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  • Leuth
    Leuth Posts: 23,308
    Todds_right_hook said:
    Leuth said:
    Chizz said:
    Addick Addict said:
    The Ashes could well be decided by the balance of the two sides. Green, a 23 year old, with his ability to bowl up to 90mph, gives the Aussies that. Stokes, at almost a decade older and a dodgy knee, almost certainly won't. Add to that they can perm any fit three from four other world class seamers and they have one of the best spinners around too whereas our front line spinner is out for the duration and I'm genuinely concerned that we won't even get the drawn series previously predicted.  
    Would you choose Green ahead of Stokes? 
    Absolutely, 100%, with fucking bells on. Silly question tbh
    Why was it a stupid question?

    has green ever paced an innings and seen a team over the line in an ashes test match like stoakes has?

    Can green motivate and lift a team like stokes has?

    Im in the green over stokes club but it wasn't a silly question 
    Ask this again in 2 months ;)
  • Leuth
    Leuth Posts: 23,308
    (If Stokes has a better personal Ashes than Green I will eat a zillion humble pies and meet Chizz in Makro's car park with a crown and sceptre to present to him)
  • MrOneLung
    MrOneLung Posts: 26,818
    I notice on BBC it states day 3 of 6
    Is day 6 a reserve day or has there been some experimental change I was not aware of ?
  • Addick Addict
    Addick Addict Posts: 39,734
    MrOneLung said:
    I notice on BBC it states day 3 of 6
    Is day 6 a reserve day or has there been some experimental change I was not aware of ? But it will be used only if there has been play lost due to bad weather across the regular five days, they are unable to make up for it in those five days, and no result has been reached by the end of day five. 
    It is a reserve day but it will be used only if there has been play lost due to bad weather across the regular five days, they are unable to make up for it in those five days and no result has been reached by the end of day five. 
  • North Lower Neil
    North Lower Neil Posts: 22,927
    Reserve day might be needed to, storms forecast.
  • North Lower Neil
    North Lower Neil Posts: 22,927
    killerandflash said:
    I'm happy to sit elsewhere than the Hollies! I like the newish  stand at one end.
    Which one is that?  Tempted by the Hollies but then we're close the day before and so will likely have the benefit of watching all the chaos without having the view obstructed by a bloke in an inflatable Baywatch costume!

    Then again if it's a last day thriller where would you like to be....
  • Todds_right_hook
    Todds_right_hook Posts: 10,873
    Leuth said:
    Todds_right_hook said:
    Leuth said:
    *drums fingers, patiently waiting for the people who actually watch cricket to show up*
    That's a dick response. Just because someone has a different view to you, they are not automatically wrong and do not deserve the level of rudeness in your replies.
    I wouldn't have been this rude to any other poster, but Chizz gives easily as good as he gets
    Fair enough 😂
  • killerandflash
    killerandflash Posts: 69,816
    North Lower Neil said:
    killerandflash said:
    I'm happy to sit elsewhere than the Hollies! I like the newish  stand at one end.
    Which one is that?  Tempted by the Hollies but then we're close the day before and so will likely have the benefit of watching all the chaos without having the view obstructed by a bloke in an inflatable Baywatch costume!

    Then again if it's a last day thriller where would you like to be....
    I think it's just called the south stand. It's a modern facility, and near the Hollies so that you can see the activity without having to partake in it!
  • Chizz
    Chizz Posts: 28,322
    There have been some outstanding leaves in this Test so far
  • killerandflash
    killerandflash Posts: 69,816
    Quite passive from Australia this morning. They do realise that day 6 is only a rain reserve day, and that it's not actually a 6 day Test?
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  • North Lower Neil
    North Lower Neil Posts: 22,927
    killerandflash said:
    Quite passive from Australia this morning. They do realise that day 6 is only a rain reserve day, and that it's not actually a 6 day Test?
    Bit of a late declaration too.

