The ashes 2023

[Jack1993]

Have they mentioned the strategy yet? I've only got internet updates so unsure how we're planning to play it out, is it slog it til lunch, keep going til we're bowled out, declare at 150 up? 

[kingkisnorbo]

Some of the stuff Butcher comes out with. Sounds like he spends his downtime on urban dictionary finding toe curling things to say. 

[kingkisnorbo]

4 minutes ago, Jack1993 said:

Have they mentioned the strategy yet? I've only got internet updates so unsure how we're planning to play it out, is it slog it til lunch, keep going til we're bowled out, declare at 150 up? 

They'll want/need more than 150 I think. 

[RowlattsFox]

TMS guys not enjoying the aussie approach this morning. 

 

Aussies aren't in a rush so happy to spread the field and let the game go by. 

[Voll Blau]

5 minutes ago, RowlattsFox said:

TMS guys not enjoying the aussie approach this morning. 

 

Aussies aren't in a rush so happy to spread the field and let the game go by. 

It's something that Test sides can do with impunity. ICC need to start awarding penalty runs for this nonsense.

[HighPeakFox]

2 hours ago, The Year Of The Fox said:

Funny how it’s ok for Sunderland to play away to QPR at 1245 on a Saturday though 

All that tells you is that the people that run football treat paying customers with total contempt. 

 

Unfortunately, because people still turn up, they know that they can get away with it, because enough people bend over. And ultimately, that's on those that choose to bend.

[Tommy Fresh]

Series 3 of The Test will be class if we somehow go all the way and win the entire series.

[StanSP]

Stokes chops on, sadly. 

 

Both he and Brook started lightning quick then it went quiet for the past 15-20 mins. 

 

Hopefully Bairstow can pick up the pace. 

[foxfanazer]

Need to start scoring quickly. Add another 100 on and get them back in

[st albans fox]

63 in the first hour is 25 light from where they wanted I reckon 

will want 100 in the second hour but going to struggle the way the Aussies are now bowling. Of course if they do take the new ball then that may make it more interesting in both directions 

[leicsmac]

Lead of 200 by lunch and put them in. I think they can't really afford to wait much longer than that.

[trabuch]

Here comes the rain again. If this is as bad as it's getting we'll be ok.

Edited 21 July 2023 by trabuch

[Sparrowhawk]

33 minutes ago, Voll Blau said:

39 minutes ago, RowlattsFox said:

TMS guys not enjoying the aussie approach this morning. 

 

Aussies aren't in a rush so happy to spread the field and let the game go by. 

It's something that Test sides can do with impunity. ICC need to start awarding penalty runs for this nonsense.

Teams should surely be allowed to set whatever field they want. And if it suits them to keep the scoring down to a reasonable rate but not necessarily try to get wickets quickly, that's fine too.

Unusual position Australia are in - given the weather forecast, the best thing they can do is not get England out - as long as they're not scoring fast.

[trabuch]

I've only just started watching. Have they batted this conservatively all morning? Seems an odd time in the series to start playing sensibly!

[Voll Blau]

2 minutes ago, Sparrowhawk said:

Teams should surely be allowed to set whatever field they want. And if it suits them to keep the scoring down to a reasonable rate but not necessarily try to get wickets quickly, that's fine too.

Unusual position Australia are in - given the weather forecast, the best thing they can do is not get England out - as long as they're not scoring fast.

I'm more on about over rates in general.

[HighPeakFox]

6 minutes ago, trabuch said:

I've only just started watching. Have they batted this conservatively all morning? Seems an odd time in the series to start playing sensibly!

It seems a tad churlish to be too harsh on them for learning as they go along.

[foxfanazer]

Need to start hitting some boundaries 

[HighPeakFox]

PMSL at some of you. It's all fine.

[Guest Manini]

Willing to give the Aussies a small slice of credit for bowling to a plan and forcing the game to slow down a bit. I thought they were dreadful yesterday afternoon in the field but better today IMO. 

[trabuch]

1 minute ago, HighPeakFox said:

PMSL at some of you. It's all fine.

It's a very dominant display. I'm quite enjoying watching Australia being very un Australian in their approach. It will be very interesting to see how this passive attitude affects their mental state when they are batting.  Looks like we are going after the new ball. Come on Bairstow - the stage is set!

[Izzy]

I don't mind the "Same old Aussies always cheating" but Starcs foot was a mile in. 

[StanSP]

Were the crowd really thinking that Starc touched the boundary there

 

It's just the shadow, people. Calm down. 

[StanSP]

14 minutes ago, trabuch said:

I've only just started watching. Have they batted this conservatively all morning? Seems an odd time in the series to start playing sensibly!

Nope. First 20ish minutes they were going for it. Picked up quite a few boundaries. 

 

Aus changed their tactic up, bowled short and stuck 3 men on the boundary. Made it harder to score runs. 

[Guest Manini]

Running through ‘em now 👀

[trabuch]

If we bowl like that with the new ball - we'll win this.