Official Ashes Thread

[Maurice Swan]

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Just need to play SENSIBLY(!)...there is plenty of time..and the wicket is not doing much......

[Eric the Half a Bee]

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Ashes over. Root and Brook gone

[Hilts]

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They are a better side. But England have handed them the Ashes.

[Maurice Swan]

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A bloody drinks break...in the last session......ye gods....it's not even hot.
Ashes burned....

[Eric the Half a Bee]

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Was that a catch or not a catch?

My thoughts were that, if a fielder lands on the floor after making a catch, the ball must not get in contact with the grass. Now, apparently, the rule is if the fielder is in control. Surely no fielder is in total control until they've landed? It was a slightly odd one, all Aussies are claiming the catch was fair, but I can't see how it could have been.

[city1927]

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Was that a catch or not a catch?

My thoughts were that, if a fielder lands on the floor after making a catch, the ball must not get in contact with the grass. Now, apparently, the rule is if the fielder is in control. Surely no fielder is in total control until they've landed? It was a slightly odd one, all Aussies are claiming the catch was fair, but I can't see how it could have been.

Not a catch, his hand should have been underneath the ball ensuring that it did not make contact with the ground. Do not doubt yourself. It was not a catch, he was not in control of the ball as the ball made clear contact with the ground. if his hand was turned the other way and to ensure the ball did not make contact with ground then yes he would be out. Not sure why the Aussies are complaining I think it is only a matter of time before they bowl England out tomorrow to win the match.

[the other bob wilson]

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I can see both sides of the argument, Starc caught the ball cleanly and was “in control” of the ball for what was, by the standards of catching a cricket ball, for a long time. The thing that, just about, makes me think it wasn’t a catch is that I don’t think you could say the catch was completed until Starc made contact with ground and when he did the ball was definitely touching the floor - of course, the main reason why it wasn’t a catch is that the decision had Glenn McGrath spitting feathers - can’t help thinking he might be right about 5=0.

[TWGL1]

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A view from the boundary

Rishi Sunak

Big Hampshire & Saints fan.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p0fyf4vr

[The Bloop]

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A view from the boundary

Rishi Sunak

Big Hampshire & Saints fan.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p0fyf4vr

He answered more questions in one interview with Aggers, than he has done in total in PMQs with Kier Starmer.

[Harry Paget Flashman]

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Great play to get Bairstow out.

[the other bob wilson]

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England are losing this test because they’re thick - sorry, but some of their decisions have been brainless.

[Undercoverinwurzelland]

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That's really not cricket. Technically correct but no-one wants to see batsmen dismissed like that.

[poc]

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That's really not cricket

from bairstow yes

[Hilts]

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Stupid to claim that but just typical of convicts.

Carey , Cummins and co can feck off.

[Dave Blue]

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You can’t go assuming the ball is dead. If he’d looked around the wicket keeper was already throwing the ball. Ridiculous to cry foul over that, just stupidity but people would rather get annoyed with the opposition.