And Its Smith Posted July 22, 2023 Report Share Posted July 22, 2023 2 minutes ago, tin said: It’s game over for us. We’ve been poor in this session and now Crawley drops a tough chance off Marnus Extremely difficult chance. 1 in 10 maybe Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ralphindevon Posted July 22, 2023 Report Share Posted July 22, 2023 It’s the flattest Saturday crowd at a test match I can remember. Oh for a wicket to heat things up Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Northern Red Posted July 22, 2023 Report Share Posted July 22, 2023 13 minutes ago, tin said: It’s game over for us. We’ve been poor in this session and now Crawley drops a tough chance off Marnus Could barely call that a drop. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Northern Red Posted July 22, 2023 Report Share Posted July 22, 2023 Same old Aussies..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
And Its Smith Posted July 22, 2023 Report Share Posted July 22, 2023 Superb stuff! Well done Jonny, Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tin Posted July 22, 2023 Report Share Posted July 22, 2023 7 minutes ago, Northern Red said: Could barely call that a drop. Agreed, but it was a half chance all the same IMO. Sometimes they stick, most times they don’t. I’m more disappointed in how flat we’ve been to be fair, not what I expected when we’ve got a runs on the board and an unexpected break in the weather. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fordy62 Posted July 22, 2023 Report Share Posted July 22, 2023 Root looks excellent. Just now, tin said: Agreed, but it was a half chance all the same IMO. Sometimes they stick, most times they don’t. I’m more disappointed in how flat we’ve been to be fair, not what I expected when we’ve got a runs on the board and an unexpected break in the weather. The pitch is flat and bowling is difficult. And no way it was even a half chance. I bet one in eight of those is pouched. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
And Its Smith Posted July 22, 2023 Report Share Posted July 22, 2023 If the ball is not moving sideways and Marnus and Marsh are playing so well I don’t know what is expected of our bowlers. The Aussies are allowed to play well 2 minutes ago, Fordy62 said: Root looks excellent. The pitch is flat and bowling is difficult. And no way it was even a half chance. I bet one in eight of those is pouched. Agreed on pitch. I said one in ten chance. Same as the one at short leg then. Almost impossible Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Northern Red Posted July 22, 2023 Report Share Posted July 22, 2023 Raining. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Super Posted July 22, 2023 Report Share Posted July 22, 2023 That's that for the day. Missed opportunity. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tin Posted July 22, 2023 Report Share Posted July 22, 2023 (edited) 34 minutes ago, Fordy62 said: The pitch is flat and bowling is difficult. And no way it was even a half chance. I bet one in eight of those is pouched. Yes, I know the pitch is flat and bowling is difficult. I saw that first hand on Weds, when we grafted hard to get nine wickets. We had more about us at a time when the pitch was at its flattest than we have had today. I’d have liked a bit more energy, a bit more urgency, a bit more chat. The Aussies are entitled to play well, of course they are, but it’s not unreasonable to expect us to be more up for it, to get round quickly between the overs or be chirping in Marnus’s ear, for example. Edited July 22, 2023 by tin 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
And Its Smith Posted July 22, 2023 Report Share Posted July 22, 2023 Good day for accuweather. Pretty much bang on Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Northern Red Posted July 22, 2023 Report Share Posted July 22, 2023 30 overs bowled so far, which is the cut-off for them having to give refunds. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Super Posted July 22, 2023 Report Share Posted July 22, 2023 6 minutes ago, And Its Smith said: Good day for accuweather. Pretty much bang on What's it saying tomorrow? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
And Its Smith Posted July 22, 2023 Report Share Posted July 22, 2023 7 minutes ago, Super said: What's it saying tomorrow? Rather quite bad! Maybe 25 overs 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Northern Red Posted July 22, 2023 Report Share Posted July 22, 2023 9 overs from the new ball which is going to be critical, assuming we get that far. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ralphindevon Posted July 22, 2023 Report Share Posted July 22, 2023 Can’t believe the golf down the road has only had a few spots and little wind. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Open End Numb Legs Posted July 23, 2023 Report Share Posted July 23, 2023 From what little I saw yesterday the pitch is still good and the moisture inevitably got into the ball. This makes it impossible to shine one side and the backup plan of reverse swing in later overs relies on keeping it dry which is impossible too. The players know it hence no buzz in the field. Whilst the seamers have been fantastic, even though the umpires pushed England into using spinners it was probably a good move anyway. Keep Wood fresh for what time we may have today. Another wicket and the Aus team will start to sweat. Tail enders like to play their shots, not usually very good at defending to grind out a draw. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
