The Ashes 2017/2018

[helicopterking]

Warner gone, Aussies in trouble,as Handscombe will be a walking wicket with the ball moving like this.
Poor by Smith to even be batting again.

[Spargo]

Usi LBW. I think a tad unlucky.

How so?

[Dogwatcher]

Highly, highly unlikely, but if the Poms can roll a few more wickets tonight...

[Jim05]

Terrible by Smith, very lucky there

[Grenville]

Why didn't we bowl tonight?

[JK]

As many others have said, cricket so much more riveting when the bowlers have the ball singing. This is awesome

[Grenville]

Proper value on the BBC, Geoffrey Boycott is in good form.

[Jim05]

Why didn't we bowl tonight?

To manage the workloads of the quicks.
We are 260 up, another 100 and we are safe.
They will have to bat in this tomorrow night

[LaughingKookaburra]

Settle KP. "It's 5-6 degrees and more humid tonight". Mate it's 15 degrees with clear skies and you're in Adelaide- Not Durban, Brisbane or Colombo...

[jackpot jim]

Usi LBW. I think a tad unlucky.

How so?

Probably a 50/50. On another day umpire may have given Not Out.
That may been considered a Tad Unlucky but then the bowler would have been unlucky if not given.
Good Decision in the end. Kawahja missed the ball and ball hitting the stumps so can hardly complain.

[helicopterking]

Usi LBW. I think a tad unlucky.

How so?

Ball was just flicking off stump.
I thought Smiths looked more out.

[Grenville]

Why didn't we bowl tonight?

To manage the workloads of the quicks.
We are 260 up, another 100 and we are safe.
They will have to bat in this tomorrow night

A load of absolute wank in this weather I reckon, we bowled 76 overs, 24 by the spinner in cool weather.

[helicopterking]

Can't believe they have taken Anderson off. Was moving the ball sideways.
Would only need 1 over at Handscombe to get him LBW.

[Jim05]

Why didn't we bowl tonight?

To manage the workloads of the quicks.
We are 260 up, another 100 and we are safe.
They will have to bat in this tomorrow night

A load of absolute wank in this weather I reckon, we bowled 76 overs, 24 by the spinner in cool weather.

Or the batters could do what they are paid to and knuckle down like Marsh did on the first night. No wonder we go to water on pitches that offer a bit. Time to show some balls and tough it out

[Jim05]

Smith out LBW now

[jackpot jim]

Smith out LBW now

Thought that was a Tad unlucky. Very brave decision by the umpire there.
Oh well, had 2 50/50 calls with LBWs so cant win them all.
Geeez some of the Aussie techniques looks ordinary when the ball is doing a bit

[Jim05]

Smith out LBW now

Thought that was a Tad unlucky. Very brave decision by the umpire there.
Oh well, had 2 50/50 calls with LBWs so cant win them all.
Geeez some of the Aussie techniques looks ordinary when the ball is doing a bit

Yep, we are the ultimate flat track bullies

[Dogwatcher]

Smith out LBW now

Thought that was a Tad unlucky. Very brave decision by the umpire there.
Oh well, had 2 50/50 calls with LBWs so cant win them all.
Geeez some of the Aussie techniques looks ordinary when the ball is doing a bit

Yep, we are the ultimate flat track bullies

Anderson has a good crack at being that too
He's been nowhere in this series until now.

[Grenville]

Why didn't we bowl tonight?

To manage the workloads of the quicks.
We are 260 up, another 100 and we are safe.
They will have to bat in this tomorrow night

A load of absolute wank in this weather I reckon, we bowled 76 overs, 24 by the spinner in cool weather.

Or the batters could do what they are paid to and knuckle down like Marsh did on the first night. No wonder we go to water on pitches that offer a bit. Time to show some balls and tough it out

Don't disagree that we are flat track bullies and need to harden the f*** up, but we had the chance to put our foot on their throat and chose not to. Timid.

[helicopterking]

Why didn't we bowl tonight?

To manage the workloads of the quicks.
We are 260 up, another 100 and we are safe.
They will have to bat in this tomorrow night

A load of absolute wank in this weather I reckon, we bowled 76 overs, 24 by the spinner in cool weather.

Or the batters could do what they are paid to and knuckle down like Marsh did on the first night. No wonder we go to water on pitches that offer a bit. Time to show some balls and tough it out

Bats go to water because they play on such flat decks that it has destroyed the low to mid 130km swing bowler. They face 140km bowling machines now. Which you have to be, to be able to bowl bouncer after bouncer on roads.