| Ashes 2023 16:47 - Jun 8 with 100388 views | Hoopstar |
Ah the home Ashes series is almost upon us, my personal favourite sporting event (not down under, that's just generally depressing.) I need something big sporting wise to focus on and quit my worrying about QPR for a while.
Anyone going?
I was at the first day of the World Test Championship at the Oval yesterday. The Aussies looked in depressingly good nick with the bat and their pace attack appears as terrifying as ever.
I think it's going to be an exciting, tough, tense series that'll go down to the wire. I only managed to get tickets to the very final day of the Ashes on 31st July at the Oval, you never know.
I predict...
Crawley to average less than 20 with Duckett getting closer to mid 30s
Brook to really secure his position as an outstanding talent and mainstay of the team
Pope to struggle again~
Root, in what could be his last home Ashes, proving his worth again
Bairstow - haven't a clue which version turns up post broken foot
Broad - an Ashes too far? You'd be mad to write him or Jimmy off.
Robinson to nab Smith at least four times..
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| Ashes 2023 on 02:16 - Jul 30 with 1608 views | Sakura |
| Ashes 2023 on 15:39 - Jun 9 by qpr1976 |
Problem being with Ahmed after just 1 Test cap on a spin friendly Pakistan wicket, then to play him in a highly charged and pressured Ashes series might at best destroy his confidence or at worst kill off his Test career, just like it did for Jason Roy.
I’m not a fan of Moeen (or Leech for that matter) by any means but he can handle Ashes pressure and was probably the obvious choice. TBF we’ve not had a World class spinner since Swanny.
I might have tried to coax Rashid out of retirement, but he’s not played a test since longer than Moeen ! |
Up the ketamine
Sliding in to some lovely milky buttons [Post edited 30 Jul 2023 2:18]
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| Ashes 2023 on 09:03 - Jul 30 with 1531 views | thame_hoops |
| Ashes 2023 on 01:41 - Jul 30 by SydneyRs |
Its actually ridiculous that Australia has retained the urn given the performances of the two sides. This series could easily have been 4-1 England whereas last time we were lucky to get 2-2.
Certainly England's approach has been absolutely vindicated, something the Aussie media will be absolutely hating. |
Had a quick read of the Sydney morning Herald online. Hardly any credit given to England at all. The focuses more on the aging tiredness of the Australian bowlers. |  | | |
| Ashes 2023 on 09:40 - Jul 30 with 1501 views | connell10 |
Broad announcing his retirement was sad, what a player and love his attitude!! Also how does he still look so young ??? Anyhow well played Sir.  |  |
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| Ashes 2023 on 09:44 - Jul 30 with 1495 views | LimehouseR |
Those Aussies will be relying on the rain again. We can't let them get away with it. They've batted so negatively over the last two tests, they deserve nothing. Not what I have come to expect from them over the years. |  | | |
| Ashes 2023 on 10:10 - Jul 30 with 1474 views | thame_hoops |
| Ashes 2023 on 09:44 - Jul 30 by LimehouseR |
Those Aussies will be relying on the rain again. We can't let them get away with it. They've batted so negatively over the last two tests, they deserve nothing. Not what I have come to expect from them over the years. |
The Telegraph wrote a good piece, the writer said they were almost trying to parody Bazball by going so slow on Friday | | | |
| Ashes 2023 on 10:33 - Jul 31 with 1372 views | thame_hoops |
a full days play in prospect, cant see the Aussies messing this up... those last 5 wickets that fell for 30 odd runs in 10 overs Saturday evening could prove costly for England.. at the time i said it was brainless, especially with 2 days left to play.. could've batted them out the game completely | | | |
| Ashes 2023 on 11:01 - Jul 31 with 1344 views | robith |
Had a fun day at the Oval yesterday despite England posing zero threat and my ticket costing me £4.75 per over I saw.
Facilities at the Oval look very nice when you get there, but at lunch, was one of the most unpleasant experiences I've had at a sports ground. Every food vendor had a queue of about 200 people, merging into all the other queues of 200 people, and it was total gridlock. Was quite taken aback given the investment the place has had |  | | |
| Ashes 2023 on 11:23 - Jul 31 with 1327 views | thame_hoops |
| Ashes 2023 on 11:01 - Jul 31 by robith |
Had a fun day at the Oval yesterday despite England posing zero threat and my ticket costing me £4.75 per over I saw.
