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

Stig

Chris_from_Sidcup said:

SIR BENJAMIN STOKES.

It was on the cards anyway. Think he just fast-tracked it.

There aren't enough superlatives in the dictionary fo that innings.

rina

Stokes now 1/3 for spoty, started the day at 6/4 which is pretty much where he's been since the WC. just prior to the WC there was 50/1 available

Fanny Fanackapan

Having now stopped blubbing, I'd like to add that I'm SO proud to have seen a Kent man playing a significant part in winning this Test. 

Well done, Joe. The platform that you & your namesake  built for Stokesy & co to continue was of huge importance.

Long may you continue to enjoy success with England AND with your county.

Chef_addick

https://twitter.com/BoringMilner/status/1165647637384716288?s=19

rina

Stokes being interviewed by the BBC, asked about Leach's 1 not out

'he's got serious bollocks to stand up and do that'

MrOneLung

What is the most runs a last wicket pair have scored to win a match? 

Callumcafc

Callumcafc said:

Come on Ben, you won us the World Cup final. Now you’ve got to keep us in the Ashes.

Unbelievable...

rina

MrOneLung said:

What is the most runs a last wicket pair have scored to win a match? 

78 I think for sri lanka earlier this year

North Lower Neil

That was incredible.

I walked about 5 miles pacing up and down with nerves.

Amazing from Ben Stokes.

North Lower Neil

MrOneLung said:

What is the most runs a last wicket pair have scored to win a match? 

78 Sri Lanka v Saffers so not quite this one but close!

killerandflash

https://twitter.com/billbarmytrump/status/1165652528618496001

Callumcafc

https://twitter.com/jofraarcher/status/412794971746750464?s=21

rina

rina said:

MrOneLung said:

What is the most runs a last wicket pair have scored to win a match? 

78 I think for sri lanka earlier this year

The 14th highest is 2. It doesn't happen often

http://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/stats/index.html?class=1;filter=advanced;innings_number=4;orderby=fow_score;partnership_wicketmin1=10;partnership_wicketval1=partnership_wicket;result=1;template=results;type=fow;view=innings

Chippycafc

Stokes hit 75 of the 76 runs needed...Must not forget the part Leach played either, even though he only scored 1...

Chippycafc

Last wicket I meant obviously.

Johnnysummers5

That was the most amazing innings I have ever seen, well done Ben Stokes, test cricket don't you love it

ashley

Hopefully Ben Stokes will never have to buy a drink in his lifetime ever again 

supaclive

I TAKE IT ALL BACK ABSOLUTELY SENSATIONAL BEN STOKES I LOVE THEE

Chef_addick

Atherton summed it up well just now, it went from a match we shouldn't have lost after day 1 to a match we shouldn't have won this morning.

Weegie Addick

Apparently Wikipedia now describes the Ashes as a cricket contest between Australia and Ben Stokes.

AddicksAddict

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?

Todds_right_hook

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

Addickted2TheReds

Anybody remember when @Leuth said Ben Stokes doesn't get into a world XI earlier this year.... :-)

That's absolutely astonishing what we've just witnessed. 

I don't have the vocabulary to accurately describe that innings. That's no slight on me, though - there is no body on the planet who does.

soapboxsam

ashley said:

Hopefully Ben Stokes will never have to buy a drink in his lifetime ever again 

I hope he never has an alcoholic drink again until he retires.

AddicksAddict

Addickted2TheReds said:

Anybody remember when @Leuth said Ben Stokes doesn't get into a world XI earlier this year.... :-)

That's absolutely astonishing what we've just witnessed. 

I don't have the vocabulary to accurately describe that innings. That's no slight on me, though - there is no body on the planet who does.

Is describing by saying it's indescribable a paradox?

AddicksAddict

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.

Chizz

Addickted2TheReds said:

Anybody remember when @Leuth said Ben Stokes doesn't get into a world XI earlier this year.... :-)

That's absolutely astonishing what we've just witnessed. 

I don't have the vocabulary to accurately describe that innings. That's no slight on me, though - there is no body on the planet who does.

Ben Stokes may be the highest Test run scorer this year, but he's no James Hildreth...

ForeverAddickted

rina said:

Stokes being interviewed by the BBC, asked about Leach's 1 not out

'he's got serious bollocks to stand up and do that'

When he hit and ran for the run my first reaction was WTF, dont get cocky

Certainly got away with it with that panic run which the Aussies dropped, the Stokes missed catch was when we won it though

The_President

Incredible. Just incredible. 
In 2005 for the Edgbaston test i was flying and England won whilst i was in the air, today i was also flying and also just landed thinking we had lost.

This weekend for me has been three events, three wins all by 1.
1 run on Feiday night, 1 goal yesterday and 1 wicket today - and yet in all three there were times i thought we wwre going to lose.
Cant wait to get home to watch the highlights and reactions 

The_President

Another strange thing is that i am also flying during the fourth Test.