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The Ashes 2017-18
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Well volunteered Chef. I expect to see that up and running by 11.30 tonight.Chef_addick said:There must be a prediction league format we can come up prior to each match of the tour,
Top run scorer,
Top wicket taker,
Overall result,
Method of most dismissals (caught, bowled, lbw, etc),
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If the weather forecast is correct there is no chance of a result.0
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In future can we do a separate Ashes Sweepstake thread btw?2
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I think we'd probably settle for a draw right now especially as the Aussie's historically go one up at what is their fortress.happyvalley said:If the weather forecast is correct there is no chance of a result.
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Ok I'll go 330 then0
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Same as yesterday. 3 part highlights
http://www.crickethighlights2.com/australia-vs-england-1st-test-day-2-highlights-nov-24-2017/3 -
Cheers Chrissy - good find.Chrissy\\\'s Army!! said:Same as yesterday. 3 part highlights
http://www.crickethighlights2.com/australia-vs-england-1st-test-day-2-highlights-nov-24-2017/0 - Sponsored links:
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oohaahmortimer said:
Predictions for Aussie score
I’ll go for 345
Sorry Soapy I got in a bit earlier even though Pres left me out of his initial listsoapy_jones said:Convicts 345
Happy to do rock paper scissors on 1-2-3 Rock1 -
Gabba Gabba Gabba – Day 2 – Sausages and Baked Beans
I’ve been away from home now for just under two weeks. I’m missing two things - my lovely wife and English sausages and baked beans. I’ve been working around Asia and I am now sitting in Queensland’s sunshine watching our boys battle for that small urn. I like a decent breakfast but the sausages and baked beans in Asia are not the same as the ones at home. But, in Queensland the sausages and baked beans are just the same as they are at home, so it was a good start to the day for me as Day 2 of the First Test approaches. I wondered if Ali and Malan felt the same as they tucked into their breakfasts this morning.
It seemed that Ali and Malan enjoyed their baked beans as, full of beans you might say, they comfortably added 50-odd runs to the overnight score of 190-odd. During this period, the Aussies conceded their first extra (or sundry, if you must), which would be a complete culture to Sussex supporters where extras can come often be third or fourth highest scorer.
But, then, Malan, who had struggled at first on the previous day, changed from sensible to erratic for one moment and holed out at deep square leg to one from Starc. Moeen Ali got his legs in the way of one from Harry Lyon, which was just out. England reviewed the decision and it would, according to the technology, have just taken his bails. Moeen Ali was out, but England got their review back as it would only have just hit the stumps and the umpire had given it. I really don’t get that. It’s like saying, you were only just out, Moeen Ali, so we’ll give your team a consolation prize. Maybe, next time Moeen Ali could be invited by a popular games show host to spin the wheel to see if he is a) out b) gets an extra review c) gets ten bonus runs.
The Aussie supporters turned their attention from piling down record amounts of inferior beer to baying for the blood of English batsmen. They didn’t need to bay much as Woakes waved his bat at a straight one with about the same finesse as I try to swat flies. Now, it was 250 for 7 and dreams during the breakfast bacon (that accompanied the rather fine sausages and beans in case I forgot to mention it) of 400+ were gone.
We now had Bairstow and half of a comedy act in the shape of Ball at the crease. Bairstow looked good until he suddenly seemed to think about his current and potential future batting partners. He swished at one and knocked it in the air so that Paine was given the opportunity to catch one that even he couldn’t miss. Ball smashed 13 off one over before he became a loose cannon (geddit?) so it was left to Broad and Anderson to nudge us over 300 before Broad holed out. The Aussies, having booed at Broad’s arrival, cheered at his departure in an overly excited manner as lunch was taken.
Then, the low point of the day for me. Why was I sitting in a seat very close to a boring Englishman who insisted on singing solo “Oh, Jimmy, Jimmy, Jimmy Jimmy Jimmy Anderson”. Oh, and, by the way, but incessantly. Singing is probably the wrong word to describe the noise that came from him as there was nothing faintly melodic about the racket that came from his mouth. And, so I went on and on and on - even when Broad came into bowl. Thankfully, the Queensland police are quite creative when it comes to making laws and he was led away for being boring – or, something similar. Think of the number of arrests in England there would be if people were being arrested for being boring. Actually, I quite like the idea – as long as I am the judge of what is boring and you, dear reader, are not finding this boring.
Anyhow, back to the cricket. Broad had Bancroft caught behind brilliantly by Bairstow with the score on 7 and Kawaja followed on 30 when Moeen Ali trapped him with a good ball for a LBW. It was looking good and the Barmy Army found their voice as 500+ Richie Benaud impersonators sang merrily.
Ball didn’t bowl particularly well, but out of the blue Warner smacked one from him down the throat – or, more accurately towards the solar plexus – of Malan who just about clung on. I don’t recall leaping out of my seat but I did. I just about managed to stop myself singing (badly) “Oh, Jimmy, Jimmy”, but I did (stop myself, that is). Tea came and went. I don’t know whether Handscomb had an all day breakfast (of sausage and beans, of course) during the tea break but he moved slowly in his crease and was LBW on review to Anderson. I couldn’t stop the words “Oh, Jimmy, Jimmy” rattling round my head, but I still managed to stop singing anything more than “Oh, Ji” before I regained my self control.
It was looking way beyond expectations at 76 for 4. “150 all out would be nice”, I thought, although I tried to stop the thought. And, then, things changed. Smith batted excellently and Marsh, supposedly out of form, looked better and better after a slightly shaky start. The Aussies ended up on 165 for 4.
Frankly, it was disappointing. Our two best quicks looked as good as their three quicks, but the other two looked significantly inferior. Moeen Ali bowled quiet well, but not as well as Lyon. Smith and Marsh dominated whereas our batsmen never dominated even though they fought hard. We fielded well, to be fair, but we suddenly looked vulnerable in the game for the first time.
