Ashes 2019
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So, Aus effectively 34/3 (and yes @NTA , that is the right way of saying it) but with Smith still there. Advantage England but by no means home and hosed. Smith is the key man I feel. He copped a nasty one on the grill and looked pretty wobbly initially, not sure if he went for a check up but should have if he didn’t. Tough as well as angry lesbian.
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So, Aus effectively 34/3 (and yes @NTA , that is the right way of saying it) but with Smith still there. Advantage England but by no means home and hosed. Smith is the key man I feel. He copped a nasty one on the grill and looked pretty wobbly initially, not sure if he went for a check up but should have if he didn’t. Tough as well as angry lesbian.
@Catogrande Just saw the highlights and Yes, Smith should have been checked out after that wobble.
Surely Moeen can't last much longer in the team? He's picked as a spinner for his batting and he can't make runs, then England need to pick their best spinner. Still a tough game to call. England should have got a big lead by bowling Aus out for under 200 or getting 450 but haven't quite been good enough.
Weird also that the bails have to fall off for you to be bowled when originally the bails were added to make it easier to tell when someone had been bowled. The ultraedge shows the slightest snick on the bat and went crazy when Root's stump was hit yet it's not out. Strange game cricket .....
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@Donsteppa Being able to even discuss leaving him out is amazing, let alone doing it.
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@Donsteppa Specifically against Broad.
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Siddle is an energetic sort of character, but I’d much rather (attempt to) face him than Starc by a significant margin. I know Starc can run a bit hot and cold, but I’ve never quite figured out why Warne puts the boot into him so strongly.
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@Donsteppa because Warne is a fluffybunny.
@MN5 because a standout individual career doesn't win test matches.
@NTA said in Ashes 2019:
@Donsteppa because Warne is a fluffybunny.
@MN5 because a standout individual career doesn't win test matches.
Agreed but the other cheat wasn't exactly shabby either.
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@NTA said in Ashes 2019:
@Donsteppa because Warne is a fluffybunny.
@MN5 because a standout individual career doesn't win test matches.
Agreed but the other cheat wasn't exactly shabby either.
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@NTA said in Ashes 2019:
@MN5 I refer you to my previous point
But were his team that shit ?
Actually any era where Mitchell Marsh gets capped as often as he has answers this emphatically.
@MN5 said in Ashes 2019:
@NTA said in Ashes 2019:
@MN5 I refer you to my previous point
But were his team that shit ?
Actually any era where Mitchell Marsh gets capped as often as he has answers this emphatically.
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@Donsteppa @KiwiPie I can't believe the tripe they were serving up. Pattinson around the wicket at Broad's ribs and head. How fucking hard is it to lay down a bit of intimidation and/or injure the prick?
@NTA said in Ashes 2019:
@Donsteppa @KiwiPie I can't believe the tripe they were serving up. Pattinson around the wicket at Broad's ribs and head. How fucking hard is it to lay down a bit of intimidation and/or injure the prick?
Break his arm perhaps?
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@Catogrande Just saw the highlights and Yes, Smith should have been checked out after that wobble.
Surely Moeen can't last much longer in the team? He's picked as a spinner for his batting and he can't make runs, then England need to pick their best spinner. Still a tough game to call. England should have got a big lead by bowling Aus out for under 200 or getting 450 but haven't quite been good enough.
Weird also that the bails have to fall off for you to be bowled when originally the bails were added to make it easier to tell when someone had been bowled. The ultraedge shows the slightest snick on the bat and went crazy when Root's stump was hit yet it's not out. Strange game cricket .....
@KiwiPie said in Ashes 2019:
@Catogrande Just saw the highlights and Yes, Smith should have been checked out after that wobble.
Surely Moeen can't last much longer in the team? He's picked as a spinner for his batting and he can't make runs, then England need to pick their best spinner. Still a tough game to call. England should have got a big lead by bowling Aus out for under 200 or getting 450 but haven't quite been good enough.
Weird also that the bails have to fall off for you to be bowled when originally the bails were added to make it easier to tell when someone had been bowled. The ultraedge shows the slightest snick on the bat and went crazy when Root's stump was hit yet it's not out. Strange game cricket .....
I think Moeen is surviving on his highlights reel from a couple of years ago, no rational reason for his selection really.
