| The Ashes 2017/2018 Thread 16:47 - Nov 22 with 310699 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 09:51 - Dec 14 with 5074 views | TLA |
| The Ashes 2017/2018 Thread on 09:48 - Dec 14 by jimsymBLUE |
Cracking hundred defying my predictions fortunately, can we...please..get through till the end. |
It's so important to get through 4 down.
Lovely knock from Malan and Jonny is going well too. |  | | |
| The Ashes 2017/2018 Thread on 09:51 - Dec 14 with 5074 views | Steve_M |
| The Ashes 2017/2018 Thread on 09:33 - Dec 14 by TLA |
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. |
Well, first century of the tour for Malan and the partnership is up to 163 at the moment. Given I woke up just after the fourth wicket went down, it's been pretty good today.
Thea failures of Root (bar one innings) and Cook together with the collective under-performance of the bowling attack just leave us looking a little weak. 450+ in this innings might make things interesting. |  |
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| The Ashes 2017/2018 Thread on 10:02 - Dec 14 with 5055 views | TLA |
| The Ashes 2017/2018 Thread on 09:51 - Dec 14 by Steve_M |
Well, first century of the tour for Malan and the partnership is up to 163 at the moment. Given I woke up just after the fourth wicket went down, it's been pretty good today.
Thea failures of Root (bar one innings) and Cook together with the collective under-performance of the bowling attack just leave us looking a little weak. 450+ in this innings might make things interesting. |
This is a great partnership. I think they'll bat well but runs on the board help.
One thing I'll never understand about cricket is the time vs overs thing - there's no reason not to bowl 90 because the clock says so. I know it's only one over but why not just get the 90 in when there's no reason not to? | | | |
| The Ashes 2017/2018 Thread on 10:04 - Dec 14 with 5052 views | Reuser_is_God |
Well played lads. |  |
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| The Ashes 2017/2018 Thread on 10:05 - Dec 14 with 5047 views | Steve_M |
| The Ashes 2017/2018 Thread on 10:02 - Dec 14 by TLA |
This is a great partnership. I think they'll bat well but runs on the board help.
One thing I'll never understand about cricket is the time vs overs thing - there's no reason not to bowl 90 because the clock says so. I know it's only one over but why not just get the 90 in when there's no reason not to? |
305/4 at stumps, 174 in this partnership so far.
Good stuff, really need to build on it tomorrow. Would love to win this Test and reign the Aussie boasting in a bit. They'll still win the series but let's not gift them all five Tests. | |
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| The Ashes 2017/2018 Thread on 10:07 - Dec 14 with 5042 views | Reuser_is_God |
| The Ashes 2017/2018 Thread on 09:51 - Dec 14 by TLA |
It's so important to get through 4 down.
Lovely knock from Malan and Jonny is going well too. |
Great day for us.
That 1st session tomorrow is, as always, vital. If that 1st session is 80-1 then it's advantage England. | |
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| The Ashes 2017/2018 Thread on 10:07 - Dec 14 with 5043 views | bluewein |
| The Ashes 2017/2018 Thread on 10:04 - Dec 14 by Reuser_is_God |
Well played lads. |
Yep, enjoyable test cricket that.
Even if it is 1 place, amazing what happens when Bairstow gets moved up to his proper position. |  |
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| The Ashes 2017/2018 Thread on 11:09 - Dec 14 with 4996 views | SaleAway |
Just read this story in the times from Alan Mullally.. made me giggle
“My first tour was to New Zealand and Zimbabwe. Atherton was making his flies for fishing. I love deep sea fishing. I’ve fished all my life. I think ‘what is he doing with this fly s---?’ He is making all these flies and catches nothing. We are in New Zealand, I go fishing and land this mako shark, had to be 90-100kg. I stick it in the ute. David Lloyd, who was coach, says 'you know what you got to do with it, but you will get dropped’. I say ‘yeah you’re a selector help me out’. He says ‘no... but you have to do it.’
“So I drag this fish back to the five-star hotel in Napier. Got it on my shoulder, it stank to high heaven, blood everywhere. I say to reception can I have the key to Mr Atherton’s room, while having this stinking shark on my shoulder. Ironically he was in the room next to me. I get his key, go in and throw it on the bed. I wrote a note, stuck it on the pectoral fin. It said ‘Athers this is a fish’. I go back to my room, he comes back and all I hear is ‘f---ing hell... Mullally.”
