Gemmill 44882 Posted July 9, 2023 Share Posted July 9, 2023 The two lads with the Steve Smith crying masks there as England hit the winning runs. Well played the cameraman. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr Gloom 21924 Posted July 9, 2023 Share Posted July 9, 2023 (edited) Great game. The whole series has been great to watch. Neither team dominating the other for sustained periods. We’re a little unlucky to be 2-1 down Wood man of the match for me. More wickets like this please Edited July 9, 2023 by Dr Gloom Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alex 35083 Posted July 9, 2023 Share Posted July 9, 2023 Gloom back to full-on party bus to Waco mode. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr Gloom 21924 Posted July 9, 2023 Share Posted July 9, 2023 My 3-2 prediction is still on! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr Gloom 21924 Posted July 9, 2023 Share Posted July 9, 2023 Some big selection decisions. You can’t drop Wood or Woakes after that, surely. Anderson has only taken three wickets in two tests but do you bring him back for old Trafford test to replace Robinson or bring back Tongue, who impressed? Not sure about Moeen at 3. I don’t know if bairstow moves up the order or is dropped but you have to be starting Foakes after all YJB’s mistakes with the the gloves. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr Gloom 21924 Posted July 9, 2023 Share Posted July 9, 2023 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wykikitoon 20149 Posted July 9, 2023 Share Posted July 9, 2023 Apparently no test cricket at headingley in 2027. Locals are kicking off Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trophyshy 7083 Posted July 10, 2023 Share Posted July 10, 2023 14 hours ago, Dr Gloom said: Maths is hard. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr Gloom 21924 Posted July 11, 2023 Share Posted July 11, 2023 No Foakes in the squad for the fourth test 😬 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr Gloom 21924 Posted July 11, 2023 Share Posted July 11, 2023 The Bazball effect 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spongebob toonpants 3996 Posted July 11, 2023 Share Posted July 11, 2023 (edited) 1 hour ago, Dr Gloom said: No Foakes in the squad for the fourth test 😬 Fucking ridiculous. Let's just hope the fat ginger yorkie cunt sprains a wrist shovelling one too many pies into his maw before next week Edited July 11, 2023 by spongebob toonpants 1 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kevin Carr's Gloves 3894 Posted July 11, 2023 Share Posted July 11, 2023 I might want Australia to win now just out of spite. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alex 35083 Posted July 11, 2023 Share Posted July 11, 2023 On 09/07/2023 at 16:49, Alex said: As soon as he was picked he was playing all 5 tests as wicky unless he got injured, mate. I hate to all Sean Casey but 👆 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alex 35083 Posted July 11, 2023 Share Posted July 11, 2023 9 hours ago, Dr Gloom said: The Bazball effect The marketing effect. Players are far less famous than (for example) their 1980s contemporaries. Or their 2005 ones for that matter. They could be playing the most exciting test cricket of all time (they aren’t) and they won’t reverse the paywall effect. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alex 35083 Posted July 11, 2023 Share Posted July 11, 2023 Or the bullshit effect, if you like Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RobinRobin 11279 Posted July 12, 2023 Share Posted July 12, 2023 (edited) 6 hours ago, Alex said: I hate to all Sean Casey but 👆 Does that mean he is likely to be out before the next Test even though he has now been picked? Edited July 12, 2023 by RobinRobin 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr Gloom 21924 Posted July 12, 2023 Share Posted July 12, 2023 9 hours ago, Alex said: Or the bullshit effect, if you like I can only provide anecdotal evidence but it feels to me that more people are taking notice of test cricket than at any time I can remember since 2005, despite the paywall effect. The sky viewing numbers will never skyrocket to tens of millions because of limited access but ubiquitous access to IPTV these days negates that to some extent. The ashes series in 2005 caught the imagination, the last home ashes series to be broadcast on terrestrial TV iirc. This feels similar. I’ve got friends and colleagues who aren’t really into the sport talking to me about it just like in 2005. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alex 35083 Posted July 12, 2023 Share Posted July 12, 2023 Didn’t realise it was quite that bad but I knew that prior to this series his average was significantly worse when he’d already kept wicket in the match. I mean, it’s not like the management etc. don’t have access to all these stats, is it? Plus you’ve got a side who’ll usually bowl first, given the choice, as they like to chase. And while I’m an obviously not his number one fan, given the frailty of the batting lineup (and the way they try to bat) - you absolutely need Bairstow the batsman performing in this side. So him keeping wicket so poorly and knock-on effect on his batting gives you the worst of all worlds. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toonpack 9414 Posted July 12, 2023 Share Posted July 12, 2023 So fresh from the victory of "three slips and a gully" I returned to the van after taking H for his river swim and radio is on, what you listening to I said, Mrs T. Replies "the cricket", I said that's tomorrow (girlie ashes) then it dawned on me, she was listening to the County games !! Did get to hear young Rew get his double ton as wel,. 😂😂 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kevin Carr's Gloves 3894 Posted July 19, 2023 Share Posted July 19, 2023 Someone must have Bairstow on some kind of catching juice. No I way is this form natural. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr Gloom 21924 Posted July 20, 2023 Share Posted July 20, 2023 (edited) england have come out swinging. they'll definitely declare today if they're not bowled out. the weather forecast has turned this into a 3 day match so they'll want to bowl at the aussies today. can they get a 50-100 run lead before the declaration? it'll be fun watching them try Edited July 20, 2023 by Dr Gloom 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MMXXVIII 1293 Posted July 20, 2023 Share Posted July 20, 2023 Think we're in that situation where Bazball is called upon. Gonna piss down Saturday and Sunday will be disrupted at least. Shit or bust. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MMXXVIII 1293 Posted July 20, 2023 Share Posted July 20, 2023 4 minutes ago, Dr Gloom said: england have come out swinging. they'll definitely declare today if they're not bowled out. the weather forecast has turned this into a 3 day match so they'll want to bowl at the aussies today. can they get a 50-100 run lead before the declaration? it'll be fun watching them try Aye at this particular moment they do have to go this way. Have to win and the time isn't there to do it like they should have first two tests. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaddockLad 17266 Posted July 20, 2023 Share Posted July 20, 2023 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MMXXVIII 1293 Posted July 20, 2023 Share Posted July 20, 2023 4 minutes ago, PaddockLad said: I'm a pretty level guy and never let emotion effect my application to work; I've sacked people I liked and hired people I wasn't very fond of. In 20 years I've swerved ruining this twice - first time was meeting Mike Ashley and second was the cunt above. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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