| The Ashes 2017/2018 Thread 16:47 - Nov 22 with 310040 views | MaySixth |
Phil - cheeky, but can you pin?? I know a fair few of us are interested in chatting about this as well as ITFC.
To kick start - series predictions?
I am going Australia 2-3 England.
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| The Ashes 2017/2018 Thread on 01:18 - Dec 14 with 4052 views | Ryorry |
| The Ashes 2017/2018 Thread on 17:31 - Dec 13 by gainsboroughblue |
You too eh? I'm actually off work I'm so bad at the moment. I'm never off sick between jan and Nov then suddenly I'm hit with a corker every start of December, without fail. Consequently I'll be watching each session I should imagine. |
Sorry to hear that, gws!
I don't usually get colds either, but caught a stinker off tenant's teenage son in late Sept & it took weeks to shift, others said same, particularly nasty strain.
Still got the racking cough, but then lungs hadn't been great for decades anyway. |  |
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| The Ashes 2017/2018 Thread on 03:10 - Dec 14 with 4026 views | gainsboroughblue |
| The Ashes 2017/2018 Thread on 01:18 - Dec 14 by Ryorry |
Sorry to hear that, gws!
I don't usually get colds either, but caught a stinker off tenant's teenage son in late Sept & it took weeks to shift, others said same, particularly nasty strain.
Still got the racking cough, but then lungs hadn't been great for decades anyway. |
I can feel it approaching for a week or so then it goes ape on me. Totally knocks me for six. Interesting start. Cook really is a concern. The Ashes down under generally ends one English career, I'm wondering if it's his time. |  |
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| The Ashes 2017/2018 Thread on 03:11 - Dec 14 with 4026 views | TLA |
| The Ashes 2017/2018 Thread on 01:18 - Dec 14 by Ryorry |
Sorry to hear that, gws!
I don't usually get colds either, but caught a stinker off tenant's teenage son in late Sept & it took weeks to shift, others said same, particularly nasty strain.
Still got the racking cough, but then lungs hadn't been great for decades anyway. |
Morning all.
At least we're batting but where has Cook's form gone?
Ryorry - my cold is annoying and I have a sore nose from wiping but it's the cough which is really draining! |  | | |
| The Ashes 2017/2018 Thread on 03:14 - Dec 14 with 4023 views | gainsboroughblue |
| The Ashes 2017/2018 Thread on 03:11 - Dec 14 by TLA |
Morning all.
At least we're batting but where has Cook's form gone?
Ryorry - my cold is annoying and I have a sore nose from wiping but it's the cough which is really draining! |
Looks a belter of a pitch. If we don't get 400 plus on here then we may as well go home. Obviously there is going to be pace out there but seeing off the new ball is totally key. | |
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| The Ashes 2017/2018 Thread on 03:21 - Dec 14 with 4016 views | TLA |
| The Ashes 2017/2018 Thread on 03:14 - Dec 14 by gainsboroughblue |
Looks a belter of a pitch. If we don't get 400 plus on here then we may as well go home. Obviously there is going to be pace out there but seeing off the new ball is totally key. |
The outfield is lightning. If we're no worse than 2 down in the middle of the afternoon session, we should have a foundation. It'd be good to see Stoneman and Vince show that they're worth a place in the longer term. | | | |
| The Ashes 2017/2018 Thread on 03:46 - Dec 14 with 4006 views | The_Romford_Blue |
Decent start from what I've seen
Should be a big scoring test match this. A draw and over 1250 runs in the match is my prediction |  |
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| The Ashes 2017/2018 Thread on 03:49 - Dec 14 with 4002 views | TLA |
| The Ashes 2017/2018 Thread on 03:46 - Dec 14 by The_Romford_Blue |
Decent start from what I've seen
Should be a big scoring test match this. A draw and over 1250 runs in the match is my prediction |
Morning Rommy - hope you're well.
I'd take a draw here, just to keep it alive, especially for the boxing day test. It looks like it will be hard work for the bowlers in this one. | | | |
| The Ashes 2017/2018 Thread on 04:01 - Dec 14 with 3992 views | jimsymBLUE |
Morning all, looks a good start, gutted to see Cooky out cheaply again  . Sounds as though the Aussies have fallen into our usual error of bowling too short at the WACA? |  |
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| The Ashes 2017/2018 Thread on 04:25 - Dec 14 with 3985 views | gainsboroughblue |
Flipping heck Vince. Done the hard bit then couldn't resist hanging one out there. | |
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| The Ashes 2017/2018 Thread on 04:27 - Dec 14 with 3981 views | jimsymBLUE |
Ahhh a wicket, it must be 2 minutes before a break!! | |
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| The Ashes 2017/2018 Thread on 04:30 - Dec 14 with 3979 views | TLA |
| The Ashes 2017/2018 Thread on 04:27 - Dec 14 by jimsymBLUE |
Ahhh a wicket, it must be 2 minutes before a break!! |
Bad timing that one. I was just thinking we need to be 140-1 in the next session, rather than 120-4 - that wicket really changes the morning. | | | |
| The Ashes 2017/2018 Thread on 05:24 - Dec 14 with 3970 views | THAILAND_BLUE |
| The Ashes 2017/2018 Thread on 04:30 - Dec 14 by TLA |
Bad timing that one. I was just thinking we need to be 140-1 in the next session, rather than 120-4 - that wicket really changes the morning. |
Dan Norcross has just described Perth as a bit like a hot Croydon. Remind me never to go to Perth.😀 |  | | |
| The Ashes 2017/2018 Thread on 05:39 - Dec 14 with 3962 views | jimsymBLUE |
Ouch...Stoneman whacked in the ear. Getting a working over here.
