Ashes Cricket

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Wouldn't fancy fielding in this forty degree heat, I think we look like wilting.

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el stovey said:

It's possibly going to be hotter for the Australians.

Very true. But they have a pair of 90+ quicks whereas our trundlers already look like they're going through the motions. I have a nasty feeling we'll also be batting under big scoreboard pressure.

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unrepentant said:

Fastest, bounciest track of the series so they go with Bresnan instead of Finn? I don't get it.

No me either. Chef could do with winning a fking toss as well

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Morning all. Looks like a half decent job polishing off the tail earlier. Nice to wake up to chef still in.... KP 4 from 40 though? Get a move on Kev!

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ralphrj said:

1st Test, match position at end of Day 3 - Australia lead by 537 runs

2nd Test, match position at end of Day 3 - Australia lead by 530 runs

3rd Test, match position with 20 minutes to the end of Day 3 - Australia lead by 359 runs


There is no denying that we are getting better with every game.

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Don't panic boys! We're still in this!

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AJS- said:

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Don't panic boys! We're still in this!

You jinxed it.

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Thoroughly deserved by the Crims. We have been an embarrassment.

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NBTBRV8 said:

I corrected it for you.

Not very well I see

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4th Test team:

Cook
Carberry
Ballance
Bell
Root
Stokes
Bairstow
Bresnan
Anderson
Finn
Monty

??

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No I don't think so either, it was more a suggestion.

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johnfm said:

I have been remarkably restrained in celebrating this win

Your complete absence when you were getting tonked was noted. That you've bothered to turn up now rather points to your fair weathered attitude to support.

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That, my friend, is absolute poppycock and you know it. Abuse on the cricket threads?!

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Bibbs said:

Geez, I hate the press sometimes :-

http://www.news.com.au/sport/cricket/hey-england-w...

Few funny comments in there, but have a bit of dignity.

Joe Root does look like Ellen though

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Gargamel said:

I genuinely believe that the cricket thread would benefit from a day trip to some meaningless county championship game on a friday somewhere in the northern home counties.

We could double the size of the crowd and improve bar taking by 100% if we turned up with about ten of us.

2014 New year resolution. PHers at the Cricket.

I suspect that if ten of us turned up on a Friday, we'd be the only ten non-member there.

I always enjoy taking a day off work popping down to New Road on a weekday. Load up my bag with some beer and sausage rolls, and a copy of the paper and or top gear.

Smashin'

Gargs - I'm going to take a wild stab in the dark here. Do you live in the northern home counties?

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Sophia Gardens?

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I for one welcome all our new cricket supporting crims to the thread. Welcome chaps.

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johnfm said:

Why on earth are people squabbling about sledging and punching people in bars?

Because now your shower have managed to win a few tests we've been invaded by bogans - that's why.

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What the fk. Probably doesn't want his average to go over 30

Seriously though, bonkers decision. Yes he's been tonked this series but it's only one series. Weird one.