Ashes 2023

[MN5]

@Machpants said in Ashes 2023:

@MN5 said in Ashes 2023:

Being a real cricket nerd I love shit like this. I’d possibly argue S Waugh, Border, G Chappell…..plus of course Ponting himself. Other excellent batsmen from my time watching but who aren’t in the mix I can think of are Steve’s brother Mark, Hayden, Hussey, Langer, Clarke, Martyn, Jones, Boon, Taylor…..am I missing any ?

Also should it be ‘has’ produced ?

If it all ended tomorrow...

Steve Smith is still a fucking sandpaper cheating fuckwit who should never be on the green again.

To me purposeful cheats like that should be lifetime bans, like drug cheats and fake blood cheats. The leaders fo those should never, ever be allowed back. Unforgivable

@virgil take note, THIS is how you rant about Australians.

[MN5]

Exciting morning in store. A class player and a guy in good ( batting not keeping ) form at the crease……but fuck all on the board and England being England they’re only a couple of wickets away from an embarrassing collapse. I’ll be watching intently……

…..on the cricinfo match tracker.

[NTA]

Cummins with the first one

[Victor Meldrew]

Root goooooonnnnneee....

That's a huge blow for England.

[NTA]

@Machpants said in Ashes 2023:

@MN5 said in Ashes 2023:

Being a real cricket nerd I love shit like this. I’d possibly argue S Waugh, Border, G Chappell…..plus of course Ponting himself. Other excellent batsmen from my time watching but who aren’t in the mix I can think of are Steve’s brother Mark, Hayden, Hussey, Langer, Clarke, Martyn, Jones, Boon, Taylor…..am I missing any ?

Also should it be ‘has’ produced ?

If it all ended tomorrow...

Steve Smith is still a fucking sandpaper cheating fuckwit who should never be on the green again.

To me purposeful cheats like that should be lifetime bans, like drug cheats and fake blood cheats. The leaders fo those should never, ever be allowed back. Unforgivable

And pre-sandpaper he was still one of the best batsmen in history.

EABOD

[MN5]

Root gone.

Bairstow and Stokes with remarkably similar career batting stats. Only 0.5 runs in it.

Both not quite up to par with their other disciplines and both soulless rangas too.

[Machpants]

@NTA said in Ashes 2023:

@Machpants said in Ashes 2023:

@MN5 said in Ashes 2023:

Being a real cricket nerd I love shit like this. I’d possibly argue S Waugh, Border, G Chappell…..plus of course Ponting himself. Other excellent batsmen from my time watching but who aren’t in the mix I can think of are Steve’s brother Mark, Hayden, Hussey, Langer, Clarke, Martyn, Jones, Boon, Taylor…..am I missing any ?

Also should it be ‘has’ produced ?

If it all ended tomorrow...

Steve Smith is still a fucking sandpaper cheating fuckwit who should never be on the green again.

To me purposeful cheats like that should be lifetime bans, like drug cheats and fake blood cheats. The leaders fo those should never, ever be allowed back. Unforgivable

And pre-sandpaper he was still one of the best batsmen in history.

EABOD

Still a cheating fluffybunny, fuck him and all cheats

[Victor Meldrew]

@NTA said in Ashes 2023:

EABOD

I learned something new today.

[NTA]

Not too many Englishmen leaving their crease today

[NTA]

@Victor-Meldrew said in Ashes 2023:

@NTA said in Ashes 2023:

EABOD

I learned something new today.

Free of charge

[MN5]

@Machpants said in Ashes 2023:

@NTA said in Ashes 2023:

@Machpants said in Ashes 2023:

@MN5 said in Ashes 2023:

Being a real cricket nerd I love shit like this. I’d possibly argue S Waugh, Border, G Chappell…..plus of course Ponting himself. Other excellent batsmen from my time watching but who aren’t in the mix I can think of are Steve’s brother Mark, Hayden, Hussey, Langer, Clarke, Martyn, Jones, Boon, Taylor…..am I missing any ?

