Ashes 2019

[TeWaio]

@NTA Why Hoff? Hazelwood = Hasselhoff?

[sparky]

Absolutely extraordinary Morning Session from the Aussie bowlers. On the back foot at Stumps last night, now on the cusp of taking a 2-0 lead and retaining the Urn.

[NTA]

@TeWaio correct.

Woakes stands to be top scorer here. Prick has a way of making runs.

And Joel Wilson fucks up again. Count to 6 you dick.

[Billy Webb]

If I had a ticket for day 4 I'd be starting to worry.
If I had a ticket for day 5 I'd be considering using it to wipe my ...

Geez this is poor batting by England

[NTA]

Right on the tip

[Billy Webb]

So much for my pontificating about Starc's inclusion / exclusion.
If Pattinson, Hazelwood and Cummins are going to keep getting these sorts of results, then I'm afraid Starc isn't going to get a look in.

[NTA]

How the fuck did that miss?

[Snowy]

@Billy-Webb said in Ashes 2019:

So much for my pontificating about Starc's inclusion / exclusion.
If Pattinson, Hazelwood and Cummins are going to keep getting these sorts of results, then I'm afraid Starc isn't going to get a look in.

I'm just jealous.

[sparky]

Archer to be England's top performer with ball and bat?

[Siam]

How do you get a job being a specialist batsman at 7? If this buttler fella was any good ( at test cricket) wouldn't he be at 4?

[NTA]

23°C at Leeds right now.
25°C predicted for my place tomorrow.
Summer?

24 overs in the session (bit slow)
54 runs
6 wickets

[Billy Webb]

@Siam said in Ashes 2019:

How do you get a job being a specialist batsman at 7? If this buttler fella was any good ( at test cricket) wouldn't he be at 4?

If you have a true allrounder like Stokes, it makes it possible.

They don't come around often...

[Siam]

@Billy-Webb the luxury of a number 7 specialist batsman with one ton in 58 goes?

[Snowy]

@Siam said in Ashes 2019:

How do you get a job being a specialist batsman at 7? If this buttler fella was any good ( at test cricket) wouldn't he be at 4?

Weird ay? Balance looks wrong in that team.

[MajorRage]

@NTA said in Ashes 2019:

23°C at Leeds right now.
25°C predicted for my place tomorrow.
Summer?

24 overs in the session (bit slow)
54 runs
6 wickets

There is nothing less boring in the world than Australians who post English Summer vs Aussie winter bullshit. Only seen it 48 million times. Get a new joke FFS.

Guess what. If I wanted to live somewhere with 40 degree summers, I would!

I don't! Deal with it!

[Billy Webb]

@Snowy said in Ashes 2019:

@Siam said in Ashes 2019:

How do you get a job being a specialist batsman at 7? If this buttler fella was any good ( at test cricket) wouldn't he be at 4?

Weird ay? Balance looks wrong in that team.

Maybe less a balance problem, and more a problem that their top 7 can't seem to score any runs.
If those guys actually made a few, it is a pretty handy side.

Well... they are also struggling for an effective spinner..

[MajorRage]

I have a sneaky feeling here ... that England will still get a first innings lead. And ... I'm going to put my balls on the stone here.

Avatar for a week that England take a first innings lead.

Whose up for it?

[Billy Webb]

@MajorRage said in Ashes 2019:

I have a sneaky feeling here ... that England will still get a first innings lead. And ... I'm going to put my balls on the stone here.

Avatar for a week that England take a first innings lead.

Whose up for it?

Good on ya MR. Gutsy call. Not impossible. It only takes one meaningful stand...
Personally I think @NTA should be taking you up on this one. I'm just a neutral here.

[sparky]

@NTA Yeah, but Leeds was where Joseph Priestley discovered fizzy water.

[Snowy]

@Billy-Webb Well if the top few don't score you are always going to have issues. Roy doesn't look like a test cricketer to me (neither does Steve Smith - so what do I know).

As for English spinners...who was the last really, really good one??

And yes they are a handy side at ODI. They don't look so good at test cricket to me.