Ashes 2019
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Looking forward to the Ashes. I have always gone for England. I’ll still be supporting them, but I dislike this OZ team less than previous ones.
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There you go mate, Pattinson and Cummins are definites, leaving Hazlewood, Starc and Siddle to battle for the other spot. Tipped to be Hazlewood (absolutely the right call).
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I'm tipping England 3-1.
If the series is played in fine weather (hypothetically), then no game goes beyond day 4. Neither batting line-up is particularly impressive, and I suspect there will be a fair few games decided by one big individual score.
I think we will revert back to our old selves, struggling for runs on green decks against the moving ball. There will be a lot of pressure on Smith to be back to his 'old self', but I don't think he's there yet. I can't see big contributions out of Khawaja and Travis Head, and thus we will be 5/120 more often than not.
England's batting looks equally flimsy, but I give them the edge in home conditions. Ben Stokes is class and looks primed for a big series. Woakes and Broad are solid and can be brilliant in the right environment. Archer is also great, though his fitness is questionable.
I think our bowling is good enough to have England in trouble, but our bats might not be good enough to take advantage.
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@barbarian said in Ashes 2019:
I'm tipping England 3-1.
If the series is played in fine weather (hypothetically), then no game goes beyond day 4. Neither batting line-up is particularly impressive, and I suspect there will be a fair few games decided by one big individual score.
I think we will revert back to our old selves, struggling for runs on green decks against the moving ball. There will be a lot of pressure on Smith to be back to his 'old self', but I don't think he's there yet. I can't see big contributions out of Khawaja and Travis Head, and thus we will be 5/120 more often than not.
England's batting looks equally flimsy, but I give them the edge in home conditions. Ben Stokes is class and looks primed for a big series. Woakes and Broad are solid and can be brilliant in the right environment. Archer is also great, though his fitness is questionable.
I think our bowling is good enough to have England in trouble, but our bats might not be good enough to take advantage.
Do you think Davey will take any confidence in dealing with the conditions into the series from his decent CWC form (appreciating different format, ball etc.)?
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@junior reckon Davey and Smith are going to go great guns. Expecting root and stokes to get amongst the runs also. Suspect oz have a better all round attack with not much between their top pace men. Unsure if England can return fire although their opening bowlers are fire.
Ashes is just so good!! Test cricket is such a great game!
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@junior said in Ashes 2019:
Do you think Davey will take any confidence in dealing with the conditions into the series from his decent CWC form (appreciating different format, ball etc.)?
I think he will, though I don't expect him to be as dominant as he was in the CWC. If we bat first tonight it will be fascinating to see how he plays it.
A part of me thinks he will get out slogging in the fourth over, when he's on 22 (9), and the score is 0/23.
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@Donsteppa to be fair, it's partly his own fault for batting so far down the pitch. The umpire will be judging him based on where a normal stance would be.
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What fucking channel is the cricket on?
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Gem? What is gem?
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Also, numbers and names on test shirts? I'm not having that
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@mariner4life said in Ashes 2019:
Also, numbers and names on test shirts? I'm not having that
Just doesn't look right does it?
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@canefan said in Ashes 2019:
@mariner4life said in Ashes 2019:
Also, numbers and names on test shirts? I'm not having that
Just doesn't look right does it?
horrible
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@Bovidae said in Ashes 2019:
I was surprised that Lloyd and Botham were so confident with the Warner lbw
One of the pluses of the CWC was not having to listen to Botham's inane ramblings. Great player. Crap commentator
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@mariner4life said in Ashes 2019:
Also, numbers and names on test shirts? I'm not having that
I'm sure there's a joke there about convicts and prison numbers, but I can't be buggered to work on it.
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@Victor-Meldrew said in Ashes 2019:
@mariner4life said in Ashes 2019:
Also, numbers and names on test shirts? I'm not having that
I'm sure there's a joke there about convicts and prison numbers, but I can't be buggered to work on it.
