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Re: Ashes 2023

PostPosted: Fri Jul 21, 2023 12:07 am
by Jim05
RB wrote:Well Cummins owes Khawaja a beer.
Or a glass of water :)

Re: Ashes 2023

PostPosted: Fri Jul 21, 2023 12:21 am
by Jim05
Did Crawley shag a leprechaun or something. The arsey basterd would find a million dollars in a room full of shit.
Have never seen a bloke French cut or nick as many

Re: Ashes 2023

PostPosted: Fri Jul 21, 2023 12:35 am
by batmanbegins
Jim05 wrote:Did Crawley shag a leprechaun or something. The arsey basterd would find a million dollars in a room full of shit.
Have never seen a bloke French cut or nick as many


Bit like marnus when he got dropped 50 thousand times when he was dominating here. Well batted Zak, he's had a very good series. Cummins seems lost.

Re: Ashes 2023

PostPosted: Fri Jul 21, 2023 12:53 am
by locky801
At this rate we will be 150 behind at stumps still 43 overs left in the day

Re: Ashes 2023

PostPosted: Fri Jul 21, 2023 1:02 am
by Mic
Rain this test will be the only way we retain the Ashes (which I don't think we deserve to).

Re: Ashes 2023

PostPosted: Fri Jul 21, 2023 1:32 am
by JK
Umpires review. How many do they have left now?

Re: Ashes 2023

PostPosted: Fri Jul 21, 2023 2:24 am
by locky801
wouldnt be a surprise to see Stokes throw us back in for 5 overs tonight

Re: Ashes 2023

PostPosted: Fri Jul 21, 2023 2:29 am
by Vamos
Ashes were lost when GOAT pulled a calf.

Re: Ashes 2023

PostPosted: Fri Jul 21, 2023 2:50 am
by mighty_tiger_79
Crawley plays on, 186
3/336

Re: Ashes 2023

PostPosted: Fri Jul 21, 2023 3:12 am
by mighty_tiger_79
4/351

Root bowled 84 on a grubber

Re: Ashes 2023

PostPosted: Fri Jul 21, 2023 4:09 am
by Booney
60 odd in front, 6 wickets in hand.

Does Stokes declare and back themselves to chase down any lead?

Re: Ashes 2023

PostPosted: Fri Jul 21, 2023 7:11 am
by whufc
Booney wrote:60 odd in front, 6 wickets in hand.

Does Stokes declare and back themselves to chase down any lead?


Gut feel they play t20. Get a lead of 250 and then back themselves to try and bowl out Australia in the remaining 70 overs left in the day and eliminate the risk of rain day 4/5.

Re: Ashes 2023

PostPosted: Fri Jul 21, 2023 7:48 am
by whufc
What's up with Pat Cummins....never seen him so inconsistent, he's best has been brilliant but also never seen him bowl so much down leg.

Bazball getting to him? Pressure of the captaincy in a tough series??

Re: Ashes 2023

PostPosted: Fri Jul 21, 2023 7:54 am
by Arry Gablett
whufc wrote:What's up with Pat Cummins....never seen him so inconsistent, he's best has been brilliant but also never seen him bowl so much down leg.

Bazball getting to him? Pressure of the captaincy in a tough series??


Cummins is cooked no energy
We are cooked no answers

They are in our heads
Don’t mind saying well batted to a bloke as he walks off after a hundred but Carey ran the length of the pitch to shake his hand and tap him on the arse

Bazzball has us by the balls

Re: Ashes 2023

PostPosted: Fri Jul 21, 2023 8:44 am
by Eagles2014
whufc wrote:What's up with Pat Cummins....never seen him so inconsistent, he's best has been brilliant but also never seen him bowl so much down leg.

Bazball getting to him? Pressure of the captaincy in a tough series??


He is the only pace bowler to play the Test Match Final and all four Ashes Tests. He needed to be rested for one like all the other bowlers. That's the problem with having a bowler as captain and him wanting to play every match. Now he looks absolutely stuffed and is basically useless, and to top it off he is a very average captain. Weather holds out just a bit over Day 4/5 then we are losing the Ashes 3-2 for sure :evil:

Re: Ashes 2023

PostPosted: Fri Jul 21, 2023 8:48 am
by stan
whufc wrote:
Booney wrote:60 odd in front, 6 wickets in hand.

Does Stokes declare and back themselves to chase down any lead?


Gut feel they play t20. Get a lead of 250 and then back themselves to try and bowl out Australia in the remaining 70 overs left in the day and eliminate the risk of rain day 4/5.
Yep absolutely, smash a lead of anything they can get then send us back in.

The pitch is still good for batting, however it's starting ay some tricks. The Root grubber is just the start you would think.

Re: Ashes 2023

PostPosted: Fri Jul 21, 2023 8:58 am
by tigerpie
How can a bloke who averages 28 smack the best attack in the world (minus the goat) around all over the place?
Must've bowled him some tripe!

Re: Ashes 2023

PostPosted: Fri Jul 21, 2023 9:07 am
by gadj1976
Whilst the competition has been close, I don't think the standard of cricket has been that great this series.

Especially the bowling and bowling tactics of the Aussies.

Re: Ashes 2023

PostPosted: Fri Jul 21, 2023 9:10 am
by whufc
stan wrote:
whufc wrote:
Booney wrote:60 odd in front, 6 wickets in hand.

Does Stokes declare and back themselves to chase down any lead?


Gut feel they play t20. Get a lead of 250 and then back themselves to try and bowl out Australia in the remaining 70 overs left in the day and eliminate the risk of rain day 4/5.
Yep absolutely, smash a lead of anything they can get then send us back in.

The pitch is still good for batting, however it's starting ay some tricks. The Root grubber is just the start you would think.


The luxury England have is no matter what happens in the rest of their innings it doesnt change what Australia does.

Whether England get bowled out with 100 run lead going the tonk or end up with a 250 lead Australia are going to come out, play slightly cautiously, look to accumulate a score whilst batting as long as possible and batting England out of the win. Either way Australia aren't going to try and press the game on or try and set up a score England can chase.

Re: Ashes 2023

PostPosted: Fri Jul 21, 2023 9:51 am
by batmanbegins
What a day. Well batted Zak, he's been really solid this series even if he still gets out in dumb ways to much. Root looked incredible till the grubber.

Aussies bowled the worst I can recall in a long time, just way to straight especially to Zak. Lyon is such a big out.

We will try to get to 500 asap and declare. The only good thing is if the rain stays away there will be plenty of cloud cover so it will swing more then the first 2 days.