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Re: 2015 Ashes

Post by TANGODANCER » Sat Aug 08, 2015 12:17 pm

Bruce Rioja wrote:Feel a bit sorry for Michael Clarke now. Clearly a decent guy whose pride's just taken an absolute pounding!
^This. Liked him last Ashes and sorry to see he feels he has to retire. A good Aussie.
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Re: 2015 Ashes

Post by Worthy4England » Sat Aug 08, 2015 12:30 pm

Bruce Rioja wrote:Feel a bit sorry for Michael Clarke now. Clearly a decent guy whose pride's just taken an absolute pounding!
Maybe sometime over the winter. For the moment he's still Aussie Captain, so fcuk him.
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Re: 2015 Ashes

Post by thebish » Sat Aug 08, 2015 12:33 pm

Worthy4England wrote:
Bruce Rioja wrote:Feel a bit sorry for Michael Clarke now. Clearly a decent guy whose pride's just taken an absolute pounding!
Maybe sometime over the winter. For the moment he's still Aussie Captain, so fcuk him.
is the right answer! :D
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Re: 2015 Ashes

Post by Bruce Rioja » Sat Aug 08, 2015 9:52 pm

Have it!!! :D

Apparently some guy took this from the stands. I suppose that this opens up PB's debate re people watching live events via their phone, but what a perfect snap.

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Re: 2015 Ashes

Post by jaffka » Sun Aug 09, 2015 12:16 am

Nice to do it with one to spare.
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Re: 2015 Ashes

Post by Prufrock » Thu Aug 20, 2015 12:29 pm

Hmm, not convinced about sticking them in!
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Re: 2015 Ashes

Post by Bruce Rioja » Thu Aug 20, 2015 1:12 pm

Prufrock wrote:Hmm, not convinced about sticking them in!
Stokes is getting some tap, isn't he? :shock:
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Re: 2015 Ashes

Post by Prufrock » Fri Aug 21, 2015 1:02 pm

Yesterday absolutely the Aussies', today seems to be going our way a bit (EDIT: Johnson just gone fer nowt, the nice person). Potential for a contest if our batsmen show up.
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Re: 2015 Ashes

Post by thebish » Fri Aug 21, 2015 1:09 pm

Prufrock wrote:Yesterday absolutely the Aussies', today seems to be going our way a bit (EDIT: Johnson just gone fer nowt, the tw*t). Potential for a contest if our batsmen show up.

aye - Moeen comes to the bowling party...

i reckon we'd be very happy to get them for less than 400... if we did that and if the batsmen turned up - we're still very much in this... if we were we to post a giant score - then batting for the Oz would be a very different game in their second innings...

(note the "ifs"!)
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Re: 2015 Ashes

Post by thebish » Fri Aug 21, 2015 2:34 pm

oopsie - starc just hit a half century!
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Re: 2015 Ashes

Post by Prufrock » Fri Aug 21, 2015 3:09 pm

481? Going to take a hell of a performance to win from here. Now Lyth really does need to step up!
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Re: 2015 Ashes

Post by Worthy4England » Fri Aug 21, 2015 3:18 pm

Prufrock wrote:481? Going to take a hell of a performance to win from here. Now Lyth really does need to step up!
Can't see that happening...we're playing for a draw methinks..
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Re: 2015 Ashes

Post by thebish » Fri Aug 21, 2015 3:24 pm

Worthy4England wrote:
Prufrock wrote:481? Going to take a hell of a performance to win from here. Now Lyth really does need to step up!
Can't see that happening...we're playing for a draw methinks..

indeed - which would be admirable and a good test of our character...
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Re: 2015 Ashes

Post by thebish » Fri Aug 21, 2015 3:57 pm

bum! Cook's gone - absolute ripper by all accounts...
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Re: 2015 Ashes

Post by thebish » Fri Aug 21, 2015 4:24 pm

and there goes Lyth... hardly blazoning his name on the team sheet for the winter tour....
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Re: 2015 Ashes

Post by BWFC_Insane » Fri Aug 21, 2015 4:27 pm

Not sure it matters much, let the Aussies win and dream what might've been.

England's priority has to be finding a proper opener and spinner for tougher tests that lie ahead.
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Re: 2015 Ashes

Post by thebish » Fri Aug 21, 2015 4:32 pm

BWFC_Insane wrote:Not sure it matters much, let the Aussies win and dream what might've been.

England's priority has to be finding a proper opener and spinner for tougher tests that lie ahead.

I think it would help given that on tour we are likely to find ourselves chasing these kind of first innings totals... This is a good opportunity to practice doing just that... if we get into a mental state of thinking we will lose as soon as the other team bats first and post more than 400 - then that's gonna be a problem... to know we can bat ourselves back into a game would do us no end of good confidence-wise..
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Re: 2015 Ashes

Post by Prufrock » Fri Aug 21, 2015 4:34 pm

thebish wrote:
Worthy4England wrote:
Prufrock wrote:481? Going to take a hell of a performance to win from here. Now Lyth really does need to step up!
Can't see that happening...we're playing for a draw methinks..

indeed - which would be admirable and a good test of our character...
Thought there was a small chance if we got a decent total that the Aussies might fall over again - defo gone now!

Take as long as possible to avoid the follow on.
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Re: 2015 Ashes

Post by thebish » Fri Aug 21, 2015 4:41 pm

Prufrock wrote:
thebish wrote:
Worthy4England wrote:
Prufrock wrote:481? Going to take a hell of a performance to win from here. Now Lyth really does need to step up!
Can't see that happening...we're playing for a draw methinks..

indeed - which would be admirable and a good test of our character...
Thought there was a small chance if we got a decent total that the Aussies might fall over again - defo gone now!

Take as long as possible to avoid the follow on.

feck that - bat the feck out of the game and establish a first innings lead!
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Re: 2015 Ashes

Post by Prufrock » Fri Aug 21, 2015 5:12 pm

Well yeah, but that's not happening!

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