City oz Posted July 23, 2023 Report Share Posted July 23, 2023 1 minute ago, Open End Numb Legs said: From what little I saw yesterday the pitch is still good and the moisture inevitably got into the ball. This makes it impossible to shine one side and the backup plan of reverse swing in later overs relies on keeping it dry which is impossible too. The players know it hence no buzz in the field. Whilst the seamers have been fantastic, even though the umpires pushed England into using spinners it was probably a good move anyway. Keep Wood fresh for what time we may have today. Another wicket and the Aus team will start to sweat. Tail enders like to play their shots, not usually very good at defending to grind out a draw. living in OZ we all still go for the pomms in cricket. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
And Its Smith Posted July 23, 2023 Report Share Posted July 23, 2023 Accuweather suggests no play today. Maybe 10-15 overs max 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Northern Red Posted July 23, 2023 Report Share Posted July 23, 2023 25 minutes ago, Open End Numb Legs said: From what little I saw yesterday the pitch is still good and the moisture inevitably got into the ball. This makes it impossible to shine one side and the backup plan of reverse swing in later overs relies on keeping it dry which is impossible too. The players know it hence no buzz in the field. Yep. They'd just managed to get it reversing in the last few overs on Friday night, but then as soon as they got a damp outfield yesterday that would have been the end of it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
And Its Smith Posted July 23, 2023 Report Share Posted July 23, 2023 29 minutes ago, Open End Numb Legs said: From what little I saw yesterday the pitch is still good and the moisture inevitably got into the ball. This makes it impossible to shine one side and the backup plan of reverse swing in later overs relies on keeping it dry which is impossible too. The players know it hence no buzz in the field. Whilst the seamers have been fantastic, even though the umpires pushed England into using spinners it was probably a good move anyway. Keep Wood fresh for what time we may have today. Another wicket and the Aus team will start to sweat. Tail enders like to play their shots, not usually very good at defending to grind out a draw. Absolutely. Someone suggested the players weren’t up for it. Nothing could be further from the truth I suspect Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Open End Numb Legs Posted July 23, 2023 Report Share Posted July 23, 2023 Many years ago I spent a day working in Leeds. It was dry and sunny there but unfortunately needed to pop over the hills to Manc to get a key. It was raining there. Went back to Leeds to finish my work, still dry and sunny, went back to Manc to drop off the key, still raining. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lew-T Posted July 23, 2023 Report Share Posted July 23, 2023 It’s raining… Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Akira Posted July 23, 2023 Report Share Posted July 23, 2023 Really disappointing way to lose the Ashes, default win because of the weather essentially. Don't think I've ever wanted the forecast to be more wrong than I do today. Whilst absolutely biased, I do think there should be 1 reserve day, because had we of won, would've made for an incredible finale with teh score being 2-2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
And Its Smith Posted July 23, 2023 Report Share Posted July 23, 2023 It took us two tests to really find our groove unfortunately. I’m sure they will blame the weather as more of a reason as I’d do the same but first two tests not good enough Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ralphindevon Posted July 23, 2023 Report Share Posted July 23, 2023 It wouldn’t have taken a huge swing in fortunes for us to be going into Thursday 4-0 up, I’m not saying that’s what we deserve but the first two rests we’re certainly winnable right up until late in the match. Best we can hope for now is a 2-2. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Open End Numb Legs Posted July 23, 2023 Report Share Posted July 23, 2023 It is interesting to see the teams and how they differ at this time. England looked under cooked early in the series, Aus looked in the groove after their match v India but now look tired. It's a bit like an F1 car tyre, needs warming up but do that too soon and you lose life later on. These tours are tough on away teams but worse back 100 years ago when you also spent 6 weeks on a ship just to get there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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