The ashes 2023

[Izzy]

21 hours ago, fuchsntf said:

 

T20s and 1 dayers to lookforwatd to

I’d quite happily bin off the T20’s and go back to a six test ashes series 

[HighPeakFox]

1 hour ago, coolhandfox said:

As often one wicket brings another.

 

Wouldn't be surprised if we end up 290ish all out.

Does cricket make you miserable? 

[coolhandfox]

11 minutes ago, HighPeakFox said:

Does cricket make you miserable? 

No just lots of scars from England collapses. 

 

Loving this partnership.

[Lionator]

I think we can say England have won this series in all but name. Sickening how they’ve managed to keep the urn with such a huge gulf between the two teams. 

[leicsmac]

1 minute ago, Lionator said:

I think we can say England have won this series in all but name. Sickening how they’ve managed to keep the urn with such a huge gulf between the two teams. 

Were it for a little good fortune with the elements and that one situation in Edgbaston where we needed to clean up two of their bowlers with more than 50 runs still to get, this would have been a 4-1 victory.

 

Still, mistakes have been made and it is what it is.

[goody2028]

5 minutes ago, Lionator said:

I think we can say England have won this series in all but name. Sickening how they’ve managed to keep the urn with such a huge gulf between the two teams. 

It’s the most England performance in the world to have drew this 2-2 when we should have been 4-1. 

[RowlattsFox]

Hopefully we have enough success playing this style of cricket to at least have one go at it down under. Looking forward to the next away ashes. 

[Staff]

Think they will chase down anything less than 400

[coolhandfox]

10 minutes ago, Staff said:

Think they will chase down anything less than 400

Very doubtful.

 

Anything over 369 is in the top 10 chases of all time.

 

 

Edited 29 July 2023 by coolhandfox

[Tommy Fresh]

So far only Murphy in the first innings has gone for less than 4 an over, meanwhile not a single England bowler went for over 3.

[foxfanazer]

10 minutes ago, Staff said:

Think they will chase down anything less than 400

I don't. They haven't looked that good with the bat overall

[Bobby Hundreds]

The ball that got Root was a real turning grubber. Mo will be licking his lips at that Starc rough. 

[foxfanazer]

Shocking call that

[Staff]

These lot are horrible aren't they? All call for everything, some of them are cheaters as proven. Laberchagne however you spell it, his eyes are so close together he looks like an alien. Pat Cummins nose is so big you could land a jumbo jet on it. Steve Smiths lips are the same colour as his skin. All of em are wrongens I swear. Todd Murphys eyes are looking at today and tomorrow 🤣

[Finnegan]

14 minutes ago, foxfanazer said:

I don't. They haven't looked that good with the bat overall

 

Not really in the last two tests tbh. 

 

I assume the win predictor is significantly in your favour atm? 

[Lcfc-1992]

1 minute ago, Finnegan said:

 

Not really in the last two tests tbh. 

 

I assume the win predictor is significantly in your favour atm? 

Around 80% the last I saw

[Simmo86]

Not been great this last hour, Aussies should’ve been chasing 400+

[PhillippaT]

Just now, Simmo86 said:

Not been great this last hour, Aussies should’ve been chasing 400+

Does sound like we've thrown a lot of wickets away this evening...   (Am listening via the BBC Sport website)

[Simmo86]

1 minute ago, PhillippaT said:

Does sound like we've thrown a lot of wickets away this evening...   (Am listening via the BBC Sport website)

Started with Bairstow and carried on 

[foxfanazer]

8 minutes ago, Finnegan said:

 

Not really in the last two tests tbh. 

 

I assume the win predictor is significantly in your favour atm? 

It was at about 84% but that was a couple of wickets ago. Still should be pretty high 

[trabuch]

Poor old Jimmy! Hope we declare now.

Edited 29 July 2023 by trabuch

[PhillippaT]

Declare overnight, surely?

[Bobby Hundreds]

I know we lost wickets towards the end but I’d have bitten your hand off for a 377 lead.
 

Going to be some chase if they pull it off and they’ll be deserved winners. Should be some decent overhead conditions and a dry deck, which could bring in a bit of reverse.

[StanSP]

England should win from here. 377 is big for Aus to chase. 

[Bobby Hundreds]

2 minutes ago, PhillippaT said:

Declare overnight, surely?

New ball due so not sure we need to risk our  goat bowlers so perhaps but they might fancy sticking another 15 runs on or so.