I retired to the local pub after the game for a pint. My friend ordered an English ale, which tasted just as I remember Watneys Red Barrel but chilled to a sub-zero temperature. They may have learnt how to prepare sausage and beans Down Under, but the beer has room for improvement.
I don’t know what will happen on the third day. If we get quick wickets, we can still win, but if the Aussies start day three as they ended day two, I think we are going to struggle even though we have competed hard.
Let’s just hope that Root insists that Anderson and Broad have an extra sausage and an extra dollop of baked beans in the morning.
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Sorry Oohaah, i'll give you 345 as you were first and Soapy 344.oohaahmortimer said:oohaahmortimer said:Predictions for Aussie score
I’ll go for 345
Sorry Soapy I got in a bit earlier even though Pres left me out of his initial listsoapy_jones said:Convicts 345
Happy to do rock paper scissors on 1-2-3 Rock1 -
yeah, weather not looking great for next 3 days, but makes you wonder if its one of those grounds that is so dry anyway that any rain gets sucked up and ther're back up and running in 10 minshappyvalley said:If the weather forecast is correct there is no chance of a result.
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As it is at moment....
281 BobMunro
287 Ashburton
292 The President
297 Bedsaddick
301 Blackpool72
302 Chef
306 cafc4ev3r
308 killerandflash
310 CharltonKerry
313 Paddyp17
315 addickfanatic
322 SirChrissy
323 north lower neil
326 leroyambrose
327 Addickforlife
329 lolwray
330 Mcbobbin
333 pelling1993
334 golfie
344 Soapy
345 Oohaah
349 roseandcrown
350 JohnboyUK
357 Leuth
358 AthleticoAddick (same as Leuth, but added one at my discretion)
363 Canters
364 SoundAsa£
366 MrOneLung
368 AA
376 Len Glover
384 SouthendAddick
476 Alan Dugdale
517 Santaclaus
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341 for me please0
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307 please0
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340 pls -can I second the motion that the prediction bit moves to another thread and commentary on the actual match stays here?
it's fab its happening and no idea so many people would get involved, but it's taking over the detailed commentary (inc Thai Malaysias posts live from the scene)3 -
Ok, i took the scores from round 1 and determined the difference to 302 to get some ranking by points(runs).
I thought we could have an accumulative for the Test and whoever has the least points ( a bit like Pointless) wins.
What do you think?
301 - Todds_right_hook 1
303 - Callumcafc 1
300 - Karim_myBagheri 2
304 - Addictedoldgit 2
299 - North Lower Neil 3
305 - SoundAsa£ 3
306 - cafcledbury 4
297 - Sir Chrissy 5
295 - alan dugdale 7
309 - AFKABartram 7
311 - Riviera 9
312 - blackpool72 10
291 - McBobbin 11
315 - Chris_from_Sidcup 13
288 - golfaddick 14
319 - Pelling 1993 17
320 - kinveachyaddick 18
321 - oohahmortimer 19
282 - Chef_addick 20
322 - Covered End 20
325 - The_President 23
278 - Leroy Ambrose 24
326 - roseandcrown 24
327 - Weegie Addick 25
328 - Laddick01 26
275 - Mr One Lung 28
273 - Cafc43v3r 29
331 - Chrissy\\\'s Army!! 29
272 - LenGlover 30
332 - addickfanatic 30
271 - Fanny Fanackapan 31
333 - Eddickted 31
270 - Santa Claus 32
335 - Addick Addict 33
336 - killerandflash 34
337 - Atletico Addick 35
340 - lolwray 38
341 - JohnBoyUK 39
342 - PaddyP17 40
343 - leuth 41
345 - Exiled_Addick 43
347 - cafcfan1990 45
350 - suzisausage 48
355 - bobmunro 53
357 - soapy_jones 55
362 - Addickted2TheReds 60
240 - Simonsen 62
366 - happyvalley 64
374 - AshBurton 72
382 - cantersaddick 80
388 - Ben18 86
398 - CharltonKerry 96
418 - Bedsaddick 116
425 - thai malaysia addick 123
601 - Chizz 299
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I think it's fine, so long as you start a NEW SODDING THREAD FOR IT
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I vote we keep it here to wind up Leuth. (autocorrect tried to call you Keith)6
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I think Leuth has a point in as much as it has severely diluted the point of this thread0
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I agree with this, however @suzisausage also requested a different thread and I've no interest in winding her up.Callumcafc said:I vote we keep it here to wind up Leuth. (autocorrect tried to call you Keith)
We need alternate ways to annoy Leuth - any ideas?
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Claim to have seen 'written proof' that Moeen Ali votes ToryAddickted2TheReds said:
I agree with this, however @suzisausage also requested a different thread and I've no interest in winding her up.Callumcafc said:I vote we keep it here to wind up Leuth. (autocorrect tried to call you Keith)
We need alternate ways to annoy Leuth - any ideas?
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I heard he was a UKIP man.Leuth said:
Claim to have seen 'written proof' that Moeen Ali votes ToryAddickted2TheReds said:
I agree with this, however @suzisausage also requested a different thread and I've no interest in winding her up.Callumcafc said:I vote we keep it here to wind up Leuth. (autocorrect tried to call you Keith)
We need alternate ways to annoy Leuth - any ideas?
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Don't let this thread get highjacked Mr.President.
Especially as I am gonna win0 -
Ok, i've moved the prediction to its own thread - lets keep this one solely for Ashes related (non-prediction) chat.1
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I predict......0
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...a Broad five-for?cantersaddick said:I predict......
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That would be nice, and not a 5-120.0
