The ashes 2023

[coolhandfox]

As old boycott use to say add two wickets to the score and you have an idea were the game is.

 

200+ looks a very different chase now.

[Lionator]

Aussies complaining about the new ball, suck it losers.

[CosbehFox]

For all the supposed whinging from us, Khawaja is the biggest of them all in this series. Calling a review on plump LBW

[Sparrowhawk]

21 hours ago, Sparrowhawk said:

No chance.

Well, not no chance, but almost no chance. They won't win this.

Told ya.

[Lionator]

3 minutes ago, Sparrowhawk said:

Told ya.

There's still plenty of time. All it needs is Smith to get his eye in.

[coolhandfox]

3 minutes ago, Lionator said:

There's still plenty of time. All it needs is Smith to get his eye in.

 

I would be in the top 8 run chase of all time.

 

Very unlikely. 

[fuchsntf]

I desperately want us to beat the Aussies in this last Test,on the other foot,I want

the Aussies Women qualify through to the next round…

Sexist I know,but they are prettier than the men. Shame about the Ferns…

Spent sometime in both countries,love their mentality towards sport…

[Sparrowhawk]

4 minutes ago, Lionator said:

There's still plenty of time. All it needs is Smith to get his eye in.

No - their only hope is a match winning innings from Smith. Which he is capable of, but hasn't looked much like doing for a bit. And even then he'd need people to stay in with him, which they won't.

[fuchsntf]

15 minutes ago, Sparrowhawk said:

No - their only hope is a match winning innings from Smith. Which he is capable of, but hasn't looked much like doing for a bit. And even then he'd need people to stay in with him, which they won't.

Too early to crow...Suprising when even wicket takers leak easy runs...S.Smith has been somewhat quiet in the series,he  can be explosive with any of the following batsman,right up to 11..

[goose2010]

30 minutes ago, CosbehFox said:

For all the supposed whinging from us, Khawaja is the biggest of them all in this series. Calling a review on plump LBW

unreal waste of an appeal that. Hope it comes back to bite them! 

[Lionator]

What is our attack going to look like in India?

 

Woakes is notoriously terrible overseas, Potts wont do anything in India, Wood will probably be done after the world cup. Jimmy performed well in Pakistan and I guess Tongue has that extra yard of pace which might be useful. 

 

Spin seems set up for Leach, Rehan and Jacks to alternate.

[Lionator]

2 minutes ago, goose2010 said:

unreal waste of an appeal that. Hope it comes back to bite them! 

Bit harsh, Broad's two minutes before was just as bad.

[FrankieADZ]

48 minutes ago, Lionator said:

Aussies complaining about the new ball, suck it losers.

i dont know why they are, cos theyve been more than underhand this series

 

like pot calling kettle

always trying to play the victim

[RowlattsFox]

Can't let this aussie team win 3-1 away from home. In the past you can just say they are better than us, but not this year. 

 

Struggles to.get 20 wickets throughout the series. 

[leicsmac]

2 minutes ago, FrankieADZ said:

i dont know why they are, cos theyve been more than underhand this series

 

like pot calling kettle

always trying to play the victim

Well yeah, hypocrisy appears to be a rather Aussie cricket thing.

 

Like complaining about a crowd that is a mite hostile when their own crowds are utterly ruthless.

[leicsmac]

And provided the next wicket falls before 300 England win this by at least 50 runs.

[FrankieADZ]

3 minutes ago, leicsmac said:

Well yeah, hypocrisy appears to be a rather Aussie cricket thing.

 

Like complaining about a crowd that is a mite hostile when their own crowds are utterly ruthless.

spot on, they all like giving it but once its turned around they become snowflakes

[goose2010]

28 minutes ago, Lionator said:

Bit harsh, Broad's two minutes before was just as bad.

Not really it was bang hitting middle stump. You know as a batter if you have hit it and where it has hit you. 

 

There isn't many he hasn't actually appealled in the whole series! 

[Lionator]

Just now, goose2010 said:

Not really it was bang hitting middle stump. You know as a batter if you have hit it and where it has hit you. 

 

There isn't many he hasn't actually appealled in the whole series! 

It hit him about a yard outside of off peg. 

[Finnegan]

54 minutes ago, coolhandfox said:

 

I would be in the top 8 run chase of all time.

 

Very unlikely. 

 

Unlikely yes but looking a bit possible at the moment. If Smith gets in to a solid rhythm and Head chalks a fair few off with a solid knock then it'll be a tense end to the day (rain permitting.) 

[bovril]

Well I'm happy you lot are feeling more confident than I am

[trabuch]

Glen Maxwell is starting to get a bit cocky on TMS. You can tell he thinks they are in with a good chance of chasing this down.

[RowlattsFox]

I don't know if it's because England in recent years have changed my expectation but 150 odd with 7 wickets seems a decent stroll for Austrailia. 

[trabuch]

Just now, RowlattsFox said:

I don't know if it's because England in recent years have changed my expectation but 150 odd with 7 wickets seems a decent stroll for Austrailia. 

The bookies think so.

[HighPeakFox]

6 minutes ago, trabuch said:

Glen Maxwell is starting to get a bit cocky on TMS. You can tell he thinks they are in with a good chance of chasing this down.

Who?