Topic: Ashes 2023 (Read 32491 times)

Bats_Entertainment · « **Reply #345 on:** July 03, 2023, 09:15:39 PM »

Quote from: InternalTraining on July 03, 2023, 09:11:36 PM

I had to google it. Doesn't he have better things to worry about like inflation etc.

He cares deeply about fairness!

Bats_Entertainment · « **Reply #346 on:** July 03, 2023, 09:17:00 PM »

Ten years time: dead ball countdown technology.

brokenbat · « **Reply #347 on:** July 03, 2023, 10:27:09 PM »

More evidence of the hypocrisy on display. Looking more and more like whinging.

https://twitter.com/izzywestbury/status/1675535846852665345?s=46&t=mDkKrTA-YzuFEuwK4ZR3OA

HellomynameisJ · « **Reply #348 on:** July 03, 2023, 10:36:11 PM »

Quote from: Manormanic on July 03, 2023, 01:10:36 PM

Really? I think Aussies sooking about how a Lords crowd treat their players is the absolute height of hypocrisy given how Australian crowds routinely treat - and are encouraged to treat - visiting players of all nationalities. I also think the amount of noise from a usually sedantary Lords crowd is the biggest evidence there is of how morally offensive this act was, no matter whether it was within the Laws or not.

Encouraged to treat? What a load of rubbish. I think you'd find it's a very different experience now that it was 10, even 5 years ago. Maybe lords was just a victim of it's own standards, but the booing of even the Australian press, and people on media duties is just as gutless as it gets.

Morally offensive..blimey, the air must be getting thin up there on that high horse. Bairstow was daft, and much like his work with the gloves this series, amateurish.

Either way. It's 2 nil, and unless England find some players to help Root and Stokes it's only going to get worse. Looking forward to the next test. Hopefully YJB has been to under 10's training and learned some of the basics so he doesn't let the team down again.

Thor Odin�s Son · « **Reply #349 on:** July 04, 2023, 08:51:53 AM »

The Mail seems to think Lawrence, Moeen and Wood will play at Leeds. Pope, Anderson and one of Robinson/Tongue to miss out.
Rather laughably Anderson would be considered �rested� lol.

Kulli · « **Reply #350 on:** July 04, 2023, 09:04:47 AM »

I mean he's had two pretty poor returns by his standards but I'm not sure he'd at dropped stage just yet.

Bats_Entertainment · « **Reply #351 on:** July 04, 2023, 09:30:47 AM »

Shut up, Broad. Really!

Frontfootdrive · « **Reply #352 on:** July 04, 2023, 10:01:01 AM »

I attended on Sunday and still am bemused by what went on,more entertained by Stokes and Broad than the boo`ing but astonished by the faux outrage by all Australians at the reaction,really what did they expect?
...the lack of moral compass is astonishing,given Sandpapergate ,despite their assertion that it was a cathartic experience and now they are all wholesome individuals,and i suspect now Cummins was caught up in the moment and potentially regrets not re-calling Bairstow.
BTW,have been lucky to attend a couple of Ashes tours down under and even when we were being thumped,and really thumped,the piss taking and unmerciless baiting of the Poms from ALL walks of life puts Sunday in perspective.
Had the same happened in reverse down under,a full diplomatic incident would ensue,have no doubt !

FattusCattus · « **Reply #353 on:** July 04, 2023, 11:39:42 AM »

I don't think any Aussie captain would've recalled Bairstow - it was his fault, he was dozy and legally he was out.

England want to get over this and focus on the next 3 tests - and how they combine Bazball with common sense to win games. Bat sensibly when needed and turn the afterburners on when needed.

As for picks, Wood for Anderson works - as much as I'm a Robbo fan, I'd rest him for this one and keep Tongue.

Or....LEFTFIELD ALERT... I don't think Mo is going to win us a test, keep an end tight or bat sensibly, so he's out. Lawrence and Root as spinners, or pick the leggie - we've got 3 games to win boys!

edge · « **Reply #354 on:** July 04, 2023, 11:43:36 AM »

SD · « **Reply #355 on:** July 04, 2023, 12:05:01 PM »

Disappointing news for Pope. Not the most memorable of games for him dropping a sitter at the start of the game, initiating England's first order collapse then suffering another shoulder problem

Will be interesting to know what further damage was caused by having to field in the second innings given he was only only out there because of a mistake by the umpires

https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2023/jun/30/england-confused-by-erroneous-warning-from-officials-over-ollie-pope-injury

ppccopener · « **Reply #356 on:** July 04, 2023, 01:04:24 PM »

Yes he has had shoulder problems before and a lengthy period out. The only sensible decision is get a proper keeper in and JB plays as a batsman. Calling up Lawrence with no big scores makes no sense.
I think Ali will play and Wood with Anderson and maybe Tongue missing out. Any overheads and Robinson will move it around

skip1973 · « **Reply #357 on:** July 04, 2023, 02:44:38 PM »

I thought Tongue was good, much better than Robinson.

Kulli · « **Reply #358 on:** July 04, 2023, 03:27:16 PM »

Quote from: skip1973 on July 04, 2023, 02:44:38 PM

I thought Tongue was good, much better than Robinson.

I see the aussies all like bashing Robbo, but yet his record against them is pretty unreal.

21 wickets at 25, with more than half of the in Oz, a place that's usualy a graveyard for english dobblers.

Do you all just think he's been really lucky?

Bats_Entertainment · « **Reply #359 on:** July 04, 2023, 03:30:19 PM »

Quote from: FattusCattus on July 04, 2023, 11:39:42 AM

or pick the leggie - we've got 3 games to win boys!

The leggie's no longer in the squad.

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