| The Ashes 🏏 22:39 - Nov 21 with 2277 views | ModeratorC |
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| The Ashes 🏏 on 07:39 - Nov 22 with 2150 views | trampie |
England win the toss yet again, England seem to win the toss all the time. |  |
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| The Ashes 🏏 on 09:50 - Nov 22 with 2088 views | trampie |
What a win by Australia, the English have lost a test match inside 2 days, Australia had front line bowlers missing, England yet again won the toss but Australia somehow beat them inside 2 days.
I am on the case around English media hype surrounding English national teams in sports and that most of the time English national teams are not as good as they are msde out to be but I didn't see this absolute hammering for England, lose ok - Australiawere slight favourites but it was a hammering in the end, its only the first test so England can and might still win the series but what a beating. | |
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| The Ashes 🏏 on 10:09 - Nov 22 with 2068 views | onehunglow |
| The Ashes 🏏 on 09:50 - Nov 22 by trampie |
What a win by Australia, the English have lost a test match inside 2 days, Australia had front line bowlers missing, England yet again won the toss but Australia somehow beat them inside 2 days.
I am on the case around English media hype surrounding English national teams in sports and that most of the time English national teams are not as good as they are msde out to be but I didn't see this absolute hammering for England, lose ok - Australiawere slight favourites but it was a hammering in the end, its only the first test so England can and might still win the series but what a beating. |
Use a tissue | |
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| The Ashes 🏏 on 10:54 - Nov 22 with 2015 views | Whiterockin |
| The Ashes 🏏 on 09:50 - Nov 22 by trampie |
What a win by Australia, the English have lost a test match inside 2 days, Australia had front line bowlers missing, England yet again won the toss but Australia somehow beat them inside 2 days.
I am on the case around English media hype surrounding English national teams in sports and that most of the time English national teams are not as good as they are msde out to be but I didn't see this absolute hammering for England, lose ok - Australiawere slight favourites but it was a hammering in the end, its only the first test so England can and might still win the series but what a beating. |
A little factual information for you.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/England_cricket_team |  | | |
| The Ashes 🏏 on 11:11 - Nov 22 with 1987 views | onehunglow |
Now you’ve done it
You’ve ruined his day | |
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| The Ashes 🏏 on 11:19 - Nov 22 with 1981 views | Cheese_addict |
4/5-0 incoming. Same thing every time down under. Hope I’m wrong of course, but with Cummins and Hazelwood to come back for the Aussies, it’s going to be a long, long series. |  | | |
| The Ashes 🏏 on 09:50 - Nov 23 with 1776 views | builthjack |
Only rain can save them being stuffed 5 nil |  |
| Swansea Indepenent Poster Of The Year 2021. Dr P / Mart66 / Roathie / Parlay / E20/ Duffle was 2nd, but he is deluded and thinks in his little twisted brain that he won. Poor sod. We let him win this year, as he has cried for a whole year. His 14 usernames, bless his cotton socks.
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| The Ashes 🏏 on 10:32 - Nov 23 with 1752 views | YrAlarch |
| The Ashes 🏏 on 09:50 - Nov 23 by builthjack |
Only rain can save them being stuffed 5 nil |
Don't speak too soon. Remember 1981! | | | |
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| The Ashes 🏏 on 10:35 - Nov 23 with 1748 views | onehunglow |
| The Ashes 🏏 on 10:32 - Nov 23 by YrAlarch |
Don't speak too soon. Remember 1981! |
Brisbane will be nasty humid | |
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| The Ashes 🏏 on 14:26 - Nov 23 with 1687 views | trampie |
| The Ashes 🏏 on 10:32 - Nov 23 by YrAlarch |
Don't speak too soon. Remember 1981! |
I remember the reports coming out sometime afterwards that Lillee and Marsh had won a fortune betting on their own team to lose during the match itself, when the odds reached 500-1 they lumped on and Australia unbelievably lost when it seemed certain they would win. | |
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| The Ashes 🏏 on 17:32 - Nov 23 with 1639 views | lifelong |
| The Ashes 🏏 on 10:35 - Nov 23 by onehunglow |
Brisbane will be nasty humid |
Went to Brisbane a few times during my merchant navy days,, it was a place I could have settled in. |  | | |
| The Ashes 🏏 on 21:58 - Nov 23 with 1577 views | onehunglow |
Sorry Rog
Got you on ignore on one device so missed your effong brilliantly put point which Eddie the Fireman loved
What was it ?
Are we ok to discourse on this topic or are you going to be ….
I very nearly emigrated to Gold Coast in 1974, challenging times
It would be even more effing brilliant to have an exchange without personal crap
Life really is too short for this shyte | |
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| The Ashes 🏏 on 11:19 - Nov 24 with 1461 views | streetlyjack |
Bazball is not really the answer to beating the Aussies in Australia. Trying to drive a moving ball is just madness as those who have played cricket will know, take a look and get your bat out of the way.....the fact they all continued to bat like this in both innings was crazy.
My son plays U16 county cricket and all the coaches are currently interested in are the lads who can hit the ball miles even if they only fire once in a while. No focus anymore on gritty players who can build an innings and dig in when the pitch or bowling is lively (Joe Root is the exception).
