Ashes 2019
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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.
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Some piece of writing this from Greg Baum:
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.
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@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
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@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
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@canefan said in Ashes 2019:
@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
Pressure and fatigue.
Stokes hitting had fielders jumping on the rope. Paine was adjusting the field what seemed like every few deliveries.
The poor review decision, the fumble on the run out, the fact there was even a run out chance in that situation, the poor length balls to Leach, the sometimes reckless playing by Stokes on balls that just needed blocking - it was drama writ large and the pressure on both sides was evident.
For me the fact that England were even close after needing 70+ with one wicket and the urn on the line, makes the victory one of the best test close outs in my life time.
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@NTA Bigger problem was bowling too short and bad lines against Stokes and Leach in the last hour. Not to mention Lyons' fumble. Enormous credit to the two England players, but they were helped by a bit of Aussie panic and an awful decision by umpire Wilson
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Just watched that LBW given not-out again and even one of the commentators thought it deflected off the front pad first.
But that’s what the review is there for. The Aussies got anxious with that last review which on live viewing looked well down leg.
Again the pressure was fever pitch at that point and Stokes looked like he wanted to barf at the non-strikers end...
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@NTA said in Ashes 2019:
@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
Your my favourite Aussie nick
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@MajorRage said in Ashes 2019:
Stokes deserves all the plaudits.WC final and now this. Pressure means nothing to him and that’s what separates the great from the all time great.
A very very special sportsman.
What WC?
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@MajorRage said in Ashes 2019:
Stokes deserves all the plaudits.WC final and now this. Pressure means nothing to him and that’s what separates the great from the all time great.
A very very special sportsman.
Now all of Australia can share our pain
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@MajorRage said in Ashes 2019:
Stokes deserves all the plaudits.WC final and now this. Pressure means nothing to him and that’s what separates the great from the all time great.
A very very special sportsman.
Never mind Stokes.
What about his script-writer!
Summer of Stokes might be putting Botham's Ashes in the shade.
Holy shit - the man has some luck though!
Never mind the lbw, Lyon's fumble looked like a one-in-a-hundred event.
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@Chris-B said in Ashes 2019:
@MajorRage said in Ashes 2019:
Stokes deserves all the plaudits.WC final and now this. Pressure means nothing to him and that’s what separates the great from the all time great.
A very very special sportsman.
Never mind Stokes.
What about his script-writer!
Summer of Stokes might be putting Botham's Ashes in the shade.
Holy shit - the man has some luck though!
Never mind the lbw, Lyon's fumble looked like a one-in-a-hundred event.
He'll be kicking himself. The batsman was so far down the track, it wasn't quite at Alan Donald level, but it was close. Sets things up for the rest of the series though
