O/T:- The Ashes 2023

[laddo]

Surely on a thread about the Ashes this petty, point scoring post belongs on handbags?

Yikes!

No point scoring at all just a bit of fun, a harmless rib. I'd be disappointed if countygump took it any other way. But if you want turn it into something it isn't , then go ahead. But it would be a shame.

And yes I agree it's beautifully, finely balanced. Very poor first day for England, a good second. How they perform on day three will go a long way to deciding the result.

[Elite_Pie]

Yikes!

No point scoring at all just a bit of fun, a harmless rib. I'd be disappointed if countygump took it any other way. But if you want turn it into something it isn't , then go ahead. But it would be a shame.

And yes I agree it's beautifully, finely balanced. Very poor first day for England, a good second. How they perform on day three will go a long way to deciding the result.

So when you post yet another of your petty off topic jibes, it’s “just a bit of fun, a harmless rib”.

If anyone else does the same, you point them to handbags!

So for once in your life practice what you preach, and respond in handbags.

[PedroTheFisherman66]

So when you post yet another of your petty off topic jibes, it’s “just a bit of fun, a harmless rib”.

If anyone else does the same, you point them to handbags!

So for once in your life practice what you preach, and respond in handbags.

howzat , you got him pinned plum in front off middle stump !! LBW.
Make a joke about him wearing a wig and he's straight on about going to handbags (and probably sending 20 emails of to the Moderator) it's only a bit of fun.!
i even put a smiley face and LOL on it to make it amusing , like he does, but to no avail !

[Mark_Ross]

I think it’s perfectly poised at the moment, could go either way. A decent partnership and England are on top, a few quick wickets and we are on the back foot. The red ball game at it’s best.

Excellent day for England overall today, despite some childish "betcha i can slog it, nuh nuh!" attacks on the Aussie short ball tactic (for which read - bludy hell we have totally run out of ideas, what the hell we gonna do?). Lyon injury very unfortunate for them, but could be crucial in deciding the outcome of this test.

[Elite_Pie]

Excellent day for England overall today, despite some childish "betcha i can slog it, nuh nuh!" attacks on the Aussie short ball tactic (for which read - bludy hell we have totally run out of ideas, what the hell we gonna do?). Lyon injury very unfortunate for them, but could be crucial in deciding the outcome of this test.

Not sure how much it will matter on this pitch, but interesting that neither side now has a specialist spinner. Hopefully Root will offer more than the Aussies can manage.

[Mark_Ross]

Not sure how much it will matter on this pitch, but interesting that neither side now has a specialist spinner. Hopefully Root will offer more than the Aussies can manage.

Well, Lyon took eight wickets in the first test. Useful contribution?

[Magpies1959]

Before Lyon was injured today he got some balls to turn a lot, like the one that got Crawley. It will be a massive boost if Lyon is unavailable to bowl in our second innings, seeing as we are batting last. Root can be decent if the pitch is taking spin. It seemed to have firmed up today so may well get some bounce out of it.

[countygump]

Well, Lyon took eight wickets in the first test. Useful contribution?

From BBC Ashes live¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬ ¬¬¬¬¬

Let's take a look at what some of the Australian media are saying.

Starting with Daniel Brettig in the Sydney Morning Herald, who believes the potential loss of Nathan Lyon is comparable to the infamous injury suffered by Glenn McGrath when he trod on a ball before the Edgbaston Test in 2005,

"On match eve at Lord’s, Pat Cummins spoke of how Lyon’s reliability meant he could concentrate on one end as captain as the spinner pitched his tent at the other. The occasion of Lyon’s 100th consecutive Test was an ironic but no less painful moment for him to go down.

"Unlike England after losing Jack Leach, Australia do have an outstanding back-up for Lyon in the form of the 22-year-old Victorian Todd Murphy.

"Promising as Murphy is, Lyon’s loss through injury is a blow comparable to the rolled ankle that denied McGrath to Australia for the fateful Edgbaston Test in 2005, or the wrenched knee that robbed England of Simon Jones in Australia on the preceding tour. As there is no provision for injury substitutes in Test cricket, it also gives the touring side a hugely difficult task ahead to win at Lord’s."

[BigFatPie]

This series has got 5-0 written all over it. Australia better in every department. England have been pathetic this morning, Bairstow’s dismissal in particular.

[countygump]

This series has got 5-0 written all over it. Australia better in every department. England have been pathetic this morning, Bairstow’s dismissal in particular.

Is it BazBall or KamikazeBall? Sadly, pathetic is the best word for it.


Last 9 wickets for 137 runs.