The Ashes 2023

[cronullasharks]

The pinnacle of Australian TV that. Big Alf swinging haymakers

 

[Hinchcliffe's Corner]

I reckon he would score more and he's an absolute gun in the outfield, that will be a selection teaser in India.

My memory is Fletcher wanted a keeper who firstly could score runs (I could be wrong), probably to pick 5 bowlers. Though Jones went as well as he ever did with the gloves in that series.

Ponting's interview straight after the 05 oval game popped up and he talked about the 3rd seamer and an over reliance on warne and mcgrath, I wander if that was the last series that they played with that pretty strict 4 bowlers set up and started to pick the likes of andrew symonds to give the bowlers a bit of option to have a rest.

Imagine crying about having to rely on the 2 greatest bowlers of all time in their craft. Aussies, absolute whingers.

 

[Alan Whittle]

Beat England early on and get them sweating
Cause absolute mayhem at Lords
Wind up any English Gammons into a smooth frothing lather
Make their new tactics look ridiculous by letting them shoot themselves in the foot time and time again
Bend the rules so much they make them look like dead set Pork Chops defending their honour
Make them contradict themselves and start fighting against each other
Take home the urn again in the worst way possible

Mission Accomplished. Been fun x See you in a couple of years when we do it all again! This time with much better weather and much more intelligent crowds.

You not going then?

 

[Connor]

Some crazy stats there

Cummins took 18 wickets in the series and still averaged about 38 !!

Every Aussie bowler went at at least 4s as well

All the fears about Scott Boland and he got absolutely dogged

 

[McBain]

All the fears about Scott Boland and he got absolutely dogged

Next to Ussy there.

 

[Jimishorts]

Next to Ussy there.

2-2 lads

 

[Connor]

Next to Ussy there.

Least Warner looks a bit embarassed celebrating

 

[Mrbluenose]

2-2 lads

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They should play in red being the Kopites of cricket.

Well done Stuart Broad, a six and a wicket with his last balls. Top, top player will be missed.

 

[ArtetaMoney]

My brother was there yesterday with his £20 ticket, said he was the best £20 he'd ever spent

Sounds like your brother has never been to Sheil Rd with 20 bullets.

 

[Milk]

Little bit of a cock up .....

Post-Ashes drinks moved to nightclub after Australia left waiting at the Oval

England captain Ben Stokes says the hosts were held up in the dressing room by extended retirement presentations after the fifth Test

www.theguardian.com

 

[BigMick]

And Crawley topped the averages as well at over 53. I would not have predicted that in June !

Don't think anyone would - even Crawley!

Congrats to Stokes and McCullum for sticking with him.

 

[Swartzy]

Two world cups round the corner mate

Good point m8!!

( Still not the Ashes tho )

 

[Mrbluenose]

Next to Ussy there.

Slightly odd way to behave when you've just been outplayed in your last three games.

 

[McBain]

Slightly odd way to behave when you've just been outplayed in your last three games.

What, as in we still have the Ashes? Or we didn’t lose them or retained them or we drew with you but wasn’t good enough for you to win the Ashes back off us that currently have them and besides you won the moral victory?

Absolutely magnanamous in defeat and in Victory eh. Spirit of the game.

And you call us Kopites lol.

 

[McBain]

That both the Aussie Women and the Aussie Men hold the Ashes is really getting up in your grills isn’t it. Couldn’t win at home with the greatest bowler of all time and the greatest most entertaining tactics since Bodyline. WE WON THE AVERAGES THO