| Ashes thread 17:11 - Jul 15 with 108734 views | johnhoop |
Now that the World Cup’s done and dusted we can turn our attention to the next major event.
For me the most interesting questions about team selection are;
1) Do we open with Jason Roy? For me it’s a no brainer. I know all the arguments against- he doesn’t even open for Surrey, he struggles against the moving ball etc- but I feel that he’s in such good form and the alternatives are so mediocre that it would be silly not to. If he does come off he could give us control of the game in the first couple of hours. Him and Rory Burns for me.
2) Now that Jofra Archer has to have a place in the side, who are the other two quick bowlers going to be. If fit I guess Anderson has to play and I would give the third spot to Woakes but this means no place for Stuart Broad and the 90 mph+ Mark Wood.
3) Which spinner to go with - Ali or Rashid? Ali’s batting form seems to have dipped but it’s still not an easy decision to make.
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| Ashes thread on 16:20 - Sep 8 with 1588 views | Rangersw12 |
Good to see some fight and over my dead body attitude from a few of the batters
If only we batted for an hour longer yesterday we could of saved this ! | | | |
| Ashes thread on 16:52 - Sep 8 with 1574 views | CamberleyR |
FFS. Buttler bowled playing no shot. They weren't looking in any trouble. |  |
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| Ashes thread on 16:55 - Sep 8 with 1568 views | Nov77 |
Replacement ball does the trick.
Need a miracle now.
I would have sent leach in next as his defence is better than broads and archers. |  |
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| Ashes thread on 17:00 - Sep 8 with 1558 views | Rangersw12 |
Change of ball changed the game | | | |
| Ashes thread on 17:05 - Sep 8 with 1555 views | Nov77 |
| Ashes thread on 17:00 - Sep 8 by Rangersw12 |
Change of ball changed the game |
Oz won’t need the new ball now, this one’s doing more! | |
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| Ashes thread on 17:08 - Sep 8 with 1553 views | Rangersw12 |
| Ashes thread on 17:05 - Sep 8 by Nov77 |
Oz won’t need the new ball now, this one’s doing more! |
You could see from the cheats face how happy they were with the replacement before they even bowled a ball
Long term for England though this defeat should be awake up call and the focus back on red ball cricket | | | |
| Ashes thread on 17:58 - Sep 8 with 1480 views | RANGERS4EVER |
Going to sound very amateur but as someone who doesn't watch cricket can someone tell me if there is an official finishing time? Or is it just when it gets dark? |  |
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| Ashes thread on 18:04 - Sep 8 with 1466 views | CamberleyR |
| Ashes thread on 17:58 - Sep 8 by RANGERS4EVER |
Going to sound very amateur but as someone who doesn't watch cricket can someone tell me if there is an official finishing time? Or is it just when it gets dark? |
They have a minimum number of overs to bowl in a day so it'll be when they're completed (if they don't bowl us out) or when the light fades enough that they can't bowl their quick bowlers whichever happens first. | |
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| Ashes thread on 18:06 - Sep 8 with 1456 views | CamberleyR |
FFS. See off the quicks and fall to a part timer. Now Broad the walking wicket is in. [Post edited 8 Sep 2019 18:07]
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| Ashes thread on 18:19 - Sep 8 with 1902 views | CamberleyR |
Well played Craig Overton. Brilliant effort to stay in nearly three hours. Just showing what could have been if those above him in the order had done their jobs a bit better. | |
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| Ashes thread on 18:21 - Sep 8 with 1889 views | Rangersw12 |
A brave effort
The cheat has been the difference and we've been a bit unlucky with injuries but fair play to the Aussie quicks they have been excellent all series
Root needs to resign and concentrate on his batting and we need to get rid of Roy and maybe Bairstow ( who's been poor for over a year now ) | | | |
| Ashes thread on 18:24 - Sep 8 with 1868 views | ted_hendrix |
They have the best strike bowler in the world and the best batsman in the world, having said that we have let ourselves down again especially our batsmen who have shown a stupid lack of discipline when it mattered most.
Joe Root has made some strange decisions too and has IMO been poor as a captain and batsman, absolutely that is not a scapegoat comment.
