Even funnier when they play oirland Guinness for breakfast,lunch and tea!
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chris123
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Yes an not great technique and no unplayables that I saw.
Willo
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A hollow victory in the context of the 'Ashes' and the duration of the game can be filed under 'Farcical'.
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We only won because we didn’t have to score 300/400 runs in an innings. Hopefully the last test will be just as farcical where we don’t need our batters to perform again 🤣
unplayables by you? really!
chris123
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Uncovered in my day watching Surrey.
A very large gap between watching and playing.
chris123
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Jim Laker wouldn't get a game at the Oval these days
Boycott wouldn't get in the Test side he enjoyed batting.The current team seem to favour walk on parts walk on and walk off!
chris123
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In the 2002/2003 Ashes England played 4 warm up matches, 3 in Perth and 1 in Brisbane. We lost against a very strong Australian side, but we played well particularly Michael Vaughan, who was player of the series. That's how to lose.
England lose and they are wrong,win and they are wrong.
Willo
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I suspect there might be a post-mortem as to whether the pitch was slanted too favourably in respect of the bowlers.
Usually is when a two day match concludes.
Willo
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I have just perused the following :
www.bbc.co.uk
The Ashes: MCG curator Matthew Fox in 'state of shock' over two-day Test
Melbourne Cricket Ground head curator Matthew Page says he was in a “state of shock” during England’s two-day defeat of Australia in the Boxing Day Test.
www.bbc.co.uk
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Expecting the other team to collapse or having random results due to poor pitches is not going to be a sustainable approach.
The West Indies made it an art form.
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Like I said, we only won this one because we didn’t need to get 300/400 runs in an innings which we know has been a problem for a long time, especially down under, but we’ll take it
chris123
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The umpires didn't think the pitch was dangerous, they have a rule to apply if they do.
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Really? I thought they did fine away from home too. Although they're rubbish if you think about them these days. However, didn't they draw a series against England recently. I watched the matches. Highly unimpressive like much of the last couple of years.
A defining moment for me was Brook whacking the ball on 90odd to get caught easily and England losing with Siraj wiping out tail enders. The writing was on the wall for bazball in that moment only everyone failed to see it. Blinded by all that glisters.
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Do you mean Jamaica in 1998?