The Ashes

MN5

Warner seeing it like a beach ball. 100 today for sure.

Hugh Jackman is commentating and I'm certain Mark Nicholas wants to blow him.

Donsteppa

Thank goodness England went in with only one injury enforced changed, or results might start to get really bad for them.......

No Quarter

I was about to make a post lamenting the absolute road of a pitch but realised England will likely get skittled for 200 odd so it's unlikely to matter.

MN5

Oz will only need to bat once. Bancroft looking pedestrian but he's holding up his end at least. Warner looking set for a massive score.

Duluth

Is there any online radio commentary that isn’t geo blocked in nz?

Edit - found one, had to register on cricket.com.au

MN5

Warner caught off the new bloke for 99.

....and it's a no ball.

Unbelievable.

Chris B.

Curran has a chip.

Warner should be laughing in that fuckwit's face. Jesus wept!!!

MN5

@chris-b said in The Ashes:

Curran has a chip.

Warner should be laughing in that fuckwit's face. Jesus wept!!!

Been watching all day and I'm fairly sure that's the first no ball of the innings. Talk about a worst possible time.

NTA

@mn5 often wonder if a few don't go under the radar because they're NOT wicket balls.

But anyway, sucked in.

MN5

@nta said in The Ashes:

@mn5 often wonder if a few don't go under the radar because they're NOT wicket balls.

But anyway, sucked in.

My thoughts as well. Giving Warner a life on 99 isn't wise.

hydro11

Warner should be disappointed. He only punished the Poms for 4 runs from the no ball.

No Quarter

The lesbian is having an absolute field day against this pop gun English attack. Similar to what Kohli did to Sri Lanka. His average is getting astronomical.

MN5

@no-quarter said in The Ashes:

The lesbian is having an absolute field day against this pop gun English attack. Similar to what Kohli did to Sri Lanka. His average is getting astronomical.

Yeah his stats are just ridiculous quite frankly. He's some player. Test average over 63 now?

NTA

88,000 in for an Ashes Boxing Day Test with a ground holding near 100k. That's disappointing but probably expected.

Game has fluttered along without much action the last two sessions.

Donsteppa

Three wickets in 87 overs so far today. It beggars belief that Jimmy Anderson feels in any position to comment on the depth of the Australian bowling attack...

hydro11

@nta said in The Ashes:

88,000 in for an Ashes Boxing Day Test with a ground holding near 100k. That's disappointing but probably expected.

Game has fluttered along without much action the last two sessions.

Isn't that one of the highest attendances ever for a boxing day test on day 1?

NTA

@hydro11 don't know exactly but being Ashes, I'd expect over 90k. Maybe I was taken in by Bill Lawry and Shane Warne wanking on about 95k being there because FUCKEN VICTORIA MAYYYYYYTE!!!

mariner4life

even Steve Smith was bored, so he got himself out. Worst series i can remember. Shit, benign pitches offering nothing to the bowlers, or the batsmen really, and one team completely out-classed.

terrible summer so far

MN5

@mariner4life said in The Ashes:

even Steve Smith was bored, so he got himself out. Worst series i can remember. Shit, benign pitches offering nothing to the bowlers, or the batsmen really, and one team completely out-classed.

terrible summer so far

On both sides of the Ta$man pal. At least some of the poms actually look interested. None of the Windies do.

nzzp

@mariner4life said in The Ashes:

even Steve Smith was bored, so he got himself out. Worst series i can remember. Shit, benign pitches offering nothing to the bowlers, or the batsmen really, and one team completely out-classed.

terrible summer so far

I agree. Not great cricket to watch. Suggested this to an Aussie I know, and he went off that this has been farking awesome, and he's loving it.

I shook my head and gave up. Life is too short.

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The Ashes