Ashes 2019

[ACT Crusader]

An amazing test match all round with the ebbs and flow within it.

Oz missed opportunities to win it for sure but the hitting from Stokes put pressure on the bowlers and fielders.

[canefan]

Stokes has had quite a Summer

[ACT Crusader]

@canefan said in Ashes 2019:

Stokes has had quite a Summer

One test match does not make a summer. What else has he done?

[canefan]

That was a shocking LBW decision by the umpire. Looked plumb in real time. Should have given it and allowed the poms a chance to review. That's why you save your reviews I guess

[canefan]

@ACT-Crusader said in Ashes 2019:

@canefan said in Ashes 2019:

Stokes has had quite a Summer

One test match does not make a summer. What else has he done?

You're deflecting....

[ACT Crusader]

@canefan the only thing that I thought put it in doubt is in real time I thought it hit the front pad first which was slightly outside the line.

[KiwiPie]

Just woke up to that scoreboard. That's amazing, what an innings by Stokes.

[Billy Tell]

@canefan said in Ashes 2019:

That was a shocking LBW decision by the umpire. Looked plumb in real time. Should have given it and allowed the poms a chance to review. That's why you save your reviews I guess

To show what a sportsman he is, should Stokes have reviewed the not-out LBW decision :face_with_stuck-out_tongue:

[Billy Tell]

[rotated]

Hard not to like the bloke (even though he is a turncoat who broke our hearts) - but geez he has had some luck.

Amazing innings though love the way he plays his cricket.

[Virgil]

@NTA said in Ashes 2019:

Go watch the dismissal of Root.

Caught by @Virgil 's fave Aussie.

It's a fucking gem.

I have several favourite Aussie’s Nick...

[Bovidae]

I was not expecting that result when I heard it on the radio this morning. Yesterday I was thinking that either Root or Stokes would have to carry the team if England were to win. No surprises then that it was the ginga from Chch.

This will make the last 2 tests much more exciting. But will England have the common sense to make some changes despite the win? When most of your top and middle order are struggling to reach double figures you can't keep relying on a miracle.

[Hooroo]

Incredible! What an innings.

[sparky]

Some piece of writing this from Greg Baum:

Greg Baum  /  Aug 25, 2019  /  Cricket

We can all die happy now – cricket doesn't get any better than this

The World Cup is a distant memory – and now only Ben Stokes’ second-greatest exploit.

[Siam]

Wow. Ain't test cricket grand.

Best result for the sake of the series. Every session is vital now and we know what both teams are capable of, good and bad.

[NTA]

@Virgil said in Ashes 2019:

@NTA said in Ashes 2019:

Go watch the dismissal of Root.

Caught by @Virgil 's fave Aussie.

It's a fucking gem.

I have several favourite Aussie’s Nick...

You do not

[NTA]

@sparky said in Ashes 2019:

Credit to Australia who have bowled well throughout this game.

Actually the first hour this morning was shit

[Hooroo]

What I am interested in is how Steve Smith will perform after that knock to the head. He's either of incredible mental strength and it won't both him or it will create hesitation and he will become easier to get out.

Probably the former

[Godder]

That will go down as one of the greatest test matches - magnificent performance by Stokes especially.

Apparently, even near the end of the game, tactical reviews are still risky.

[canefan]

@NTA said in Ashes 2019:

@sparky said in Ashes 2019:

Credit to Australia who have bowled well throughout this game.

Actually the first hour this morning was shit

They still should have won it. They couldn't solve Stokes or get all his partners out. I thought the quick bowlers bowled bad lines in the closing stages, Stokes' partners barely had to play the ball