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    #380

    @sparky said in Ashes 2019:

    Glorious writing:

    Jonathan Liew | England’s Ashes hopes all but over
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    Good article apart from this:
    "we’re world champions".

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    @Snowy said in Ashes 2019:

    @sparky said in Ashes 2019:

    Glorious writing:

    Jonathan Liew | England’s Ashes hopes all but over
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    Good article apart from this:
    "we’re world champions".

    Any article where he manages to get out of it without calling someone a racist is a good effort for him.

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    I was hoping that the bowling attack would explain the exclusion of Starc, and they very happily did.

    It feels very unusual/almost unclean being unequivocally in support of the canary yellow’s for one series, but that bowling performance definitely helps...

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    #383

    Nah, don't agree with the gist of that article.
    England are just crap at batting at the moment. By moment, I mean the last 2 years.

    Other nations aren't collapsing for sub-hundred scores.

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    If looking for great English spinners, Jim Laker comes to mind:

    193 wickets in 46 matches, average 21.24, economy 2.04. Has the record for the best bowling in a test of 19/90 (not a typo), and most wickets in a 5 match Ashes series of 46.

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    @Godder said in Ashes 2019:

    If looking for great English spinners, Jim Laker comes to mind:

    193 wickets in 46 matches, average 21.24, economy 2.04. Has the record for the best bowling in a test of 19/90 (not a typo), and most wickets in a 5 match Ashes series of 46.

    He's been dead for 33 years, otherwise he might have been a good call for the squad for Tests 4 and 5.

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    @sparky what about Tuffers, is he still kicking about?

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    Panesar ahead of Tuffers.

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    Labuschagne's batting looks so much like Jacques Kallis

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    Wtf has happened to the ashes on sky? It's gone?

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    50 partnership for Marnus and Patto

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    @Rapido said in Ashes 2019:

    Wtf has happened to the ashes on sky? It's gone?

    On channel 50 for some reason.

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    Marnus cops one on the grill from Archer

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    2 gone this morning. Lead is 338. Marnus on 74 sweating on the Goat.

    Suspect he'll start going hard at Archer

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    England have never chased down more than 350 to win a test.

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    @sparky said in Ashes 2019:

    England have never chased down more than 350 to win a test.

    They'll have to set a record to do it.

    It's good that Archer isn't afraid to go short to the Aussie tail. They, of course, don't give a fuck about intimidation, knowing the best intimidation is to get England out for under 200.

    England fielding has been woeful. Overthrows, misfields, dropped catches.

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    359 to win.

    A relatively fresh Cummins and Hazelwood to open the bowling.

    Lessgo

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    @NTA that session and a bit yesterday morning and "loose bus change" has darn well kept you boys your urn.

    Pretty good 100 odd overs mate!

    All done and dusted with 2 to play. Congrats

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    replied to Siam on last edited by NTA
    #398

    @Siam is cricket. Weirder things have happened, and records are made to be broken.

    I won't relax until the fat lady has got home and whipped off her garter belt

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    #399

    @NTA whilst I do believe it is a fait accompli ( it's easy to get romantic about test chases even though the overwhelming odds state that 300 is way too much),

    I did get in early in the slim hope that the fat singing wench is preoccupied with the buffet and misses her cue! 😉

    if only to keep the series alive...

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