| Ashes thread 17:11 - Jul 15 with 108996 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 10:34 - Aug 15 with 1814 views | ted_hendrix |
We've lost the toss, useless bloody tossers. |  |
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| Ashes thread on 11:01 - Aug 15 with 1761 views | Hooparoo |
I don’t think bowling first is the right choice. We’ll soon see I suppose.
Come on Aussies! 😜 |  |
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| Ashes thread on 11:11 - Aug 15 with 1746 views | ted_hendrix |
Jesus bloody wept  | |
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| Ashes thread on 11:13 - Aug 15 with 1741 views | Hooparoo |
| Ashes thread on 11:11 - Aug 15 by ted_hendrix |
Jesus bloody wept |
My Jesus is smiling 😉 | |
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| Ashes thread on 11:16 - Aug 15 with 1735 views | loftboy |
Great start |  |
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| Ashes thread on 11:28 - Aug 15 with 1716 views | ozexile |
They don't bowl many loose deliveries do they. Everything in the right spot. | | | |
| Ashes thread on 11:46 - Aug 15 with 1691 views | Hooparoo |
| Ashes thread on 11:28 - Aug 15 by ozexile |
They don't bowl many loose deliveries do they. Everything in the right spot. |
How the hell does Siddle get picked over Starc? Must be good at swallowing 😬 | |
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| Ashes thread on 11:50 - Aug 15 with 1681 views | johnhoop |
Root gone now. If the weather forecast is correct there might only be about two and a bit days play in this test but that could well be all the time the Aussies will need at this rate. | | | |
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| Ashes thread on 12:00 - Aug 15 with 1659 views | stevec |
Might be better if we played Home Ashes tests in January. Weather should permit us to lessen the number of defeats and nicely align Series to two year intervals. |  | | |
| Ashes thread on 12:47 - Aug 15 with 1609 views | stowmarketrange |
| Ashes thread on 12:00 - Aug 15 by stevec |
Might be better if we played Home Ashes tests in January. Weather should permit us to lessen the number of defeats and nicely align Series to two year intervals. |
I think there was less rain in January than there has been in August.It might be a bit chilly for the Boxing Day test at edgbaston though.
Hopefully we’ll get an Indian summer for September and the last 2 tests. |  | | |
| Ashes thread on 14:32 - Aug 15 with 1529 views | runningman75 |
Burns beginning to look like a test batsman after last test and this one. We need a new captain though so Root can concentrate on his batting. | | | |
| Ashes thread on 14:37 - Aug 15 with 1522 views | ted_hendrix |
| Ashes thread on 14:32 - Aug 15 by runningman75 |
Burns beginning to look like a test batsman after last test and this one. We need a new captain though so Root can concentrate on his batting. |
Gone. | |
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| Ashes thread on 14:38 - Aug 15 with 1519 views | jonno |
Couple of days of rain required. |  | | |
| Ashes thread on 14:47 - Aug 15 with 1499 views | TheChef |
| Ashes thread on 14:32 - Aug 15 by runningman75 |
Burns beginning to look like a test batsman after last test and this one. We need a new captain though so Root can concentrate on his batting. |
Put the mockers on that didn't you?
Fair to say this series feels somewhat after the Lord Mayor's show, given the World Cup win. Not detracting from the fact that England's red ball game has been below par for a while now.
Anyway, let's see where we are after both sides have batted. |  |
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| Ashes thread on 14:49 - Aug 15 with 1498 views | stowmarketrange |
| Ashes thread on 14:38 - Aug 15 by jonno |
Couple of days of rain required. |
More like 4 weeks of rain required at this rate. | | | |
| Ashes thread on 15:03 - Aug 15 with 1479 views | runningman75 |
| Ashes thread on 14:47 - Aug 15 by TheChef |
Put the mockers on that didn't you?
Fair to say this series feels somewhat after the Lord Mayor's show, given the World Cup win. Not detracting from the fact that England's red ball game has been below par for a while now.
Anyway, let's see where we are after both sides have batted. |
Jinxed him, as a fellow left handed batsman in my youth though at a much lower level I enjoyed watching Burns bat. | | | |
| Ashes thread on 15:04 - Aug 15 with 2443 views | thame_hoops |
| Ashes thread on 14:47 - Aug 15 by TheChef |
Put the mockers on that didn't you?
Fair to say this series feels somewhat after the Lord Mayor's show, given the World Cup win. Not detracting from the fact that England's red ball game has been below par for a while now.
Anyway, let's see where we are after both sides have batted. |
Was saying the same to my dad earlier. I’m really not that fussed about the ashes after the WC, obviously I’d prefer England to win.
Butler gone now, deary me |  | | |
| Ashes thread on 10:47 - Aug 16 with 2297 views | ElHoop |
We won't get a better chance of knocking them over than we'll get this morning.
Hopefully they'll go the same way that the Irish Indies did when Broad and Woakes got stuck into them. |  | | |
| Ashes thread on 11:47 - Aug 16 with 2270 views | hubble |
Jofra gets his first test wicket! Lovely jubbly... closely followed by another one for Woakes! |  |
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| Ashes thread on 12:05 - Aug 16 with 2245 views | hubble |
Just to add, I love Isa Guha on TMS! | |
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| Ashes thread on 12:24 - Aug 16 with 2223 views | hubble |
And another one bites the dust! Fabulous bowling spell from England. | |
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| Ashes thread on 12:49 - Aug 16 with 2186 views | CamberleyR |
| Ashes thread on 12:05 - Aug 16 by hubble |
Just to add, I love Isa Guha on TMS! |
She annoys the tits off of me when she commentates on the telly on Sky. I have heard her on the radio and she is probably more suited to that medium. |  |
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| Ashes thread on 14:58 - Aug 16 with 2142 views | Nov77 |
| Ashes thread on 12:49 - Aug 16 by CamberleyR |
She annoys the tits off of me when she commentates on the telly on Sky. I have heard her on the radio and she is probably more suited to that medium. |
Heard her on TMS last night, she was saying to Tuffers "so, I heard you've said if England get Steve smith out for nought, you're going to stroll naked down St John's Wood High Street?"
Tuffers replied, :weeelllllllll, I don't remember saying the word 'stroll'!"
By the way, can't believe sky are getting rid of Gower, what a way to treat an England legend. |  |
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| Ashes thread on 15:37 - Aug 16 with 2096 views | Phildo |
| Ashes thread on 14:58 - Aug 16 by Nov77 |
Heard her on TMS last night, she was saying to Tuffers "so, I heard you've said if England get Steve smith out for nought, you're going to stroll naked down St John's Wood High Street?"
Tuffers replied, :weeelllllllll, I don't remember saying the word 'stroll'!"
By the way, can't believe sky are getting rid of Gower, what a way to treat an England legend. |
Gower would be excellent on TMS however. |  | | |
| Ashes thread on 18:02 - Aug 16 with 2046 views | QPR_John |
Not an expert on cricket so bare with me. If a ball pitches outside leg and hits the wicket the batsman is out. If the ball would have hit the stumps but is stopped by the batsmans body the batsman is out. So why if the ball pitches outside leg but would have hit the wicket if not stopped by the batsmans body is the batsman not out. | | | |
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