    Still going to win but I'm not sure they needed to set 444.
  • killerandflash
    killerandflash Posts: 69,816
    I can't decide whether the Test going to a 5th day with India only 3 down is potentially better for Australia, as they will get battle hardened, or better for England, as they will get tired!
  • Callumcafc
    Callumcafc Posts: 63,734
    Poised for a good day tomorrow. Aus need 7 wickets, India need 280 runs.
  • killerandflash
    killerandflash Posts: 69,816
    Kohli and Jadeja out, it will end quickly now
  • Addick Addict
    Addick Addict Posts: 39,734
    England beat India by 209 runs. On to The Ashes. Can't wait for the contest to come. 
  • blackpool72
    blackpool72 Posts: 23,659
    Addick Addict said:
    England beat India by 209 runs. On to The Ashes. Can't wait for the contest to come. 
    I never new we were playing  .
  • North Lower Neil
    North Lower Neil Posts: 22,927
    blackpool72 said:
    Addick Addict said:
    England beat India by 209 runs. On to The Ashes. Can't wait for the contest to come. 
    I never new we were playing  .
    World Test Champions mate, keep up!!
  • North Lower Neil
    North Lower Neil Posts: 22,927
    Went for the Hollies in the end for day 5!
  • Addick Addict
    Addick Addict Posts: 39,734
    blackpool72 said:
    Addick Addict said:
    England beat India by 209 runs. On to The Ashes. Can't wait for the contest to come. 
    I never new we were playing  .
    Apologies. My mistake. We, actually, had a far more satisfying and meaningful 10 wicket win against Ireland to win the Brexit Trophy 
  • MrOneLung
    MrOneLung Posts: 26,818
    Did we want Australia to win or India to win ? 
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  • Addick Addict
    Addick Addict Posts: 39,734
    MrOneLung said:
    Did we want Australia to win or India to win ? 
    Probably India if only for the fact that defeat for the Aussies would have created more doubts in their minds coming into the Ashes. All their bowlers produced the goods as did four or five of their batsmen. 
  • Chizz
    Chizz Posts: 28,322
    MrOneLung said:
    Did we want Australia to win or India to win ? 
    We didn't care. But we were rather keen on Australian batters getting rapped on the knuckles a few times and their bowlers collapsing with exhaustion and side strains 
  • killerandflash
    killerandflash Posts: 69,816
    Chizz said:
    MrOneLung said:
    Did we want Australia to win or India to win ? 
    We didn't care. But we were rather keen on Australian batters getting rapped on the knuckles a few times and their bowlers collapsing with exhaustion and side strains 
    Could have done with them struggling much more in the field today
  • lolwray
    lolwray Posts: 4,894
    Aussies took some blinding catches during that match..thought India were very poor in the field by comparison. 
  • Chizz
    Chizz Posts: 28,322
    lolwray said:
    Aussies took some blinding catches during that match..thought India were very poor in the field by comparison. 
    They certainly took some great catches - two by Green, in particular. But they also dropped more and took wickets with no balls. That's sloppy. 
  • Cafc43v3r
    Cafc43v3r Posts: 21,600
    Chizz said:
    lolwray said:
    Aussies took some blinding catches during that match..thought India were very poor in the field by comparison. 
    They certainly took some great catches - two by Green, in particular. But they also dropped more and took wickets with no balls. That's sloppy. 
    Would you rather take wickets with no balls and still take 20 wickets, and win by over 200 runs, or not take wickets?

    I think if India had scored 500/5 in the first innings and Australia had taken 2 or 3 wickets with no balls it would be more of a problem. 

    Sounds to me like Australia were actually able to take 30 wickets and still win. 
  • killerandflash
    killerandflash Posts: 69,816
    lolwray said:
    Aussies took some blinding catches during that match..thought India were very poor in the field by comparison. 
    I wasn't impressed with the Indian outfielding on Day 1. It was like Indian teams of 20 years ago, rather than the super slick fielding compulsory in T20s, with fielders diving everywhere to save runs. It was quite nostalgic to see fast bowlers on the boundary sticking out a boot to stop the ball!

    Indeed they probably lost the game on Day 1 with ordinary bowling and a lack of intensity.
  • Chizz
    Chizz Posts: 28,322
    Cafc43v3r said:
    Chizz said:
    lolwray said:
    Aussies took some blinding catches during that match..thought India were very poor in the field by comparison. 
    They certainly took some great catches - two by Green, in particular. But they also dropped more and took wickets with no balls. That's sloppy. 
    Would you rather take wickets with no balls and still take 20 wickets, and win by over 200 runs, or not take wickets?

    I think if India had scored 500/5 in the first innings and Australia had taken 2 or 3 wickets with no balls it would be more of a problem. 

    Sounds to me like Australia were actually able to take 30 wickets and still win. 
    Well, I hope they drop more catches and bowl more no balls in their next five Tests 
  • Addick Addict
    Addick Addict Posts: 39,734
    Sam Hain scored his third century of the season in the CC today. He has to be one of the unluckiest cricketers not to have played any form of international for England.

    Hain's lifetime averages in all forms of the game read:

    First Class - 40.35
    50 over - 57.30
    T20 - 41.07

    This season:

    First Class - 76.57
    T20 - 139.00 (at a SR of 168.14)
  • North Lower Neil
    North Lower Neil Posts: 22,927
    Addick Addict said:
    Sam Hain scored his third century of the season in the CC today. He has to be one of the unluckiest cricketers not to have played any form of international for England.

    Hain's lifetime averages in all forms of the game read:

    First Class - 40.35
    50 over - 57.30
    T20 - 41.07

    This season:

    First Class - 76.57
    T20 - 139.00 (at a SR of 168.14)
    Hair is too Aussie:


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