JoeShmoe Posted 5 August, 2013 Share Posted 5 August, 2013 Ashes retained, look at the radar Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hatch Posted 5 August, 2013 Share Posted 5 August, 2013 shame. Will have to settle for 4-0 now Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ottery st mary Posted 5 August, 2013 Share Posted 5 August, 2013 I wish the Aussies would stop whining........they are sounding more like us POMS every day. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Whitey Grandad Posted 5 August, 2013 Share Posted 5 August, 2013 At what time is it all called off? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Minty Posted 5 August, 2013 Share Posted 5 August, 2013 Up to the umpires and the captains I would suggest... standing water on the field now, which would need some time to mop up even if it stopped raining. My prediction is that it'll be called a draw at about 1700. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Minty Posted 5 August, 2013 Share Posted 5 August, 2013 Just been announced, match is a draw, England retain the Ashes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trousers Posted 5 August, 2013 Share Posted 5 August, 2013 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mcjwills Posted 5 August, 2013 Share Posted 5 August, 2013 Glad to see the English star player H. E. Avey Rain came to the resuce to retain the ashes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hatch Posted 5 August, 2013 Share Posted 5 August, 2013 That was technically a win for us , as we took 14 wickets against them only taking 13. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hatch Posted 7 August, 2013 Share Posted 7 August, 2013 http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/cricket/23598798 Kevin Pietersen has angrily denied reports in Australia which claimed he may have used special tape on his bat to prevent the detection of edges. The stories suggested players from both England and Australia could be investigated but only named Pietersen. "If I nick it, I'll walk," tweeted England batsman Pietersen, 33. "To suggest I cheat by covering my bat with silicon [in order to fool the Hot Spot system] infuriates me. Such horrible lies." to be honest , wouldn't be surprised if this was something they all did, and management approved to boot. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dinger Posted 7 August, 2013 Share Posted 7 August, 2013 Sikh of Tweak Takes Cheeky Leak* *I'll accept 50 quid for that, if any tabloids are reading Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Viking Warrior Posted 7 August, 2013 Share Posted 7 August, 2013 Pietersen is arrogant enough to do somethning like this . If theres a way of cheating the system players in what ever sport will find away to get round the rules Kevin Pietersen has angrily denied reports in Australia which claimed he may have used special tape on his bat to prevent the detection of edges. The stories suggested players from both England and Australia could be investigated but only named Pietersen. "If I nick it, I'll walk," tweeted England batsman Pietersen, 33. "To suggest I cheat by covering my bat with silicon [in order to fool the Hot Spot system] infuriates me. Such horrible lies Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hutch Posted 7 August, 2013 Share Posted 7 August, 2013 Sikh of Tweak Takes Cheeky Leak* *I'll accept 50 quid for that, if any tabloids are reading It's a brave man that gets his todger out on Brighton seafront in the wee small hours. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dinger Posted 7 August, 2013 Share Posted 7 August, 2013 It's a brave man that gets his todger out on Brighton seafront in the wee small hours. Yeah, the wind whips over those pebbles. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Viking Warrior Posted 9 August, 2013 Share Posted 9 August, 2013 England 34-1 alistair Cook . what a cock Cook revealed England players do stick tape on their bats but not with the intention of trying to fool DRS. He said: "Fibreglass tape on their bats… that's been going on for years. That's just to protect the bat to make it last longer. Thats a lame excuse to protect the bat. if your using tape to protect the bat then its normally dwon the bottom of the bat. not down the edges I still play a little cricket and Im still using the bat I have had since 1987 , it needs a new handle cover now, but I have never used any tape and its as good as new. maybe thats because I never scored a lot of runs !! