The Ashes (2019)

[Ankit_sharma03]

smith is getting in bad positions

[Nikola]

Smith gone. Never looked same since he got hit.

[Ankit_sharma03]

Smith gone

[putrevus]

Well played Smith, awesome innings.

[MechEng]

30 minutes ago, nevada said:

Obviously, due to thousands of years of hunter gatherer lifestyle.

I don't buy that pseudo history.

[MechEng]

34 minutes ago, Ankit_sharma03 said:

not on arm but neck

 

Thank God it did not hit the neck.

[rkt.india]

1 hour ago, putrevus said:

Imagine four Jofra Archers steaming in all day and bouncing the daylights out of your team , how would you respond as a batting unit. That was WI in 1980s thats why they are the best cricket team in the history of world cricket.

No. They were not. 95 mph in tests is no joke and is an extremely rare commodity. You can count them in one hand since speed guns are in use from 99. Lee, Akhtar, Johnson, Starc who have done it in test cricket more consistently than anyone. Only 4 in last 20 years and you supposed to say WI had 4 at once. Even WI has only produced Jofra in two decades.

[putrevus]

14 minutes ago, rkt.india said:

No. They were not. 95 mph in tests is no joke and is an extremely rare commodity. You can count them in one hand since speed guns are in use from 99. Lee, Akhtar, Johnson, Starc who have done it in test cricket more consistently than anyone. Only 4 in last 20 years and you supposed to say WI had 4 at once. Even WI has only produced Jofra in two decades.

Common man stop it with your speed gun nonsense, they did not have to hit 95mph every ball  to be effective.They all had genuine pace go and read accounts the players who faced them.

[Nikola]

Aus all out for 250. Broad gets 4.

[Nikola]

That spell from archer has brought up more spice in this series. Smith won't be scoring 100s easily as he did before now i guess.

[Nikola]

 

One of the fastest spell you will ever see from england player.

[New guy]

2 minutes ago, Nikola said:

 

One of the fastest spell you will ever see from england player.

Pretty sure he used some slower balls flintomlff, harmison didnt use in tests

[putrevus]

How tall is Archer, Archer with his high arm bowling action sure looks extracting more bounce than Flintoff. Batsmen can handle either speed or bounce..But speed with bounce coupled with accurracy is a deadly combination.Archer was right on the money in that spell wonderful to watch.

Edited August 17, 2019 by putrevus

[New guy]

4 minutes ago, Nikola said:

 

One of the fastest spell you will ever see from england player.

Pretty sure he used some slower balls flintomlff, harmison didnt use in tests

[New guy]

Australia needed starc here 

[Nikola]

Just now, New guy said:

Australia needed starc here 

Yeah would be fun to watch pace vs pace. I can see him picked in place of peter siddle in next test.

[putrevus]

1 minute ago, New guy said:

Australia needed starc here 

Agreed no idea why Siddle is being preferred.

[Nikola]

Roy gone. Cummins gets first.

[Nikola]

Just now, putrevus said:

Agreed no idea why Siddle is being preferred.

Starc starts spraying at times and can't maintain pressure built by others. Siddle has bowled really tight in this series without luck but starc has x factor like archer.

[Nikola]

Root gone. Golden duck. Cummins on fire.