Ashes Cricket 2019
Discussion
McGee_22 said:
snake_oil_yesterday_afternoon said:
We'll be all out before home time. Only a question of when.
snake_oil_last_night said:
Don't bother we'll be gone by lunch.
Not a cricket man then....snake_oil_at_lunch said:
El stovey said:
Successful chases of over 300.
No idea why you've posted this. We look rubbish and will be gone by tea.Edited by snake_oil on Sunday 25th August 20:42
FredericRobinson said:
Mr E said:
I think I’d be more impressed if they played for and got the draw than if the middle order scored another couple of hundred at a canter.
It's only day 4 thoughBut not as impressive as that was. Yes, ok, one man basically save the day when a number of others didn’t perform.
Yes, lucky. Very lucky.
But bloody hell.
Who said test cricket was boring.
Thank God I can now post again - I just suffered a 1 month ban for a tongue in cheek post in the joke thread that allegedly wasn't laughable at all - still who's laughing now eh? I've got a grin on like a Cheshire cat and I'm Yorkshire born and bred.
I've really missed being able to post on this thread, today was a roller coaster of emotions, head in hands to rebounding off the ceiling.
I had a gut feeling Root wouldn't make it to lunch, then thought Bairstow will go soon afterwards.
Head now in hands.
Losing Butler was just crass incompetence. Woakes - I still can't decide.
Then Archer, he's got a decent First Class Average and can obviously bat a bit, his defensive shots were nigh on perfect straight bat and all by the book, and then he hit a couple of fours and I was thinking 'calm down lad' looked like Stokes told him to cal it down too.
But when you're at the other end watching your partner hitting fours and sixes you've got to think 'well I'm going to have a go at doing that'. A bit more maturity required on his part I think.
Leach played possibly the most important innings of his life, I cannot imagine for one minute what it must feel like to face Cummins/Hazelwood chasing those last few runs.
And that brings us squarely back to look at Stokes, I'm lost for words.
Started his innings playing test cricket and then went into ODI mode - I'm utterly delighted for him, what a knock. What a result. Two more to play now, it's going to take something special, the lads just need to understand we need everyone to put 30 - 40 on the card when they bat.
(When is Smith back?)
I've really missed being able to post on this thread, today was a roller coaster of emotions, head in hands to rebounding off the ceiling.
I had a gut feeling Root wouldn't make it to lunch, then thought Bairstow will go soon afterwards.
Head now in hands.
Losing Butler was just crass incompetence. Woakes - I still can't decide.
Then Archer, he's got a decent First Class Average and can obviously bat a bit, his defensive shots were nigh on perfect straight bat and all by the book, and then he hit a couple of fours and I was thinking 'calm down lad' looked like Stokes told him to cal it down too.
But when you're at the other end watching your partner hitting fours and sixes you've got to think 'well I'm going to have a go at doing that'. A bit more maturity required on his part I think.
Leach played possibly the most important innings of his life, I cannot imagine for one minute what it must feel like to face Cummins/Hazelwood chasing those last few runs.
And that brings us squarely back to look at Stokes, I'm lost for words.
Started his innings playing test cricket and then went into ODI mode - I'm utterly delighted for him, what a knock. What a result. Two more to play now, it's going to take something special, the lads just need to understand we need everyone to put 30 - 40 on the card when they bat.
(When is Smith back?)
CooperD said:
As someone who can remember Botham's 1981 innings, I have to say that Stokes topped that today. He must now be a shoe in for SPOTY now.
Nailed on favourite for SPOTY. Botham’s innings was different becuase it set up an improbable total to defend....I think it’s the best knock I have seen from Stokes today but there was the background to ‘81 of Botham’s earlier failures and then of course Willis’s 8 wickets to clean them up. Think ‘81 still might be th most ridiculous game ever for me.