Apparently originated in the S*n newspaper and completely unsubstantiated but always sad to hear.
http://www.espncricinfo.com/story/_/id/21761154/ashes-test-overshadowed-spot-fix
Maybe I'm naive but find it very hard to believe anyone playing in the Ashes is on the take, BB/IPL etc on the other hand would be shocked if it wasn't happening. | |
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| The Ashes 2017/2018 Thread on 05:43 - Dec 14 with 3954 views | jimsymBLUE |
Root gone. 250 all out on a road here we come. | |
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| The Ashes 2017/2018 Thread on 05:49 - Dec 14 with 3946 views | gainsboroughblue |
| The Ashes 2017/2018 Thread on 05:43 - Dec 14 by jimsymBLUE |
Root gone. 250 all out on a road here we come. |
A strangle down the leg side is as an infuriating as it gets. This is seriously good and hostile stuff by Hazelwood and Cummins though. | |
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| The Ashes 2017/2018 Thread on 05:49 - Dec 14 with 3945 views | TLA |
| The Ashes 2017/2018 Thread on 05:43 - Dec 14 by jimsymBLUE |
Root gone. 250 all out on a road here we come. |
We needed Root and Cook to show they're two of the best batsmen in the world to have a chance in this series.
Their poor form is a big part of the reason that the series will be over before the halfway point. | | | |
| The Ashes 2017/2018 Thread on 05:54 - Dec 14 with 3940 views | gainsboroughblue |
| The Ashes 2017/2018 Thread on 05:49 - Dec 14 by TLA |
We needed Root and Cook to show they're two of the best batsmen in the world to have a chance in this series.
Their poor form is a big part of the reason that the series will be over before the halfway point. |
I'm seriously doubting if there is a century in this England batting line up in this series. | |
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| The Ashes 2017/2018 Thread on 06:03 - Dec 14 with 3935 views | TLA |
| The Ashes 2017/2018 Thread on 05:54 - Dec 14 by gainsboroughblue |
I'm seriously doubting if there is a century in this England batting line up in this series. |
If there is, it will come too late. We needed a couple of big scores in the first 5 innings.
If we're 400-2 with Cook and Root on 150 each in the 4th match, that's not worth much.
I do think Broad will bowl well here but we need over 400 on the board first. | | | |
| The Ashes 2017/2018 Thread on 06:07 - Dec 14 with 3933 views | gainsboroughblue |
That looks like a shocker of a DRS decision. How on earth was that conclusive?? | |
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| The Ashes 2017/2018 Thread on 06:14 - Dec 14 with 3922 views | TLA |
| The Ashes 2017/2018 Thread on 06:07 - Dec 14 by gainsboroughblue |
That looks like a shocker of a DRS decision. How on earth was that conclusive?? |
It wasn't!
There wasn't enough to overturn a not out decision at all.
This bowling is good though, and not something we can replicate. | | | |
| The Ashes 2017/2018 Thread on 06:16 - Dec 14 with 3921 views | jimsymBLUE |
| The Ashes 2017/2018 Thread on 06:07 - Dec 14 by gainsboroughblue |
That looks like a shocker of a DRS decision. How on earth was that conclusive?? |
Nothing conclusive there, the 3rd umpire has maybe got a little fortunate, think he must have given it out on the spot on the glove off the bat. Think it probably tickled the top glove on the bat. | |
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| The Ashes 2017/2018 Thread on 07:19 - Dec 14 with 3894 views | christiand |
Cook out cheaply again, he's having a shocker. Going to give Stoneman and Malan credit they have shown in this series that they can be test players for the foreseeable. However, a few others are playing for their test futures. |  |
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| The Ashes 2017/2018 Thread on 09:20 - Dec 14 with 3870 views | Steve_M |
We're in as good a position as we were in Brisbane before we bolloxed that up for 302 all out. I can't help expecting the same to happen here. 267/4. |  |
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| The Ashes 2017/2018 Thread on 09:33 - Dec 14 with 3857 views | TLA |
| The Ashes 2017/2018 Thread on 09:20 - Dec 14 by Steve_M |
We're in as good a position as we were in Brisbane before we bolloxed that up for 302 all out. I can't help expecting the same to happen here. 267/4. |
We're a positive bunch aren't we?!
Seeing off this new ball is vital so we can get to a position a least not to lose from. The quick scoring rate means that 400 doesn't guarantee anything, as it might have in the previous games. | | | |
| The Ashes 2017/2018 Thread on 09:48 - Dec 14 with 3847 views | jimsymBLUE |
| The Ashes 2017/2018 Thread on 09:20 - Dec 14 by Steve_M |
We're in as good a position as we were in Brisbane before we bolloxed that up for 302 all out. I can't help expecting the same to happen here. 267/4. |
Cracking hundred defying my predictions fortunately, can we...please..get through till the end. | |
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