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The Ashes 2015

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  • cfgs
    cfgs Posts: 11,484
    Go out on the fire engine for an hour and a bit, come back to find us struggling.
  • The_President
    The_President Posts: 14,280
    edited July 2015
    only 2 other Test teams have won when scoring 136 or fewer batting first - and they were in the 19th century.
  • Covered End
    Covered End Posts: 52,013
    edited July 2015
    Buttler lbw Lyon 9

    190-7

    Surprisingly, we never appealed and the predictive tracking says it was going over.
  • Covered End
    Covered End Posts: 52,013
    edited July 2015
    221-7 at lunch

    Lyon 3-14, he had 3-3 at one point.

    Ali & Broad doing well.

    England lead by 85.
  • The_President
    The_President Posts: 14,280
    Buttler is starting to pi55 me off.
    He walks at Lords even though the umpire had given him not out ,and now he doesnt review when a) he's the last batsman b) we've got 2 reviews left and c) we desperately need the runs - and lo-and-behold...the ball was missing the stumps !!!
    To me , it just shows a lack of guts,mental toughness and resilience. We're playing Oz ffs, try everything not to have to walk - don't just give it to them !!
  • cfgs
    cfgs Posts: 11,484
    The_President said:

    Buttler is starting to pi55 me off.
    He walks at Lords even though the umpire had given him not out ,and now he doesnt review when a) he's the last batsman b) we've got 2 reviews left and c) we desperately need the runs - and lo-and-behold...the ball was missing the stumps !!!
    To me , it just shows a lack of guts,mental toughness and resilience. We're playing Oz ffs, try everything not to have to walk - don't just give it to them !!

    Are you Australian? There is something called fair play and spirit of the game old boy.
  • superchrissypowell
    superchrissypowell Posts: 693
    Tbf in real time and even on slow mo replays it looked absolutely plum. Especially as it was given out on the field, he must have thought there was very little point reviewing.
  • Addickforlife
    Addickforlife Posts: 2,101
    superchrissypowell said:

    Tbf in real time and even on slow mo replays it looked absolutely plum. Especially as it was given out on the field, he must have thought there was very little point reviewing.

    Exactly. He would have asked Moeen, who would have seen it as absolutely plumb (like everyone else did)
  • The_President
    The_President Posts: 14,280
    superchrissypowell said:

    Tbf in real time and even on slow mo replays it looked absolutely plum. Especially as it was given out on the field, he must have thought there was very little point reviewing.

    Wot, like thinking that he'll save the reviews for Finn and Anderson ??
  • Covered End
    Covered End Posts: 52,013
    258-7 Lead 122

    Ali 47
    Broad 23

    He bowls to the left ..

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  • SantaClaus
    SantaClaus Posts: 7,658
    I realise this is the kiss of death but it's been great play from Moeen and Broad since lunch. At this rate we might not need to bat again.
  • Rothko
    Rothko Posts: 18,812
    Moeen is a proper batsman
  • SantaClaus
    SantaClaus Posts: 7,658
    Rothko said:

    Moeen is a proper batsman

    Best tailender in world cricket :-)
  • roseandcrown
    roseandcrown Posts: 7,588
    Ali has been our best player so far in this series.
  • Covered End
    Covered End Posts: 52,013
    272-7

    Moeen 57
    Broad 27

    Lead 136
  • Rothko
    Rothko Posts: 18,812
    SantaClaus said:

    Rothko said:

    Moeen is a proper batsman

    Best tailender in world cricket :-)
    He's a number 6 in any other team, him Stokes and Butler are all comfy there
  • Covered End
    Covered End Posts: 52,013
    edited July 2015
    Broad c Marsh b Hazlewood 31

    277-8

    Well played though to Broady, back to his old batting level. That was a crucial partnership.
  • Pedro45
    Pedro45 Posts: 5,825
    Devils number strikes again! Partnership of 87...
  • The_President
    The_President Posts: 14,280
    roseandcrown said:

    Ali has been our best player so far in this series.

    Better than Root ??
  • Covered End
    Covered End Posts: 52,013
    Ali c Warner b Hazlewood 59

    278-9

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  • SantaClaus
    SantaClaus Posts: 7,658
    Rothko said:

    SantaClaus said:

    Rothko said:

    Moeen is a proper batsman

    Best tailender in world cricket :-)
    He's a number 6 in any other team, him Stokes and Butler are all comfy there
    I'm not seriously calling Moeeen a tailender. It's great for him and for England that he's embraced the number 8 role the way he has.

    Moeen's out - 59
  • The_President
    The_President Posts: 14,280
    Just need a cameo 20 from Jimmy and Finny just to totally deflate the Aussies now
  • Covered End
    Covered End Posts: 52,013
    edited July 2015
    281 All out. Lead 145

    Anderson c Nevil b Starc 3

    Finn 0 no
    Last 3 wickets fall for 4 runs. However, the good news is that the ball is swinging/moving.

  • Big_Bob
    Big_Bob Posts: 1,538
    England to win by an innings anyone?
  • Pedro45
    Pedro45 Posts: 5,825
    Still over 50 overs left today. Unless we get them out, the aussies will be in front come stumps tonight. Just a matter of how many (if any) wickets we can get before they reach our score... I'm still not confident - too many years of watching England fail I think. If we get five by end of play tonight, I will breathe more easily...Still don't want to be chasing much more than 150 in the last innings against this lot!
  • Covered End
    Covered End Posts: 52,013
    edited July 2015
    Rogers lbw Broad 6

    17-1
  • The_President
    The_President Posts: 14,280
    Covered End said:

    Rogers lbw Broad 6

    17-1

    Brilliant ! - thanks CE - got your message on here before it came up on CricIndia, sorry Info. !
  • The_President
    The_President Posts: 14,280
    edited July 2015
    Broad is very much a 'mood' bowler - when he's in the mood he's very good, and I'm hoping his innings will have given him some confidence.
  • roseandcrown
    roseandcrown Posts: 7,588
    The_President said:

    roseandcrown said:

    Ali has been our best player so far in this series.

    Better than Root ??
    Just edging it for me at the moment but I do admit I am no expert on cricket. Saying that broad is making a claim now.
  • The_President
    The_President Posts: 14,280
    I've often wondered about Smith, what with his pronounced movement outside off, whether it would be a good move to bowl around the wicket aiming at leg stump.

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