Ashes Cricket

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Pitiful.

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Bell dropped!

That was a dolly an' all.

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Seems like every ball has wicket written on it. It's like the crims are bunging down grenades - they can't wait to get on the plane.

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Would be very happy for KP to drop anchor here, otherwise we are gone for double figures.

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At what point do you just switch off in general fking protest?

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London424 said:

Is this the yòungest to 8,000 runs EVER Cook people are talking about?

Quite. Let's not go throwing the baby out with the bathwater after a poor tour.

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Well a few wickets as the crims slug out.

Lead of 415 - 7 down.

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Only 448 to win - it's in the bag. I fully expect to wake up to a score of 200/1. Easy peasy.

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Well I've never seen that before! (Carbs bat)

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Anyone read Geoffrey's rather excellent rant?

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/cricket/internati...

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Cheib said:

The books that come out about this tour will be very interesting that's for sure.

My key role in the Ashes humiliation, by AN Cook. A christmas bestseller, for sure

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IanV12 said:

some good news from Australia...

http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/cricket/25650615

Initial reports that it was Alistair Cook have been denied, however.

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Heard a brief report on the radio that we were defending 264 or something, I though 'oh, another pyjama ODI'. The reporter went on to say that we had reduced them to 68/5. Good lord, I thought. What's going on here then? A win at last!

Then I found out it was against a Nobody XI. Rats.

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I'm not a professional fast bowler obvs but surely rather than remodelling an entire action, if he's knocking the bails off just move his delivery stride a few inches to the left? Adjust his angle of trajectory to suit. Job jobbed.

I think I need Ashley Giles' number to pass on my coaching skills.

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5 down - amazeballs

But it brings Haddin to the crease - DOH!

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Black can man said:

Here we go again

A nice brisk start. I can now head to bed safely in the knowledge I'll be waking up to a posted score of 350ish...

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dav123a said:

Oz cruising at the minute , the thought was we were 20/30 runs light at the minute it's more like 50. We are playing out of date cricket they have Warner and Finch to open we have Cook and Bell. Should Butler open ?

243 is pathetic and give or take 100 light.

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Gargamel said:

Finch out, Aussie need 114 from 14 overs with only five wickets left

What could possibly go wrong from here ?

It's in the bag. Only a monumental clusterfk could stop us now...

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I saw the interview the other night, in my view Michael Vaughan has it absolutely bob on.

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/cricket/internati...