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  • KiwiMurphK Online
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    #360

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

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  • mariner4lifeM Offline
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    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

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  • KiwiMurphK Online
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    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.

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    #363

    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.

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

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    #365

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

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  • ACT CrusaderA Do not disturb
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    #366

    There’s the test match. Argghhhhh

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  • mariner4lifeM Offline
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    #367

    Good test, good win.

    Spicy day 5, bit of everything, including verbal in the long room of all places!

    Stokes with yet another big innings on a big occasion. He's a fucking good player who gets better the higher the stakes.

    England had every chance to win this, but weren't good enough when it mattered.

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  • Victor MeldrewV Online
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    @MajorRage

    It was pure sloppiness by Bairstow. He was almost wandering out of his crease before Carey caught it. The idea that Oz should have withdrawn the appeal and not doing so almost cost them the match (BBC Cricket chief correspondent) is pure fantasy

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    #369

    Some funny heat of the moment comments in the aftermath from Stokes and McCullum. Stokes didn't mind too much the manner in which he won the World Cup at the same venue. And McCullum had form for some interesting dismissals himself (Murali).

    The MCG or Eden Park would have been no better than Lords, but the uniqueness of also walking through the Long Room probably didn't help today. Three Lords Members have been suspended.

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    @Donsteppa

    Good response from the MCC.

    Re the Bairstow dismissal, it's a bit like a Mankad. It's in the rules but is it in the spirit of the game. Well the latter is always in the eyes of the beholder isn't it? So, tough but suck it up and don't be a twat next time and leave the crease. having said that I really did like Broad’s theatrics, asking Carey or Square Leg Ump each time if he could leave his crease.

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    #371

    Fuck you stokes you plastic ginger fuck

    I was pulling you off before but now you can eat a box of cocks

    You claimed a fucking world cup off a piece of shit that wasn't cricket. Where was your spirit then? Nowhere. Because you are ginger and therefore without spirit

    And fuck off BMac.

    5-0

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  • MN5M Online
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    That was a terrific game of test cricket.

    I mean, I only actually saw a bit of it but what a great see sawing contest.

    Heroic effort from England there but they still fell short. Will be interesting if they try and reign things in a bit and play more proper ‘test’ cricket in the next few matches.

    Australia all class.

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  • CatograndeC Online
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    @mariner4life

    Was it a particularly strong red this evening?

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  • mariner4lifeM Offline
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    @Catogrande said in Ashes 2023:

    @mariner4life

    Was it a particularly strong red this evening?

    And delicious. Tuscan red for the win

    Unlike English kiwi red aye stokesy?

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  • DonsteppaD Offline
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    #375

    Unsurprising to see Ashwin tagged into it pretty quickly. There was a small but noticeable increase in attempted Mankads among the kids last summer 🙂

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  • NTAN Offline
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    #376

    Fuck me. That's a surprise. Stokes looked to be in a Stokes mood, and should have got MOTM I think, postmatch hypocrisy notwithstanding.

    Couple of chavs not getting back into the long room any time soon. So sad.

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  • NTAN Offline
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    #378

    Cummins postmatch was straight bat classic about everything.

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  • NTAN Offline
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    #379

    Pommy media constantly asking about withdrawing the appeal, and one in particular about whether it would affect our reputation post sand-papergate.

    That's worth a watch.

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