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England Cricket Team Summer 2019 -ICC World Cup and Ashes etc

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  • Addickted2TheReds
    Addickted2TheReds Posts: 7,744
    Quite incredible that we were dead and buried yesterday and now we must be favourites - that's got to seriously sting for the Aussies. 

    Test Cricket - nothing quite like it. 

    That pisses all over the World Cup and that wasn't shabby! 

    Sat in a beach bar watching on sky go with a hendricks in hand - not a bad day. Might look at the Championship table to cheer me up even further...


  • soapboxsam
    soapboxsam Posts: 23,232
    The Most remarkable thing about "The Innings" is Ben Stokes started off as Geoff Boycott and then metamorphosed into Ian Botham.

    Not sure Beefy could do a reverse sweep for 6 !

    So maybe it's not so bad when talented players go into one day mode when all seems lost in a five day test match.
  • Todds_right_hook
    Todds_right_hook Posts: 10,887
    AddicksAddict said:
    Todds_right_hook said:
    AddicksAddict said:
    Weegie Addick said:
    Apparently Wikipedia now describes the Ashes as a cricket contest between Australia and Ben Stokes.
    Surely Smith, Smith's sub and Stokes?
    Beat me to it
    @Todds_right_hook well you could at least give me a like then.
    @AddicksAddict as England won, have 2
  • The_President
    The_President Posts: 14,280
    There must have been a few records gone today?
    Most fuourth innings rtuns to win being one? 
  • Weegie Addick
    Weegie Addick Posts: 16,547
    Going to OT test on the Friday. So pleased the series is still alive! Now just got the weather to worry about.
  • Chris_from_Sidcup
    Chris_from_Sidcup Posts: 36,068
    Still can't believe we won. Luck was smiling on us late on in that innings.

    Tim Paine wasting that review when the ball was about a mile outside leg stump.
    Joel Wilson for either being completely blind or just closing his eyes for the LBW shout.
    And lastly to Nathan Lyon for missing the simplest of run out chances.
  • oohaahmortimer
    oohaahmortimer Posts: 34,184

  • AddicksAddict
    AddicksAddict Posts: 15,816
    The_President said:
    There must have been a few records gone today?
    Most fuourth innings rtuns to win being one? 
    See earlier.  Record only for England.  Second best in the world.
  • Rudders22
    Rudders22 Posts: 3,872
    WOW. just WOW. Couldn't watch any of it. Watched football then monitoring on bbc cricket. 
  • happyvalley
    happyvalley Posts: 8,996
    One of the truly great test innings. Yes there's been higher scores , but when you take the state of the game into consideration especially with 73 needed with the last man at the crease it is astounding.

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  • MuttleyCAFC
    MuttleyCAFC Posts: 47,751
    When I watched they got a wicket, so I decided it was me and watched the football, keeping up on bbc site! Even when it got tight, I didn't want to jinx it!
  • killerandflash
    killerandflash Posts: 69,919
    Chris_from_Sidcup said:
    Still can't believe we won. Luck was smiling on us late on in that innings.

    Tim Paine wasting that review when the ball was about a mile outside leg stump.
    Joel Wilson for either being completely blind or just closing his eyes for the LBW shout.
    And lastly to Nathan Lyon for missing the simplest of run out chances.
    Bad mistake by Australia. They should have learned by now that you need to keep back reviews for Joel Wilson errors! Indeed when Wilson is umpiring, teams should be allowed an extra review  :D
  • Addickted2TheReds
    Addickted2TheReds Posts: 7,744
    Lyon can't complain too much about Wilson's mistake... his was just a bad with the run out the ball before! 
  • killerandflash
    killerandflash Posts: 69,919
    Addickted2TheReds said:
    Lyon can't complain too much about Wilson's mistake... his was just a bad with the run out the ball before! 
    "Nice, Gary"
  • lolwray
    lolwray Posts: 4,907
    One of the greatest pieces of sporting theatre ever...beats the cricket world cup for me up there with the miracle from medina and the mendonca play off game 
  • Davo55
    Davo55 Posts: 7,843
    My wife and I were driving back from Dorset and I put the radio on expecting to hear news of a defeat. At that stage Jofra Archer had just come in. We listened to the rest absolutely spellbound. So tense, so thrilling. I love Test Match Special and today they did full justice to a magnificent days cricket. For those of you too young to remember “Botham’s Ashes” in 1981, this match was right up there with it. You’ll be banging on about it in 40 years time. Part of what makes sport, and life, so great. 
  • Davo55
    Davo55 Posts: 7,843
    Oh yeah, will be at the Oval for day 4 of the final test of the series. You know, the one where we clinch the series and all go completely nuts. 
  • johnny73
    johnny73 Posts: 4,567
    Imagine travelling 9,500 miles to see your team lose like that.
  • Sillybilly
    Sillybilly Posts: 9,236
    Great fun watching it round the golf club. Second time this year the TV has got a standing ovation. Carnage. 

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  • Covered End
    Covered End Posts: 52,036
    Ben Stokes was absolutely magnificent.
    He completed what was almost Mission Impossible.
    Definitely up there with Botham/Willis 1981.
    He has now created history twice in a couple of months.
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  • ForeverAddickted
    ForeverAddickted Posts: 94,596
    Covered End said:

    Think you need to see someone about your TV... Looks broken
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  • ForeverAddickted
    ForeverAddickted Posts: 94,596
  • Croydon
    Croydon Posts: 12,741
    johnny73 said:
    Imagine travelling 9,500 miles to see your team lose like that.
    Probably lives in Clapham and works in a pub somewhere nearby. 
  • Starinnaddick
    Starinnaddick Posts: 4,348
    Nailbiting stuff. Reminded me of the tension when Anderson and Panasar saved the test in Cardiff 2009.
  • killerandflash
    killerandflash Posts: 69,919
    Chokers  :)


  • The_President
    The_President Posts: 14,280
    The side on view when Sir Ben hit the final boundary with the crowd reminds me so much of the low level view behind the goal when PB scored the winner at Wembley

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