If the aussies get their way test cricket will be gone in a few years, no one wants to watch sides grind and cheat their way to draw a series out.
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The Ashes 2023
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Cummins got to be the best player I've seen due in at no.10 in a very long time, maybe ever.
Day 4, atm, stands to be a washout
But if there's one thing to always note about OT is to never believe the forecast until the day of
Travis Head can bowl some decent offies, probably thinking it's better than picking a spinner for the sake of it that's probably not up to it just yet.
Bishop Thumpety-Thump
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I was the musical support act for Botham earlier this year in a pub in Woodside, Victoria. He did an hour long Q&A/after dinner thing and he was a complete nob. Made multiple awful comments about the late Peter Roebuck (with whom he had another long running feud), did the worst faux Pakistani accent when talking about Imran Khan and made repeated comments about how he was needed in the House of Lords for the inevitable return of a ‘bloody Labour government’.
Usually when I get a support slot with someone well known I make an effort to get a photo for my social media, but I didn’t want anything to do with him. Turns out Beefy is more Gammony.
Weather permitting we win this, aussies undoubtedly have better players but they have gone into their cowardly shells too much.
GN!
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I don't think they have gone cowardly at all. Granted I'm Aussie so I'm probably biased.
I think for the first few tests our tail has been quite long, Ollie Robinson was right there. I also think Murphy is not up to it yet and would get targeted. Again, I really though the conditions and England's aggression would have been good for Boland, but he doesn't appear to be anywhere near as accurate as he has been.
Starc whilst getting wickets is bowling a lot of puss and I'm only ok with him as the left armer is good to have.
Look I think this Bazball visionary stuff is a little over blown. I just call it good aggressive cricket played to the individual players style, which is great I just don't think its revolutionary. I think Australia's approach has been fine in terms of their batting, it would be folly to try to play like England do. I do think the short, pitched half trackers bowling we have done up to know is pants on head stupid.
Loved Woods bowling, Stokes is one of test crickets most cleanest hitting batsman Head and Kawahja have been gritty as hell, Cummins is bowling well, but gee the Aussies need to pitch the ball up more.
I don't think the declaration in the first test lost England the match, it was the second innings batting.
Stokes wins the toss and bowls
Not sure what was the right decision
Not sure what was the right decision
DuuuncanHadaPigeon
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If we lose a day to rain (Saturday could be a washout) then I think bowl first and give yourself best chance of getting 20 wickets, we also know this team loves to chase
With the breeze and cliud cover I think it is the right decision. If Anderson fires, he could rip through them. Obviously if that doesn't happen, the it is the worst decision ever.
GN!
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Public urination
Looks like one of those where there's not really a right or wrong decision. You just have to play well and start well.
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