Best team won, no getting away from it but we contributed to our own downfall. |  |
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| Ashes thread on 18:25 - Sep 8 with 1862 views | flynnbo |
We really need to build now to win back the Ashes. We'd been concentrating on the one day stuff over the last 4 years so now it's time to prepare thoroughly for Down Under in 21/22. |  | | |
| Ashes thread on 18:28 - Sep 8 with 1835 views | isawqpratwcity |
Is this Burns, Root or Broad? |  |
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| Ashes thread on 18:29 - Sep 8 with 1828 views | ted_hendrix |
| Ashes thread on 18:28 - Sep 8 by isawqpratwcity |
Is this Burns, Root or Broad? |
Probably you. | |
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| Ashes thread on 18:29 - Sep 8 with 1827 views | flynnbo |
| Ashes thread on 18:28 - Sep 8 by isawqpratwcity |
Is this Burns, Root or Broad? |
Warner, I think. | | | |
| Ashes thread on 18:35 - Sep 8 with 1802 views | CamberleyR |
| Ashes thread on 18:28 - Sep 8 by isawqpratwcity |
Is this Burns, Root or Broad? |
You're graceless and charmless in defeat and have no dignity in victory. You might not have been born there but in all other ways you're a typical convict. | |
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| Ashes thread on 18:37 - Sep 8 with 1784 views | isawqpratwcity |
| Ashes thread on 18:35 - Sep 8 by CamberleyR |
You're graceless and charmless in defeat and have no dignity in victory. You might not have been born there but in all other ways you're a typical convict. |
Ouch! Burns!!! | |
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| Ashes thread on 18:40 - Sep 8 with 1772 views | Rangersw12 |
Did you celebrate the Leach wicket seeing it was a Saffer who got it and not a fair dinkum Aussie ? | | | |
| Ashes thread on 18:40 - Sep 8 with 1771 views | willis1980 |
I partially agree. I think the Australians were saved by the umpires at Lords, if england had been allowed to bowl their quicks towards the end of play the complexion of the series could’ve been a little different. A part of me struggles to understand why England’s quicks weren’t allowed to bowl in fading light but it was fine for the Australians to bowl theirs in fading at Old Trafford in two occasions.
I’ll eat my hat where Overton and his batting is concerned, I thought he really dug in and didn’t really look like he was ever riding his luck. I thought England on the whole really dug their heels in today when I thought the game would be over by lunch. Roy really is a passenger England can’t afford, stick Pope in for the next test pls. He can’t do any worse really can he. | | | |
| Ashes thread on 18:44 - Sep 8 with 1750 views | isawqpratwcity |
| Ashes thread on 18:40 - Sep 8 by Rangersw12 |
Did you celebrate the Leach wicket seeing it was a Saffer who got it and not a fair dinkum Aussie ? |
Ah yes, Labuschagne...The product of Archer's assault on Smith.
Got to say thanks for that! | |
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| Ashes thread on 18:45 - Sep 8 with 1749 views | Rangersw12 |
| Ashes thread on 18:40 - Sep 8 by willis1980 |
I partially agree. I think the Australians were saved by the umpires at Lords, if england had been allowed to bowl their quicks towards the end of play the complexion of the series could’ve been a little different. A part of me struggles to understand why England’s quicks weren’t allowed to bowl in fading light but it was fine for the Australians to bowl theirs in fading at Old Trafford in two occasions.
I’ll eat my hat where Overton and his batting is concerned, I thought he really dug in and didn’t really look like he was ever riding his luck. I thought England on the whole really dug their heels in today when I thought the game would be over by lunch. Roy really is a passenger England can’t afford, stick Pope in for the next test pls. He can’t do any worse really can he. |
Pope needs to bat 6 though
My team for the Oval
Burns
Sibley
Denly
Root
Stokes
Pope
Butler ( WK)
Overton
Archer
Leach
Broad | | | |
| Ashes thread on 18:50 - Sep 8 with 1728 views | Rangersw12 |
| Ashes thread on 18:44 - Sep 8 by isawqpratwcity |
Ah yes, Labuschagne...The product of Archer's assault on Smith.
Got to say thanks for that! |
Assuming you will go back to your backward and racist views when he inevitably has a poor few games though [Post edited 8 Sep 2019 18:50]
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