Just The Ashes

[Grand Uncle Horace]

And while he's piling on the runs, he's also annoying the crap out of the fielding team with his antics at the crease, which is an added bonus .

The Lasagna Kid may be the funniest cricketer to watch I can remember. Ta Zeus he plays for our mob and drives the Oppo bonkers.

 

[BLUEALLTHRU]

Excellent batting from Root and Malan, I'm really enjoying the contest!!

 

[kdavva]

The Lasagna Kid may be the funniest cricketer to watch I can remember. Ta Zeus he plays for our mob and drives the Oppo bonkers.

Can’t believe certain Aussie commentators are off him coz he’s not your typical blokes’ bloke cricketer whose idea of banter is just thinly veiled aggression.

 

[philreich]

I always want the Aussies to win, but it's also nice to see a contest. Does anyone really want all 5 Tests to finish without a single one extending to day 5?

 

[Grand Uncle Horace]

I always want the Aussies to win, but it's also nice to see a contest. Does anyone really want all 5 Tests to finish without a single one extending to day 5?

Agree but I will always take a whitewash of the Pomgolians!

 

[philreich]

Agree but I will always take a whitewash of the Pomgolians!

100% - I still haven't forgotten the humiliations of 1981 and 1985, so I'm more than happy to smash them.

 

[Grand Uncle Horace]

Apt score for the shot duck Buttler.

 

[StFly]

Apt score for the shot duck Buttler.

He's mentally shot, they need to get another one in and either pure bat him or GTFO at this rate.

 

[Damp Squarie]

Excellent batting from Root and Malan, I'm really enjoying the contest!!

Enthralling days play...How good is the glove-work from Carey?

 

[Damp Squarie]

The second biggest partnership on England's first innings has just reached new heights...10

 

[Grand Uncle Horace]

Richo has been a bit of a loose goose today

 

[BLUEALLTHRU]

Bowled Garry.

 

[StFly]

Bowled Garry.

Stokes trying to emulate his namesake to Green though.

Imagine being an allrounder and going "yeah, I'll just nab Root and Stokes and you lot can pick up the rabble" as a "newbie".

 

[GWS Goose]

Labuschagne's first innings scores since being subbed in for Smith at Lords:

74, 67, 48, 185, 162, 143, 63, 215, 47, 48, 91, 108, 74 and 103.

Out of this world good

 

[GWS Goose]

100% - I still haven't forgotten the humiliations of 1981 and 1985, so I'm more than happy to smash them.

They are so unbearable when they win, I always want to flog them

 

[Grand Uncle Horace]

Happy for us to have a bat and put more overs into Anderson and the others.

 

[philreich]

They are so unbearable when they win, I always want to flog them

Mind you, we're always extremely humble when we win too .

 

[philreich]

England conceded 1148 runs in the first 2 Tests, while taking just 29 wickets. No wonder they're struggling!!!

 

[BLUEALLTHRU]

Tomorrow it's 4000 days since the Poms won a test in Australia..Incredible!

 

[Barrybran]

Ouch. Joe's rooted.

 

[BLUEALLTHRU]

Ouch. Joe's rooted.

He's wearing his balls as a necklace.

 

[Barrybran]

He's wearing his balls as a necklace.

At least he has two whole days to ice up now

 

[philreich]

Tomorrow it's 4000 days since the Poms won a test in Australia..Incredible!

And the way they're playing, the drought might double.

Dare I say it - the way Root has captained in Australia, he deserves to get the SACK.......

 

[BLUEALLTHRU]

And the way they're playing, the drought might double.

Dare I say it - the way Root has captained in Australia, he deserves to get the SACK.......

Ohh Phil!

 

[Grand Uncle Horace]

And the way they're playing, the drought might double.

Dare I say it - the way Root has captained in Australia, he deserves to get the SACK.......

Facing a SPLIT on the SACK proposal, Root showed a lot of balls.