The Ashes 2023

[vvvslaxman]

James Anderson average 76.50 strike rate 171 for the series.  He is a nostalgia pick

[AKane]

4 hours ago, vvvslaxman said:

James Anderson average 76.50 strike rate 171 for the series.  He is a nostalgia pick

 

It matters not who won or lost but that "Jimmy" played the game.

Edited July 23, 2023 by AKane

[Serpico]

7 hours ago, vvvslaxman said:

James Anderson average 76.50 strike rate 171 for the series.  He is a nostalgia pick

This is home ground too! 

[Serpico]

We could have another tasty spirt of cricket ™ moment today if Australia gets allout after getting some lead and bad light continues. Umpires will say Cummins needs to bowl spinners to continue the match, Cummins will say no he'll bowl himself and play will be called off.. ashes retained by refusing to play! The absolute rage it will generate will be a sight!

[sage]

How many overs are expected today?

[Tarak9]

I have No idea on weather Forcast for day 5

 

I wish eng take last 5 wkts in 90 minutes & chase easy target asap. I can see 3 hour window but my Neighbour told me " Test matches never Continued after 7 pm in eng"

 

If test match draw than Aus will keep Ashes, even eng win Next test 'cause aus win last Ashes.

 

if eng win today than next test will be decider 

Edited July 23, 2023 by Tarak9

[Tarak9]

1 hour ago, sage said:

How many overs are expected today?

No idea, yesterday eng supporter told me " we  need 10 over to wipe out" Eng had 30 ovs for 1 wicket yesterday than rain god returned.

 

Marsh is well set, Green & Carey both can bat while m. Starc batted 93 minutes in 1st innings. 54 ball later eng will take New ball 

[Tarak9]

Starts with Cloudy 70% chance of Rain from 11.10 am till noon

 

Than next 2 hour 80% chance of rain than 90% into 100% rain at Manchester till late mid night

 

According to Internate Weather 

[sage]

 

[Lord]

17 hours ago, putrevus said:

It would be hilarious to see them whine.

 

It has started ( they might still win)

 

[Kothili]

Still raining. 

 

Edited July 23, 2023 by Kothili

[MechEng]

There are some fans in cricinfo blaming the Edgbaston day 1 declaration now for England to be in the current situation, "otherwise England should be up 2-1"

 

By that logic, we should have won 4-1 in our last tour to England. Rain washed out Trent Bridge last day and we left for IPL before final test when our bowlers were in red hot form

[putrevus]

2 minutes ago, MechEng said:

There are some fans in cricinfo blaming the Edgbaston day 1 declaration now for England to be in the current situation, "otherwise England should be up 2-1"

 

By that logic, we should have won 4-1 in our last tour to England. Rain washed out Trent Bridge last day and we left for IPL before final test when our bowlers were in red hot form

I want them to cry, India were the winners of that series. 

[MechEng]

2 minutes ago, putrevus said:

I want them to cry, India were the winners of that series. 

 

England deserved to win the last though, Bairstow hammered our bowlers. But if it was played in 2021, we might have won it,Bumrah and Siraj were bowling

[Lord]

2 minutes ago, MechEng said:

 

England deserved to win the last though, Bairstow hammered our bowlers. But if it was played in 2021, we might have won it,Bumrah and Siraj were bowling

 

Even then we would have won the first Test if not for rain and won series 3-2

[putrevus]

42 minutes ago, MechEng said:

 

England deserved to win the last though, Bairstow hammered our bowlers. But if it was played in 2021, we might have won it,Bumrah and Siraj were bowling

See BCCI were idiots to go back and play that single test as part of 2021 series.

 

2021 series was won by India 2-1.

 

2022 should have been one off test.

 

 

[DeepSpace]

Australia got away with this one thanks to the weather. The last test will get washed away as well and Aussies will win the series. The weather gods do not like whining.

[Kothili]

"The playing surface at Old Trafford is beginning to resemble a lake, and still the rain falls."

 

Cry pommies cry...Sweeeeeet

 

 

 

[Kothili]

18 minutes ago, DeepSpace said:

Australia got away with this one thanks to the weather. The last test will get washed away as well and Aussies will win the series. The weather gods do not like whining.

They don't need to win. Draw would do to retain the Ashes.

[Kothili]

Cricinfo commentary thread feels like a morgue  (on a serious note a big disgrace with lop sided commentary favoring Poms)

 

"Don't ask. If anything, the rain's got heavier and the outfield more sodden. The urn is going to be handed back to Australia after a ceremonial boat ride across the playing surface. Only a matter of time...

"A crying shame such a close series will end with a dead rubber. Still it upsets Piers Morgan so every cloud has a silver lining." And there are a lot of clouds over Manchester right now, Craig.

 

 

Tears Morgan is such a funny clown.

Edited July 23, 2023 by Kothili