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Ashes 2023 16:47 - Jun 8 with 105551 viewsHoopstar

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 14:10 - Jul 9 with 1794 viewsGaryBannister86

Ashes 2023 on 14:08 - Jul 9 by westy

Looks like game over tbh
If ever the Ginger Ninja needed an innings it’s now.
Time to save the Ashes and his test career
[Post edited 9 Jul 2023 14:10]


Sob. Brook and Bairstow may as well go on the attack now. We aren't going to nudge and nurdle our way here. Aussies too good for that.
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Ashes 2023 on 14:18 - Jul 9 with 1766 viewswesty

Ashes 2023 on 14:08 - Jul 9 by westy

Looks like game over tbh
If ever the Ginger Ninja needed an innings it’s now.
Time to save the Ashes and his test career
[Post edited 9 Jul 2023 14:10]


Or not.

Useless tw*t
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Ashes 2023 on 14:19 - Jul 9 with 1765 viewsGaryBannister86

Ashes 2023 on 14:10 - Jul 9 by GaryBannister86

Sob. Brook and Bairstow may as well go on the attack now. We aren't going to nudge and nurdle our way here. Aussies too good for that.


All over. Sigh.
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Ashes 2023 on 14:20 - Jul 9 with 1735 viewsNov77

C’mon Brook!

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Ashes 2023 on 14:22 - Jul 9 with 1734 viewsWirralHoop

Its okay Bairstow that's how we play bazball #stupidly
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Ashes 2023 on 14:26 - Jul 9 with 1718 viewsTomS

England need a solid partnership between Brook and Woakes. They can't afford to lose Brook's wicket if they are going to win this match.
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Ashes 2023 on 14:28 - Jul 9 with 1712 viewsBlackCrowe

Ashes 2023 on 14:26 - Jul 9 by TomS

England need a solid partnership between Brook and Woakes. They can't afford to lose Brook's wicket if they are going to win this match.


Too much huff and puff and not enough quality from England since lunch.

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Ashes 2023 (n/t) on 14:31 - Jul 9 with 1688 viewsconnell10

This Baz Ball is brilliant so exciting.
[Post edited 9 Jul 2023 14:32]

AND WHEN I DREAM , I DREAM ABOUT YOU AND WHEN I SCREAM I SCREAM ABOUT YOU!!!!!
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Ashes 2023 on 14:58 - Jul 9 with 1642 viewsMatch82

Ashes 2023 on 23:58 - Jul 8 by Match82

Really does feel like that's how it's shaping up doesn't it? We'll put another 20 or 30 on for the first wicket and get to something like 160-4. Bairstow to come out and smash 50 to take us to victory as a couple fall around him, or to be out for single digits as we collapse 50 short.


Can I rescind this comment?
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Ashes 2023 on 15:11 - Jul 9 with 1620 viewsTomS

Only 37 needed, 4 wickets left. Brook looking solid, not sure about Woakes. Cry God for Harry, England and St George!
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Ashes 2023 on 15:21 - Jul 9 with 1600 viewsMedwayR

My fear is that winning this test will embolden England to continue with their brainless approach. Ideal opportunity to bring Foakes back in whilst limiting damage to (possibly even retaining) Bairstow though I doubt they will.

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Ashes 2023 on 15:23 - Jul 9 with 1582 viewsNov77

Christ, this is like watching rangers trying to hang on to a one goal lead.

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Ashes 2023 on 15:24 - Jul 9 with 1587 viewstraininvain

I find the negativity on this thread a bit bewildering. Maybe we’ve all been following QPR for too long!
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Ashes 2023 on 15:24 - Jul 9 with 1583 viewsMrSheen

Harry Deathwish Brook
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Ashes 2023 on 15:27 - Jul 9 with 1570 viewsconnell10

We could easy bat this out in singles

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Ashes 2023 on 15:28 - Jul 9 with 1564 viewsconnell10

Ashes 2023 on 15:27 - Jul 9 by connell10

We could easy bat this out in singles


Or 6,s

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Ashes 2023 on 15:37 - Jul 9 with 1535 viewsNov77

Wood and Woakes have turned this series round for us, fitting that they see us home.

Great result, onto old Trafford.

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Ashes 2023 on 15:37 - Jul 9 with 1537 viewsflynnbo

Get in!!!!
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Ashes 2023 on 15:40 - Jul 9 with 1519 viewsted_hendrix

Jesus wept.

My Father had a profound influence on me, he was a lunatic.

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Ashes 2023 on 15:42 - Jul 9 with 1497 viewswesty

Never in doubt 🤥🙈🙈
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Ashes 2023 on 15:43 - Jul 9 with 1483 viewsconnell10

Yessssssss!!

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Ashes 2023 on 15:45 - Jul 9 with 2284 viewsGaryBannister86

oh yessssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssss phew
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Ashes 2023 on 15:47 - Jul 9 with 2265 viewsflynnbo

Woody should be MoM.
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Ashes 2023 on 15:52 - Jul 9 with 2228 viewsLimehouseR

Surely they have to ditch Bairstow now. He hasn't really done much with the bat and his keeping has cost us far too often. But I feel like they have an over keen sense of loyalty to some of the players.
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Ashes 2023 on 16:05 - Jul 9 with 2193 viewsMedwayR

Ashes 2023 on 15:52 - Jul 9 by LimehouseR

Surely they have to ditch Bairstow now. He hasn't really done much with the bat and his keeping has cost us far too often. But I feel like they have an over keen sense of loyalty to some of the players.


I hope so but I agree they're unlikely to drop Bairstow. However, they could fit him in at 3 as Pope's replacement and bring Foakes in so finger's crossed they find a way.

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