Ashes 2023

[amber_fluid]

Yep, just saw it. It seems that they've just invented a new rule. Makes you wonder how many catches at every level of the game over the last 200 years were, according to this new standard, not out.

I’ve just seen it too.
How can it be not out?
It’s out everyday of the week.

[The Dark Knight]

Kevin Pieterson theory that Lyon only batted to get hit in the head so they could get a substitute.

Hey Wanker, heard of Phil Hughes? A friend to these blokes. Show some respect you dickhead.

Nathan Lyon's response to Pieterson's comments.
https://www.adelaidenow.com.au/sport/cr ... 89a8e56940

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I think Pietersen is being taken out of context and only talked about it as a hypothetical.
And the fact it was even in anyone's mind is because of the bullsh!t England were serving up and were allowed to get away with.

Hypothetical or not it doesn’t need to be said. Period!

Just on this as I just watched Jarrod Kimbers day 4 review video and he made a good point, he questioned why England was bowling short to Lyon to begin with because if Lyon was to get hit in the head while batting and possibly get concussed then he can obviously be replaced by Todd Murphy therefore giving Australia a fit bowling option. Maybe people thought Lyon going out to bat was silly but England's tactics to bowl short to him were silly too.
https://youtu.be/dWBldTdDHpA

[tigerpie]

I thought the same....just let one glance your melon then go off.
It was bloody awful to watch.
I'm sure our quicks will be targeting their tail ender's.
Should be an interesting first session.

[locky801]

First hour today holds the key, Stokes worries me, if he gets going which he hasnt done in some time we may be in trouble

[Brodlach]

C’mon lads, early wickets please

[stan]

Decent first over from Starc.

[stan]

Follow by a shit one from him.

[RB]

And then a good one!

[jackpot jim]

1/ The Starc catch last night was clearly NOT OUT and cant believe how many are arguing the point.
It's beyond belief that Starc seemed to deliberately place the ball on the ground and give reason for the legality of it to be questioned.
Practically ALL fielders when diving for a catch always do everything to ensure that after they take the catch that they doing everything possible to keep the ball away from the green stuff. It's just instinctive. Again i just cant understand what Starc was thinking ?

2/ Why are Australia bowling this short rubbish when every ball that's pitched up atm looks a good chance of getting a wicket ?
think once they get 1 wicket the rest will follow pretty quick

[Booney]

This has been a very ordinary start. Plans look rubbish. Getting easy runs and hardly been troubled.

[Jim05]

This is absolute trash bowling
Poms will win this before tea if we keep this garbage up

[daysofourlives]

Also how bout the umpires take control, start calling some wides, is it above the head or is it not being able to play a proper cricket shot, im not sure on the rule but plenty are going a foot over their heads

That will happen when we bowl, nothing surer.

Right on cue, absolute cheats

[cokadonkeytoo]

I've had enough of this trash!

And, it's good to see the umpires have decided to call wides and over the shoulder balls today. How about doing the same yesterday ya plebs!

[amber_fluid]

If they pitch it up they don’t need to worry about wides when bowling short.
Starc the only one to worry them this morning

[Armchair expert]

Congrats England

that "boring" cricket yesterday was winning cricket

tv turned off

hope the sooks find losing entertaining

[Jim05]

Also how bout the umpires take control, start calling some wides, is it above the head or is it not being able to play a proper cricket shot, im not sure on the rule but plenty are going a foot over their heads

That will happen when we bowl, nothing surer.

Right on cue, absolute cheats

Yep, they let that go all day yesterday.
Deadset cheating scum

[daysofourlives]

Apart from the decision being horsesh!t, the question I have is about the involvement of the third umpire. Do they check all catches, are they allowed to get involved of their own volition, or do they have to be reviewed to by the on-field umpires? I always thought it was the latter, and did it happen in this case? Im not aware that the umpires did, i was watching at the time

But Australia messed up in that last hour of play by going back completely to that short ball stuff to Dunkett. 4-down for bugger all, why not really attack him with some quick bowling at the top of off and 2 slips and 2 gullies. See whether he really is Test Match material.
They did this first and to be fair Dunkett absolutely smashed them behind point

And can you imagine some of players in the past putting up with that short pitch stuff for so long (98% in the middle session) and not firing back at the Poms or making some sort of point - "how about bowling it at the ******* stumps" etc etc -like when Chappelli pulled the off stump and banged it in on the edge of pitch coz of deliberate wide bowling.

[locky801]

dont even look a chance of getting a wicket here

[PatowalongaPirate]

Carey you ripper!

[Jim05]

Great catch Kezza