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The Ashes 2017-18

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  • Southendaddick
    Southendaddick Posts: 5,314
    Having watched the first 15 mins this has got 576 Australia all over it
  • killerandflash
    killerandflash Posts: 69,854
    edited November 2017
    Flat pitch, we desperately need a false shot
  • Leuth
    Leuth Posts: 23,319
    killerandflash said:

    Flat pitch, we desperately need a false shot

    Well done!
  • killerandflash
    killerandflash Posts: 69,854
    Gotcha

    Boycs summed it up well, Anderson and Broad build up pressure which is what you need to do with flat pitches
  • Leuth
    Leuth Posts: 23,319
    Lovely cutter from Broad. Changes in pace and release are effective on a slow pitch, but they need bowlers of skill to perform them. That five-for is on :)
  • redman
    redman Posts: 5,285
    looks to me as though it's all about Smith at the moment. Get him out and we are well on top but otherwise he can get 200 and we will be behind.
  • Riviera
    Riviera Posts: 8,167
    This is only the second England XI to contain 11 players born in England since 1989. The last one was in 2003. Another interesting fact from TMS's wonderful Andrew Samson.
  • Leuth
    Leuth Posts: 23,319
    Malan was born in England?!
  • Floyd Montana
    Floyd Montana Posts: 3,730
    Why the f'ing f is Sarah Aley telling TMS fans how to bowl a slower ball?
    I mean I am as non masculine as anyone, but why oh why has the BBC placed female opinions about cricket, motorbiking and other sports as high as the male opinion??
    Equality gone mad
  • Leuth
    Leuth Posts: 23,319
    Bloody hell, he was!
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  • redman
    redman Posts: 5,285
    TMS stat. First time since 2003 we have played a test with everyone born in England. Only 3rd time since 1989. In fact in over 900 tests it has only happened in something like 189 tests.
    I didn't even realise Stokes was born in New Zealand, coming to UK when he was 12.
    There have been many overseas born although most have UK parents and roots. Key names would include Prior, KP, Strauss, Smith, Cowdrey, Dexter, Hussain, Lamb, Jones, Sure I have missed some other key ones
  • Leuth
    Leuth Posts: 23,319
    Also, why is Ball bowling ahead of Ali
  • Riviera
    Riviera Posts: 8,167
    Floyd Montana said:

    Why the f'ing f is Sarah Aley telling TMS fans how to bowl a slower ball?
    I mean I am as non masculine as anyone, but why oh why has the BBC placed female opinions about cricket, motorbiking and other sports as high as the male opinion??
    Equality gone mad

    It ticks one of the the many boxes that the BBC is obsessed with.
  • Riviera
    Riviera Posts: 8,167
    Leuth said:

    Bloody hell, he was!

    Don't doubt Sansom!
  • killerandflash
    killerandflash Posts: 69,854
    Good tactics here, you can easily see a false shot being induced
  • Floyd Montana
    Floyd Montana Posts: 3,730
    edited November 2017
    redman said:

    TMS stat. First time since 2003 we have played a test with everyone born in England. Only 3rd time since 1989. In fact in over 900 tests it has only happened in something like 189 tests.
    I didn't even realise Stokes was born in New Zealand, coming to UK when he was 12.
    There have been many overseas born although most have UK parents and roots. Key names would include Prior, KP, Strauss, Smith, Cowdrey, Dexter, Hussain, Lamb, Jones, Sure I have missed some other key ones

    Would be nice to have more of their expertise and insights rather than the 'balance' the BBC have to push out.
  • Chizz
    Chizz Posts: 28,339
    Floyd Montana said:

    Why the f'ing f is Sarah Aley telling TMS fans how to bowl a slower ball?
    I mean I am as non masculine as anyone, but why oh why has the BBC placed female opinions about cricket, motorbiking and other sports as high as the male opinion??
    Equality gone mad

    Did she say anything you found interesting or enlightening?
  • Starinnaddick
    Starinnaddick Posts: 4,345
    Classic from Graeme Swann
    Four England players meet to discuss the situation
    This is the brains trust the only one who can do the crossword is Jimmy the other three just colour in the squares
  • Leuth
    Leuth Posts: 23,319
    In the interests of balance I'll point out that Alison Mitchell is a very, very good commentator
  • Chef_addick
    Chef_addick Posts: 2,196
    The Anderson avenue of apprehension
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  • Laddick01
    Laddick01 Posts: 6,365
    Talk about commentators curse , lovely.
  • killerandflash
    killerandflash Posts: 69,854
    Whoah Jimmy Jimmy!
  • Chizz
    Chizz Posts: 28,339
    Game very definitely on.
  • Leuth
    Leuth Posts: 23,319
    Far from textbook by Bairstow, but it worked for Dujon
  • Chef_addick
    Chef_addick Posts: 2,196
    Fancy Broad to have one of his magic spells here and clean up the tail
  • Leuth
    Leuth Posts: 23,319
    Chef_addick said:

    Fancy Broad to have one of his magic spells here and clean up the tail

    Well, there's Starc, but not how anyone might have thought
  • Exiled_Addick
    Exiled_Addick Posts: 17,169
    All you lily-livered merchants of doom still think the Aussies are on top?
  • LenGlover
    LenGlover Posts: 31,659
    Exiled_Addick said:

    All you lily-livered merchants of doom still think the Aussies are on top?

    I'll be glad to be proved wrong!

    Let's hope England can remove a tail better than Kent usually manage.
  • Addickted2TheReds
    Addickted2TheReds Posts: 7,736
    Leuth said:

    In the interests of balance I'll point out that Alison Mitchell is a very, very good commentator

    Completely disagree.

    I'll admit that's only because we're playing Australia and her last name is Mitchell, though.
  • Addickted2TheReds
    Addickted2TheReds Posts: 7,736
    Best sports in the world:

    1: Test Cricket
    2: Football
    3: All other cricket
    4: Who cares

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