Test cricket needs to last longer than 2 days for its own future benefit. The ACB now has to refund over £4m worth of tickets for the remaining few days play lost and also take the hit on lost revenue which would have been significant from another 3 days of boozing and eating. Bazball is costing test cricket an absolute fortune | |
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| The Ashes 🏏 on 11:51 - Nov 24 with 1446 views | Whiterockin |
| The Ashes 🏏 on 11:19 - Nov 24 by streetlyjack |
Bazball is not really the answer to beating the Aussies in Australia. Trying to drive a moving ball is just madness as those who have played cricket will know, take a look and get your bat out of the way.....the fact they all continued to bat like this in both innings was crazy.
My son plays U16 county cricket and all the coaches are currently interested in are the lads who can hit the ball miles even if they only fire once in a while. No focus anymore on gritty players who can build an innings and dig in when the pitch or bowling is lively (Joe Root is the exception).
Test cricket needs to last longer than 2 days for its own future benefit. The ACB now has to refund over £4m worth of tickets for the remaining few days play lost and also take the hit on lost revenue which would have been significant from another 3 days of boozing and eating. Bazball is costing test cricket an absolute fortune |
Its getting bums on seats in this country and England are 2nd in the ICC test rankings so its not all bad, Root and Brook are one and two in the test batting rankings and Duckett is in the top 10 so they are not throwing away their wickets. I'm not complaining if the ACB lost £3M, they didn't have to Bowl England out so quickly.  | | | |
| The Ashes 🏏 on 13:04 - Nov 24 with 1421 views | streetlyjack |
| The Ashes 🏏 on 11:51 - Nov 24 by Whiterockin |
Its getting bums on seats in this country and England are 2nd in the ICC test rankings so its not all bad, Root and Brook are one and two in the test batting rankings and Duckett is in the top 10 so they are not throwing away their wickets. I'm not complaining if the ACB lost £3M, they didn't have to Bowl England out so quickly. |
Well there is that perspective too....There is just no pleasing some people eh!  | |
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| The Ashes 🏏 on 16:10 - Nov 28 with 1001 views | Whiterockin |
The next test starting next week is a day night match with a pink ball. Who knows how this will go. | | | |
| The Ashes 🏏 on 11:33 - Nov 29 with 883 views | Cheese_addict |
| The Ashes 🏏 on 16:10 - Nov 28 by Whiterockin |
The next test starting next week is a day night match with a pink ball. Who knows how this will go. |
Not a huge surprise, but Woody is out of this one. If we could just get that win I really think the Aussies are beatable, especially without Cummins & Hazlewood & potentially Lyon.
My head still telling me 4/5-0 though lol | | | |
| The Ashes 🏏 on 08:05 - Dec 1 with 739 views | mangohilljack |
After a remarkable streak of 31 unbeaten Tests at the Gabba, Australia have now won only 2 of their last 5 matches in Brisbane - a dramatic shift for what was once considered an impenetrable fortress.
On the flip side, their dominance in day–night cricket remains unrivalled, with the Aussies winning 12 of their 13 pink-ball Tests on home soil.
As for the conditions: it’s absolutely scorchio. Sweltering heat and heavy humidity, with plenty of massive storms rolling through and hailstones in the 5–8 cm range. Chaotic Queensland weather. | | | |
| The Ashes 🏏 on 09:52 - Dec 3 with 485 views | shandyjack |
very much winnable, but they have to combine Baz ball with sensible play. See Starc out ( easier said than done i know) cummins if he plays won't be up to full speed and hopefully will take a while to get going. We should have wrapped up that first test if we only we had someone who went against the current Grain and just dug in for that short spell when wickets were falling |  |
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| The Ashes 🏏 on 09:19 - Dec 4 with 350 views | onehunglow |
| The Ashes 🏏 on 09:52 - Dec 3 by shandyjack |
very much winnable, but they have to combine Baz ball with sensible play. See Starc out ( easier said than done i know) cummins if he plays won't be up to full speed and hopefully will take a while to get going. We should have wrapped up that first test if we only we had someone who went against the current Grain and just dug in for that short spell when wickets were falling |
“We”
That’ll rattle some cages | |
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| The Ashes 🏏 on 10:39 - Dec 4 with 315 views | shandyjack |
ROOOOOOOTTTTTTT !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! | |
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| The Ashes 🏏 on 10:49 - Dec 4 with 306 views | Whiterockin |
Starc is the difference between these two sides. | | | |
| The Ashes 🏏 on 11:39 - Dec 4 with 247 views | Cheese_addict |
Finally the nonsense about Root can stop. Very useful last wicket partnership there as well , & we’re in the game just about | | | |
| The Ashes 🏏 on 12:55 - Dec 4 with 208 views | shandyjack |
England played that last hour superbly. Coming down in their whites, leading Aussies to assume they were declaring, bowlers lost focus waiting for the Dec. Archer with some very useful runs, make the Aussies field for another 30 mins/1hr tomorrow and it's there for the taking.
Although old adage of never judge a wicket/match till both sides have batted comes into play | |
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| The Ashes 🏏 on 11:27 - Dec 5 with 53 views | shandyjack |
Day of missed chances. Can't afford to not take them in Test cricket. The Smith and Carse drops especially bad to look at | |
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