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hatch Posted 9 August, 2013 Share Posted 9 August, 2013 England absolutely flying along here Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lets B Avenue Posted 9 August, 2013 Share Posted 9 August, 2013 England 34-1 alistair Cook . what a cock Cook revealed England players do stick tape on their bats but not with the intention of trying to fool DRS. He said: "Fibreglass tape on their bats… that's been going on for years. That's just to protect the bat to make it last longer. Thats a lame excuse to protect the bat. if your using tape to protect the bat then its normally dwon the bottom of the bat. not down the edges I still play a little cricket and Im still using the bat I have had since 1987 , it needs a new handle cover now, but I have never used any tape and its as good as new. maybe thats because I never scored a lot of runs !! Why is he a cock? I was putting fibreglass tape on my bat in the 80s and the 90s and I saw Steve Smith do a press conference this week, where he said the Aussies did the same. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dinger Posted 9 August, 2013 Share Posted 9 August, 2013 Why is he a cock? I was putting fibreglass tape on my bat in the 80s and the 90s and I saw Steve Smith do a press conference this week, where he said the Aussies did the same. Aye, it's standard practice as far as I know. So, not 30-3 this time. That makes a refreshing change... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
St Lej Posted 10 August, 2013 Share Posted 10 August, 2013 Shocking effort again this. No surprise our last wicket didn't add any more runs this morning either Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
badgerx16 Posted 10 August, 2013 Share Posted 10 August, 2013 With regard to the alleged effect of tape on the edge of bats on the HawkEye system, surely the batsmen could be cheating themselves ; if it dims the hot-spot, such that edges for "catches" don't show on the DRS reviews, it will also fail to show thin edged snicks into the pads when given out LBW. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wadesmith Posted 11 August, 2013 Share Posted 11 August, 2013 With regard to the alleged effect of tape on the edge of bats on the HawkEye system, surely the batsmen could be cheating themselves ; if it dims the hot-spot, such that edges for "catches" don't show on the DRS reviews, it will also fail to show thin edged snicks into the pads when given out LBW. Dont often say this on this site but........good point. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dinger Posted 11 August, 2013 Share Posted 11 August, 2013 With regard to the alleged effect of tape on the edge of bats on the HawkEye system, surely the batsmen could be cheating themselves ; if it dims the hot-spot, such that edges for "catches" don't show on the DRS reviews, it will also fail to show thin edged snicks into the pads when given out LBW. Exactly, the whole notion of it is ludicrous and an obvious sour grapes fabrication by a bitter Aussie media outlet. It reflects well on the Aussie team that they've distanced themselves from the allegations. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dinger Posted 11 August, 2013 Share Posted 11 August, 2013 A couple of important early wickets there. If we can get through the tail promptly this has the makings of an exciting match. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OldNick Posted 11 August, 2013 Share Posted 11 August, 2013 I notice the Aussie did not walk when. It seems it is ok to do the right thing and walk when it is an obvious edge , but the time when it would really help the umpires they stand and wait for a decision Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dinger Posted 11 August, 2013 Share Posted 11 August, 2013 Game on, basicleeeee. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OttawaSaint Posted 11 August, 2013 Share Posted 11 August, 2013 3 down for 51 - Aussies will win from here... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dinger Posted 11 August, 2013 Share Posted 11 August, 2013 Trott and Cook really owe their team an innings now. Very poor dismissals. Trott's was telegraphed from the start. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dinger Posted 11 August, 2013 Share Posted 11 August, 2013 Balls. KP's gone. That changes/ruins everything. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
St Lej Posted 11 August, 2013 Share Posted 11 August, 2013 Overall a decent day. Another 100 runs and we should be fine. Still fail to see what Bairstow offers from number 6 though. Would have kept Compton as opener with Root at 6 where he can play with a bit more freedom, as he was before this series. Compton was seen as being too slow to score his runs, but Root has scored just as slowly from his opening slot, and it's clearly stifling his natural game. Selectors will stick with this however, I'm certain Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hutch Posted 12 August, 2013 Share Posted 12 August, 2013 Overall a decent day. Another 100 runs and we should be fine. Still fail to see what Bairstow offers from number 6 though. Would have kept Compton as opener with Root at 6 where he can play with a bit more freedom, as he was before this series. Compton was seen as being too slow to score his runs, but Root has scored just as slowly from his opening slot, and it's clearly stifling his natural game. Selectors will stick with this however, I'm certain Can't think why, as we're clearly struggling in the series. