The Ashes 2019 • Non-Gaming • Sport • Eurogamer.net

Deleted user 1 August 2019 11:41:46

Decent start then. Aussies 17/2

Edited by Blackmarsh63 at 11:42:42 01-08-2019

askew 1 Aug 2019 11:54:22 24,121 posts
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These two will stick around :/

Deleted user 1 August 2019 12:15:08

Maybe not...

Alastair 1 Aug 2019 12:15:20 24,828 posts
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askew wrote:
These two will stick around :/

This post hasn't aged well..

Mola_Ram 1 Aug 2019 12:27:56 26,187 posts
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Fuck it would be nice to see a 5-day test match at some point.

askew 1 Aug 2019 12:33:57 24,121 posts
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Alastair wrote:

askew wrote:
These two will stick around :/
This post hasn't aged well..

Went for the ol' reverse jinx

Deleted user 1 August 2019 12:45:32

Mola_Ram wrote:
Fuck it would be nice to see a 5-day test match at some point.

Don’t worry, it will rain for 3 days at least once

jonsaan 1 Aug 2019 14:09:33 27,052 posts
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Mola_Ram wrote:
Fuck it would be nice to see a 5-day test match at some point.

I think DRS has as much to do with this as poor batting technique.....maybe.... I mean, before DRS your chances of getting out LBW to a spinner we’re almost zero.

Edited by jonsaan at 14:09:47 01-08-2019

Dougs 1 Aug 2019 14:15:14 100,414 posts
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Booooooo!

Deleted user 1 August 2019 14:25:29

All out by tea time ?

senso-ji 1 Aug 2019 14:30:34 10,271 posts
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Australia will be lucky to get to 50 overs, nevermind tea.

askew 1 Aug 2019 14:36:02 24,121 posts
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Argh. Two ashes threads! I wondered why Jonsaan's post had disappeared: it's here!

Deleted user 1 August 2019 14:40:35

@askew There's 2 ?

Dougs 1 Aug 2019 14:41:11 100,414 posts
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There's one in the cricket group but groups are borked and no one new can join

Deleted user 1 August 2019 14:43:57

Dougs wrote:
There's one in the cricket group but groups are borked and no one new can join

Just like cricket then

askew 1 Aug 2019 14:45:13 24,121 posts
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\o/

Deleted user 1 August 2019 14:45:40

ouch... when did we agree to a series of 10 one day matches?

Dougs 1 Aug 2019 14:50:06 100,414 posts
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Broad is absolutely on fire

jonsaan 1 Aug 2019 14:53:42 27,052 posts
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There’s got to be an argument for dropping Broad after this game. He only ever does this once a series....

jonsaan 1 Aug 2019 15:01:10 27,052 posts
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Worst. Leave. Ever?

Dougs 1 Aug 2019 15:04:13 100,414 posts
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It was pretty dreadful. Clearly didn't know where his off stump was, unlike Smith!

Deleted user 1 August 2019 15:28:43

They managed to get to 50 overs.

askew 1 Aug 2019 15:39:01 24,121 posts
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Maybe Jofra will be the key to getting Smith out in the next couple of tests.

Dougs 1 Aug 2019 16:01:56 100,414 posts
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Smith is pretty astonishing tbh.

Deleted user 1 August 2019 17:00:06

FFS!!!!

askew 1 Aug 2019 17:15:41 24,121 posts
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Fizzling out nicely.

Jono62 1 Aug 2019 17:45:37 27,356 posts
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Smith is such stubborn so and so

Rhaegyr 1 Aug 2019 18:27:23 5,499 posts
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Root is a terrible captain - how does he still have the job?

I could understand when he was at the top of his game but I've not seen that Root for a long time.

Shocking field for Smith.

Load_2.0 1 Aug 2019 18:54:41 33,582 posts
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I have no love for Australians but even I have to admire Smith's consistent excellence.

I think he's currently the best in the world in both 1 day and Test cricket.

Deleted user 1 August 2019 19:11:30

Rhaegyr wrote:
Root is a terrible captain - how does he still have the job?

I could understand when he was at the top of his game but I've not seen that Root for a long time.

Shocking field for Smith.

Not sure what root could have done differently to be honest. He was without Anderson and smith is stubborn as a rock whenever he bats against england.