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The Ashes 2017-18

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  • Riviera
    Riviera Posts: 8,167
    The_President said:

    I wonder what Allan Lamb is doing nowadays.

    Unlike many Saffer's who played for England when their own country was banned Lamby has remained a British citizen and still lives here. Good man.
  • Riviera
    Riviera Posts: 8,167
    Riviera said:

    Nice little program tonight on BT Sport3 10pm, a look at the 1986/7 Ashes series. We started so badly that tour that one of our own journos, Martin Johnson, said "There is only 3 things wrong with this England team; They can't bat, can't bowl and can't field."
    We won the Test series, The Perth Challenge and The World Series Trophy. One of the highlights was Allan Lamb hitting 18 off Bruce Reid in the last over to win an ODI. In those days that was quite a feat. Today it is common practice.
    Hopefully there will more of these teasers from BT Sport before the real stuff starts.

    Bit disappointing, too much Blowers and not enough action.
  • The_President
    The_President Posts: 14,280
    Starts one month tomorrow.
  • Riviera
    Riviera Posts: 8,167
    Started earlier this morning. The Ashes, like everything these days is non gender specific. We must treat women's cricket with equal interest and coverage.
  • The_President
    The_President Posts: 14,280
    Riviera said:

    Started earlier this morning. The Ashes, like everything these days is non gender specific. We must treat women's cricket with equal interest and coverage.

    I agree Riv.

    Whats the score?
  • Riviera
    Riviera Posts: 8,167
    We lost.
  • The_President
    The_President Posts: 14,280
    Starts one month from today.
  • The_President
    The_President Posts: 14,280
    I havnt tried this yet, but my intention is to get BT Sport through my laptop (not sure how at moment, but assume you must be able to), then stream it through HDMI cable onto my TV.
    Anyone else planning to do the same?
  • The_President
    The_President Posts: 14,280
    http://sport.bt.com/cricket/ashes-2017-vaughan-and-ponting-reunite-in-the-commentary-box-for-bt-sport-S11364221775204
  • cafcfan1990
    cafcfan1990 Posts: 12,811
    The_President said:

    I havnt tried this yet, but my intention is to get BT Sport through my laptop (not sure how at moment, but assume you must be able to), then stream it through HDMI cable onto my TV.
    Anyone else planning to do the same?

    No. It's not going to be a good watch
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  • Gravesend_Addick
    Gravesend_Addick Posts: 7,299
    I don't have bt sport and been quoted £22.99 a month to have it, so I'll be finding an online stream!!
  • The_President
    The_President Posts: 14,280
    WATCHCRIC.ORG has been successful for me in the past
  • Gravesend_Addick
    Gravesend_Addick Posts: 7,299
    This is all I can find regarding highlights:

    http://sport.bt.com/cricket/free-ashes-highlights-how-to-watch-australia-v-england-best-bits-with-bt-sport-S11364222752132
  • Riviera
    Riviera Posts: 8,167
    2-0 now btw...Or 4-0 if you like.
  • addickfanatic
    addickfanatic Posts: 1,113
    So if England’s problems at opener, 3 and 5 persist they raid the BT boxand play two spinners

    Cook and Boycott opening would grind down Starc and co and get to 250 by tea in day two. Cook would be about 210 and Boycs 30 odd having faced 390 balls ( using his favorite stick of rhubarb)Michael Vaughan at his best would be a shoo in at number 3 and definitely speed up the previous run rate. Joe in at 4, Bairstow at 5, Stokes out of jail and in at 6, Gilly gets instant British citizenship for his unfailing sportsmanship comes in at 7, Mo at 8, Swanny at 9, Broad 10 and Anderson 11, Ashes won no problem. I was trying to shoo in Ricky but he’d turn down British citizenship way too Australian
  • cafcfan1990
    cafcfan1990 Posts: 12,811
    addickfanatic said:

    So if England’s problems at opener, 3 and 5 persist they raid the BT boxand play two spinners

    Cook and Boycott opening would grind down Starc and co and get to 250 by tea in day two. Cook would be about 210 and Boycs 30 odd having faced 390 balls ( using his favorite stick of rhubarb)Michael Vaughan at his best would be a shoo in at number 3 and definitely speed up the previous run rate. Joe in at 4, Bairstow at 5, Stokes out of jail and in at 6, Gilly gets instant British citizenship for his unfailing sportsmanship comes in at 7, Mo at 8, Swanny at 9, Broad 10 and Anderson 11, Ashes won no problem. I was trying to shoo in Ricky but he’d turn down British citizenship way too Australian

