Official Ashes Thread

[Hilts]

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stokes is not fit enough to bowl maybe

Fit enough to get the Worlds best batsmen.😃

[Maurice Swan]

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First time I've sat down and watched for any length of time for a long time........but why do they need to emulate footballers when they take a wicket???Almost kissing on the neck! Oh for the stoicism of Barrington, Edrich, Boycott etc.... and I still wince when I hear 'batters' instead of batsmen....I mean I see no females out there.....

[Hilts]

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First time I've sat down and watched for any length of time for a long time........but why do they need to emulate footballers when they take a wicket???Almost kissing on the neck! Oh for the stoicism of Barrington, Edrich, Boycott etc.... and I still wince when I hear 'batters' instead of batsmen....I mean I see no females out there.....

Feckin old timers 🤣

[Maurice Swan]

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Feckin old timers ��

yeah I know....no standards...!!

[Hilts]

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Bad miss by Bairstow.

[A Quiet Monkfish]

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Another absorbing and delightful day of cricket.

[chrisp_1927]

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Disappointed for Marnus, would have been nice to see a Welsh boy do well!! Bit of a daft shot to play foray ball. Barstow certainly have the Aussies a bit of a boost with a couple of poor misses. If the weather is ok and Carey gets going again, it could get ugly for England tomorrow.

[Hilts]

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The role of the wicket keeper severely underestimated. Its not as if Foakes is a crap batsman either.

[Hilts]

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Disappointed for Marnus, would have been nice to see a Welsh boy do well!! Bit of a daft shot to play foray ball. Barstow certainly have the Aussies a bit of a boost with a couple of poor misses. If the weather is ok and Carey gets going again, it could get ugly for England tomorrow.

Im sure he will get plenty of runs this series.

However I hope he gets another 9 ducks.🤣

[Hot Shot Hamish.]

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At least today has proved that Foakes has to play in the remainder of the series. Bairstow is worth his place as a batsmen in the team without doubt, but I’m sure if you looked at all 18 counties wicketkeepers he is easily the poorest of them all. Good standing back I don’t dispute, but standing up which is so much more difficult he couldn’t keep chickens.

[the other bob wilson]

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At least today has proved that Foakes has to play in the remainder of the series. Bairstow is worth his place as a batsmen in the team without doubt, but I’m sure if you looked at all 18 counties wicketkeepers he is easily the poorest of them all. Good standing back I don’t dispute, but standing up which is so much more difficult he couldn’t keep chickens.

Who do you leave out if you include Foakes though? Crawley's the obvious candidate I suppose, but he looked good in the first innings, as did Bairstow. Wasn't impressed by Duckett, but he'd been on a really good run before Friday's innings, so it would be very harsh to consider dropping him on the back of one bad test (he could still get a good score second time around as well).

Although Stokes has picked up a very important wicket, his place would be under threat now if it wasn't for his inspired captaincy because he's not scoring many runs and bowling is, clearly, much harder for his body to cope with these days. England also need an all rounder (I'd consider Curran if Stokes' bowling tails off like it may well do), but I'd also always want a spinner because England's attack would be very samey without one, I think the Aussies may have something to say about using thirteen mind :hehe:

Think one of the seamers has to stand down for a Wood or Curran to give us something different in terms of pace bowling and, although I'd also be looking to play Foakes, for Crawley I suppose, I think they'll stick with Bairstow behind the stumps.

[TWGL1]

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Who do you leave out if you include Foakes though? Crawley's the obvious candidate I suppose, but he looked good in the first innings, as did Bairstow. Wasn't impressed by Duckett, but he'd been on a really good run before Friday's innings, so it would be very harsh to consider dropping him on the back of one bad test (he could still get a good score second time around as well).

Although Stokes has picked up a very important wicket, his place would be under threat now if it wasn't for his inspired captaincy because he's not scoring many runs and bowling is, clearly, much harder for his body to cope with these days. England also need an all rounder (I'd consider Curran if Stokes' bowling tails off like it may well do), but I'd also always want a spinner because England's attack would be very samey without one, I think the Aussies may have something to say about using thirteen mind :hehe:

Think one of the seamers has to stand down for a Wood or Curran to give us something different in terms of pace bowling and, although I'd also be looking to play Foakes, for Crawley I suppose, I think they'll stick with Bairstow behind the stumps.

Shows how much we miss Archer , with him fit , he would have been the difference. Robinson looks laboured and ineffective.

[Hilts]

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Shows how much we miss Archer , with him fit , he would have been the difference. Robinson looks laboured and ineffective.

I really didnt understand the Broad is playing instead of Wood. Id have had Broad ahead of Anderson and definitely Robinson for this Test.

Ideally at least one express pace bowler plays. Archer and Stone are both out and Wood will struggle to play 5 tests.

England can still win this but due to the errors yesterday Australia id say are favourites.

[MacAdder]

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Should've batted them out of the game IMHO.

[Hilts]

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Another Bairstow drop. This was so predictable. They never learn. Admit the error and bring back Foakes. ( they wont though)