06:39:04 PMSuperb- absolutely superb series. Loved every minute of it. The twists and turns throughout meant some absorbing sessions time and again. Credit to both sides for producing such a test series filled with memories.

And what a way for Stuart Broad to bow out. Fantastic series.

tunstall · July 31, 2023, 07:32:38 PM

Just shows how good test cricket can be

LIDDLE_TOWERS999 · July 31, 2023, 08:19:49 PM

WE FUCKED THE CONVICTS 💪💪💪🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿😎😎😎👍👍👍🏏🏏🏏

AND THE RAIN SAVED THEM FROM A DEFEAT 😡😡😡

borope · July 31, 2023, 09:19:31 PM

Quote from: LIDDLE_TOWERS999 (MODERATOR) on July 30, 2023, 02:17:08 PMWE ARE GONNA LOSE THIS TEST

:peopleseyebrow:

Bud Wiser · July 31, 2023, 09:39:12 PM

I'd have more than settled for a 2-2 draw before the first ball was bowled back in June. But as the series progressed it became very apparent that Australia weren't the force I was expecting them to be. So in the end quite disappointed to see the Ashes heading back down under.

One things for certain, unless at least two top class front line seamers and a spinner can be unearthed in the next two & a half years who can master their favoured Kookaburra ball loving bouncy, clay wickets I'm afraid that little urn will be staying in HMP Australia for a few more years to come.

Mike Peeler · August 01, 2023, 10:00:56 AM

Quote from: Bud Wiser on July 31, 2023, 09:39:12 PMI'd have more than settled for a 2-2 draw before the first ball was bowled back in June. But as the series progressed it became very apparent that Australia weren't the force I was expecting them to be. So in the end quite disappointed to see the Ashes heading back down under.

One things for certain, unless at least two top class front line seamers and a spinner can be unearthed in the next two & a half years who can master their favoured Kookaburra ball loving bouncy, clay wickets I'm afraid that little urn will be staying in HMP Australia for a few more years to come.

It will be some series over there, we've now got them on the ropes - they will do all they can to keep the urn, doctor the pitches in their favour the lot I agree our bowling area is a concern. So I think the toss is always fairly vital to us.

I think we will do them and if you are going to win the Urn the is no better place than Australia away they will fucking hate that.

The shit bit is its a nightmare trying to watch it when its played over there with the time difference

Mike Peeler · August 01, 2023, 10:03:36 AM

Quote from: Nekder (Kenny) on July 31, 2023, 06:15:06 PMIs that STILL on?

Fuck me. The WC only takes 4 weeks!!

You need to get a bat and ball Ken - it's a wonderful sport during the summer and does fill some time both on the box and in person if you are lucky enough to be able to go.

Football is still my go-to sport but cricket is a very close second, especially the test arena stuff, even without bazball i still enjoyed the 5 day challenges on show.

TommyDickfingers · August 01, 2023, 10:20:28 AM

It will be very interesting when we go to India for the test series in 2024.

For me the three best teams in the world on their own patch are us, India and the shackle draggers.

If the current aggressive style brings us a result in India, even a drawn series, then they have to sit up and take notice of how the approach to Test cricket needs to change to save this format. Bearing in mind that the reality is that they are the Superpower of world cricket.

I'm pretty certain after this series that the Aussies will be looking at our style of play and adopting some of the theories at the very least. Some of the cricket they played was turgid and you could see they were always thinking more about what we could do rather than what they could do to influence the game.

When you look back to the Ponting, Warne, mcGrath team..............no wonder Ponting was spitting blood in commentary at times !!

BoroRedKen · August 01, 2023, 11:02:15 AM

I have really tried but its the same as F1 to me just cannot get away with it.

I used think i disliked Rugby but i got into that.

TommyDickfingers · August 01, 2023, 11:04:42 AM

Quote from: Nekder (Kenny) on August 01, 2023, 11:02:15 AMI have really tried but its the same as F1 to me just cannot get away with it.

I used think i disliked Rugby but i got into that.

I used to like F1 back in the day, Mansell, Senna etc

Now would rather switch over to the eastenders omnibus than watch the procession it has become.