Ashes First Test Thread 23:30 - Dec 7 with 1611 views | gainsboroughblue | Just turned on TMS and they seem to be suggesting Broad is not playing. Huge call if so with Anderson already being rested and Broad's record against Warner among others. |  |
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Ashes First Test Thread on 23:32 - Dec 7 with 941 views | gainsboroughblue | Eng win toss and bat. Cue 15-2 after half an hour. |  |
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Ashes First Test Thread on 23:36 - Dec 7 with 919 views | Ryorry |
Ashes First Test Thread on 23:32 - Dec 7 by gainsboroughblue | Eng win toss and bat. Cue 15-2 after half an hour. |
That's alright, can you please just end all your positive predictions with "I didn't really mean that as I don't want to trigger commentator's curse" tho, tia 👠|  |
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Ashes First Test Thread on 23:47 - Dec 7 with 892 views | gainsboroughblue |
Ashes First Test Thread on 23:36 - Dec 7 by Ryorry | That's alright, can you please just end all your positive predictions with "I didn't really mean that as I don't want to trigger commentator's curse" tho, tia 👠|
The decision has made me nervous. I don't reckon the Aussies mind one bit getting into our batting line up early on. Time will tell with our selection but I'm not convinced they've made the right call here. |  |
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Ashes First Test Thread on 23:57 - Dec 7 with 866 views | Fixed_It | I think I might take up supporting cricket after tonight. Can someone explain the rules to me succinctly?. Thanks. |  |
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Ashes First Test Thread on 23:59 - Dec 7 with 867 views | Samuelowen88 |
Ashes First Test Thread on 23:57 - Dec 7 by Fixed_It | I think I might take up supporting cricket after tonight. Can someone explain the rules to me succinctly?. Thanks. |
You have two sides, one out in the field and one in. Each man that's in the side that's in goes out, and when he's out he comes in and the next man goes in until he's out. When they are all out, the side that's out comes in and the side thats been in goes out and tries to get those coming in, out. Sometimes you get men still in and not out. When a man goes out to go in, the men who are out try to get him out, and when he is out he goes in and the next man in goes out and goes in. There are two men called umpires who stay all out all the time and they decide when the men who are in are out. When both sides have been in and all the men have out, and both sides have been out twice after all the men have been in, including those who are not out, that is the end of the game! |  |
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Ashes First Test Thread on 23:59 - Dec 7 with 860 views | XYZ |
Ashes First Test Thread on 23:32 - Dec 7 by gainsboroughblue | Eng win toss and bat. Cue 15-2 after half an hour. |
Good toss to lose, possibly ... |  | |  |
Ashes First Test Thread on 00:02 - Dec 8 with 840 views | Fixed_It |
Ashes First Test Thread on 23:59 - Dec 7 by Samuelowen88 | You have two sides, one out in the field and one in. Each man that's in the side that's in goes out, and when he's out he comes in and the next man goes in until he's out. When they are all out, the side that's out comes in and the side thats been in goes out and tries to get those coming in, out. Sometimes you get men still in and not out. When a man goes out to go in, the men who are out try to get him out, and when he is out he goes in and the next man in goes out and goes in. There are two men called umpires who stay all out all the time and they decide when the men who are in are out. When both sides have been in and all the men have out, and both sides have been out twice after all the men have been in, including those who are not out, that is the end of the game! |
Cheers. Are we allowed to swear and gesticulate at the players who are out, or in? And which ones play on blue? I like blue. |  |
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Ashes First Test Thread on 00:02 - Dec 8 with 846 views | gainsboroughblue | Wicket first ball. Our sporting day gets better and better. |  |
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Ashes First Test Thread on 00:02 - Dec 8 with 843 views | Ryorry |
Ashes First Test Thread on 23:47 - Dec 7 by gainsboroughblue | The decision has made me nervous. I don't reckon the Aussies mind one bit getting into our batting line up early on. Time will tell with our selection but I'm not convinced they've made the right call here. |
I feel sick. |  |
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Ashes First Test Thread on 00:02 - Dec 8 with 841 views | JDB23 | Hahah what a night this is |  | |  |
Ashes First Test Thread on 00:03 - Dec 8 with 829 views | The_Romford_Blue | Bowled first ball. And so it begins.. gonna be a long month lads |  |
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Ashes First Test Thread on 00:03 - Dec 8 with 828 views | Ryorry |
Ashes First Test Thread on 00:02 - Dec 8 by gainsboroughblue | Wicket first ball. Our sporting day gets better and better. |
Incorrect. It's day 2, and 3 minutes in it's catastrophic. |  |
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Ashes First Test Thread on 00:07 - Dec 8 with 809 views | Ryorry |
