Ashes 2023

NTA

There. Top of off. All fucking day.

NTA

CONTROVERSY INBOUND!

NTA

Wow. That's a big call.

I mean, starc's catch last night was overruled based on the laws. So I guess ... Wow

junior

@NTA said in Ashes 2023:

Wow. That's a big call.

I mean, starc's catch last night was overruled based on the laws. So I guess ... Wow

Shouldn't be controversial at all. As Athens just said, nothing to complain about at all - it was just a dozy bit of play from Bairstow.

NTA

Ach. Dropped. Tough chance

NTA

This is juicy play tho. Bit of controversy, bit of heat. Bit of chat.

NTA

Rubbish from Green

NTA

Lol Stokes is going to get them home before drinks next session

NTA

Very sporting from the Lords crowd

NTA

Off to bed. Well done England - despite the controversy, rubbish bowling from Australia at points instead of going back to basics

Catogrande

@junior said in Ashes 2023:

@NTA said in Ashes 2023:

Wow. That's a big call.

I mean, starc's catch last night was overruled based on the laws. So I guess ... Wow

Shouldn't be controversial at all. As Athens just said, nothing to complain about at all - it was just a dozy bit of play from Bairstow.

Yeah, as Strauss said of the Starc catch, either way it was a sloppy bit of fielding from Starc. Same with Bairstow, a dopey moment.

MajorRage

Lunch time pundits all saying Bairstow in the wrong, simple as that.

Top tier play to win at all costs, gotta do the basics.

Crowd reaction would be the same world over. Anybody suggesting SCG / MCG / Eden Park would be better is 100% full of shit snd they know it.

Aussies walking through The Long Room was something else!!

KiwiMurph

Cripes what a session of cricket.

Was expecting an adjustment from the Aus bowling at the end but nope they kept dishing it up and Stokes impressively kept punishing them.

NTA

KiwiMurph

Smith catches better with 1 hand than 2 hands. That's a poor drop.

mariner4life

Forget what I said earlier, I want stokes to score 100 of the last 114 needed in what would arguably be the greatest innings of all time

KiwiMurph

I'm enjoying the shithousery of Broad purposefully staying in his crease an exaggerated length of time and then checking with the square leg umpire.

ACT Crusader

This is phenomenal to watch.

I get the short ball tactics, but there’s good short and bad short.

If Stokes wins this for England I fully expect King Chuck to walk on to Lords and knight the man.

ACT Crusader

@KiwiMurph that last one was about a foot over his head and Broad is a tall man! A couple of glares

ACT Crusader

Terrible shot by Stokes. Not sure what he was trying there.

The Silver Fern

Ashes 2023