Mark 'expert' Lawrenson Posted 31 July 2019 Posted 31 July 2019 19 hours ago, Izzy said: They don't make umpires like Shep anymore. Legend Fortunate enough to meet him, a really nice bloke, as you say a legend.
David Guiza Posted 31 July 2019 Posted 31 July 2019 What time do you usually get to the ground for an Ashes test @MattP/anybody else? Due to be heading to Edgbaston on Sunday (weather and game permitting) and trying to work out a reasonable time. Annoyingly trains from Leicester don't run that early on a Sunday so may have to go from Rugby if we're going to drink! Would 10/just after 10 be reasonable?
Guest MattP Posted 31 July 2019 Posted 31 July 2019 19 hours ago, Izzy said: They don't make umpires like Shep anymore. Legend Steve Bucknor was my favourite, swear he was asleep at the crease and used to get woken up when the bowlers appealed.
Guest MattP Posted 31 July 2019 Posted 31 July 2019 10 minutes ago, David Guiza said: What time do you usually get to the ground for an Ashes test @MattP/anybody else? Due to be heading to Edgbaston on Sunday (weather and game permitting) and trying to work out a reasonable time. Annoyingly trains from Leicester don't run that early on a Sunday so may have to go from Rugby if we're going to drink! Would 10/just after 10 be reasonable? Depends what venue. Im staying on Broad St this weekend so usually go to a spoons about 730/8 for breakfast and a pint then get a taxi to the Edgbaston tap about 9. Trent Bridge I just get train from Leicester as it's easy.
Mark 'expert' Lawrenson Posted 31 July 2019 Posted 31 July 2019 10 minutes ago, MattP said: Steve Bucknor was my favourite, swear he was asleep at the crease and used to get woken up when the bowlers appealed. The cricketing equivalent to Uriah Rennie.
Izzy Posted 31 July 2019 Posted 31 July 2019 9 minutes ago, David Guiza said: What time do you usually get to the ground for an Ashes test @MattP/anybody else? Due to be heading to Edgbaston on Sunday (weather and game permitting) and trying to work out a reasonable time. Annoyingly trains from Leicester don't run that early on a Sunday so may have to go from Rugby if we're going to drink! Would 10/just after 10 be reasonable? My Dad just had his confirmation e-mail from Edgbaston for Thursday. Gates open at 9am and he's getting there early as it'll be heaving. He's also going from Rugby then shutle bus from New Street to the ground. I hope you get to see some cricket on Sunday. Got a feeling 20 wickets might have fallen by then!
Mark 'expert' Lawrenson Posted 31 July 2019 Posted 31 July 2019 Be a good toss to win with the weather we’ve had of late, under normal circumstances I’d always have a bat first as if you bat well you control the game but this could well be a bowl first game.
AjcW Posted 31 July 2019 Posted 31 July 2019 Would absolutely love a last minute ticket for tomorrow or Friday if anyone has any “unfortunate” drop outs Wasn't expecting to be off when tickets came out but got a week off before starting a new job next week!
Guest MattP Posted 31 July 2019 Posted 31 July 2019 1 hour ago, AjcW said: Would absolutely love a last minute ticket for tomorrow or Friday if anyone has any “unfortunate” drop outs Wasn't expecting to be off when tickets came out but got a week off before starting a new job next week! Do you live near? There are always the odd ticket knocking about in the pubs or outside the ground if you go down unless it's a massive event like a WC final or the day we potentially win it.
AjcW Posted 31 July 2019 Posted 31 July 2019 Just now, MattP said: Do you live near? There are always the odd ticket knocking about in the pubs or outside the ground if you go down unless it's a massive event like a WC final or the day we potentially win it. Yeah I’ve considered it. I’m in Nottingham so it would be a bit of a gamble. Will keep an eye out on Twitter and here for now and see tomorrow, might just rock up!