“Who throws a Mako shark on their captain’s bed on their first tour? I do.” |  |
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| The Ashes 2017/2018 Thread on 11:46 - Dec 14 with 4969 views | SaleAway |
| The Ashes 2017/2018 Thread on 10:05 - Dec 14 by Steve_M |
305/4 at stumps, 174 in this partnership so far.
Good stuff, really need to build on it tomorrow. Would love to win this Test and reign the Aussie boasting in a bit. They'll still win the series but let's not gift them all five Tests. |
Unlikely that we'll win this test, unless we get lucky with the Fremantly Dr coming in and bringing some swing just as we start bowling. Its a belting pitch, and we've seen before that our seam attack is likely to look very ineffectual unless it swings. | |
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| The Ashes 2017/2018 Thread on 13:26 - Dec 14 with 4935 views | Herbivore |
Need a huge first innings to have a chance really, score board pressure can do funny things to batsmen even on relatively benign wickets and we do have bowlers capable of bowling to plans and building pressure. Big ask, but nice for us to not be out of contention before the end of the first day. |  |
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| The Ashes 2017/2018 Thread on 14:39 - Dec 14 with 4903 views | Steve_M |
| The Ashes 2017/2018 Thread on 10:05 - Dec 14 by Steve_M |
305/4 at stumps, 174 in this partnership so far.
Good stuff, really need to build on it tomorrow. Would love to win this Test and reign the Aussie boasting in a bit. They'll still win the series but let's not gift them all five Tests. |
What a shot to bring up his first Test century.
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| The Ashes 2017/2018 Thread on 00:25 - Dec 15 with 4806 views | THAILAND_BLUE |
Morning all. It's a beautiful start to the day here in Thailand and I can't wait for the second day to resume. I think we can expect some pretty hostile bowling at first and if Malan and Bairstow can negotiate that we're set for a decent score. |  | | |
| The Ashes 2017/2018 Thread on 02:20 - Dec 15 with 4786 views | The_Romford_Blue |
After issues yesterday, I've managed to get my tablet back on with virgin media. That and the NFL on sky on the box makes this a decent night of sport.
Ironic that arguably our best day of the tour for England so far was the first one I missed.
Who else is staying up to watch? |  |
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| The Ashes 2017/2018 Thread on 02:34 - Dec 15 with 4782 views | TLA |
| The Ashes 2017/2018 Thread on 00:25 - Dec 15 by THAILAND_BLUE |
Morning all. It's a beautiful start to the day here in Thailand and I can't wait for the second day to resume. I think we can expect some pretty hostile bowling at first and if Malan and Bairstow can negotiate that we're set for a decent score. |
Morning TB - this first hour seems vital doesn't it. The batsmen have to start again but if they get going and we don't lose more than a wicket in the morning session, we should be set. | | | |
| The Ashes 2017/2018 Thread on 02:35 - Dec 15 with 4781 views | TLA |
| The Ashes 2017/2018 Thread on 02:20 - Dec 15 by The_Romford_Blue |
After issues yesterday, I've managed to get my tablet back on with virgin media. That and the NFL on sky on the box makes this a decent night of sport.
Ironic that arguably our best day of the tour for England so far was the first one I missed.
Who else is staying up to watch? |
Morning Rommy - I'm here. definitely watching the first session and then see how tired I am! | | | |
| The Ashes 2017/2018 Thread on 02:47 - Dec 15 with 4777 views | jimsymBLUE |
Morning hardy souls, shocking review first up, none left now. Need to get through this little half hour spell then grind their quicks into the ground on a hot day. |  |
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| The Ashes 2017/2018 Thread on 02:56 - Dec 15 with 4773 views | TLA |
| The Ashes 2017/2018 Thread on 02:47 - Dec 15 by jimsymBLUE |
Morning hardy souls, shocking review first up, none left now. Need to get through this little half hour spell then grind their quicks into the ground on a hot day. |
That never looked out did it?
