Ashes 2021-22

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Radar this morning - about 4 smallish bands of rain moving ESE toward the coast.

http://www.bom.gov.au/products/IDR713.loop.shtml#skip

If they stay on that course then the worst of it will probably miss the stadium. Never know with these fussy umpires tho, and taking cues from Smith running off to protect his gloves on Day 1...

Yesterday it was predicted to rain all day tho at Moore Park so you never know.

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I don't think we've left ourselves enough time to get England. Really, yesterday should have literally been getting Khawaja to 100, not wasting time afterward trying to get Green a ton as well. Why even send out Carey? He wasn't about to get decent minutes with a clear intent to smash it.

Sure it was only 2 overs, but a respectable 60ish not out was enough for Green to drag up his series average. Got the ton. Had a lead of well over 300 at that point.

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Carey drops one. Two hands for beginners fuck ya

MN5

This thread might get a bit quiet. The real action is happening across the ditch. Come and visit and give your thoughts if need be.

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@mn5 home team no chance of losing this one. Sorry.

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Carey makes up for it.

Hameed needs to take a leaf of Crawley's book. Not positive enough.

Doubled the best opening partnership of England previous this series. Which isn't saying much.

MN5

Hameed nearly got to double figures so that’s an improvement.

He’s a cricketer, not an offensive lineman or pro wrestler…..but he has to be about the least physically imposing international I’ve ever seen. Looks like an absolute runt and appears to have no confidence at all.

Pump some iron son, try and be a bit more Matthew Hayden or Chris Gayle.

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Boland test career overs: 33% are wicket maidens as of right now.

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Crawley looks class

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Lyon gets Malan with a quicker ball that doesn't spin.

Very Smith-like dismissal

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Crawley yorked LBW. That came out of nowhere

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Harris drops stokes cold.

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Boland gets root.

Funny what happens when you bowl in the right areas instead of chucking pies. Looking at you, Mitch...

Rangas together. Let's see if they can rescue the game.

MN5

@nta said in Ashes 2021-22:

Boland gets root.

Funny what happens when you bowl in the right areas instead of chucking pies. Looking at you, Mitch...

Rangas together. Let's see if they can rescue the game.

England will be fine.

No Quarter

Smith and Warner back in the side, Cummins suddenly getting it to swing late when they really need it, nothing suspicious there

Crazy Horse

I am finding myself wanting Aussie to win this. What's wrong with me?

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Some sloppy fielding by Australia today. Deserve to draw.

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Ok that was a sharp grab

Damo

@no-quarter said in Ashes 2021-22:

Smith and Warner back in the side, Cummins suddenly getting it to swing late when they really need it, nothing suspicious there

Yes is it wrong that is exactly the thought that went through my head too.

No Quarter

@damo said in Ashes 2021-22:

@no-quarter said in Ashes 2021-22:

Smith and Warner back in the side, Cummins suddenly getting it to swing late when they really need it, nothing suspicious there

Yes is it wrong that is exactly the thought that went through my head too.

Lol yeah especially when the comms were saying"that's the first ball that's swung all game, amazing bowling".

And not wrong, Aus deserve to be mocked for at least 100 years for that.

The Silver Fern

Ashes 2021-22