The Ashes
 

It's generally wet and the England cricket team are playing Australia at watchable times for us here. Not doing well so far in the series and at the start of the second match but making a game of it at present.

I've been watching the BT Sport coverage through:

https://www.crichd.com/the-ashes-live-stream

Click on one of the outlets. I've used BT Sport, Willow and Super Sport so far. You will need to persevere in deleting ad windows to get video and sound, especially the latter, maybe ten times or so.

Very difficult to get full screen, I got it just once.

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A whitewash is on the cards surely.The Aussies smell blood and won't let up.

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Yes, looks likely unless the top order can score more runs and they can hold more catches. Stokes now the only hope for saving the second test and he's been out of test cricket for 4 years.
Match of the Day meant literally that on Saturday and canceled EPL games will likely increase over the next few weeks so I will be watching the next test on Boxing Day nevertheless.

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https://en.viprow.me/

firstrowsports.eu

usual click out the ads and you will get a good picture and screen expansion with volume

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Thanks, yes, a lot better. Stream 3 best so far.

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Looks like we're playing for the draw - if anyone can stay in long enough :(

Anyway - I hope you guys and gals are okay over there - not sure how widespread the damage is from the typhoons but stay safe

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we are well above the typhoon strike

The south is usually typhoon free ,similar latitude to sabah....''the land beneath the winds''

This year Luzon has missed out, they go north before they get this far, or have hit south. Only worry now is that we may have a severe water shortage in the north before next summer.

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We had a good days rain Friday but that's the first rain in several weeks.

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Yes, some areas in Mindanao unusually got a pasting and parts of the Visayas were as usual under the track of a typhoon..
The effects were wider for one establishment I visited today. Unable to transact business as their server in Cebu had been knocked out.

England have got to a late tea break. Two wickets and about 30 overs left to try to survive. Butler 25 from 196 balls.
Whatever the final result encouraging at least that they didn't keel over to the Aussies.

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Another test. another early England opener wicket.

I couldn't get Vip Box to work this morning so viewing on CricHD, Beinsports stream.

If you can't stand the commentary you could have the BBC's Test Match Special on. But its well behind the video. It also needs a VPN.

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The Ashes are on free to air here - channel 7 and online at 7+. Not sure if that's accessible at all.

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It says not available 7+ online.

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Sorry for the bum steer - it looked like it might be possible from first glance

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Main irritation for me is that the BT Sport ball by ball commentary has to squeeze itself into the constant chatter, which to me should be between overs.

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No argument from me on that - and to be honest, I'm not sure channel 7 is any better.

Not the greatest first session for England though.

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Just got a better stream through VIP Box, stream 3.
Just in time to see England's 5th wicket to fall.

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VIP box stream 4 good this morning.
At least we got the night watchman out!

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And Labuschagne for 1 :)

Is the stream live?

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Seems to be but the commentators sometimes make it hard to know!

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One of the pundits is reported to have said the the only thing that England has got right is turning up on time.

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Moved to stream 3, 4 failing.

Make sure your anti virus working, mine quarantined 2 adwares this am.

Apparently our bowlers historically do much worse there than anywhere else due to the prevailing conditions.
Batters, yes, no excuses,

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That would seem a far comment so far - unfortunately.

Late start today as all England players had to return negative rapid covid tests thiis morning following cases amongst support staff and families.

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Ye of little faith. Smith out.

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I am not wanting to jinx anything :lol:

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To quote yet another opinion about Englands performance "Gutless England batsmen deliver full spectrum of ineptitude"
How rapidly Englands meteor has fallen. Shall we blame the WOKE brigade???

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I've done a little research on this.
Makes a change from covid 19!

Since the 60s Australia won 68 test matches against England.
England won 46.

But Australia only shaded it in England by 30 to 27.
But at home it was 38 to 19.

What is their home record against all test playing countries?

In the 2000s they won 90 out of 125 test matches...and it looks soon it will be 91 out of 126!
Leaving out all the draws!

So they are one of the best test playing nations. But even better at home. Probably due to the pitch conditions, the travelling required in Australia?
Remember Golf's Rhyder Cup? GB v USA at first. Then due to US dominance they changed to US v Europe in 1979.
Maybe they can do that with cricket tests in Australia?

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The conditions for playing in Australia in summer can be harsh - very humid in Queensland, very hot in South Australia.

:(

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Oh, so serious ! As for me not really interested in the game. Good for a gentle jibe.
Happy New Year.

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Happy New Year Bealinehx :)

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Yes, HNY to all on here!

For all English sport lovers just hold on to our dominance in Conkers.

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Not good viewing this morning :(

Yes - Happy New Year to all!

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Dreadful! Has all that one day, limited overs cricket got to them in that they can't defend for long periods?
The BBC site just had a poll on an Ashes whitewash. 12k yes, 600 or so no

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I think as much as I'd like it not to be, unless something changes drastically then there's every chance it'll be a 5-0 loss

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Telling that England's head coach was an England test bowler who only played in 6 tests. He spent a year as their bowling coach before becoming head coach. But batting is where they are most deficient.

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The bowling in this latest test was better, but still not accurate enough.

In terms of test match runs this year- after Root with an average of 61, the next highest average this year is Malan at 34.2 - https://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/en...am=1;type=year - nowhere near good enough

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Only Covid can save us from a whitewash.

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The 4th test still on but England's head coach Chris Silverwood will miss it due to being forced into 10 day isolation after contact with a covid case.. Graham Thorpe, his deputy, will be head coach for the game. He was involved with batting coaching in Australia a decade ago and Adam Hollioak is being brought in.
Hopefully these forced moves might help with the batting.

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Were you watching today?

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Not a whitewash test series. They hold on with 9 wickets down for a draw.

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I could barely watch the last balls.

Not a whitewash :)