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So are we all sitting comfortably, ready for the den of politeness and etiquette that is the Gabba?

I see Eng have plumped for Jake 'not-sprained-ankle' Ball ahead of Overton.

Bring it on!

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Bring it on is right. I’m “working” late all this week and maybe the weekend depending on how the match proceeds. Takeaway booked although I need to pop out to get the lager in. Hoping the rain lets up as it’s a bit crass to take a cab to the liquor store. ;)

Shame about Stokes though. Hoping Woakes takes up the slack, I think he has the talent to do so.

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What are the ashes?

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In short, the cricket test series played between Eng & Australia

Named after Oz won a test at the Oval in 1882 and The Times wittily proclaimed the 'death of English cricket' The stumps were cremated & 'the ashes' were taken back to Oz.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Ashes

We currently hold them.

Prob not that exciting to non cricket fan, although many a non fan was turned into one through following Ashes (1981, 2005 especially)

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Does it start tonight? Shit I suppose it does.

A long no sleep time approaches.

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Not if you live in BC ;)

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No, it's quite a civilized time. :thumbup:

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Joe wins the toss & elects *not* to 'do a Nasser'

c'mon Chef & Stoneman....

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:fingerscrossed:

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I miss Bumble :(

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The next test will be worse as its a pink ball day/night test

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:thumbdown:


Chef back in the hutch. Need Vince :ohmy: and Stoners to steady the ship

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I hope i am wrong but i think Cook may be the weak link in the batting line up, we need stability at the top of the order and having to bring in a new opener if he has a few failures will upset the whole balance of the team.

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Anyone using Willow TV to watch?

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Didn't think it was on Willow TV

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I'm disapointed, I expected, at the very least, a torrent of righteous indignation that anyone would admit to not knowing what the Ashes are. Instead I get a polite explanation, not like this site at all.

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Disappointed to see Stoneman bowled. :thumbdown:

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Unforced error and I don't mean the too much Indian takeaway I ate. :(

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I think this low run rate will come back to bite us. :(

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Would rather the low run rate than getting rolled over. Didn't sound like there was much pace in the pitch either.

Shame, as I would have loved to have Lyons words stuffed back his throat, although there is still time to do so. A bit more pace might suit YJB's style of batting if it picks up day 2

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haha, happy to disappoint you on this occasion. I got used to explaining Ashes to everyone at work (in UK) back in 2005, where for one brief moment the rest of England got interested. For about 5 minutes :lol:

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The BT coverage was abysmal. Little to no technical analysis plus they have annoying Australians on there with their awful accents. They sound like a dolphin being run over.

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Pizza tonight I think. Given the length of the match, I think I can manage two large ones. :thumbup:

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Anyone got a decent web link?

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We're doing our best to lose this test against very mediocre opposition. :(

Cook's spent force.

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5 down at lunch on day 4. Pray for rain.

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Some very weak batting in this innings. :frown:

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Its funny how the aussi bowlers are getting so much out of the pitch when the England bowlers struggled so much.

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Lyon gets far more bounce and turn than Ali and I'm disappointed with Woakes. I thought both his bowling and batting would be the difference, I suppose they are but not in our favour.

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Day one of the 3rd test at the WACA. Cook already caught lbw. :(

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just catching up on yesterday's reports. Not a bad first day, good to see Dawid Malan securing his maiden Test century, and Johnny Bairstow is having a reasonable knock as well. Looking at the online replays of Stoneman's dismissal it seems a pretty marginal decision for Aleem Dar to have overturned - whatever happened to "umpire's call" when the video evidence is not conclusive? Still, that's a good start from England in the face of some properly aggressive pace bowling...

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I agree. The DRS was to remove "howlers" which this patently wasn't.

YJB at 6 *cough* Where he should have been from the start.

Heard that Strauss has gone back to UK, to be with his missus, who has cancer. :(

Puts a game of cricket into perspective and all the best to the Strauss family.

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Very good :)

Shame we handed over the Ashes so tamely.

Changes for Boxing Day?

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Moeen needs a break. carrying an injury and was probably only played due to not wanting to be without either allrounder . Hopefully they won't play Crane who isnt ready, think Leach is with the lions.
Overton, Broad maybe, cook probably not .

Vince second innings i imagine, have given him the last 2 tests.

Apparantly 20 mins after the last wicket the rain came back and didnt stop.

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Guardian: Stuart Broad backs Alastair Cook to ram home England’s advantage at MCG

:confused:

Aus all out for 327, we're 192-2, 135 runs behind.

Australia only had 135 at 2 and 160 for 3. But then 260-4 and added 54 on the next two wickets to 314 for 6 and collapsed further.

It's been a long time since I paid much attention to cricket but let's get past 300 and still have most wickets left before thinking we're in a good position.

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307-6 it didn't look so good, but 491-9 is promising.

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It was quite a special day yesterday. So glad Cookie did so well. A very classy innings. Let’s hope our bowlers rise to the challenge.

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Hurrah for Chef, well played old chap.

And Broady too, for that matter.

Now add some cheeky last wicket runs, then get amongst them.