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The Ashes 2021/22

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  • killerandflash
    killerandflash Posts: 69,844
    Bilbo gets a first test run!
  • Callumcafc
    Callumcafc Posts: 63,764
    110-5 off 30 overs

    Pope 14 (18)
    Billings 10 (14)
  • Callumcafc
    Callumcafc Posts: 63,764
    I should’ve kept my mouth shut.

    110-6

    Pope 14 (23) c Carey b Boland
  • Chizz
    Chizz Posts: 28,331
    Very little surprise that Pope has failed again. But seriously, punching the bat after getting out? What is wrong with him? 
  • Callumcafc
    Callumcafc Posts: 63,764
    Next ball, Boland gets Woakes to edge to first slip.



    But Warner drops the easiest catch you’ll see all series.
  • Todds_right_hook
    Todds_right_hook Posts: 10,881
    If billings were to get out without adding anymore runs, he would have the 8th best average (15) out of the 16 batsmen used this series. England are beyond pathetic this series
  • killerandflash
    killerandflash Posts: 69,844
    When Woakes walks off 225no, the Aussies will regret all these drops
  • Chizz
    Chizz Posts: 28,331
    killerandflash said:
    When Woakes walks off 225no, the Aussies will regret all these drops
    u ok hun?
  • Callumcafc
    Callumcafc Posts: 63,764
    End of the second session.

    124-6

    Billings 19 (32)
    Woakes 5 (19)
  • MrOneLung
    MrOneLung Posts: 26,849
    Chizz said:
    killerandflash said:
    When Woakes walks off 225no, the Aussies will regret all these drops
    u ok hun?
    If Jason Gillespie can get a test double hundred…..
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  • Chizz
    Chizz Posts: 28,331
    MrOneLung said:
    Chizz said:
    killerandflash said:
    When Woakes walks off 225no, the Aussies will regret all these drops
    u ok hun?
    If Jason Gillespie can get a test double hundred…..
    It's probably easier to score a double hundred if you have Pointing, Hussey and Clarke following you in the batting order than Wood, Robinson and Broad. 
  • MrOneLung
    MrOneLung Posts: 26,849
    Billings idiotic shot to get out 
  • Callumcafc
    Callumcafc Posts: 63,764
    edited January 2022
    152-7. Bilbo pretty much bounced out, big swing down to fine leg and caught.

    Billings 29 (48) c Boland b Green
  • Callumcafc
    Callumcafc Posts: 63,764
    182-8.

    Given not out, reviewed and hotspot finds an edge.

    Woakes 36 (48) c Carey b Starc
  • Callumcafc
    Callumcafc Posts: 63,764
    182-9.

    Broad 0 (4) b Starc
  • Callumcafc
    Callumcafc Posts: 63,764
    188 all out.

    Wood 16 (15) b Cummins

    Australia lead by 115.
  • oohaahmortimer
    oohaahmortimer Posts: 34,145
    We are genuinely lame and pathetic
    a lack of care for their wickets 
    I mean broad was like a scared child there (again) 
    weak weak weak 
    England test cricket and Charlton my two favourite things in tandem are a complete bunch of shit lame loser cnuts 
    fuck off 
  • Andyessgee90
    Andyessgee90 Posts: 845
    Not scoring over 300 once in a 5 match series has to be on par with the absolute worst sporting performances. 
  • MillwallFan
    MillwallFan Posts: 3,347
    oohaahmortimer said:
    We are genuinely lame and pathetic
    a lack of care for their wickets 
    I mean broad was like a scared child there (again) 
    weak weak weak 
    England test cricket and Charlton my two favourite things in tandem are a complete bunch of shit lame loser cnuts 
    fuck off 
    U ok hun?
  • greenwichred68
    greenwichred68 Posts: 277
    Abysmal pathetic bunch of cowards.
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  • Callumcafc
    Callumcafc Posts: 63,764
    edited January 2022
    Australia 5-2

    Warner gets a pair - Broad again. Labuschagne out for 5 - nicks off down the leg side and taken by Billings.
  • Callumcafc
    Callumcafc Posts: 63,764
    England think they have Khawaja but given not out. Reviewed and the ball is clipping the back pad but no pad.