Ashes First Test Thread on 23:59 - Dec 7 by Samuelowen88 | You have two sides, one out in the field and one in. Each man that's in the side that's in goes out, and when he's out he comes in and the next man goes in until he's out. When they are all out, the side that's out comes in and the side thats been in goes out and tries to get those coming in, out. Sometimes you get men still in and not out. When a man goes out to go in, the men who are out try to get him out, and when he is out he goes in and the next man in goes out and goes in. There are two men called umpires who stay all out all the time and they decide when the men who are in are out. When both sides have been in and all the men have out, and both sides have been out twice after all the men have been in, including those who are not out, that is the end of the game! |
Also, never forget that the weather can decide the outcome not just of matches, but of whole series of the most important iconic ones in the world, played over weeks |  |
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Ashes First Test Thread on 00:09 - Dec 8 with 790 views | stonojnr |
Ashes First Test Thread on 23:47 - Dec 7 by gainsboroughblue | The decision has made me nervous. I don't reckon the Aussies mind one bit getting into our batting line up early on. Time will tell with our selection but I'm not convinced they've made the right call here. |
yeah but England havent had a great record bowling first here 2002, 2006, always wonder whether those mind games come into decisions like that where its 50/50. but its definitely one of those lets survive the first session wickets with only 1 down at the moment |  | |  |
Ashes First Test Thread on 00:10 - Dec 8 with 786 views | gainsboroughblue |
Ashes First Test Thread on 00:09 - Dec 8 by stonojnr | yeah but England havent had a great record bowling first here 2002, 2006, always wonder whether those mind games come into decisions like that where its 50/50. but its definitely one of those lets survive the first session wickets with only 1 down at the moment |
*first 15 minutes. |  |
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Ashes First Test Thread on 00:11 - Dec 8 with 786 views | Ryorry |
Ashes First Test Thread on 00:09 - Dec 8 by stonojnr | yeah but England havent had a great record bowling first here 2002, 2006, always wonder whether those mind games come into decisions like that where its 50/50. but its definitely one of those lets survive the first session wickets with only 1 down at the moment |
I'd be delighted if we managed that. |  |
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Ashes First Test Thread on 00:12 - Dec 8 with 780 views | The_Romford_Blue | For those that don’t have BT and don’t want to watch via stream, the entire ashes can be watched for free on Bet365 if you log in and leave a quid in the account sitting there. |  |
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Ashes First Test Thread on 00:29 - Dec 8 with 737 views | stonojnr |
yes its turning into lets survive 5 overs without losing another wicket, and people were saying England might win this game ?? I know too soon yet till our bowlers get at them, but which team look the ones who havent played a game for nearly a year. |  | |  |
Ashes First Test Thread on 00:33 - Dec 8 with 715 views | IPS_wich | FFS!!! Some of us have to live here and go to work with Aussie colleagues. |  | |  |
Ashes First Test Thread on 00:33 - Dec 8 with 710 views | Ryorry | **@! sake. Why didn't we decide to bowl first in these conditions? Bed, maybe things will seem better in the morning ... hang on, it is morning ... |  |
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Ashes First Test Thread on 00:34 - Dec 8 with 709 views | DropCliffsNotBombs |
Ashes First Test Thread on 23:32 - Dec 7 by gainsboroughblue | Eng win toss and bat. Cue 15-2 after half an hour. |
Bit optimistic that. |  | |  |
Ashes First Test Thread on 00:34 - Dec 8 with 710 views | gainsboroughblue |
Ashes First Test Thread on 00:29 - Dec 8 by stonojnr | yes its turning into lets survive 5 overs without losing another wicket, and people were saying England might win this game ?? I know too soon yet till our bowlers get at them, but which team look the ones who havent played a game for nearly a year. |
This is so predictably crap. I winced at Root's decision at the toss in these conditions and I can't say I've changed my mind. [Post edited 8 Dec 2021 0:35]
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Ashes First Test Thread on 00:38 - Dec 8 with 674 views | bournemouthblue |
Ashes First Test Thread on 23:36 - Dec 7 by Ryorry | That's alright, can you please just end all your positive predictions with "I didn't really mean that as I don't want to trigger commentator's curse" tho, tia 👠|
I hate being a pessimist but this was sadly predicable We have a very ordinary batting line up, what's annoying is after a day, this will start to look like a road |  |
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Ashes First Test Thread on 00:43 - Dec 8 with 659 views | stonojnr |
Ashes First Test Thread on 00:34 - Dec 8 by gainsboroughblue | This is so predictably crap. I winced at Root's decision at the toss in these conditions and I can't say I've changed my mind. [Post edited 8 Dec 2021 0:35]
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well its hard to say its a good choice when you are 3 down before the first drinks break :) but I dont think this is a 3/11 wicket we are playing on |  | |  |
Ashes First Test Thread on 00:46 - Dec 8 with 648 views | stonojnr |
Ashes First Test Thread on 00:38 - Dec 8 by bournemouthblue | I hate being a pessimist but this was sadly predicable We have a very ordinary batting line up, what's annoying is after a day, this will start to look like a road |
absolutely, today is the worst day weather wise its supposed to rain in the afternoon, but its 30-31c sunny skies rest of the week. |  | |  |
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