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    • JK
      JK last edited by Duluth

      Underway at the GABBA. England won the toss and having a bat on a green tinged wicket

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      • dogmeat
        dogmeat last edited by

        woo hoo - Go umm

        errr

        Pomstralia

        eeeh

        Ockgolia

        Much as I love an Ashes series I find it hard to support a team from the outset untiol I decide who the bigger fluffybunnies are.

        Generally its Oz but Poms have certainly had their moments

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        • NTA
          NTA last edited by

          COOKED

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          • dogmeat
            dogmeat last edited by

            Cook gorn to Starc

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            • JK
              JK last edited by

              I struggle to support either side but just love the series. Often very high quality cricket and plenty of heat out there

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              • KiwiMurph
                KiwiMurph last edited by

                Mark Nicholas is still a knob

                'That's out I think'

                Replay shows ball is nowhere near the bat.

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                • mariner4life
                  mariner4life @KiwiMurph last edited by

                  @kiwimurph said in The Ashes:

                  Mark Nicholas is still a knob

                  'That's out I think'

                  Replay shows ball is nowhere near the bat.

                  ooooh yesssssss

                  No Mark.

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                  • NTA
                    NTA last edited by

                    Fuckwit.

                    A mate of mine is listening to Triple M radio who have the comm rights this time - Brayshaw, Mark Waugh, Phil Tufnell, Mick Molloy.

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                    • Donsteppa
                      Donsteppa last edited by

                      Fucking Warne: 'he might bowl full, he might bowl short, maybe a yorker, perhaps over the wicket, or maybe around...'

                      Thanks for that incessant insight Shane, Starc might indeed bowl a cricket ball in one of the many ways possible...

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                      • mariner4life
                        mariner4life @Donsteppa last edited by

                        @donsteppa and he'll use that familiar left foot/right foot combination.

                        The Ch9 commentary team are the absolute pits.

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                        • NTA
                          NTA last edited by

                          Slow session for scoring. Poms digging in for some flat deck action after lunch

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                          • MN5
                            MN5 last edited by

                            154 first class matches with an average in the mid 30s is enough to get you a game for England these days apparently.

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                            • NTA
                              NTA last edited by

                              Fucking Brisbane. Shit hole.

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                              • V
                                Virgil @NTA last edited by

                                @nta said in The Ashes:

                                Fucking Brisbane.Queensland Shit hole.

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                                • NTA
                                  NTA @Virgil last edited by

                                  @virgil hey that's @mariner4life 's home state you're talking about there!

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                                  • Nepia
                                    Nepia @NTA last edited by

                                    @nta said in The Ashes:

                                    @virgil hey that's @mariner4life 's home state you're talking about there!

                                    Should members of the most conservative state (42% no) in Australia really be making fun of other states? 😉

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                                    • Chester Draws
                                      Chester Draws @Nepia last edited by Chester Draws

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                                      • Donsteppa
                                        Donsteppa last edited by Donsteppa

                                        Good innings, but that was a terrible run from Vince.

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                                        • mariner4life
                                          mariner4life @MN5 last edited by

                                          @mn5 for three of their top order! jesus.

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                                          • MN5
                                            MN5 @mariner4life last edited by

                                            @mariner4life said in The Ashes:

                                            @mn5 for three of their top order! jesus.

                                            Ridiculous. They shouldn't be any more than honest county battlers. Is English cricket really that weak?

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                                            • NTA
                                              NTA last edited by

                                              ROOTED

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                                              • NTA
                                                NTA last edited by

                                                (thought it was outside off, live)

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                                                • Stockcar86
                                                  Stockcar86 last edited by

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                                                  • MN5
                                                    MN5 @Stockcar86 last edited by

                                                    @stockcar86 said in The Ashes:

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                                                    That's more of a black caps joke than a pom one

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                                                    • mariner4life
                                                      mariner4life last edited by

                                                      Good day for Australia really. Bowling first on a slow road, they restrict the scoring to a 1986-esque 196, and take 4 wickets, including England's best player for not very much.

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                                                      • mariner4life
                                                        mariner4life last edited by

                                                        I'm sure if you have a dog in this fight, you're enthralled by this gritty test cricket, where every run and wicket has to be earned.

