Ashes..

[mkhammer]

We've gotta factor Smith into all this...Blokes unreal,seems to know what the bowlers gonna do
before he does it...would def be going to Oval for a decider at very least if not for him..
Whatever he sanctioned against SA....have to admire him as a Batsman...as good as I've seen..

Not had the best of luck...Anderson breaking down in first..Losing Stokes as a bowler this one..
But No Excuses...poor selections and poor performances have done for us,end of the day..

After Sunday,didn't really care bout Oval...which really Pissed me off,but more I think about it,
we've gotta do some face saving,and don't let them appear to walk away with the Ashes easily,
at least get a drawn series by beating them there..

Assume they'll keep Stokes in as a Bat if can't bowl...so think I'd be tempted to give Curran a go at
expense of Buttler,or get Woakes back in,I like Woakes,but really interested see what Curran can do.

Did he sanction it?

He's the Captain, OZ, a loved and respected one at that....tho Bancroft done the tampering,
He and Warner would have Known what he was doing...Evidently he showed Bancroft how to do it.
Is why all 3 got bans...
But in Fairness.....Mike Atherton,was caught with grit in his pockets...and Imran Khan had a
bloody bottle top in his....
It's not an unprecedented thing....

[palerider]

We've gotta factor Smith into all this...Blokes unreal,seems to know what the bowlers gonna do
before he does it...would def be going to Oval for a decider at very least if not for him..
Whatever he sanctioned against SA....have to admire him as a Batsman...as good as I've seen..

Not had the best of luck...Anderson breaking down in first..Losing Stokes as a bowler this one..
But No Excuses...poor selections and poor performances have done for us,end of the day..

After Sunday,didn't really care bout Oval...which really Pissed me off,but more I think about it,
we've gotta do some face saving,and don't let them appear to walk away with the Ashes easily,
at least get a drawn series by beating them there..

Assume they'll keep Stokes in as a Bat if can't bowl...so think I'd be tempted to give Curran a go at
expense of Buttler,or get Woakes back in,I like Woakes,but really interested see what Curran can do.

Did he sanction it?

Impossible to be unaware of it.

Also, he's a cunt.

[Brookbonds73]

He should have been banned for life. End of.

[Newmarket]

He should have been banned for life. End of.

And transported .

[palerider]

He should have been banned for life. End of.

And transported .

And his right hand cut off.

[mkhammer]

And transported .

And his right hand cut off.

He'd still end up 183 Not Out against us.....

[palerider]

And his right hand cut off.

He'd still end up 183 Not Out against us.....

Both legs too then.

[ToneLoc]

Roy and Overton are dropped for the 5th test.
In come Curran and Woakes.

[ToneLoc]

FFS SLOW DOWN openers.
They just seem to be locked in a perpetual “50 overs” mental state.

[mkhammer]

FFS SLOW DOWN openers.
They just seem to be locked in a perpetual “50 overs” mental state.

C'mon Tone be fair they put on 27.....

Highest of the Series...from both sides I think,maybe traditional openers are a thing of the past........