OT: The Ashes

[Capt. Pants 4,234]

I think we are heading for an innings defeat tbh.

[SwindonCanary 455]

It''s raining there at the moment, there''s always hope.

[lincoln canary (& Golden Coppel) 0]

[quote user="Rhubarb"]Dead wicket, as long as England don''t collapse in their second innings it will fizzle out to a draw[/quote]

Only a dead wicket if you can’t bowl pace.

[lincoln canary (& Golden Coppel) 0]

Well that’s the ashes done and dusted.

Terrible again from Cook and Root.

[Crabbycanary3 994]

Plus a ripper from Starc.

[Herman 9,765]

What''s the bloody point?! We need a new opening batsman.

[lincoln canary (& Golden Coppel) 0]

[quote user="Herman"]What''s the bloody point?! We need a new opening batsman.[/quote]

Messing around with seam bowlers down under too, we need pace bowlers! Our attack has been absolutely toothless.

[lincoln canary (& Golden Coppel) 0]

Good to here the barmy army in full voice though!

[SwindonCanary 455]

Wishing for a lot more English weather 

[Iwans Big Toe 312]

[quote user="lappinitup"][quote user="Iwans Big Toe"]Sadly my head says an early morning collapse with us all out adding just another 40 or 50 runs, followed by Cummings and Starc blowing us away at the pace friendly WACA and the series all over by Christmas Eve and ending in a white wash.[/quote]Blimey, it''s not just the football that makes you miserable IBT. [:S]There is help out there you know.......[/quote]How wrong I was hey? England collapsed adding another assive game changingv65 runs in Adelaide and not the paultry 40 or 50 I predicted, then they''ve been blown away by Starc and Hazlewood, not Cummings at the WACA. Although I was spot on about it all being over by Christmas Eve, I wonder if I''ll be as wrong about a 5-0 series result?Miserable? No I''m feeling quite pleased with myself. [;)]

[Van wink 2,994]

All over now. What a shocking series.

[Herman 9,765]

Erm, well done Cook? Or something like that.

[Crabbycanary3 994]

Yep. All the big players (except Moeen!) have turned up, at last, over the 2nd and 3rd days. Well played .

[Herman 9,765]

It''s a similar feeling to how I recieved Oliveira''s goal versus Brentford.

[Bill 1,788]

[quote user="Herman"]Erm, well done Cook? Or something like that.[/quote]great to listen to, especially Boycotts calm and neutral opinion - although the old goat knows his stuffa fair few records knocked over as wellfirst few hours tonight should be worth a listen

[SwindonCanary 455]

Or even watch it !

[Bill 1,788]

[quote user="SwindonCanary"]Or even watch it ![/quote]Working, so a screen would be too much distraction, more so as I would have to keep ''squinting at the lap top

[Crabbycanary3 994]

Kin hell!

[Van wink 2,994]

Shame

[SwindonCanary 455]

Ball tampering even thought Australia were doing the same   

[SwindonCanary 455]

Dead wicket, dead match

[SwindonCanary 455]

Last test, it should have been England''s day but 3 final overs with the new ball, has made it Australia''s day    233-5

[Badger 2,405]

[quote user="SwindonCanary"]Last test, it should have been England''s day but 3 final overs with the new ball, has made it Australia''s day    233-5[/quote]It was my fault Swindon, I was listening to it in bed and we were doing well - decided to get up and watch the last half an hour! I was planning to stay up tonight and watch until lunchtime but don''t know if I dare risk it now! On the other hand I just love watching Moeen bat.

[SwindonCanary 455]

Suggest you go to bed, Australia had 3 overs with the new ball and got 2 wickets to change the match. They start tonight with that new ball

[Fuzzar 1,702]

They start at 11 tonight Badger. So you can watch Moeen bat and be in bed by five past.

[Van wink 2,994]

😀

[Branston Pickle 3,657]

Not the best start, a rather decent catch from Smith (who hasn''t been able to hold anything this series) and an apparently under-par score of less than 300 is a distinct possibility…let''s hope the tail can wag a bit better than it has done for most of this series to-date.

[SwindonCanary 455]

It''s wagging quite well at the moment, only trouble is when the Australians get in, they will be on the same pitch. 

[Branston Pickle 3,657]

Ah well, that was a decent little partnership - a few more of those (and a few more dropped chances) and we may reach a reasonable total - but sadly the Aussies are bound to cash in more.

[Crabbycanary3 994]

Went to bed , with Broad smacking it everywhere, and looking at the score, I must have missed our last two wickets by 5 minutes!