Ashes 2019
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I also hope this test is a draw just to amp up the pressure on both teams for the final test! Winner takes all
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@Snowy said in Ashes 2019:
@Hooroo A tie in this one would be even better - last day drama.
OOOOOOHHHH Yes! I like!! Heartbreak and elation on the last ball of the day!
Speaking of heartbreak!!
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@Hooroo said in Ashes 2019:
OOOOOOHHHH Yes! I like!! Heartbreak and elation on the last ball of the day!
Hopefully they haven't introduced some obscure test tie breaker like number of nose picks captured on camera.
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@canefan said in Ashes 2019:
A cardinal sin. I saw Roy(?) drop a sitter of a catch in the slips off Broad around midnight NZT too, the Poms had a day to forget in the field
Roy is fucked - can't bowl, can't bat, can't catch.
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@NTA said in Ashes 2019:
@canefan said in Ashes 2019:
A cardinal sin. I saw Roy(?) drop a sitter of a catch in the slips off Broad around midnight NZT too, the Poms had a day to forget in the field
Roy is fucked - can't bowl, can't bat, can't catch.
Shame he couldn't have been shithouse a couple of months ago....
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@canefan said in Ashes 2019:
@NTA said in Ashes 2019:
Roy is fucked - can't bowl, can't bat, can't catch.
Shame he couldn't have been shithouse a couple of months ago....
They're not even letting him open at this point. Sent Denly out there then the big goofball as nightwatchman.
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so, this Steve Smith ( i hope i pronounced that correctly) bloke is quite good at the crickets.
His last 9 Ashes innings? 1,149 runs @ 144.
3 centuries
2 double centuries
4 half centuries (one not out)Where is all England's shit talk now?
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@mariner4life Archer is the only one that stopped him, for a game at least
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@canefan said in Ashes 2019:
@mariner4life Archer is the only one that stopped him, for a game at least
And now England's shiny new toy looks broken.
50 overs terrifying a bunch of County Cricketers on a List A wicket is different to Test Cricket, it would seem.
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An interesting write-up on the No Swing Bully.
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@Donsteppa Bit OTT Warner's position would be in danger if Oz had any credible alternative.
Do agree that his best option is trying to hit his way into some sort of form as "batting responsibly" clearly isn't his forte.
Working out where his off stump is wouldn't hurt either
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Smith is on the verge of winning a series single-handedly. It's phenomenal, and I don't think I've ever seen anything quite like it.
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@barbarian said in Ashes 2019:
Smith is on the verge of winning a series single-handedly. It's phenomenal, and I don't think I've ever seen anything quite like it.
"like the World XI at one end, and Ilford Second XI at the other." Graham Gooch
That Australian batting lineup is dogshit, except for one bloke whose output is better than anyone i have seen.
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He's a funny bastard, Gillespie.
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@mariner4life said in Ashes 2019:
@barbarian said in Ashes 2019:
Smith is on the verge of winning a series single-handedly. It's phenomenal, and I don't think I've ever seen anything quite like it.
"like the World XI at one end, and Ilford Second XI at the other." Graham Gooch
That Australian batting lineup is dogshit, except for one bloke whose output is better than anyone i have seen.
And Marnus
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@barbarian As everyone says - not since Bradman. Batsmen have had big series since then but usually in a batting line-up also making comfortable runs.
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The size of the hundreds is so relevant too. We were 5/241 when he notched his ton. There's still a very real chance we could be bowled out for under 300 if he loses his wicket for a Mark Waugh-esque 104.
Instead he kept his focus (and his luck), and put us in a winning position.
Same goes for the first test - a massive difference between 100 and 140 in the context of both innings.
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@barbarian and each innings is almost like seeing him for the first time, such is his uniqueness and obvious success. Listening to warne and ponting you can hear the same thoughts in their commentary.
Truly awesome, in the correct sense of this overused term, including the weird mannerisms and talking to himself.
Opposition teams must spend hours on plans for him alone
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@Siam said in Ashes 2019:
@barbarian and each innings is almost like seeing him for the first time, such is his uniqueness and obvious success. Listening to warne and ponting you can hear the same thoughts in their commentary.
Truly awesome, in the correct sense of this overused term, including the weird mannerisms and talking to himself.
Opposition teams must spend hours on plans for him alone
Hard to plan for a guy who has no plan, he basically plays each ball as he sees it. He could be playing in the back yard or on a beach, it would be crazy trying to analyze a guy like that
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You can plan for him. England actually found two successful formulas in the first two tests - target the period when Smith is on 140 where he tends to lose concentration, and actually try and kill him to take him out of the game.
Sadly for England it appears he thwarted both of those approaches in this game.
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I actually think people commenting on the Ashes don't give England enough credit. They have worked Smith out.
Let him bat for over 8 hours and get 200+.
Then when he goes on the slog in anticipation of the declaration - he looks as vulnerable as any batsman.
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Smith is leading Test Run scorer for 2019 on 580ish.
On 4 innings.
Next best is Stokes about 50 runs behind with 12 innings.
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Hoff on fire late last night after Root and Burns out a decent partnership together.
The ball to get Roy was pretty good, but exemplifies why he isn't a Test batsman.
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Three ducks in a row for David Warner.
🦆🦆🦆
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Another fifty by Steve Smith.
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Wow! Cummins gets Burn out third ball of the innings and then Captain Root for a Golden Duck.
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@sparky said in Ashes 2019:
Wow! Cummins gets Burn out third ball of the innings and then Captain Root for a Golden Duck.
That ball to Root was glorious.
Steve Smith is amazing. Even better than before the cheating scandal. And to come back from the head knock in the last test.
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Good delivery from Cummins to get Roy. Fucking the guy has some massive defensive flaws
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Stokes doesn't get the bat out of the way and Cummins has 4. Paine knew. Stokes knew. Umpire didn't move but stokes walked
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England 87-4 after lunch.Stokes gone. England need a miracle to bat out these two sessions and keep the session alive.
Surely Australia can't throw away victory again?
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Denly gone. Australia need 5 wickets to retain the Urn.
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This is enthralling stuff.
Crowd have been riding every ball for the last 90 minutes!
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Lab comes on and snags a big wicket. Excellent bowling change by Paine.
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And they get the final LBW.
Oz retain the Ashes and go 2-1 up in the series.
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