    No it would need another seamer, 3 isn't enough. Bring Flintoff in for Gilly.
  • golfaddick
    golfaddick Posts: 33,626
    addickfanatic said:

    So if England’s problems at opener, 3 and 5 persist they raid the BT boxand play two spinners

    Cook and Boycott opening would grind down Starc and co and get to 250 by tea in day two. Cook would be about 210 and Boycs 30 odd having faced 390 balls ( using his favorite stick of rhubarb)Michael Vaughan at his best would be a shoo in at number 3 and definitely speed up the previous run rate. Joe in at 4, Bairstow at 5, Stokes out of jail and in at 6, Gilly gets instant British citizenship for his unfailing sportsmanship comes in at 7, Mo at 8, Swanny at 9, Broad 10 and Anderson 11, Ashes won no problem. I was trying to shoo in Ricky but he’d turn down British citizenship way too Australian

    Could we raid the Channel comm box & get Greg Chappell to rope in his brothers - they're be handy bowling underarm.
  • Riviera
    Riviera Posts: 8,167
    This is an interesting article my mate Down Under showed me.
    https://coupler.foxsports.com.au/api/v1/article/amp/cricket/how-six-curious-shield-selections-were-shaped-by-australias-test-agenda/news-story/443ff0280cef56d190c9f5b27695fd54

    Seems all is not rosy with Aussie cricket.
  • Riviera
    Riviera Posts: 8,167
    Riviera said:

    2-0 now btw...Or 4-0 if you like.

    3rd ODI on now on BTSport3. Sluggish start by us after losing an early wicket but making progress now.
  • Riviera
    Riviera Posts: 8,167
    124-2 off 23. Sarah Taylor, one of our best bats just gone.
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  • Riviera
    Riviera Posts: 8,167
    Doing good. 171/2 off 32
  • Riviera
    Riviera Posts: 8,167
    Just lost 3 wickets for 9 runs.

    BTW the coverage is C9, words and pictures. I'm sure we will have our commentary for the men's but the picture feed will be C9.
  • Riviera
    Riviera Posts: 8,167
    edited October 2017
    We set Oz a target of 285 which is no mean feat. Ok they got 290+ in the last ODI but they were, like these, runs on the board. Heather Knight chipped in with a good 80+. If Aussie get these runs then hats off to them. We really need to win this or the Ashes are as good as gone.
  • jamescafc
    jamescafc Posts: 1,831
    What's the deal with Stokes?

    I saw an article in the NZ papers today with two guys praising him for preventing them from being attacked.
  • addickfanatic
    addickfanatic Posts: 1,113
    Good win, back to 4-2. Aussies were looking good, but a bit of a collapse and by the looks of it some really good England bowling
  • cantersaddick
    cantersaddick Posts: 16,912
    Dont want to open a can of worms, but there was a bigt of Twitter outrage yesterday as Moeen didn't wear a poppy for the squad photo.
  • The_President
    The_President Posts: 14,280
    cantersaddick said:

    Dont want to open a can of worms, but there was a bigt of Twitter outrage yesterday as Moeen didn't wear a poppy for the squad photo.

    not good, but i suppose thats his choice.
  • Riviera
    Riviera Posts: 8,167
    cantersaddick said:

    Dont want to open a can of worms, but there was a bigt of Twitter outrage yesterday as Moeen didn't wear a poppy for the squad photo.

    There is no can, no worms and no issue.
  • cantersaddick
    cantersaddick Posts: 16,912
    Riviera said:

    cantersaddick said:

    Dont want to open a can of worms, but there was a bigt of Twitter outrage yesterday as Moeen didn't wear a poppy for the squad photo.

    There is no can, no worms and no issue.
    I agree. But given the way it went in Twitter and the reaction on here to that Irish footballer who doesn't wear the poppy it's very possible it might have been.
  • Riviera
    Riviera Posts: 8,167
    The boys are there, 3 weeks to go. Here is a good little appetizer.
    http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b09c0j63

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