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

[HitTheNailOnTheHead]

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

 

[AlwaysHawks15]

Carey is so bloody good

Big call but he's our best pure keeper we have ever had and that includes the greats, Heals, Bacchus and Gilly. Has just been flawless this series with every aspect of his game.

 

[badgrill]

This is now the post mortem apology thread.

Gawd it's funny, isn't it - at least wait til it's actually finished

 

[Adelaide Hawk]

Crawley on Brooks dismissal - “Personally I’d rather see someone get out like that rather than defending, on that pitch,”

I do t expect him to throw Harry under the bus, but c’mon, this makes you look like a campaigner

Well, he got his wish. Brooks did get out rather than defending.

 

[ams4crows]

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

At least When KP came as a baby he took us on and fought hard.

Brook as been a non event so far in the series a few starts and many dumb shots

 

[Art Vandelay_]

Need to make calls on Weatherald, Green and Inglis.
Personally I'd go Smith and Webster for Green and Inglis. Give Weatherald some more time.

Green is out of sorts and Inglis isn't up to it.

 

[scottywiper]

There was so much focus on Australia's top order weakness, but I guarantee the Aussie camp knew the Poms were no better off.
A bunch of batsmen with inflated records from playing on roads at home.
Particularly the openers....Duckett and Crawley have serious flaws....although the latter has done ok last two Tests.

 

[Snake Charmer]

Best English side ever they said….

When we lost to stokes in a test that ment **** all… Joe Denly played. So maybe tbis is there best

 

[Drugs Are Bad Mackay?]

At least When KP came as a baby he took us on and fought hard.

Definitely early but KP had had enough by his last tour here. Team was done after about 5 minutes of the tour. Most players either went home early or wanted to.

Jason Gillespie said on radio yesterday that the Aussies gave Pietersen the nickname Harvey Norman that series (zero interest)

 

[DaRick]

There was so much focus on Australia's top order weakness, but I guarantee the Aussie camp knew the Poms were no better off.
A bunch of batsmen with inflated records from playing on roads at home.
Particularly the openers....Duckett and Crawley have serious flaws....although the latter has done ok last two Tests.

With his tendency to poke outside off, Duckett was always gonna find bouncier AUS pitches tricky.

He's received some good deliveries, but him struggling overall isn't surprising.

 

[TazHawk15]

Wrap it up today then go for the kill and pick a proper side for Melbourne.

For the life of my I can’t see what Green or Inglis bring to the table ahead of Webster.

 

[sabso]

Day 5 baby!

 

[philreich]

Never forget.

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Im a mad Australian fan.

But we are cooked.

Outside of Starc, none of our bowling attacked looked threatening at all. I can't see how we take 20 wickets for a reasonable score to be honest - barring England throwing away their wickets.

If England had batted with a iota of common sense since the Ashes started, they would be short odds to be a few days from going 2-0 up. If Neser and Doggett are our next best bowlers then we are in for some hard times in the years ahead.

I have loaded up on England to win the Ashes @ $3.00 before the series; and again @ $6 after the first test.

I'm very confident on this bet, have pretty much decided what I will do with my winnings.

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WeightOfTheWorld is suspended unfortunately.

I wonder what he's like at picking lotto numbers.

 

[revo333]

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.

That's how most things like that in life end up, the start is always the best and the more people that join and know about it then it becomes something totally different of what it intended to be.

 

[revo333]

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.

It felt like winning the series at the time and sought of still does.

 

[revo333]

Running Player of the series:

Top 3 in no particular order:

Head
Starc
Carey

I think Starc might have run his race but he did perform when the series was on the line.

Carey is in great form, If he stays hungry you think there's more runs coming in the last 2 tests.

 

[revo333]

Still utterly filthy that winviz had poms at 10% chance at start of the innings when they needed to do what's never been done before in 150 years of test cricket..

to be fair, people were shitting themselves on here when England were 2/100

 

[revo333]

Need to make calls on Weatherald, Green and Inglis.
Personally I'd go Smith and Webster for Green and Inglis. Give Weatherald some more time.

Deserves the rest of the series but most likely will have to be in form to keep his spot for the next series.

 

[HirdyLannister]

Nothing is as slow as England's winning in Australia rate - 15 years and counting.

Essendon something something finals

Anyhow, smash these pommie bastards

 

[Gavin Excell]

The home crowds can be insufferable when they're on top. Mainly the Western Terrace at Yorkshire, the temporary stand at Lancashire and the Hollies Stand at Edgbaston. They've become hives for dickheads. Other parts of the ground are generally ok, but as a UK-based fan, I'm done with the grounds outside London. Ashes matches attract non-cricket football knobs. They won't be the ones staying up in the middle of the night to watch the series in Australia.

No Headingly or Old Trafford on the 2027 roster which is interesting
Southhamptons Ageas Bowl makes its ashes debut

 

[Gough]

No Headingly or Old Trafford on the 2027 roster which is interesting
Sputhhamptons Ageas Bowl makes its ashes debut

Don't run your club like it's sometime in the mid 60s is still the message for Yorkshire I see.

 

[Gough]

Raining at mine.

 

[Gavin Excell]

Raining at mine.

Radar suggests might be the case until after lunch

 

[Gavin Excell]

Shout out to the captain for his effort this Test match. Has bowled an unnerving line and length from the outset despite the limited preparation

 

[Bucking Beads]

Full credit to Lyon. Was bowling pretty poorly but did exactly what was required later in the day. That fuller length did wonders. Excited to finish them off this morning and prepare for a big boxing day test.