The England Cricket Thread

SoliD · 31 Jul 2023 at 17:30

fez said:
Feels like we could have skittled the Aussies out for about 50 if we just kept having a little break every half hour for a snack.

HaHhHa. Don't drop those!

fez · 31 Jul 2023 at 17:30

And the crowd goes wild!!!!

omnomnom · 31 Jul 2023 at 17:31

Im glad there isnt going to be another draw. Been a v good series. Can we do it again next week?

adidan · 31 Jul 2023 at 17:31

Stokes making sure it was a catch before throwing the thing away

Sankari · 31 Jul 2023 at 17:31

Stokes just about redeemed himself with that catch.

fez · 31 Jul 2023 at 17:34

Sankari said:
Stokes just about redeemed himself with that catch.

Not sure he did. That was a regulation catch and the game still isn't over. It might have been if Stokes didn't try and wang the ball into the stratosphere before he had it for a split second.

BTW, i'm loving this pressure. How we doing over there Sankari

Participant · 31 Jul 2023 at 17:37

I'm assuming Sankari is feeling pretty chill, as our descendants and loyal subjects have already retained the urn thanks to the weather.

Sankari · 31 Jul 2023 at 17:43

fez said:
Not sure he did. That was a regulation catch and the game still isn't over. It might have been if Stokes didn't try and wang the ball into the stratosphere before he had it for a split second.

BTW, i'm loving this pressure. How we doing over there Sankari

Participant said:
I'm assuming Sankari is feeling pretty chill, as our descendants and loyal subjects have already retained the urn thanks to the weather.

Feeling not great but not terrible, we have the urn and we've won the Moral Ashes, so I can take this loss on the chin.

adidan · 31 Jul 2023 at 17:44

Participant said:
I'm assuming Sankari is feeling pretty chill, as our descendants and loyal subjects have already retained the urn thanks to the weather.

My Aussie mate is currently over, he says back home they think their team has been pretty much appalling.

Both teams have underperformed and made a shed load of mistakes but it's been absolutely great to watch. Thoroughly enjoyed it.

manic111 · 31 Jul 2023 at 17:45

Bit out of order for Aus to stick a pair of glasses on Steve Smith and put him back out to bat again

fez · 31 Jul 2023 at 17:46

Sankari said:
Feeling not great but not terrible, we have the urn and we've won the Moral Ashes, so I can take this loss on the chin.

You've clearly gone peculiar.

fez · 31 Jul 2023 at 17:47

manic111 said:
Bit out of order for Aus to stick a pair of glasses on Steve Smith and put him back out to bat again

Murphy is annoyingly good unfortunately.

Participant · 31 Jul 2023 at 17:48

We need someone to fire up the Harry Potter trumpet song again to put him off.

manic111 · 31 Jul 2023 at 17:49

Participant said:
We need someone to fire up the Harry Potter trumpet song again to put him off.

Just crack out a confundus charm

adidan · 31 Jul 2023 at 17:49

The way this series has gone Aus could still do this

manic111 · 31 Jul 2023 at 17:50

There's something so special about the end of a close test match as it gets late into the final evening - everyone round the bat, spinners on, every ball's an event.

manic111 · 31 Jul 2023 at 17:51

Absolute gas there from Stokes, don't think I've seen him run that fast for about 5 years

fez · 31 Jul 2023 at 17:52

adidan said:
The way this series has gone Aus could still do this

Oh I think its 50:50 unless we can get Murphy out soon.

adidan · 31 Jul 2023 at 17:54

fez said:
Oh I think its 50:50 unless we can get Murphy out soon.

TBH I think it's 50:50 until one of us wins :cry:

manic111 · 31 Jul 2023 at 17:54

Broad has Murphy on toast at the moment, reckon he's got him if he gets another full over at him