The ashes 2023

[StanSP]

8 minutes ago, leicsmac said:

Well, I know of it, but yeah.

 

In any case, I think the anger is entirely justified and certainly useful.

 

And the crowd can help him a long a bit both here and elsewhere by providing an extra bit of adrenaline where needed.

 

Edit: And the Aussies are human - crowd pressure could end up forcing more mistakes from them.

Already has with the Hazelwood and Starc misfields.

 

Keep the pressure on, while not letting the pressure get to you is what Stokes and co need to do. Let the Aussies lose their heads a bit. 

 

That's the beauty of Stokes in this mode. Mega-driven to do what he needs to and try his utmost to get control and get on top. And almost not let any emotion get the better of him. It's great to watch. I hope he leads England to win today. Irrespective of what happened with Bairstow. 

[HighPeakFox]

Was Bairstow trying to gain an advantage or was he just wandering down the pitch at the end of the over? I think there's no doubt which it was.

 

So the laws can take a hike, that's just terrible by Australia.

[WarehamFox]

Does anyone know why Cummins has a black eye?

[ARTY_FOX]

4 minutes ago, UniFox21 said:

I can see a mankad being used or brought out next test

I hope so. 

 

I hope its used as often as we possibly can. 

[RowlattsFox]

Not able to watch live so only just saw a replay and was expecting it to be worse. Bairstow has left his ground pretty quickly. Keepers do that all the time on t20..

[HighPeakFox]

1 minute ago, WarehamFox said:

Does anyone know why Cummins has a black eye?

The ball bounced up into his face when fielding.

[st albans fox]

2 minutes ago, UniFox21 said:

I can see a mankad being used or brought out next test

won’t matter - Aussies are 2-0 up and a drawn series keeps the ashes in oz 

 

they will probably be delighted for the series to drop into pedantry and bad spirit   

[leicsmac]

Just now, st albans fox said:

won’t matter - Aussies are 2-0 up and a drawn series keeps the ashes in oz 

 

they will probably be delighted for the series to drop into pedantry and bad spirit   

I'm not sure how such a situation would favour them. It didn't against India.

[David Hankey]

How the game played by "gentleman" has changed.

[st albans fox]

Just now, leicsmac said:

I'm not sure how such a situation would favour them. It didn't against India.

It distracts us from the job 

need wood back 

[Izzy]

Look at the field, everyone on the ropes 

 

Just smash it over their heads Ben

[StanSP]

Smith drop! 

[foxfanazer]

 

Maybe just maybe

[Izzy]

You love to see it 

[StanSP]

Hazelwood

Starc

Smith

 

 

Who else will misfield... 

[trabuch]

Oh that is perfect.

[RowlattsFox]

It's a long time for Stokes to play like this and get it right every time. 

[st albans fox]

Just now, foxfanazer said:

 

Maybe just maybe

matter of time I’m afraid 

Chances of riding luck for a whole  session too small 

 

surprised we aren’t running easy twos 

[Super_horns]

First ball 6 then  Smith drops a dolly !

[trabuch]

That shows that the crowd can get to them.

[goody2028]

We’re winning this ain’t we 

[StanSP]

Maybe it is time for England's luck to turn, given how much Australia had... 

[StanSP]

Reminds me of Rishabh Pant vs Australia. Let's hope Stokes can continue and repeat... 

[leicsmac]

5 minutes ago, David Hankey said:

How the game played by "gentleman" has changed.

It's still a gentlemans game when playing folks like NZ, that's played in the right spirit.

 

Aus? Meet fire with fire.

 

4 minutes ago, st albans fox said:

It distracts us from the job 

need wood back 

Present evidence is that it is focusing us and distracting the Aussies.

 

Do agree we need Wood back.

[st albans fox]

Additional problem is that stokes has to score double the number of runs because he won’t take any singles. 
 

with the field so deep I can’t understand why he isn’t taking twos with less force on the shots