The Ashes 2017/2018

[locky801]

Broad gone

[Booney]

Broad nicks one through gully for 4.

Cummins bowls him a ripper bumper and Broad gloves it straight up to Paine.

7/148, Cummins has 3/30. Lyon 3/50

Don't think we'll see Root again.

[locky801]

Interesting that he retires hurt again, if it's viral he has not suffered that as a part of the game therefore should not have been allowed to retire hurt if i understand the rule correctly

Doesn't matter, if he doesn't bat again then he'll just be retired out - he can always retire, retiring hurt just keeps open the option of returning which sounds unlikely anyway.

Ruling
Retired hurt (or not out) If a batsman is injured or falls ill while batting, he may retire and resume his innings at the dismissal or retirement of another batsman. ... It is therefore possible for the side batting last in a match to lose despite only losing nine (or potentially fewer) wickets.

[Booney]

Interesting that he retires hurt again, if it's viral he has not suffered that as a part of the game therefore should not have been allowed to retire hurt if i understand the rule correctly

Doesn't matter, if he doesn't bat again then he'll just be retired out - he can always retire, retiring hurt just keeps open the option of returning which sounds unlikely anyway.

Ruling
Retired hurt (or not out) If a batsman is injured or falls ill while batting, he may retire and resume his innings at the dismissal or retirement of another batsman. ... It is therefore possible for the side batting last in a match to lose despite only losing nine (or potentially fewer) wickets.

[Booney]

Crane out, 8/156.

[Booney]

Anderson in, no Root.

[Booney]

Cummins 4/31

[Booney]

Root asleep in the rooms will not bat.

Australia 1 wicket from 4-0.

[The Bedge]

Root asleep in the rooms will not bat.

Australia 1 wicket from 4-0.

Thanks MCG curator for f**king up our 5-0 whitewash!

[Booney]

Root asleep in the rooms will not bat.

Australia 1 wicket from 4-0.

Thanks MCG curator for f**king up our 5-0 whitewash!

Pitch was fine, we dropped Cook on 60 odd and he goes on to make 240 not. That was the problem.

[The Bedge]

Pitch was fine, we dropped Cook on 60 odd and he goes on to make 240 not. That was the problem.

Granted Smith dropping those catches hurt, but you reckon we would've taken another 10 wickets in the 2nd innings?

[Booney]

Pitch was fine, we dropped Cook on 60 odd and he goes on to make 240 not. That was the problem.

Granted Smith dropping those catches hurt, but you reckon we would've taken another 10 wickets in the 2nd innings?

Maybe, maybe not, once Cook batted for two days we were never going to find out.

[Booney]

Lyon delivers one that stays low, Paine misses it and it hits the helmet behind him. 5 penalty runs to the Poms.

[Booney]

All over, Hazlewood gets Anderson caught behind.

All out 180. Australia win by and innings and 123 runs.

4-0..sing 4-0 you Barmy Barmy Army

4-0..sing 4-0 you Barmy Barmy Army!

[locky801]

All over, well played Aussies

[am Bays]

Cricket Australia's marketing department deserves the one finger for that classless backdrop to the presentations.

[Dogwatcher]

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[am Bays]

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[am Bays]

They had different hands made up for the different scorelines

http://www.news.com.au/sport/cricket/the-ashes/fans-hit-out-at-crass-podium-for-ashes-trophy-presentation-for-australias-40-win/news-story/dcd321b9b9be62954924dacfecc710b7

[Corona Man]

They had different hands made up for the different scorelines

http://www.news.com.au/sport/cricket/the-ashes/fans-hit-out-at-crass-podium-for-ashes-trophy-presentation-for-australias-40-win/news-story/dcd321b9b9be62954924dacfecc710b7

Would you prefer our blokes carry on like a bunch of Pelican's and perform a sprinkler dance?