Ashes 2023
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Very very wet in Surrey this morning, and very very humid. Ball should be doing a lot today.
System has now passed through us, and is currently going through Birmingham. Expect no play this morning, likely start around 1pm I reckon. No rain due this avo. Plenty of time for a result. Excellent!
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@barbarian said in Ashes 2023:
Look it was a bit OTT, but there's a direct relationship between the size of the achievement and how willing I am to forgive overcelebration.
If you score a big hundred in the opening Ashes match then you get a certain leeway that you wouldn't if, say, all you did was dismiss a bloke for 140.
Fair enough, although I can't say I agree myself with you at all.. Robinsons got 70 wickets at an average of 20, so dismissing Khawaja for 140 is hardly his crowning achievement & what he needed to prove to himself that he belonged. I would actually say that about Khawaja's celebration.
Robinson was, in my view, more about really pumping up the Poms, which worked as they then skittled the tail of Australia for 20 runs.
Regardless, we've seen a cracking test despite all the first morning TSF whining, which has set things up for a magnificent series. Thats all that really matters.
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Some lovely singing from the Hollies stand when Smith was fielding close by.
To the tune of Guantanamera.
“Cry on the telly. We saw you cry on the tellly. Cry on the teeeelly, we saw you cry on the telly”.
Classic.
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Similar forecast to @MajorRage's. Run rate required rising and potential cloud cover - Advantage England.
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No start until at least 13:10.
Not been this excited about a cricket match NZ not playing in for ages!! Love the Ashes!
Reckon my support will wander over the course of the series. Both teams have things I really don't like about them and things I really like. I guess with living here and my son being a mad England supporter, I sort of lean towards them.
But by fuck do I get pissed off what is written about them.
Man for man, they aren't even close to Australia. You wouldn't know it though from what's written.
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@MajorRage said in Ashes 2023:
No start until at least 13:10.
Not been this excited about a cricket match NZ not playing in for ages!! Love the Ashes!
Reckon my support will wander over the course of the series. Both teams have things I really don't like about them and things I really like. I guess with living here and my son being a mad England supporter, I sort of lean towards them.
But by fuck do I get pissed off what is written about them.
Man for man, they aren't even close to Australia. You wouldn't know it though from what's written.
No they’re not and I think that will play a huge part as the series goes on.
Very few Poms would get in a combined team…..then again I said this on here before they played the Black Caps and beat them 3-0 so what do I know ?
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@Catogrande said in Ashes 2023:
Some lovely singing from the Hollies stand when Smith was fielding close by.
To the tune of Guantanamera.
“Cry on the telly. We saw you cry on the tellly. Cry on the teeeelly, we saw you cry on the telly”.
Classic.
The Nathan Lyon / Mo Ali version is a distant second. Still funny though and good to see the Aussie fielders embracing it all.
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Huge wicket
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ROOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOT
What a finish
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This is pretty great cricket
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Very definition of a captains knock
Great test, great win
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Aaargh! Fuck! Use the new ball ffs.
Hats off Aus, really gutsy and Cummins-what a captain’s knock. Seems like a bloke it’s hard to hate.
@NTA @barbarian Onya, ya fluffybunnies. Next time eh?
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Pretty epic game given there were only 4 days worth of overs bowled. Can't really complain about a game that goes past 7pm with all 4 results possible.
I hope England sound disappointed in their interviews - and don't mention the "brand of cricket" - that really grinds my gears.
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@Machpants said in Ashes 2023:
Expected to see a draw in the news this morning
Bazball doesn't do draws...
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England's first innings scoring rate is going to lose them as many games as it wins. The other side has so much time to get back to parity, and results are always on the table
Does make for great viewing though, but time is a weapon in test cricket.
