Ashes 2023 (4 Viewers)

[covcity4life]

Fuck sake Aussie's picking up runs now. Could be epic ending

I got to play 5 a side at 7. I don't want to miss this! Get some wickets England!

 

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[Northants Sky Blue]

Fucking hell this is '05 all over again.

Take the ball

 

[Saddlebrains]

Why are we not taking the new ball here and having Broad and Anderson at them???

 

[napolimp]

Why are we not taking the new ball here and having Broad and Anderson at them???

Worried about nicking it to boundary with speed.

 

[thekidfromstrettoncamp]

85 over taking the new ball.

 

[Saddlebrains]

Fucked this aint we

 

[clint van damme]

Fucked this aint we

Looking that way

 

[oscillatewildly]

Massive opportunity missed to go 1-0 up in the series.
Psychologically this could lead to a 5-0.
Save the odd weather assisted draw.

 

[Evo1883]

Declaration worked well eh

 

[Saddlebrains]

I dont think we will get 5 nil'd

However Stokes has to learn a lesson. You dint declare in day 1, especially when Root was twatting the aussies for a boundary a ball, and with Jimmy to come in whos good for double figures after, thats 25/30 runs in 4 or 5 overs. He could have still had a crack at them

 

[SkyBlueSoul]

Where’s Just Stop Oil when you need them

 

[thekidfromstrettoncamp]

Australia win in the 93rd over

 

[clint van damme]

Fucks sake.

 

[Saddlebrains]

Shite that

 

[Macca]

Test Match won with Test Match batting shocker

 

[napolimp]

I dont think we will get 5 nil'd

However Stokes has to learn a lesson. You dint declare in day 1, especially when Root was twatting the aussies for a boundary a ball, and with Jimmy to come in whos good for double figures after, thats 25/30 runs in 4 or 5 overs. He could have still had a crack at them

Absolutely. Crazy decision, in hindsight. Just leave them out there and tell them to swing at everything, especially if you're happy with the total you've reached.

 

[chiefdave]

Well its not boring that's for sure

 

[stupot07]

Why oh why did we declare with 2 wickets in hand and Root still at the crease on day 1...that's where the game was lost


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[Macca]

Well its not boring that's for sure

Stokes has said before doesn’t care about results as long as it’s entertainment

 

[SkyBlueSoul]

Feels even more shit fumbling it over the rope for them to win. Not an easy stop but would rather he’d just twatted a four through cover or something

 

[CCFCSteve]

They all come out the woodwork after a loss ! Look back at the last 18 months, how we turned round something like one win in 12 to 12 wins in 14. Players should be proud of how they played the game and we made that a great match/ending (would’ve been a bore draw if we’d played like the aussies) and without some drops and a bit of bad luck we win that

Fair play to aussies also, ground out a great win in the end. Thought we’d done it when we’d got Carey but wasn’t to be.

 

[chiefdave]

Why oh why did we declare with 2 wickets in hand and Root still at the crease on day 1...that's where the game was lost

The leadership team are on the record saying they don't want draws. You could argue if they'd added another 50 plus and taken an hour or more out of the game then today the Aussies would have just dropped anchor and batted it out with no attempt to reach the target.

 

[chiefdave]

And the declaration argument doesn't really work with the number of chances put down in the field. They could have won it if they'd held on to even a couple of those

Bazball won't live or die by one close draw. If the Aussies had come out 1st innings and put 500 - 600 on the board then they may have been louder questions being asked

 

[hill83]

Why oh why did we declare with 2 wickets in hand and Root still at the crease on day 1...that's where the game was lost


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Trying to be the big man essentially

 

[clint van damme]

Trying to be the big man essentially

We've all done it....

 

[Macca]

The leadership team are on the record saying they don't want draws. You could argue if they'd added another 50 plus and taken an hour or more out of the game then today the Aussies would have just dropped anchor and batted it out with no attempt to reach the target.

Be interesting if we were 2-1 with a test to go

 

[stupot07]

We've all done it....

Especially after a few drinks..

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[Ian1779]

Declaration worked well eh

This will inevitably be mentioned, but had he not done it and with the time that was missed due to rain, we likely would not have seen the chance of a result at all.

 

[SkyBlueSoul]

Ahh well, got 8 days to add more Baz to the ball now

 

[Ian1779]

Think they may have to look at a different spinning option, Ali’s fingers look mangled.

 

[Mcbean]

Very enjoyable - could have gone either way Bairstow needs to get his head together maybe Foakes

 

[Finham]

Test Match won with Test Match batting shocker

A victory for traditional Test values in the end. One hell of a game, though.

 

[Johnnythespider]

I still fancy England to win the series, Anderson needs to find his form though.

 

[CCFCSteve]

I still fancy England to win the series, Anderson needs to find his form though.

Yeah, he lacked rhythm. Think he was injured before test. Not ideal prep. Add Leach getting injured and Mo’s fucked finger and you can say we haven’t had too much luck to start series with.

 

[CCFCSteve]

A victory for traditional Test values in the end. One hell of a game, though.

It was but if anyone thinks we beat this Australia team over the series playing traditional, safe test cricket they’re mad. Top three batsmen in the world, spinner with nearly 500 test wickets and probably an equal pace attack to ours. Stokes is trying to take them out of their comfort zone. Might work, might not but I’d imagine it will be better than the pathetic capitulation playing the traditional way last series in Australia

As you say, amazing game