Cricket Thread

[DMA's]

Agree with that In a game that ebbed and flowed as much as this it's impossible to pinpoint one moment .... but if I was to I'd the final shift in momentum was one too many overs for Root. Did his job getting the left hander and that should have been it.

Also no idea why the stopped bowling short at Lyon when they took the new ball. He can’t stop hooking at anything chest high and he would have been caught. After the stokes drop we went away from that plan for some reason

 

[TinFoilHat]

Fuck me Nasser is salty.

 

[BringBackSwales]

Must be question marks about Jimmy for Lords. Stokes obviously can’t bowl and we’ve not had a spinner effectively for most of this match. If Wood is fit he returns.

Rehan Ahmed? Did well in Pakistan, albeit on spinner friendlier wickets

 

[ancoats]

That's the Ashes gone for me, I don't think England playing Bazball can beat the Aussies twice.

Over the whole test England has been sloppy in the field and bowling, Dropped catches so many No-balls and poor wicket keeping, Also add Jimmy Anderson never match fit and undercooked and Moeen Ali little finger, Robinson and Broad have kept us in the game really with Stokes Not bowling enough because of injury,

the Aussies Knew how big this win was with Lords coming up next. Their favourite ground to play us

 

[DMA's]

Fantastic game sets it up for a belting ashes series

Was a great game but disagree sets up the series, we have a very difficult job now to regain the ashes. We don’t play for draws apparently so will need to win 3 of the next 4 tests.

 

[jim tolmies perm]

Cricket was the winner but against these we should never give them an inch.....the declaration gave them just that

 

[BringBackSwales]

We won the treble lads, not going to let cricket put me on a downer (even though I’m on one)

 

[trueblue1972]

Rehan Ahmed? Did well in Pakistan, albeit on spinner friendlier wickets

Hasn't realy bowled this season cant see him being used unless the wicket dictates a couple of spinners

 

[ancoats]

One good thing is when England loses the Ashes Manchester city will get team of the year at SPOTY

 

[DMA's]

We won the treble lads, not going to let cricket put me on a downer (even though I’m on one)

Regaining the ashes for me personally would be up there with city’s champions league win. Can’t fucking stand the Aussies