Test The Ashes Third Test December 17-21 1000hrs @ The Adelaide Oval

[Gough]

There's no hope in Pope.

Time for excommunication.

 

[MarcMaverick]

Time for excommunication.

You don't rate Leo?

 

[Peter Bixley]

Time for excommunication.

Reckon there'll be white smoke coming out of the Long Room at Lord's after tomorrow.

 

[Peter Bixley]

I've been doing some *** packet calculations. When England lose tomorrow, everyone knows they will equal the 11 days of 2002/03 in ensuring Australia win the Ashes. But in terms of actual time, we have currently played 9.66 days of cricket in this series. In 2002/03, the third test concluded after 10.5 days of cricket. If England lose at any point in the first two sessions then this will officially be the shortest amount of game time played that the Ashes have been settled since the 8 days needed in 1921. Lovely.

 

[Gough]

I've been doing some *** packet calculations. When England lose tomorrow, everyone knows they will equal the 11 days of 2002/03 in ensuring Australia win the Ashes. But in terms of actual time, we have currently played 9.66 days of cricket in this series. In 2002/03, the third test concluded after 10.5 days of cricket. If England lose at any point in the first two sessions then this will officially be the shortest amount of game time played that the Ashes have been settled since the 8 days needed in 1921. Lovely.

I've never seen us physically win the Ashes I was at the Oval in 01 but we'd already won them by then. Cricket bucket list is getting shorter.

 

[Gavin Excell]

England staring down the barrel of 0-18 last 18 tests in Aus

 

[FreoRicci]

You should see Green’s.

Averaging 28 in Australia after 25 tests I think.

Guy is an Australian born and he’s worse than Indian and English players who come here every 4 years.

 

[Peter Bixley]

I've never seen us physically win the Ashes I was at the Oval in 01 but we'd already won them by then. Cricket bucket list is getting shorter.

I was at Old Trafford in 2019 when we retained the urn. It was getting into fading light when Hazlewood trapped Overton LBW, so the relief and joy when that match was won was like nothing I've ever felt at a cricket match before.

 

[passmark]

Is Brook still standing there trying to figure out how he got bowled?

He’s in the change room practicing his incredulity reactions with Stokes

 

[Jack Mundy]

Hate dogma but you should always play a specialist spinner. 4th seamer ain't going to do what the other 3 haven't. Lyon showing us today..

 

[passmark]

There are lots of England fans who go to watch them overseas who cannot stand the Barmy Army. In 1995, it was a different generation of fans. In fact, 1995 was when Bill Lawry first famously called them the Barmy Army and it stuck. Oh Bill, what have you done?! They were always Atherton's Barmy Army back in those days. A grassroots group of independent travellers, following their team in the most loyal fashion getting spanked around the globe. Then it became official and corporate, and lost its organic feel. They went from a couple of blokes selling shirts out of a holdall to a travel operator selling tour packages and official merchandise. They now even have TV broadcaster TNT sponsoring their shirts. It's lost its original purpose and spontaneous gallows humour/wit, and become tedious and annoying.

Sadly a lot of the much smaller and less narcissistic supporters groups appear to have fallen by the wayside. The Corridor of Uncertainty was run by Andy Clark, a stalwart who went more than 20 years without missing a test match. He sadly died last year, aged 54. He was England's Luke Sparrow and I was lucky to have met him in Brisbane in 2010 (https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/...e-remembered-during-trent-bridge-test-1443635).

The Addis Army also appears to be no more. They were formed by fans stranded in Ethiopia en route to a tour of South Africa. All of the coverage and exposure is gobbled up by the Barmy Army.

Tony Greig certainly gave them a bake in the ‘90’s. Words to the effect of “we don’t want that football rabble coming to games”

 

[glenashley]

At this stage you'd have to say Australia have an unfair advantage in the WTC table getting to play England at least 5 times in a given cycle....

 

[Satan]

 

[Gough]

I was at Old Trafford in 2019 when we retained the urn. It was getting into fading light when Hazlewood trapped Overton LBW, so the relief and joy when that match was won was like nothing I've ever felt at a cricket match before.

This Test will be a bit special too, with the backdrop that it's been played against people have been falling over themselves around wherever I've been sitting to be kind. There's been a fantastic sense of community and how lucky we all are to be watching this live.

 

[Peter Bixley]

This Test will be a bit special too, with the backdrop that it's been played against people have been falling over themselves around wherever I've been sitting to be kind. There's been a fantastic sense of community and how lucky we all are to be watching this live.

Most definitely. The Ashes is everything good about sporting rivalry, because deep down everyone knows how to come together in light of what happened last weekend.

You absolutely need to soak up every minute of it tomorrow. Two local lads getting centuries, and a former player/curator hopefully getting five wickets whilst going past McGrath to become our number two bowler. Oh, and Australia winning the Ashes in the fastest time in more than a century

 

[Moonwatcher]

I've never seen us physically win the Ashes I was at the Oval in 01 but we'd already won them by then. Cricket bucket list is getting shorter.

Damn, you're making it hard not to go in

 

[Visions]

Came out here with a reputation as the best young player of this generation and will be going home very much humbled

Is it Iron Sheik levels of being humbled?

 

[gtrxuone]

Surely a gold coin donation tomorrow for entry or are they going to be greedy?

CA lost 12million last year.With an Indian tour.
Not sure what's happening.Test Summer good,BBL good,Woman's cricket strong.Good tv deal

 

[kozi]

Their PR machine would be at its limits already. 3 more weeks of positive catchcries and word games to get around the serious questions. Trav still hasn’t said anything yet

 

[Gough]

Harry Brooks' reverse sweep is going to be the most scrutinised English reverse sweep since Gatting in the World Cup.

 

[Jack Mundy]

CA lost 12million last year.With an Indian tour.
Not sure what's happening.Test Summer good,BBL good,Woman's cricket strong.Good tv deal

Todd Greenberg

 

[gtrxuone]

Todd Greenberg

Was a bad business man?

 

[Westy2487]

Travis got angry about the missed wicket. He wanted to get on the the piss tonight.

 

[Gough]

Damn, you're making it hard not to go in

Chance to see us win the Ashes and still get home in time to put the roast in. What's not to love?

 

[Jacks Seething Rage]

Harry Brooks' reverse sweep is going to be the most scrutinised English reverse sweep since Gatting in the World Cup.

No one's share price has tumbled further this summer.

He needs to bat #3 pronto. Desperately needs some accountability in his game.