Anyway Stokes is a force of nature....he just doesn’t know how to give up. His bowling on Friday was the best he’s bowled in a while and genuinely world class and then this knock. There’s something in him that is just incredible....I honestly don’t think that if the CWC had been just an ODI or this hadn’t been such a desperate situation for England in the series we’d have won it (or Stokes would have done what he did).....he’s just friggin incredible when the pressure is on. The balls to play the shots he did in that situation is incredible.
Watching my lad play a six a side cricket tournament today, the tournament ground to a halt as people saw the ever decreasing score target coming in.
Crowding round anyone with a live stream on their phone, a great atmosphere even in such limited circumstances.
Fingers crossed we can have some more of that in the next test.
Crowding round anyone with a live stream on their phone, a great atmosphere even in such limited circumstances.
Fingers crossed we can have some more of that in the next test.
Fantastic game of cricket and a true advert for test cricket. Stokes was both the villain (Buttler run out) but more so the hero with his performance. He played the occasion, used intelligence and played the big shots when needed. At 9 down he was never going to go out with a whimper. What a summer that lad has had.
2 centuries when they were needed and has bowled quite well. Winning the world cup and putting right the wrongs of missing the last Ashes series. The accolades could go on for days.
I watched the highlights, his batting was spot on at the right time. Destructive.
I didn't see what Paine said as the ch5 interview will have been different to the sky one.
2 centuries when they were needed and has bowled quite well. Winning the world cup and putting right the wrongs of missing the last Ashes series. The accolades could go on for days.
I watched the highlights, his batting was spot on at the right time. Destructive.
I didn't see what Paine said as the ch5 interview will have been different to the sky one.
I'm really struggling to understand what Australia actually did so badly. Obviously Smith will return, will they drop Wade or Khawaja or Head to fit in Labucsagne? Who's Starc going to replace, Pattinson?
I think it might work to move Roy up the order (assuming we retain him for this competition at least) and open with Root, who did make a decent showing in this game for the second innings. I loved the way we suddenly played sensibly, playing ourselves in, not swiping away at everything in sight, need to somehow keep that batting style going. I wonder if we'll drop Woakes for Anderson.
Australia needn't feel too bad, that was a vanishingly rare occurrence, it'd be the equivalent of us going on to lose that 2015 Ashes Test at Trent Bridge. Once again there was evidence of great on field camaraderie between the two sides which was great to see.
I think it might work to move Roy up the order (assuming we retain him for this competition at least) and open with Root, who did make a decent showing in this game for the second innings. I loved the way we suddenly played sensibly, playing ourselves in, not swiping away at everything in sight, need to somehow keep that batting style going. I wonder if we'll drop Woakes for Anderson.
Australia needn't feel too bad, that was a vanishingly rare occurrence, it'd be the equivalent of us going on to lose that 2015 Ashes Test at Trent Bridge. Once again there was evidence of great on field camaraderie between the two sides which was great to see.
Leithen said:
Good article by Greg Baum In The Sydney Morning Herald.
Yet still the obligatory dig about where Stokes was born, while conveniently ignoring the home record on that front. Fine if you're cleaner than a vicar's joke, but best not to mention if you're not.Gargamel said:
Not sure why Buttler is getting pelted a on here. He was run out by his partner. He isn’t in great form for sure, but if we a dropping batsman there are others more in line I think
warch said:
Based purely on the merits of this innings, Bairstow did ok, Buttler was run out by Stokes, Woakes did play a poor stroke and Root managed 77. Obviously, they were all utterly s
te in the first innings though, which ruined my Friday.
Looking back it was a bit harsh on Buttler te in the first innings though, which ruined my Friday. 
But Root played a soft shot to be out, no matter what he scored. As did Bairstow. These guys are both superb players but putting your team under that sort of pressure with a brain fart is not on. Woakes too.
I still think I'd bring Curran in for Buttler.
Not sure whether I'd bring Jimmy back in.
(That last 6 of Stokes'...inches
And how TF did Lyon drop that run out. And why on Earth did they review the Leach "LBW"?...My5 for anyone who missed it ).Gassing Station | Sports | Top of Page | What's New | My Stuff