The Ashes 2023

[hallamblue]

England slight favourites

Nah Australia big favourites. 200 would be tricky to chase in this pitch and we'll be chasing more than that. We lost this match in the first Australia innings with the dropped catches. We could have bowled them out for under 150.

 

[JimmyJeffers]

Nah Australia big favourites. 200 would be tricky to chase in this pitch and we'll be chasing more than that. We lost this match in the first Australia innings with the dropped catches. We could have bowled them out for under 150.

They would need the Aussies out by lunch or just after. Difficult without Robinson. Game could quickly get away from England.
That win predictor thing they put up all the time is nonsense.

 

[Nightman]

Lot of rain expected over the next few days. Tomorrow could be a wash out entirely.

 

[Rita_Poon]

Lot of rain expected over the next few days. Tomorrow could be a wash out entirely.

England players unlikely to catch much...

 

[DuuuncanHadaPigeon]

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Nah Australia big favourites. 200 would be tricky to chase in this pitch and we'll be chasing more than that. We lost this match in the first Australia innings with the dropped catches. We could have bowled them out for under 150

Bookies disagree. It's a coin flip basically

 

[Ivo]

Lot of rain expected over the next few days. Tomorrow could be a wash out entirely.

Doesn't look good at all for the whole rest of the match.
The draw is 7/1....

 

[Milk]

Someone earlier mentioned McGrath got Atherton out 19 times. On five live they spoke about this and other bowlers who got batsmen out high times. Curtley Ambrose got Atherton 18 times as well and then they said Courtney Walsh got Atherton 17 times out as well.

Now you would think he is a bad batsmen hearing this if you never seen any of these players live but they are elite world class bowlers all 3 of them

Yeah but of course he faced these bowlers first up when they were fresh

 

[Jeff Jones]

Rain or not there's plenty of time to get a result. England must get early wickets to have a real chance, and even then they can't expect Stokes to do it all the time. He can hardly stand up.

 

[Nightman]

Doesn't look good at all for the whole rest of the match.
The draw is 7/1....

Just going off the BBC website...as it stands, should be okay for most of tomorrow and Monday morning + whatever they get out of today. All in, I think/hope they'll be enough time available.

 

[Milk]

Rain delay .. or even no play today … would be very good for us as gives the bowlers another recovery day but I want a result either way and Australia not retaining the Ashes on a draw

 

[bcblue1878]

Rain delay .. or even no play today … would be very good for us as gives the bowlers another recovery day but I want a result either way and Australia not retaining the Ashes on a draw

I suspect by the end of the fifth test any draw however unlikely, won’t be a factor in their retaining the Ashes!

 

[Milk]

I suspect by the end of the fifth test any draw however unlikely, won’t be a factor in their retaining the Ashes!

I meant the current test. Draw and Australia retain the Ashes making OT and the Oval essentially dead rubbers

 

[McBain]

SAME OLD ENGLAND.. ALWAYS RAINING

 

[ToffeeTim]

Rain delay .. or even no play today … would be very good for us as gives the bowlers another recovery day but I want a result either way and Australia not retaining the Ashes on a draw

Plenty of time still left in the test. No bad thing for the bowlers to get some rest.

 

[Walken]

Aussies look like they will escape the best bowling conditions