WTC and Ashes 2023

[John S]

The conditions have been quite amazing st favouring the English across the series.

Yep, that's the joys of a home series

 

[CoinboxSoldier]

Gotta love head

 

[Sword of Justice]

Gotta love head

Amen brother

 

[The_Brown_Hornet]

I mean, who doesn't?

More seriously, we're in trouble here. Given the history of the ground and England's love of a chase, they should get these runs comfortably. That doesn't mean we should put the queue in the rack though. Hopefully we'll finally get some conditions in our favour (apart from that brief session at Edgbaston) and get the ball moving away. It will be a chance to put some nervous thoughts through England's dressing room and then you never know. They've had some good collapses under Bazball.

 

[CoinboxSoldier]

The poms will go hard as day 5 is suppose to be a wash out

 

[The_Brown_Hornet]

I expect they will to put it beyond doubt, agreed.

 

[John S]

Either way, it will be done today. I think that the poms will get it done, we just missed too many opportunities.

 

[Sword of Justice]

Starc looking lethal here. Gabba like pitch.

 

[John S]

Poms 3 for, it's game on. But there were way too many easy singles at the start

 

[Pfitzy]

This is some streaky shit by root.

He's as easily marked as Warner now. Got to nag fifth stump.

Marsh has found some swing with this replacement ball

 

[Pfitzy]

Starc looking lethal here. Gabba like pitch.

Put him back on with Murphy.

Ball is swinging. Foot marks to work with

 

[Dctarget]

We’re so done. They’re gonna win by a handful of wickets

 

[The Ghost of Raelene]

Every time I start to get over it and give up they take one.

If they can get Stokes cheaply it could be on

 

[Sword of Justice]

Absolutely every time I'm about to go to bed a wicket falls. Hopes aren't rising yet but I'm pleasantly surprised so far. Bowling smart.

Now stokes to really test that.

 

[John S]

Roots gone, but stokes is in - they'll probably canter in now

 

[Pfitzy]

Over by tea time with an English victory. Dammit.

Questions over Cummins' captaincy.

Off to bed.

 

[cyclopath]

Over by tea time with an English victory. Dammit.

Questions over Cummins' captaincy.

Off to bed.

That period when they gifted 70-80 quick runs to England in their first innings now looks an even larger tactical gaff than it did then. Poor tactics, poorly executed.

 

[The_Brown_Hornet]

Yep, two pivotal moments in this game: the hour of madness after lunch when England went from being 120+ behind to around 30-40; and Marnus and Smudge's poor dismissals in the last session of day 2.

 

[John S]

Over by tea time with an English victory. Dammit.

Questions over Cummins' captaincy.

Off to bed.

Stokes is now gone - game is afoot again

 

[John S]

As long as they don't try and bounce the tail out .....