Bobby Hundreds Posted 31 July 2019 Posted 31 July 2019 England win at Edgbaston and OT, probably lose Lords and Headingley. 2-2 going into the Oval. Should be a cracking series.
TheSomersetFox Posted 31 July 2019 Posted 31 July 2019 Woakes starts over Archer as expected then. Glad Root's shown some bollocks and gone 3. Had to really. Weather permitting I think we'll win the opener. Looks like they're leaving Starc out for this one too. Cannot wait
Voll Blau Posted 31 July 2019 Posted 31 July 2019 Has that team been announced in batting order? Bairstow at seven? Going to ramp up my anti-Denly campaign of hate so he inevtiably goes and gets big runs. Waste of a batsman sticking him at four.
Guest MattP Posted 31 July 2019 Posted 31 July 2019 On what logic would Denly bat at four whilst Root and Roy bat above him? Crazy.
walkerleeds Posted 31 July 2019 Posted 31 July 2019 Rory Burns Jason Roy Joe Root Joe Denly Ben Stokes Jos Buttler Jonny Bairstow Moeen Ali Chris Woakes Stuart Broad James Anderson That's the team 1 to 11. Top order is, er, a bit of a worry on paper.
Voll Blau Posted 31 July 2019 Posted 31 July 2019 1 hour ago, MattP said: On what logic would Denly bat at four whilst Root and Roy bat above him? Crazy. Literally think we may as well have stuck with Leach as a batter if they're going to potentially burn those two so Denly can come in not having to face the new ball.
StanSP Posted 31 July 2019 Author Posted 31 July 2019 Bairstow has to come in ahead of Buttler surely? Maybe even above Stokes?!
Voll Blau Posted 31 July 2019 Posted 31 July 2019 1 hour ago, StanSP said: Bairstow has to come in ahead of Buttler surely? Maybe even above Stokes?! If Bairstow's down there because they don't want him batting higher due to him keeping then we may as well sling Denly out, take the gloves off Bairstow, push him up to three and bring Foakes in. Not really a vote of confidence in our top order to not have us reeling at Fvck All for Three every innings if he's down there.
Osavo Posted 31 July 2019 Posted 31 July 2019 If that's our top 4 of choice (which it definitely shouldn't be, by the way) then surely the order should be Burns Denly Roy Root That's what I'd go for anyway. Roy looks far more a swashbuckling 3 than a Test match opener, whilst Denly has fairly regularly opened for Kent down the years. No way Denly should play if he's batting at 4.
Corky Posted 31 July 2019 Posted 31 July 2019 7 hours ago, MattP said: Steve Bucknor was my favourite, swear he was asleep at the crease and used to get woken up when the bowlers appealed. And then send everyone else to sleep taking 15 minutes to make his mind up.
cambridgefox Posted 1 August 2019 Posted 1 August 2019 Said it before,but the first day of an Ashes series is one of the greatest sporting days. Thise lucky enough to be going.Enjoy.
Benji Posted 1 August 2019 Posted 1 August 2019 Think it's an important toss. Hoping we bowl first and get into them with the crowd behind them otherwise can see our top order starting very nervously.
stripeyfox Posted 1 August 2019 Posted 1 August 2019 Days like today I'm glad I get unlimited free streaming of Sky content on my mobile (not allowed on wifi at work on own devices)!
Izzy Posted 1 August 2019 Posted 1 August 2019 1 hour ago, cambridgefox said: Said it before,but the first day of an Ashes series is one of the greatest sporting days. Thise lucky enough to be going.Enjoy. My Dad is there today. I bought him two tickets for his 70th birthday and he asked if I'd go with him. I made excuses that I was working, kids off school etc. so he's taken his best mate instead. The truth is that I'm a recovering alcoholic and the thought of spending a day with 20,000 England fans on the piss was too much of a temptation to start drinking again. I've never been to the cricket and not drank all day but I'm now wishing I'd gone anyway. He's just sent me a text saying how excited he is and I'm excited for him. You're right, it is one of the greatest sporting days and very, very special.
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