| The Ashes 22:43 - Dec 7 with 19048 views | stowmarketrange |
The Ashes start in less than 90 mins,and I wondered what people thought of our chances this time?
It will be strange not to be able to have the barmy army in force out there this winter.Although I can’t see us winning the urn back,I think it will be closer than 4 years ago.Just a shame that I can’t be over there for a month like I was 4 years ago.
I think it might’ve been closer then if we’d taken Stokes along,but that’s history now.I hope we put up more of a fight this time around.
Come on the poms. [Post edited 19 Dec 2021 8:32]
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| The Ashes on 23:00 - Dec 7 with 4979 views | numptydumpty |
It's very rare we do well in Australia.
Shame Jofra Archer not involved but bet the return of Ben Stokes is massive.
Wondering how effective Broad and Anderson will be. It's a big ask but let's hope we start off on a positive note... |  |
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| The Ashes on 23:17 - Dec 7 with 4945 views | BrianMcCarthy |
Who's got the rights, folks, please?
Working late, so wouldn't mind watching it but can't find it anywhere tonight but also for the hole month.
Thanks. |  |
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| The Ashes on 23:19 - Dec 7 with 4945 views | ngbqpr |
| The Ashes on 23:17 - Dec 7 by BrianMcCarthy |
Who's got the rights, folks, please?
Working late, so wouldn't mind watching it but can't find it anywhere tonight but also for the hole month.
Thanks. |
BT Sport, BM |  |
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| The Ashes on 23:36 - Dec 7 with 4913 views | BrianMcCarthy |
| The Ashes on 23:19 - Dec 7 by ngbqpr |
BT Sport, BM |
Thanks ngb.
I don't have that through any package. I'll have a scout around. | |
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| The Ashes on 23:39 - Dec 7 with 4900 views | Kiwi76 |
Sorry Brian will not take on min by min updates as you so often do for us on the QPR games!
Threat of weather interruptions but good for England to win toss and just have to get through to lunch no more than couple down.
Very odd to have an Aussie team with skipper who is hard to dislike - the one bloke in their side I'd have a beer with... |  | | |
| The Ashes on 23:39 - Dec 7 with 4900 views | CiderwithRsie |
| The Ashes on 23:00 - Dec 7 by numptydumpty |
It's very rare we do well in Australia.
Shame Jofra Archer not involved but bet the return of Ben Stokes is massive.
Wondering how effective Broad and Anderson will be. It's a big ask but let's hope we start off on a positive note... |
how effective Broad and Anderson will be
Not very, in this Test; Neither playing  |  | | |
| The Ashes on 23:49 - Dec 7 with 4843 views | BrianMcCarthy |
| The Ashes on 23:39 - Dec 7 by Kiwi76 |
Sorry Brian will not take on min by min updates as you so often do for us on the QPR games!
Threat of weather interruptions but good for England to win toss and just have to get through to lunch no more than couple down.
Very odd to have an Aussie team with skipper who is hard to dislike - the one bloke in their side I'd have a beer with... |
I've given up.
Frank Skinner is chatting about Wordsworth.
That'll do. | |
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| The Ashes on 00:07 - Dec 8 with 4819 views | Kiwi76 |
Feck me!
First bloody ball. (Burns)
For those interested Andy Zaltzman has a Bugle podcast running for The Ashes - just listened to the preamble ones and all about the first ball... [Post edited 8 Dec 2021 0:07]
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| The Ashes on 00:23 - Dec 8 with 4789 views | Kiwi76 |
& Malan gone.
Root in before 4 overs completed.
Good toss to lose for Cummins | | | |
| The Ashes on 00:24 - Dec 8 with 4787 views | ted_hendrix |
11-2.
So it's a goodnight from him.
And a goodnight from me.. |  |
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| The Ashes on 00:32 - Dec 8 with 4774 views | stowmarketrange |
| The Ashes on 00:24 - Dec 8 by ted_hendrix |
11-2.
So it's a goodnight from him.
And a goodnight from me.. |
Me too.11/3. | | | |
| The Ashes on 00:32 - Dec 8 with 4774 views | Kiwi76 |
| The Ashes on 00:24 - Dec 8 by ted_hendrix |
11-2.
So it's a goodnight from him.
And a goodnight from me.. |
Good call Ted - Root gone and 11-3. | | | |
| The Ashes on 00:33 - Dec 8 with 4772 views | Match82 |
At least English cricket doesn't tempt you in with thinking it's winnable...
