Proper Mannies Cricket

[StandfreeFM]

What do you know!!

Geeso, that’s why we love Test Cricket. That was Headingley ‘81, Edgbaston ‘05 and Cardiff ‘09 over again. Due to work I had to put my phone away at 3.30, at 286-9.

That’s the game

That's indeed the game sir.

I was at Cardiff 09, don't know if I've mentioned it before...

[xtrmntr75]

That's indeed the game sir.

I was at Cardiff 09, don't know if I've mentioned it before...

You may have mentioned it. The final day or all of it?

Watched the highlights last night. Didn't realize the two slices of luck with Lyon's drop for the attempted run out then the wasted review before the LBW at the end.

Momentum with England

[Donanddusted]

Momentum with England

Indeed. However you don't want to face an Aussie team that feels scorned. They'll be really determined not to repeat their mistakes of this match.
Smith may well be back and Labuschagne is likely to be in the team.
England haven't figured them out yet.
They also need to address their batting problem which Stokes with a little help managed to cover the gaping cracks.

I'm going fo an Aussie win in the fourth test.

[RedStarTorphins]

Indeed. However you don't want to face an Aussie team that feels scorned. They'll be really determined not to repeat their mistakes of this match.
Smith may well be back and Labuschagne is likely to be in the team.
England haven't figured them out yet.
They also need to address their batting problem which Stokes with a little help managed to cover the gaping cracks.

I'm going fo an Aussie win in the fourth test.

I agree.
Aussies to win & retain the Ashes.
England talking about bringing in Anderson, which further weakens the batting as likely Woakes would get dropped.
That’s a long tail
Archer, Broad, Leach & Anderson.
The top 7 are flakey as hell.
Roy is not an opener.

Aussies will bring in Smith & Starc.

[StandfreeFM]

Morning Vintage, Morning Everyone.

Well, I think we needed a ten day break after Stokes heroics at Headingley. As good as the last couple of days were, it shouldn't hide the fact that England were atrocious in the first innings and if they don't post a good score here, the Ashes are surely gone.

Team news, For England, Overton comes in for Woakes and for the Aussies, Khawaja and Pattinson replaced by Smith and Starc.

England: 1 Burns, 2 Denly, 3 Root, 4 Roy, 5 Stokes, 6 Bairstow, 7 Buttler, 8 C Overton, 9 Archer, 10 Broad, 11 Leach

Australia: 1 Warner, 2 Harris, 3 LaBusChange, 4 Smith, 5 Head, 6 Wade, 7 Paine, 8 Cummins, 9 Starc, 10 Hazlewood, 11 Lyon

I would say Australia look a better team than last test and I don't rate Overton so I'm not super confident about England here.

Aussies win the toss and will bat.

Prediction:- Aussie win by 80 runs and the Ashes to go down under

[57vintage]

Morning all.

34-2’s a good start. Broad in the groove and Warner out for duck all. Yas.

Get Smith and it gets hooring interesting. The “get Smith” bit may be the snag, like.

[DonUnder]

good effort




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[Pacman1903]

I thought proper mannies werent scared of the rain

Just saying like

[xtrmntr75]

That’s Smith back in the groove again. 67 NO at tea. It’s ***** they get him soon. Then again ....

[Jupiter]

I thought proper mannies werent scared of the rain

Just saying like

Rain would ruin the wicket and make batting a lottery

[Pacman1903]

Rain would ruin the wicket and make batting a lottery

Wimps

Quite clear that proper mannies dinna play cricket

[Jupiter]

Wimps

Quite clear that proper mannies dinna play cricket

It would be a farce if teams were all out for 10 because the wicket was wet

[StandfreeFM]

Aus 321/5, Smith into the nervous 140's, 145*

Best hope for England is the draw but as a team they will have to bat much better than they have done this series.

[Jupiter]

497-8 declared.

How many wickets will England lose tonight? I'm going for at least 2.

[Donanddusted]

497-8 declared.

How many wickets will England lose tonight? I'm going for at least 2.

You were half right.

How many minutes/balls do you give England tomorrow before their a rses collapse?

I think they'll do very well to make a first innings score approaching 200.