The Ashes 2015

[trousers]

Hope we now bat well, really want to be at Trent Bridge on Saturday to see some cricket.

Could be done and dusted tomorrow I reckon

[Pancake]

Could be done and dusted tomorrow I reckon

 

Nah, can't see it unless we declare on this innings.

[saint_jas]

Could be done and dusted tomorrow I reckon

Dad has an 8 hour trip up tomorrow. So hopefully England will bat till tea... Wishful thinking.

 

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[Batman]

[Hamilton Saint]

 

That is funny!

[St Jim]

http://www.theshovel.com.au/2015/08/07/catastrophic-spelling-error-sees-australian-croquet-team-take-to-field-in-4th-test/

[St Jim]

This was me today at work...................

 

 

http://www.theshovel.com.au/2015/08/07/english-guy-at-work-about-to-become-unbearable/

[trousers]

Business as usual this morning

 

edit: 'mini collapse' was short-lived

Edited 7 August, 2015 by trousers

[alpine_saint]

Australia 136-4, trailing by 185.

 

Looks like a 2-day finish at the moment.

[trousers]

Could be done and dusted tomorrow I reckon

 

Good call trousers

[Toomer]

Could be all over tonight with them 5 down get 3 more out and we could ask for the extra half hour.

[badgerx16]

Why can't test umpires call no-balls any more ?

This was discussed on the radio, where one reason given was that they are afraid to be shown as wrong by TV replays. However, if the front foot rule is a law of the game, surely it should be enforced.

[saint_jas]

GET IN... I will see at least an over tomorrow. And probably get a full refund!!!

 

And for the no balls, was a joke, should be calling it, if not the 3rd umpire should have a say in it. End of day, was at least 9 or 10, and that is runs.

[Whitey Grandad]

Why can't test umpires call no-balls any more ?

This was discussed on the radio, where one reason given was that they are afraid to be shown as wrong by TV replays. However, if the front foot rule is a law of the game, surely it should be enforced.

 

They don't need to bother. If a wicket is taken the review will catch it. They were saying on Sky that the bowler will continually overstep because the umpires don't pull them up on it.

[saint_jas]

They don't need to bother. If a wicket is taken the review will catch it. They were saying on Sky that the bowler will continually overstep because the umpires don't pull them up on it.

It is rubbish.

Was watching when Wood was doing this on skysports, as i said earlier 8 or 9 extra runs from that.

 

Even though some of the Aussie dismissals have been atrocious, Warner, Marsh, Smith - supposed to be number 1 batsman in world, apart from Lords, been shocking.

[badgerx16]

They don't need to bother. If a wicket is taken the review will catch it. They were saying on Sky that the bowler will continually overstep because the umpires don't pull them up on it.

 

But a no-ball means that the batting side get an additional run, and the ball should be replayed. This is a Law of cricket, why does it only count when a wicket is claimed ? Apart from anything else, if a bowler is properly called for overstepping, there is less chance he would have sinned when a wicket is taken as he will be compensating in his run up.

One of the things mentioned on the radio was to move the square leg umpire to standing square of the bowling crease, as his need to rule on run outs, stumpings, and decisions on catches carrying to the slip cordon, has been taken away by the use of the 3rd umpire and TV replays. If he was so moved, then he could rule on 'foot faults' and the standing official could concentrate on watching the batsman's end of the pitch.

[Whitey Grandad]

But a no-ball means that the batting side get an additional run, and the ball should be replayed. This is a Law of cricket, why does it only count when a wicket is claimed ? Apart from anything else, if a bowler is properly called for overstepping, there is less chance he would have sinned when a wicket is taken as he will be compensating in his run up.

One of the things mentioned on the radio was to move the square leg umpire to standing square of the bowling crease, as his need to rule on run outs, stumpings, and decisions on catches carrying to the slip cordon, has been taken away by the use of the 3rd umpire and TV replays. If he was so moved, then he could rule on 'foot faults' and the standing official could concentrate on watching the batsman's end of the pitch.

 

I agree. Sky tried to do an analysis by looking at the umpire's eyes to see if he was looking down at the bowler's feet as he bowled, but apparently not.

[Jimmy_D]

Ashes regained

[krissyboy31]

Michael Clarke retiring after the Oval.

[Plastic]

A big thank you to the Aussies for surrendering the ashes in time for me to watch Utd vs Spurs

[sadoldgit]

Job done. Who'd have thunk it after Lords?

[krissyboy31]

Masterstroke getting Otis Gibson back as bowling coach IMO.

[sadoldgit]

And we did all of this without KP. LOL

[krissyboy31]

And we did all of this without KP. LOL

 

And an opening batsman in Lyth who has zero technique!

[saint_jas]

Least i got a bit of cricket today (er yesterday), but just been awesome day drinking with the aussies.

 

Bring on the next series in Australia, i shall be going to 1 or 2 of the matches

[LGTL]

Our batting was generally poor, Root excepted of course and a few others. Bowling had been magnificent.

[bazza]

They were suggesting yesterday on 5 Live that England pick a few fringe players for The Oval. Bugger that - get the strongest xi out, make sure the pitch is a seamers' paradise and hammer them 4-1.

[alpine_saint]

They were suggesting yesterday on 5 Live that England pick a few fringe players for The Oval. Bugger that - get the strongest xi out, make sure the pitch is a seamers' paradise and hammer them 4-1.

 

I remember a reporter in one of the papers once describing the Australian cricket team as a venomous snake; you dont take your boot off its neck until the sun goes down and its stopped wriggling, or it will jump up and bite you again.

 

Personally would like to see Warner's and Johnson's faces ground into the wicket after all their smug smart-arse trash talk either side of Lords.

[Batman]

[video=youtube;JdrF-cFClMg]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JdrF-cFClMg

Edited 10 August, 2015 by Batman

[Hatch]

I'd leave anderson out of the 5th test, give him longer to recover.

[St Jim]

It was a very surprising team selction by the Aussies.

 

Dropping their allrounder for a batsman (given Watson was already not in the team) only left them with 3 pace bowlers and a spinner on a traditionally pace freindly wicket (since 2008 in the 6 tests at TB, pace has averaged 25.76 with spin going for 62.33) that was a showing to be a green-top.

 

Given they had to win at TB this was a shocking decision that they'd drop a bowling option, and even more so because Stark's fitness was in doubt. The second Marsh was dropped for Marsh England won the Ashes.

 

Personally if I'd been a selector, I'd have selected Siddle for Lyon (the pitch & conditions would have suited Siddle, and Smith could have bowled the odd over of spin if required). This would have given them a decent 4 man pace attack with Marsh as a good 5th pace option.

 

I'd have also brought in Watson for Voges (yes I know Watson is 5h1t but he would have been a very useful part time 6th pace bowler in those conditions and you could guarnatee he'd have got 30 runs before throwing his wicket and a review away, that's over twice as much as top scorer, Extras scored in the first innings).

 

My biggest worry is that England have been made to look good by the shocking performance and team selection of the Aussies.

 

Let's hope for similar conditions at the Oval and similar performances. 4-1 has a nice sound to it