                                                        But as a neutral who just wants to be entertained, fucking get on with it!!

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                                                        • Donsteppa
                                                          Donsteppa @mariner4life last edited by

                                                          @mariner4life said in The Ashes:

                                                          I'm sure if you have a dog in this fight, you're enthralled by this gritty test cricket, where every run and wicket has to be earned.

                                                          But as a neutral who just wants to be entertained, fucking get on with it!!

                                                          Bring back Trevor Franklin.

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                                                          • NTA
                                                            NTA @mariner4life last edited by NTA

                                                            @mariner4life said in The Ashes:

                                                            Good day for Australia really. Bowling first on a slow road, they restrict the scoring to a 1986-esque 196, and take 4 wickets, including England's best player for not very much.

                                                            Missed about 12 overs due to rain and shitty Queensland in general tho. Poms probably could have reached 230-250.

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                                                            • mariner4life
                                                              mariner4life @NTA last edited by

                                                              @nta given the run rate for the rest of the innings, that seems unlikely.

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                                                              • NTA
                                                                NTA @mariner4life last edited by

                                                                @mariner4life which is a good point - even Ali, who is a tonker, has slowed himself down.

                                                                Not enough short balls from what I saw.

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                                                                • mariner4life
                                                                  mariner4life last edited by

                                                                  double breakthrough of both set batsmen, and England's go-slow approach now looking shakey at 249/6

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                                                                  • dogmeat
                                                                    dogmeat last edited by dogmeat

                                                                    So last 5 wickets go for 48 while I am in a meeting Poms all out 302 and that's lunch

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                                                                    • mariner4life
                                                                      mariner4life last edited by

                                                                      all out 302.

                                                                      Positives: they didn't get rolled, the made the aussie bowlers get through 116 overs

                                                                      But 300 is sub-par batting first at the 'gabba

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                                                                      • No Quarter
                                                                        No Quarter last edited by No Quarter

                                                                        The go-slow approach is pretty dangerous in today's game. Given the rate the Aussies score at, trying to bat time is a pretty sure-fire way to put yourself behind the 8-ball and lose the test. Even after a long period of defiance, a few quick wickets and you're right on the backfoot as is what happened.

                                                                        They just scrapped over 300, so psychologically there's that at least, but shit they're going to need some early wickets or they'll really be battling.

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                                                                        • antipodean
                                                                          antipodean last edited by

                                                                          It's a four day test at the Gabba anyway. So if Australia go after the bowling to force a result within the sessions that don't get rained out, that will provide opportunities for the English bowlers who have shown a bit of form on their warm-up matches.

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                                                                          • dogmeat
                                                                            dogmeat last edited by dogmeat

                                                                            @mariner4life

                                                                            Average first innings score at Gabba this century is 408

                                                                            4th lowest first innings total in 17 tests

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                                                                            • barbarian
                                                                              barbarian last edited by

                                                                              I'm not sure this is a typical Gabba track though. Seems a bit slow, with some variable bounce and a lot of turn.

                                                                              I think 302 is still 30-50 runs light, but I will withhold judgement until we bat. It wouldn't surprise me if we struggle a bit as well.

                                                                              Ultimately England will be ruing their poor shots. At 4/250 they had the game in their hands, and maybe the series as well...

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                                                                              • No Quarter
                                                                                No Quarter @barbarian last edited by

                                                                                @barbarian said in The Ashes:

                                                                                I'm not sure this is a typical Gabba track though. Seems a bit slow, with some variable bounce and a lot of turn.

                                                                                I think 302 is still 30-50 runs light, but I will withhold judgement until we bat. It wouldn't surprise me if we struggle a bit as well.

                                                                                Ultimately England will be ruing their poor shots. At 4/250 they had the game in their hands, and maybe the series as well...

                                                                                That's why the Ashes is so great. Even the most sensible people start losing their shit and making dramatic statements like this... 🙂

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                                                                                • V
                                                                                  Virgil last edited by

                                                                                  35/2 or is that 2/35..

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                                                                                  • No Quarter
                                                                                    No Quarter last edited by

                                                                                    So reasonably important partnership right now...

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