The ashes 2023

[st albans fox]

14 minutes ago, Voll Blau said:

Yep. Almost a perfect session.

Four wickets lost - you’re  a lot easier to please than my missus 

[Voll Blau]

11 minutes ago, leicsmac said:

Not entirely sure I'd say that - perfect for me would be Duckett and Crawley still both there on 70-odd unbeaten each, but we are favourites now.

Expected us to be two down if we're being honest.

[leicsmac]

2 minutes ago, Voll Blau said:

Expected us to be two down if we're being honest.

I expected similar.

 

I know this gets trotted out similarly often, but the next half hour is critical. Brook and Stokes are still in at the end of it, England win. If not, then it could still go pear-shaped.

Edited 9 July 2023 by leicsmac

[Voll Blau]

10 minutes ago, st albans fox said:

Four wickets lost - you’re  a lot easier to please than my missus 

I meant in terms of it being down to a double-digit chase. Realistically we were always going to have lost a couple. The Root dismissal pissed me off.

Edited 9 July 2023 by Voll Blau

[Super_horns]

98 runs needed  - 6 wickets in hand .

Just needs sensible batting really ..

Captain Stokes to lead the way ?

[EastAnglianFox]

Mr Dependable Woakes to hit the winning runs

[st albans fox]

New balls please ……

[leicsmac]

Oooof - Stokes took one right in the pills there.

[Leicester_Loyal]

Stokes gone. 
 

1 more and we’re in big trouble. 

[goody2028]

Shite

[st albans fox]

Is it my imagination or are there way more legside nicks than usuall in this series ??.

[trabuch]

Two leg side dismissals for our best batters. Poor.

[Izzy]

Damn. We never make it easy do we.

[trabuch]

Right oh Bairstow. Earn your place.

[RowlattsFox]

Horrible way to get out. 

[coolhandfox]

England looking to throw this away.

[Super_horns]

No not like that !

 

[Corky]

Two poor deliveries get wickets.

[PAULCFC]

Not quite so confident as I was about this!

[RowlattsFox]

Aussies favourites now for me. 

 

Should switch the batting order around, send the bowlers out first, see if they can survive the new ball and then have the better  batsmen coming in at the end  

 

Bowlers end up in the big pressure moments with bat and ball. 

[Leicester_Loyal]

The fact Bairstow is being picked is disgraceful. 

[st albans fox]

7 minutes ago, Corky said:

Two poor deliveries get wickets.

Three

[Corky]

Shocking.

[Izzy]

These two can just nudge it around for singles all afternoon for me.

 

Just dig in and don't do anything daft. 

[Izzy]

FVCK OFF!!!