Ashes 2017/18

[wattle]

Does anyone thinks this team would have lost 5-0 in the Ashes

Cook
Stoneman
Root
Bairstow
Stokes
Ali
Butler
Woakes
Rashid
Broad
Anderson

It drives me mad when we shoehorn players into categories such as only Test player/only one day player. It's utter bull shit. Look at David Warner. He'd have never played test cricket if he was English. Obviously Stokes couldn't have played this time so put Malan in there and maybe Plunket for Rashid depending on the pitch, and also have Roy ready to step in (who averages more in 1st class cricket than Malan, Vince, Ali and Stokes). Young, energetic and attacking team. aaaaagh it's so frustrating!!!!

 

[wahablue]

105/7wkts 26thover.

 

[wahablue]

123/9wkts,33overs.

 

[wahablue]

Aussies 127 All O

 

[wahablue]

England reply 49/2wkts after 9overs..now for some kip.

 

[PannickAtTheDisco]

England reply 49/2wkts after 9overs..now for some kip.

you can't fucking stop it...amateur. Pah, bloody useless.

 

[mat]

Very impressive from Butler and England but the most one eyed commentary I have ever heard

They are using the Australian coverage to save money. All the uk bods are back in London on the sofas so bound to be partisan to the home team.

 

[waspish]

England reply 49/2wkts after 9overs..now for some kip.

All out for 96 that’s quite a remarkable collapse

 

[PannickAtTheDisco]

some dreadful batting and immaturity from that English side in the U19, doesn't bode well. That Aussie leg spinner looks like he'll be the end of us once he makes the senior team.

Great to see little Sammy get called up for England alongside his bro. Saw him make his county debut and knew we had a talent on our hands.

 

[mccity]

Only 4 wickets taken for 6 runs. Ali hasn't even batted yet!

 

[mccity]

5 for 8. Only 2 players have even scored

 

[mccity]

They're on 8 for 143 now, a small reprieve

 

[J_MCFC21]

Stayed up to watch a bit of the game before heading to bed...dear me 8/5, soon went to sleep..never seen anything like it I thought we'd be all out for 20...shocking

 

[waspish]

Stayed up to watch a bit of the game before heading to bed...dear me 8/5, soon went to sleep..never seen anything like it I thought we'd be all out for 20...shocking

Couldn’t believe the score we ended up getting after being 5/8

 

[J_MCFC21]

Couldn’t believe the score we ended up getting after being 5/8

Yh good job Woakes shown up...i'm not sure what the idea of those coming into bat was, bit more game management needed in them situations rather than "lets try hit every ball"

doesn't really matter as we have already won but wasn't worth the late night :D

 

[neel]

England's Ben Stokes sold for almost £1.4m in the Indian Premier League auction but Test captain Joe Root went unsold in the first round of bidding.

 

[Dr Jacoby]

Jofra Archer could be one to watch for England.

He’s been bought by an IPL franchise for £800k, and recently clocked 151kph in a Big Bash game.

He’s a brilliant fielder, too.

 

[mccity]

Should this thread be renamed at this point?

 

[kippaxwarrior]

Jofra Archer could be one to watch for England.

He’s been bought by an IPL franchise for £800k, and recently clocked 151kph in a Big Bash game.

He’s a brilliant fielder, too.

Cant play for England until 2022

 

[The blue phantom]

Cant play for England until 2022

Yep. Remember Goughy telling the world this lad is going to be special. He also said last week he'd go for over a $1 million dollars.

So spot on.

Cant fault anyone for going over there earning this kinda money. Even Woakes went for £820'000