Nope, let's set the tone, first ball, bosh. Take that hope and optimism. [Post edited 8 Dec 2021 0:38]
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| The Ashes on 00:48 - Dec 8 with 4706 views | TomS |
White ball good. Red ball bad. Discuss. |  | | |
| The Ashes on 01:12 - Dec 8 with 4682 views | HantsR |
Stokes gone, so I'm off to bed. |  | | |
| The Ashes on 04:36 - Dec 8 with 4621 views | Hooparoo |
Bit of local knowledge (the Gabba is about 1k from my place) - on a humid day on a green top the Queensland team often bowl first if they win the toss so the Aussies were probably happy you chose to bat first. The first session was always going to be tough. Long way to go of course |  |
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| The Ashes on 05:16 - Dec 8 with 4609 views | WirralHoop |
I doubt even the weather can save us.
Big call to leave out Broad and Anderson but not like we’ve been successful with them out there on recent tours.
Bottom line though we haven’t been able to bat consistently for a long time.
Going back to bed. | | | |
| The Ashes on 05:21 - Dec 8 with 4604 views | BrisbaneR |
Well this will be a nice surprise when you all wake up wont it?
I'm sweating my cobblers off on a VERY humid day in Brisbane...green top, humidity, heavy cloud cover, opposition strength would have to be their pace attack - we'll have a bat. Hmmm...
Contrasting first day for the captains, lets hope Root has better to come.
I cant bring myself to dislike Pat Cummins, he does seem like a genuinely good bloke and he can play. Warner on the other hand... | | | |
| The Ashes on 06:14 - Dec 8 with 4569 views | SydneyRs |
England are completely underdone, aren't particularly good anyway and I get the feeling that they really don't want to be here and were pressured into coming so that TV and advertising money could be made.
Cant see it being much of a series. To be fair though, most ashes series here are terrible in terms of being a contest. Even the one we won in 2010/11, the 3 wins were all by more than an innings and we got a draw in another test after declaring on 517/1. | | | |
| The Ashes on 06:15 - Dec 8 with 4566 views | CamberleyR |
Just woke up and seen the score. I thought it would be another 5-0 whitewash to them before it started as we don't have the quick bowling you need over there and the batting bar Root is genuinely not good enough. Burns' first baller reminiscent of Harmison's horrendous first ball wide when Nasser Hussain put them in in Brisbane nearly 20 years ago. |  |
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| The Ashes on 07:22 - Dec 8 with 4521 views | BlackAndGoldRanger |
Did we really expect anything else? Did the classic wake up at 3ish, check the score, say typical, roll over and back to sleep. | | | |
| The Ashes on 08:12 - Dec 8 with 4458 views | BlackCrowe |
| The Ashes on 07:22 - Dec 8 by BlackAndGoldRanger |
Did we really expect anything else? Did the classic wake up at 3ish, check the score, say typical, roll over and back to sleep. |
This. |  |
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| The Ashes on 08:21 - Dec 8 with 4443 views | Rs_Holy |
| The Ashes on 06:15 - Dec 8 by CamberleyR |
Just woke up and seen the score. I thought it would be another 5-0 whitewash to them before it started as we don't have the quick bowling you need over there and the batting bar Root is genuinely not good enough. Burns' first baller reminiscent of Harmison's horrendous first ball wide when Nasser Hussain put them in in Brisbane nearly 20 years ago. |
a mate of mine who knows a lot more about cricket than me said "anything other than a 5-0 whitewash will be a morale victory". [Post edited 8 Dec 2021 8:51]
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| The Ashes on 08:27 - Dec 8 with 4424 views | toboboly |
| The Ashes on 06:14 - Dec 8 by SydneyRs |
England are completely underdone, aren't particularly good anyway and I get the feeling that they really don't want to be here and were pressured into coming so that TV and advertising money could be made.
Cant see it being much of a series. To be fair though, most ashes series here are terrible in terms of being a contest. Even the one we won in 2010/11, the 3 wins were all by more than an innings and we got a draw in another test after declaring on 517/1. |
This.
They had the worst warm up schedule i have ever seen for an ashes and then had to cancel most of it due to weather.
To compound things the wicket looked like Bushey Park in Spring. |  |
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| The Ashes on 08:46 - Dec 8 with 4394 views | ShotKneesHoop |
Why does the England Cricket Squad always remind me of QPR?
Because it's the hope that kills you. |  |
| Why does it feel like R'SWiPe is still on the books? Yer Couldn't Make It Up.Well Done Me! |
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