England have some momentum now. A first innings of 67 was inexcusable, but they showed enough determination to turn things around, and get the job done.
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England have some momentum now. A first innings of 67 was inexcusable, but they showed enough determination to turn things around, and get the job done.
On occasions like this, you need somebody...
Archer has been superb today. He was on the receiving end of some short stuff when he batted, so nobody can complain if he gives some back.
Archer to give Smith some 90+mph chin music at Lord's.
We tried almost everything else.
284 is disappointing, but it looks a bit thin without Smith's innings.
Game on, then!
Smith, Warner and Bancroft all knew what they were doing, and deserve what they get. The Australians, and Warner in particular don't hold back when it comes to sledging. I can't remember which...
Smith and Siddle have done an astonishing job in the circumstances, and caused England some inconvenience, but now we're down to the last wicket, and Nathan Lyon won't hang around for too long,...
Well, at 112-6 I would say that it's been England's day so far
17 - 2.
Broad has 2-13, and the slimy, cheating former Captain slinks to the middle, accompanied by a chorus of booing...
This is it. Ashes cricket is about more than sport.
As Ian Botham said back in his day the two teams did actually hate each other. In these days of franchised white-ball cricket they often play...
You obviously haven't listened to Rob Key. Joe Denly is the greatest batsman ever in the history of the game, and the saviour of English cricket.
Leach will find himself opening next week if he carries on like this!
He's scored 45 first-class runs so far this season, at an average of 4!
Both England and the Crims seem to be trying to out-psyche each other by giving convincing impressions of being absolutely hopeless in their warm-up matches, so England already have an advantage...
Yes, I saw the World Cup thread. We made a good start yesterday, especially after losing Bairstow to the second ball of the match. My son tried to get us tickets to the matches at what is...
Thank you, you're too kind. I'm unable to spend too much time on frivolous stuff like internet forums at the moment, as real life has been getting in the way recently.
That, and the World Cup, of...
More good news for England fans:
https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/cricket/48471452
Only three people understand how the Duckworth-Lewis-Stern method works.
DLS would apply. And we would still have lost.
I'm hoping that they're "managing expectations" ahead of the World Cup.
Does anybody else think that the wickets prepared for the ODI's...
Jos Buttler is a phenomenon. He went from 51 to 100 in 15 balls (if my memory is correct, he took 45 balls to score his first 50) and then to 150 off 77 balls.
So that's 51 to 150 in 32 balls. ...
This is a bit more like it! Mark Wood showing that genuine pace is the answer in most cricketing situations. A fantastic spell of bowling.
And not a minute too soon - this is the last Test,...
Meanwhile, a little something for you to enjoy:
https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p06z6x5p
Predictably, Jennings out early waving the bat at a wide one. I've said this before, but if any English batsman gets out in this manner, he should automatically forfeit 50% of his match fee.
The...
It's not too late to get rid of Mark Ramprakash as batting coach before the Ashes is it?
It's all ended badly as well.
A 10-wicket hammering. With a batting lineup that appears to go as deep as Curran at 9, and largely the same team which beat India during the summer.
The pitches...
Well done, enjoy it! The only possible downside might be England's rather poor form against Australia at Lord's. Although we probably won't lose it by Day 2.
As for the events of the last few...
I watched it on Sky yesterday, and Anderson was sublime, given that he had little to work with - neither the pitch nor the ball was doing much, if anything. At one point he'd bowled 14 overs for 14...