Also should it be ‘has’ produced ?

If it all ended tomorrow...

Steve Smith is still a fucking sandpaper cheating fuckwit who should never be on the green again.

To me purposeful cheats like that should be lifetime bans, like drug cheats and fake blood cheats. The leaders fo those should never, ever be allowed back. Unforgivable

And pre-sandpaper he was still one of the best batsmen in history.

EABOD

Still a cheating fluffybunny, fuck him and all cheats

Yeah…..well he didn’t cheat his way to that batting record it has to be said.

[Machpants]

@MN5 said in Ashes 2023:

@Machpants said in Ashes 2023:

@NTA said in Ashes 2023:

@Machpants said in Ashes 2023:

@MN5 said in Ashes 2023:

Being a real cricket nerd I love shit like this. I’d possibly argue S Waugh, Border, G Chappell…..plus of course Ponting himself. Other excellent batsmen from my time watching but who aren’t in the mix I can think of are Steve’s brother Mark, Hayden, Hussey, Langer, Clarke, Martyn, Jones, Boon, Taylor…..am I missing any ?

Also should it be ‘has’ produced ?

If it all ended tomorrow...

Steve Smith is still a fucking sandpaper cheating fuckwit who should never be on the green again.

To me purposeful cheats like that should be lifetime bans, like drug cheats and fake blood cheats. The leaders fo those should never, ever be allowed back. Unforgivable

And pre-sandpaper he was still one of the best batsmen in history.

EABOD

Still a cheating fluffybunny, fuck him and all cheats

Yeah…..well he didn’t cheat his way to that batting record it has to be said.

maybe, who knows? I guess he's not drug tested. ANyone who's happy to cheat one way will do it another

[MN5]

@Machpants said in Ashes 2023:

@MN5 said in Ashes 2023:

@Machpants said in Ashes 2023:

@NTA said in Ashes 2023:

@Machpants said in Ashes 2023:

@MN5 said in Ashes 2023:

Being a real cricket nerd I love shit like this. I’d possibly argue S Waugh, Border, G Chappell…..plus of course Ponting himself. Other excellent batsmen from my time watching but who aren’t in the mix I can think of are Steve’s brother Mark, Hayden, Hussey, Langer, Clarke, Martyn, Jones, Boon, Taylor…..am I missing any ?

Also should it be ‘has’ produced ?

If it all ended tomorrow...

Steve Smith is still a fucking sandpaper cheating fuckwit who should never be on the green again.

To me purposeful cheats like that should be lifetime bans, like drug cheats and fake blood cheats. The leaders fo those should never, ever be allowed back. Unforgivable

And pre-sandpaper he was still one of the best batsmen in history.

EABOD

Still a cheating fluffybunny, fuck him and all cheats

Yeah…..well he didn’t cheat his way to that batting record it has to be said.

maybe, who knows? I guess he's not drug tested. ANyone who's happy to cheat one way will do it another

You’re getting bitter and ridiculous now.

[Machpants]

I'm not bitter, I just hate cheats.

[MN5]

@Machpants said in Ashes 2023:

I'm not bitter, I just hate cheats.

Yeah but he is a ridiculously good player, cheating or not.

Which I guess reinforces how disappointing it is that he did it.

[KiwiMurph]

Steve Smith is still a massive tool - incredulous at being given out on snicko yesterday which was as clear as day.

[Victor Meldrew]

I really like Nasser Hussein's analysis but think he's a crap commentator.

[NTA]

Wicket looks inconsistent. Some of the deliveries from Cummins aren't changing much in length but Carey is taking a few of them on the bounce

[KiwiMurph]

@Victor-Meldrew said in Ashes 2023:

I really like Nasser Hussein's analysis but think he's a crap commentator.

Justin Marshall?

[NTA]

Bye Jonny

Any complaints about the spirit of cricket? No?