Ashes 2019

[Rapido]

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.

[Godder]

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.

[sparky]

@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.

[Nevorian]

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

[Bovidae]

Panesar ahead of Tuffers.

[Rapido]

Labuschagne's batting looks so much like Jacques Kallis

[Rapido]

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

[NTA]

50 partnership for Marnus and Patto

[Donsteppa]

@Rapido said in Ashes 2019:

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

On channel 50 for some reason.

[NTA]

Marnus cops one on the grill from Archer

[NTA]

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

Suspect he'll start going hard at Archer

[sparky]

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

[NTA]

@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.

[NTA]

359 to win.

A relatively fresh Cummins and Hazelwood to open the bowling.

Lessgo

[Siam]

@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

[NTA]

@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

[Siam]

@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...

[sparky]

@NTA England chased down 359 to win earlier this summer, albeit in the 50 over format:

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[NTA]

Burns rips his nail

[sparky]

Two early wickets after lunch. Roy and Burn both gone. Can any of the England batsman score more than 12 in this innings?