Good disciplined batting at the start - we need to be batting for most of the afternoon session, then we shouldn't lose. | | | |
| The Ashes 2017/2018 Thread on 03:13 - Dec 15 with 4768 views | The_Romford_Blue |
Lovely batting from the two Englishman here.
Back to back boundaries from Bairstow through the covers moves the partnership to 193. Incredible. A record 5th wicket English partnership in Australia.
328-4 | |
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| The Ashes 2017/2018 Thread on 03:16 - Dec 15 with 4766 views | TLA |
| The Ashes 2017/2018 Thread on 03:13 - Dec 15 by The_Romford_Blue |
Lovely batting from the two Englishman here.
Back to back boundaries from Bairstow through the covers moves the partnership to 193. Incredible. A record 5th wicket English partnership in Australia.
328-4 |
That's the 200 partnership - that's a great effort and they've batted very sensibly this morning against the new ball. | | | |
| The Ashes 2017/2018 Thread on 03:26 - Dec 15 with 4765 views | The_Romford_Blue |
| The Ashes 2017/2018 Thread on 03:16 - Dec 15 by TLA |
That's the 200 partnership - that's a great effort and they've batted very sensibly this morning against the new ball. |
Great to watch. Really enjoyable cricket.
100 for Bairstow! Lovely stuff. Well batted lad ðŸ‘ðŸ»
We must go on and win this test match. We have to from this position if we are to regain the ashes. A draw from this position isn't enough. Though I may have taken a draw at the start of this test match in order to keep an interest in the Boxing Day test - not anymore. | |
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| The Ashes 2017/2018 Thread on 03:28 - Dec 15 with 4763 views | jimsymBLUE |
| The Ashes 2017/2018 Thread on 03:26 - Dec 15 by The_Romford_Blue |
Great to watch. Really enjoyable cricket.
100 for Bairstow! Lovely stuff. Well batted lad ðŸ‘ðŸ»
We must go on and win this test match. We have to from this position if we are to regain the ashes. A draw from this position isn't enough. Though I may have taken a draw at the start of this test match in order to keep an interest in the Boxing Day test - not anymore. |
Fantastic player, can't believe someone decided he should be batting 7. | |
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| The Ashes 2017/2018 Thread on 03:30 - Dec 15 with 4761 views | TLA |
| The Ashes 2017/2018 Thread on 03:26 - Dec 15 by The_Romford_Blue |
Great to watch. Really enjoyable cricket.
100 for Bairstow! Lovely stuff. Well batted lad ðŸ‘ðŸ»
We must go on and win this test match. We have to from this position if we are to regain the ashes. A draw from this position isn't enough. Though I may have taken a draw at the start of this test match in order to keep an interest in the Boxing Day test - not anymore. |
I love Jonny so really enjoyed that!
After 6 runs from the first 6 overs, they're actually scoring quickly now.
I agree that we need to win from here but the pitch is a belter and 20 wickets will be a huge challenge, unless Broad has a 'special'. | | | |
| The Ashes 2017/2018 Thread on 03:55 - Dec 15 with 4751 views | The_Romford_Blue |
🚨WICKET!🚨
Malan's magnificent innings is over. It seems strange to say but he has got out through pure fustration. His quick scoring day had stalled when Lyon got at him and he eventually came down the track in the hope of going over the top. Unfortunately, he Top edged to point and is caught spectacularly on the dive.
Moeen is in now. Needs an innings as he has looked very weak this series. Arguably the biggegst disappointment of the tour so far. Could that change here?
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| The Ashes 2017/2018 Thread on 03:56 - Dec 15 with 4750 views | gordon |
| The Ashes 2017/2018 Thread on 03:30 - Dec 15 by TLA |
I love Jonny so really enjoyed that!
After 6 runs from the first 6 overs, they're actually scoring quickly now.
I agree that we need to win from here but the pitch is a belter and 20 wickets will be a huge challenge, unless Broad has a 'special'. |
PLayed really well, but bit of a modern dismissal that. Just have a bit of patience if the bowling's tight for a couple of overs! Still, well played. |  | | |
| The Ashes 2017/2018 Thread on 03:56 - Dec 15 with 4749 views | gainsboroughblue |
Malan goes three balls after I tune in.🙄
At least the collapse to 350 all out doesn't materialise. |  |
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