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Whitey Grandad Posted 12 August, 2013 Share Posted 12 August, 2013 Can't think why, as we're clearly struggling in the series. ??? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dinger Posted 12 August, 2013 Share Posted 12 August, 2013 Genuine LOL at Steve Smith there. Maybe if he hadn't done a little jig he wouldn't have looked so foolish... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dinger Posted 12 August, 2013 Share Posted 12 August, 2013 And really useful knocks from Bresnan and Swann at the end here. It's going to be a tight finish, I reckon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hatch Posted 12 August, 2013 Share Posted 12 August, 2013 This is going to be close. A couple of early wickets to rattle them would be nice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
saints_is_the_south Posted 12 August, 2013 Share Posted 12 August, 2013 148 needed with 8 wickets in hand. Khawaja just gone. Really need to knock 2 over in quick succession here if we are to stand any chance of winning this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Minty Posted 12 August, 2013 Share Posted 12 August, 2013 148 needed with 8 wickets in hand. Khawaja just gone. Really need to knock 2 over in quick succession here if we are to stand any chance of winning this. Well, that's Warner and Clarke gone, two major wickets... Top 4 gone, 125 needed, 6 wickets remain. Game well and truly on. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dinger Posted 12 August, 2013 Share Posted 12 August, 2013 Now Smith gone as well. This is a cracking match. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Minty Posted 12 August, 2013 Share Posted 12 August, 2013 That certainly swings things (pun fully intended) our way... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dinger Posted 12 August, 2013 Share Posted 12 August, 2013 It's happening! We're into the tail now. Although Haddin's quite capable of batting all day... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
saints_is_the_south Posted 12 August, 2013 Share Posted 12 August, 2013 Incredible turn around, England looked dead in the water up until about 2 hours ago. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
saints_is_the_south Posted 12 August, 2013 Share Posted 12 August, 2013 England 3-0 australia. Get in! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Whitey Grandad Posted 12 August, 2013 Share Posted 12 August, 2013 Well that was easy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
saints_is_the_south Posted 12 August, 2013 Share Posted 12 August, 2013 We've not been at our best in this series, but you have to give England enormous credit for the grit, determination, never say die attitude and team spirit that they have shown in grinding ourselves out of difficult positions, and turn them into winning ones. At Trent Bridge and Durham we were behind after the first innings, both times we've then managed to bat ourselves into a commanding leading position. Today, with Australia 100 or so for nothing, all looked lost but amazingly again the boys have turned it round. If anybody had told me at 4pm today that 4 hours later we'd have won the series, I'd have accused them if being mental! Great achievement, great win. Time to round it off in style at the Oval and make it a 4-0 thumping. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fowllyd Posted 12 August, 2013 Share Posted 12 August, 2013 Bloody hell. I've been feeling like sh!te all day, and spent a fair bit of the afternoon watching things develop on Cricinfo, then listened to the radio driving home. Took me to 6pm and heard Warner's wicket fall. Went straight to bed, slept till half an hour ago, then got my laptop to check again, hoping we might have nipped a couple more out. What a performance from Broad in particular and, after all the criticism of Cook as exhibiting a 'captaincy by numbers', what a vindication for him too. Brilliantly played - there simply isn't anything sweeter in cricket than stuffing the Aussies. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dubai_phil Posted 12 August, 2013 Share Posted 12 August, 2013 Wow good day to choose to work from home. First hour was amazing to watch New Ball, Bresnan Broad & Swann fighting back to give a New Hope (good movie title that) An afternoon of oh krap need to go do some work maybe that will help lurching towards despair. Followed by Sod it off to the Pub for Quiz night. And woosh, hard to answer questions about TV Cartoon Villains when Warner is batting. But let's face it, England have been poor. Cook is out of sorts compared to his old self Root now looks like a rabbit in Headlights Trott - FFS stop trying to be interesting and entertaining. We loved you just the way you were (drop him from ODI's??) How can he have a higher