Facilities at the Oval look very nice when you get there, but at lunch, was one of the most unpleasant experiences I've had at a sports ground. Every food vendor had a queue of about 200 people, merging into all the other queues of 200 people, and it was total gridlock. Was quite taken aback given the investment the place has had |
When i went in June for Middx T20 i thought the choice of food trucks and beer was great. didnt queue up though. the atmosphere made a change from stuffy lords too | | | |
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| Ashes 2023 on 17:40 - Jul 31 with 1271 views | ted_hendrix |
Bloody hell............. |  |
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| Ashes 2023 on 17:41 - Jul 31 with 1262 views | supahoopsa |
C'mon England! |  |
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| Ashes 2023 on 17:53 - Jul 31 with 1245 views | Toast_R |
Love to see Broad bowl the victory here. Funny feeling though this tail might see the Aussies home. |  | | |
| Ashes 2023 on 18:04 - Jul 31 with 1229 views | Rangersw12 |
| Ashes 2023 on 17:53 - Jul 31 by Toast_R |
Love to see Broad bowl the victory here. Funny feeling though this tail might see the Aussies home. |
Same , I've just put a small bet on the Aussies at 7s to cover it | | | |
| Ashes 2023 on 18:13 - Jul 31 with 1218 views | Rangersw12 |
Go on Broady 🎉 | | | |
| Ashes 2023 on 18:13 - Jul 31 with 1216 views | ted_hendrix |
| Ashes 2023 on 18:13 - Jul 31 by Rangersw12 |
Go on Broady 🎉 |
Bloody hell again. | |
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| Ashes 2023 on 18:27 - Jul 31 with 1186 views | Rangersw12 |
Yessssssss | | | |
| Ashes 2023 on 18:30 - Jul 31 with 1174 views | ted_hendrix |
Amazing cricket no other word for It. | |
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| Ashes 2023 on 18:31 - Jul 31 with 1156 views | WirralHoop |
Talk about end your career on a high | | | |
| Ashes 2023 on 18:31 - Jul 31 with 1153 views | joolsyp |
Absolutely brilliant series. Listening to it on TMS from Canada - how fitting that Broad gets the final wicket. |  | | |
| Ashes 2023 on 18:35 - Jul 31 with 1132 views | Match82 |
| Ashes 2023 on 18:31 - Jul 31 by joolsyp |
Absolutely brilliant series. Listening to it on TMS from Canada - how fitting that Broad gets the final wicket. |
Surely, surely, the only person ever to retire with their last ever swing of a bat resulting in a six and their last ever Bowl getting a wicket? |  | | |
| Ashes 2023 on 18:36 - Jul 31 with 1131 views | Rangersw12 |
Best series since 2005
Still a bit of "if only" for England but 2-2 probably a fair result
No Ashes legacy for Smith and Warner 😂 [Post edited 31 Jul 2023 18:36]
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| Ashes 2023 on 19:24 - Jul 31 with 1043 views | stowmarketrange |
What a great day and a great test match.I thought it was all over when the heavens opened,but we stuck at it and what a brilliant way to end a career.
Now on the train home to watch the highlights on tv. |  | | |
| Ashes 2023 on 19:28 - Jul 31 with 1868 views | Hoopstar |
Just on my way home from it, completely lost my voice temporarily. Utterly amazing afternoon session - what a send off for Broad. Only player to score a 6 off his last ball and take a wicket with his last delivery according to the bloke next to me. | | | |
| Ashes 2023 on 19:37 - Jul 31 with 1815 views | thame_hoops |
Now Alex Carey wont just be remembered for that run out, he’ll be remembered for being Broads last wicket | | | |
| Ashes 2023 on 19:52 - Jul 31 with 1791 views | Hooparoo |
Well played England. Been a great series and a good advert for test cricket |  |
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| Ashes 2023 on 19:56 - Jul 31 with 1778 views | Antti_Heinola |
| Ashes 2023 on 08:41 - Jun 9 by Antti_Heinola |
Shocked by the negativity on this thread to be honest. I think we'll win 3-1 or 3-2. South Africa came over saying we couldn't hit them out the park 'you can't do that to Rabada' - ha ha, really? Off Elgar popped, bombast destroyed, tail between his legs. Smashed Pakistan on their own turf. The Aussies are the ones that need to be worried. People genuinely panicking because they scored a few in favourable conditions against an under-cooked Indian side? Really?
As for OP's predictions:
Crawley to average less than 20 - he might well do, but he'll bat at least three big innings where he gets a quick 50-60 and that will be crucial (and that's all they ask of him)
Brook to really secure his position as an outstanding talent and mainstay of the team - agree, and hope this is true.
Pope to struggle again~ - not a chance. Pope's a possible player of the series.
Root, in what could be his last home Ashes, proving his worth again - agree, although absolutely won't be his last Ashes home series! He's got 2 more in him after this one!
Bairstow - haven't a clue which version turns up post broken foot - the one where he smashes the Aussies to all corners. Without a doubt. Our 1-8 looks insane.
Broad - an Ashes too far? You'd be mad to write him or Jimmy off. - Can't believe there's people on here saying Broad shouldn't play the first test. Madness.
Robinson to nab Smith at least four times.. - if he stays fit, he'll be the most dangerous bowler of the series. |
An absolutely incredible series. In my view, England edged it: should've won at Edgbaston, and dominated from after the 2nd Test onwards, but Australia were fantastic and I thought today they were going to do it. 3-1, though, would have been mightily unfair and 2-2, overall, probably the correct outcome. Just. So pretty happy with my predictions - so, so close to being 3-2!
Also delighted Broad showed it would have been madness to drop him, not just for the First Test, but at any stage. What a campaigner, what a series. For me, the clear player of the series, astounded he didn't get the nod.
Delighted that Crawley shut a lot of people up. Superb series.
Pope and Bairstow had highs and lows, but I'm still sure Pope will become a world class player. Bairstow will be interesting now. Foakes is a great player of spin. Do they bring him back for India and pick JB as a specialist bat? But then the old question remains of who to drop.
Overall, I think England proved what a great team they are. Moeen and Woakes absolute stars - we saw today why Stokes brought Mo back in. Tremendous stuff with bat and ball in his appearances.
I managed to get to one day of it: the Bairstow stumping / Stokes century. Fantastic memories! [Post edited 31 Jul 2023 19:58]
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