Ashes 17/18 Thread (18 Viewers)

[SkyBlueSoul]

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Need to rub his face in it (that's Smith, not Anderson)

Looks like the Aussies were doing it for us! One of my favourite pictures from from Day 4

 

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[Otis]

So, who's getting up early for this? Anyone?

I am up at 4.15 anyway, so will have recorded it up until then.

 

[SkyBlueSoul]

Seriously debating it now. I don't have the means to record it sadly so it's my only option if I want to see it. With it being England, there's still that nagging feeling I'll get up and we'll get skittled for less than 200 after all this hard work...

 

[lifeskyblue]

Great thing is 24hrs ago we had no chance....now at least something to play for and a slim chance .


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[Covstu]

So, who's getting up early for this? Anyone?

I am up at 4.15 anyway, so will have recorded it up until then.

I think I will, I have to be in Yorkshire by 8am so I will have to listen on the radio but watch an hour before I go.

 

[Terry Gibson's perm]

I just get home as it starts so may watch the first hour

 

[eastwoodsdustman]

I'm off tomorrow so will be up at 2.55 ready and waiting.

 

[Otis]

I just get home as it starts so may watch the first hour

Don't you just know though if you don't watch it, it will be a nail-biting thriller and if you do watch it, it'll be a damp squib.

 

[Terry Gibson's perm]

Don't you just know though if you don't watch it, it will be a nail-biting thriller and if you do watch it, it'll be a damp squib.

It’s a difficult one go straight to bed and miss the start or go to bed and try to get up to see the end

 

[Mcbean]

Well fucked here 4 hours behind uk crap wifi and because of wank restrictions cNt get live commentary on my phone however could get texts alerts possibly after I go to bed but it might wake the wife up - oh well bollox I can try

 

[eastwoodsdustman]

Doesn't start until 3.30 today. Could have had anoher 1/2 hour in bed.

 

[SkyBlueSoul]

Woakes given out caught behind 2nd ball!

Reviews straight away. Nothing on hotspot but a small spike on Snicko and he’s gone!!


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[eastwoodsdustman]

bollocks

 

[SkyBlueSoul]

If Mo or Root are out in the next hour I’m back to bed I think


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[eastwoodsdustman]

Mo didnt look good for the rest of the over he faced.

 

[Terry Gibson's perm]

Must have come off the back and of the bat for woakes

 

[SkyBlueSoul]

Root gone, caught behind as well ‍


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[SkyBlueSoul]

Need a big partnership from these two to get anywhere near...


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[eastwoodsdustman]

Ali's shot to pieces against Lyon.

 

[SkyBlueSoul]

Moeen lbw to Lyon for 2 trying to sweep! Reviewed but umpires call


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[SkyBlueSoul]

I stayed up a bit later just in case but only a matter of time from here you’d think


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[Gazolba]

Both Woakes and Root fail to add to their overnight score!
Moeen an utter failure too.
We've really missed Stokes, his bowling more than his batting.
It's all over for this game and the Ashes.
I won't say it will be 5-0 because I still think we may come good for one game.

 

[Otis]

Yup.

Don't think a combo of Bairstow and Overton are going to pull up too many trees.

A limp to the finish line now and second place.

 

[Otis]

4 wickets for 30 runs. That is without doubt yet another collapse and all the good work undone.

No-one was expecting miracles, but we should have made much more of a fist of it.

 

[Otis]

And goodnight Vienna.

All out with a bit of a whimper.

0-2. Ashes surely lost.

 

[eastwoodsdustman]

Atleast i can get back to bed for a couple of hours now

 

[chiefdave]

Glad I decided not to get up early now!

 

[Captain Dart]

Well that was a big anti-climax wasn't it. :emoji_disappointed:

 

[Covstu]

Got up at 5 and it was vertually all over. Disapointing performance again and equally disappointing captains speech at the end.

 

[I_Saw_Shaw_Score]

It'll be interesting to see who get runs in the tour game this week! I'm sure Foakes & Ballance will play.

I'd send the same batsmen out in Perth lose and they fail drop Vince and Malan. Give Foakes a go bat Bairstow at 5 even if that means Bairstow gives up the gloves and see what they can do in the final 2 tests.

 

[Gazolba]

Let's face it, they are superior in batting and superior in bowling.
Maybe with Stokes, we've had stood half a chance.
The only way we're going to win a Test is if the Aussies have an off day (or rather an off-5 days)

 

[Covstu]

So the boys all out on the piss Throwing beer over each other. We don’t help ourselves do we!

 

[chiefdave]

So the boys all out on the piss Throwing beer over each other. We don’t help ourselves do we!

But like last time we've managed to make a big issue out of nothing. Anderson said it was "not malicious" and a "bit of a non-event" yet Duckett has been kicked off the tour.

Why not just say its nothing, just a couple of players mucking about on a night off.

There seems to be a huge disconnect between the team & coaches and the ECB.

 

[I_Saw_Shaw_Score]

I was listening to a BBC podcast and somebody (ex player, may have been Mark Butcher)said something along the lines of that it wasn't a drink it was Ice cube/cubes. Maybe a cover up but certainly doesn't sound sinister as walking up to Anderson and tipping a pint over his head.

 

[I_Saw_Shaw_Score]

I think a left hander (Malan I guess) may miss out at Perth and the top 7 will be
Cook
Stoneman
Vince
Root
Bairstow
Ali
Foakes (wk)
And then the bowlers from the last test.