The Ashes 2023

[R!TTER]

3 minutes ago, Bigg Brother said:

They will play for atleast 3 more years. Cummins 5+. These guys are built like tank. Remember in 2020-21 BGT, WHEN we had to play reserves because our player were getting injured after one game and Cummins was bowling relentlessly till the very last phase of game at Gabba. They played with same attack in those 4 tests and hardly apart from 3-4 pacers have debuted post 2014. Their bowling attack is going to be same for 3 more years before they will unearth another gem. In spin department, Murphy is ready to take over Lyon.

They won't play 3+ years, Starc/Haze will retire unless they give up both shorter formats for tests next year & I doubt that'll happen. Bhai/Warner will retire in the next year or two, SS in 3-4 years so they will also have a massive rebuilding job after this. The only solace is that we have more options at the backbench - but we'll never play them till the balls fall off the likes of Brat or fatso 

[wazza]

Dont forget England bat till 9.

They can still chase this and this whole aus attack is great will go down the toilet. 

Edited July 1, 2023 by wazza

[wazza]

5 minutes ago, R!TTER said:

They won't play 3+ years, Starc/Haze will retire unless they give up both shorter formats for tests next year & I doubt that'll happen. Bhai/Warner will retire in the next year or two, SS in 3-4 years so they will also have a massive rebuilding job after this. The only solace is that we have more options at the backbench - but we'll never play them till the balls fall off the likes of Brat or fatso 

Warner 36 

Khawaja 37 almost

 

Starc 33

Hazlewood 33

Boland 34 35

 

2 more years max. 

 

India soon will have harshit prasidh and tyagi umrsn coming in. Oh wait. We won't pick them though. I guess shami will play till 50. 

Umesh till 45

 

We have nepotism quota

[LordPrabhzy]

ha 5 down.. balti bucket back in the pavillion. Couldnt even survive till the end of the day

 

English fans booing lol

[Bigg Brother]

What a drama ...

[LordPrabhzy]

Typical Aussie cheats- clearly dragging the ball on the ground and still claims it

[putrevus]

13 minutes ago, wazza said:

Australian batting is the difference. Smith laburnum khawaja. 

We dont have one player close to that level barring pant.

 

Without Smith this team is zero.

Give india Smith and bowlers will perform too. 

 

Aus is carried by Smith. Goat smith

Batsmen gave them 370 plus runs to defend in 4th innings what more you want from batsmen.

[sadib10]

I mean England can very well win this still

[Lone Wolf]

Daylight robbery this was out lol...  He had complete control of the ball. 

This one is even more pathetic than that Gill call...  As Punter pointed out. 

[Bigg Brother]

Ponting not impressed.

[Lone Wolf]

Goodness me that has to be Out...  He had control of the ball for a decent bit.  Doesn't matter if it touches the ground after that. 

If that's not out..  Gill was 100% not out. 

[wazza]

7 minutes ago, putrevus said:

Batsmen gave them 370 plus runs to defend in 4th innings what more you want from batsmen.

Kohli should have been captain for that game. Brainless bumrah as captain and paras as coach. That's what will happen. 

[wazza]

5 minutes ago, Lone Wolf said:

Daylight robbery this was out lol...  He had complete control of the ball. 

This one is even more pathetic than that Gill call...  As Punter pointed out. 

Lol what. Clearly dragged. 

 

And Gill was definitely not out. Green is a cheat. 

 

Smith catch of root is dodgy too

 

[wazza]

4 minutes ago, Lone Wolf said:

Goodness me that has to be Out...  He had control of the ball for a decent bit.  Doesn't matter if it touches the ground after that. 

If that's not out..  Gill was 100% not out. 

Nope. Cannot drag it on the ground or touch the floor. He used the vall as support while he was off balance. Correct decision. 

 

And tbf Gill suck.  Don't think that catch would have made any difference anyway. 

 

We need a much better batting unit. 

Edited July 1, 2023 by wazza

[R!TTER]

Just now, wazza said:

Nope. Cannot drag it on the ground or touch the floor. He used the vall as support while he was off balance. Correct decision. 

Ganguly SCG 2008 second innings comes to mind, but then the cheating convicts conspired with *nor to rob of us a possible historic series win 

[wazza]

If these 2 get to 200 with no loss tomorrow they might win it. 

[Lone Wolf]

1 minute ago, wazza said:

Nope. Cannot drag it on the ground or touch the floor. He used the vall as support while he was off balance. Correct decision. 

That's the question though was Green in control of it completely or even Smith in this test match...  It looked much better than those two calls tbh.  If those two were given out,  this is Out as well.  

Punter is 100% right to be displeased. 

[Nikola]

2 minutes ago, Lone Wolf said:

That's the question though was Green in control of it completely or even Smith in this test match...  It looked much better than those two calls tbh.  If those two were given out,  this is Out as well.  

Punter is 100% right to be displeased. 

yeah too random, if this is not out then others should be too else this had to be given as he was in complete control of the catch.

[R!TTER]

2 minutes ago, Nikola said:

yeah too random, if this is not out then others should be too else this had to be given as he was in complete control of the catch.

It always comes down to the umpire, third umpire these days, put enough in his back pocket & he'll win you the WC or WT20 

[putrevus]

23 minutes ago, R!TTER said:

Ganguly SCG 2008 second innings comes to mind, but then the cheating convicts conspired with *nor to rob of us a possible historic series win 

They were trailing that series 1-0 . No way for India was winning 2 tests . They had a chance to draw the series which they were robbed.