    8-2 after 6 overs.
  • soapboxsam
    soapboxsam Posts: 23,229
    England's 1st wicket average 10
    Australia last wicket average 14
  • golfaddick
    golfaddick Posts: 33,625
    edited January 2022
    I'll never understand cricket.

    Rain delays has meant the match is behind on scheduled overs. I believe there were 83 bowled today - give 4 for 2 changes of innings that makes 87. Given there was supposed to be 98 oves bowled today then that's 11 overs "lost" for ever. Game won't go the full 5 days so in case probably doesn't matter - but it did last Test. 

    And my big point is.......this match is being played under lights so there is no issue with "bad light". Go figure.

    (Yes I know players can't play for hours & hours and local rules in Hobart might mean that play has to stop before midnight and the floodlights turned off because Mrs Jones at no4 wants to go to sleep, blah blah blah....)
  • Chizz
    Chizz Posts: 28,331
    golfaddick said:
    I'll never understand cricket.

    Rain delays has meant the match is behind on scheduled overs. I believe there were 83 bowled today - give 4 for 2 changes of innings that makes 87. Given there was supposed to be 98 oves bowled today then that's 11 overs "lost" for ever. Game won't go the full 5 days so in case probably doesn't matter - but it did last Test. 

    And my big point is.......this match is being played under lights so there is no issue with "bad light". Go figure.

    (Yes I know players can't play for hours & hours and local rules in Hobart might mean that play has to stop before midnight and the floodlights turned off because Mrs Jones at no4 wants to go to sleep, blah blah blah....)
    You're right that the over rates are abysmal and it's an issue that urgently and seriously needs to be addressed. 

    But I don't think anyone that bought tickets for today's play would say they felt short-changed. 
  • Lincsaddick
    Lincsaddick Posts: 32,348
    Billings .. great start but he just could not get fully out of one day mode .. when will he and rest ever learn f f s
  • PrincessFiona
    PrincessFiona Posts: 5,438
    I thought I heard ENG were last in the current Test rankings but this

    ICC rankings for Tests, ODIs, T20 & Women's ODI and T20

    ICC Test Rankings

    14 January 2022
    PosTeamMatchesPointsRating
    1New Zealand283264117
    2India323717116
    3Australia171844108
    4England353753107
    5South Africa23227199
    6Pakistan30278793
    7Sri Lanka30248583
    8West Indies33248075
    9Bangladesh22115753
    10Zimbabwe1134231


    shows 4th. Maybe the WI tour will put things into perspective?


  • MrOneLung
    MrOneLung Posts: 26,849
    We are bottom of the test championship series 
  • Addick Addict
    Addick Addict Posts: 39,767
    edited January 2022
    mph Lincsaddick said:
    Billings .. great start but he just could not get fully out of one day mode .. when will he and rest ever learn f f s

    For us it's easy to say and think that. Issue Billings has is that he's been playing nothing but white ball since he played a County Championship game back in September. For the last month he's been playing T20 in the Big Bash and come straight from that to playing in a Test match. He'll be telling himself to play within himself but it's not easy to remember that when you're facing a bouncer at 90mph with 0.4 of a second to make a decision and you're "muscle memory" tells you to take it on. Not trying to excuse him but I think we can probably cut him a bit of slack. If he keeps doing it then that's another issue.

    Billings has kept well and his feet movement, enthusiasm and general glovework has been excellent - everything that Buttler's wasn't. He genuinely wants to be there and is very grateful for the opportunity which can be more than half the battle.
  • killerandflash
    killerandflash Posts: 69,844
    Not Ashes related, but Kohli has stepped down as Indian Test Captain

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