strike rate than KP FFS? KP is KP, no problem with that Belly the Red Cape clashes with his hair & he needs that curl on his forehead and Lois Lane to interview him to make it all real Bairstow close to growing Roots problem Prior well keep this up with the bat mate and then Bairstow gets the gloves to make him the next Alec Stewart Bresnan Thank God he remembered he WAS in the team to bowl (and thank God it wasn't Onions coming out to bat last night) But still must pick Tremlett for the Oval unless.. Broad Streaky I like that, a streaky player keep having one streak a series and we'll be fine Swanny #worried, not at his best last two games surwly he should be taking 25 wickets a game on these pitches Anderson - who? Jimmy mate, it's a 5 test series, not one. Seriously what is wrong with the ex superman. Hell yeah I know Hollywood likes reboots but from hero to zero in 8 innings? Maybe keep Bresnan in and replace with Tremlett for the Oval? Send him back to the County to remember how to take wickets Seriously, we have been ropey. We've beaten a poor Aussie Team who at least showed some guts in the last two tests. Need some work before we go out there. Top order is NOT good enough at the moment to whip the buggers on home turf. Oh want a smirk? Some of the best Tweets from today eg The Cricket Geek @TheCricketGeek There has been more footage of Stuart Broad's shoes than Usman Khawaja's batting in this #Ashes http://www.espncricinfo.com/thestands/content/story/661911.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevegrant Posted 12 August, 2013 Share Posted 12 August, 2013 Watching the highlights now, and I've seen Smith's dismissal a few times now, and still can't for the life of me work out how he's managed to be bowled from that delivery Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dubai_phil Posted 12 August, 2013 Share Posted 12 August, 2013 Watching the highlights now, and I've seen Smith's dismissal a few times now, and still can't for the life of me work out how he's managed to be bowled from that delivery Matt Prior probably chirped him some advice Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Junction 9 Posted 13 August, 2013 Share Posted 13 August, 2013 Wow good day to choose to work from home. First hour was amazing to watch New Ball, Bresnan Broad & Swann fighting back to give a New Hope (good movie title that) An afternoon of oh krap need to go do some work maybe that will help lurching towards despair. Followed by Sod it off to the Pub for Quiz night. And woosh, hard to answer questions about TV Cartoon Villains when Warner is batting. But let's face it, England have been poor. Cook is out of sorts compared to his old self Root now looks like a rabbit in Headlights Trott - FFS stop trying to be interesting and entertaining. We loved you just the way you were (drop him from ODI's??) How can he have a higher strike rate than KP FFS? KP is KP, no problem with that Belly the Red Cape clashes with his hair & he needs that curl on his forehead and Lois Lane to interview him to make it all real Bairstow close to growing Roots problem Prior well keep this up with the bat mate and then Bairstow gets the gloves to make him the next Alec Stewart Bresnan Thank God he remembered he WAS in the team to bowl (and thank God it wasn't Onions coming out to bat last night) But still must pick Tremlett for the Oval unless.. Broad Streaky I like that, a streaky player keep having one streak a series and we'll be fine Swanny #worried, not at his best last two games surwly he should be taking 25 wickets a game on these pitches Anderson - who? Jimmy mate, it's a 5 test series, not one. Seriously what is wrong with the ex superman. Hell yeah I know Hollywood likes reboots but from hero to zero in 8 innings? Maybe keep Bresnan in and replace with Tremlett for the Oval? Send him back to the County to remember how to take wickets Seriously, we have been ropey. We've beaten a poor Aussie Team who at least showed some guts in the last two tests. Need some work before we go out there. Top order is NOT good enough at the moment to whip the buggers on home turf. Oh want a smirk? Some of the best Tweets from today eg http://www.espncricinfo.com/thestands/content/story/661911.html Not sure even Swann could take 25 wickets in a test match. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lighthouse Posted 13 August, 2013 Share Posted 13 August, 2013 What is your West Indian cricket name? Take the surname of the US president when you were born and the name of the town you grew up in. I am Reagan Lincoln Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RonManager Posted 13 August, 2013 Share Posted 13 August, 2013 What is your West Indian cricket name? Take the surname of the US president when you were born and the name of the town you grew up in. I am Reagan Lincoln Eisenhower Bletchley-Singapore-Winchester. Hmmm. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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