BigPleb
08.25.19 | All to play for now lads! |
BigPleb
08.25.19 | Forgot it’s only us Brits and Aussies who care about this haha. |
Kingdok
08.25.19 | Watched it live and highlights. Still can't believe it happened. Sir Ben if we go on to win the urn! |
Gnocchi
08.25.19 | England's game strategy: if we can't beat them we might as well beat them. But we're already beating them? |
Coast
08.25.19 | Hard to swallow after bowling them out for 67. |
Demon of the Fall
08.25.19 | YES!!! One of the greatest innings ever, can’t believe it (and I saw the madness that was the ‘05 Ashes). How do you go from being that incompetent with the bat, to pulling that off? Wish I was there, local ground as well. Celebrated like we’d won it all!
... you missed a trick though, should’ve been a list of Aussie bands. |
Coast
08.25.19 | I went to bed at about 7/270 and thought we’d still bowl them out. The ‘05 Ashes was hard to watch but a thrilling series. |
Demon of the Fall
08.25.19 | If we’d come up short it’d still have been an incredible game, the Ashes keeps producing extraordinary theatre. Proper cricket. |
zakalwe
08.25.19 | Watched it up until Archer was dismissed and thought well we’ve fucked it. Went out into the garden had a beer, came back and couldn’t believe it.
What with the World Cup I have to say Cricket is possibly the only sport around now that truly captures the unbridled excitement of watching a competitive game without bullshit.
It’s taken me 40yrs and that 2005 series to appreciate the fact that Test match cricket is riveting as fuck. |
Coast
08.25.19 | Yes either way it would’ve been awesome to watch. You guys broke a record to win the match. Series going down to the wire. |
zakalwe
08.25.19 | Australia to win cos our opening batsmen are absolutely fucking useless but fuck me it’s exiting. |
Kingdok
08.25.19 | Roy was always gonna struggle with the red ball, specially opening, but i do like watching burns. But yeah, can't see us stopping aus 2 more times. |
zakalwe
08.25.19 | Despite my ignorance into the ins and outs of the thing I’m actually leaning towards lager, hot weather and cricket being the best thing of all time tbh. |
BigPleb
08.25.19 | That right hand switch shot from Stokes for 6 was incredible, just unbelievable. |
blastOFFitsPARTYtime
08.25.19 | Stokes with the bat is clearly a magnificent finisher of big matches.
With the ball not so much as yet. |
tommygun
08.26.19 | jesus christ |
tommygun
08.26.19 | aussies completely shat the bed with the wasted reviews, botched runout etc but full credit to stokes, fookin unbelievable performance
just went full god mode once they were 9 down
rest of series will be sweet now |
Gnocchi
08.26.19 | Auss' definitely shat the bed with this one. Could also argue the fact we're turning into a 'one-player' team. |
Coast
08.26.19 | Yep, even though we had them on toast, we still couldn’t get over the line without a contribution from Smith. |
Gnocchi
08.26.19 | Let's face it. It's a great tactical move on England's behalf. They can't play if they get knocked unconscious - seems a basic fact really. |
Coast
08.26.19 | Bodyline |
AngryJohnny
08.26.19 | That was magnificent
Think we'll need to win the last 2 tests to win em back though, won't be any drawn tests between these sides unless it fucks it down for 3 of the 5 days |
zakalwe
08.26.19 | Fucking amazing |
Coast
09.05.19 | 211 |
BigPleb
09.05.19 | This aged well hahaha. |
Coast
09.05.19 | Steve Smith v England resumes. Can't see a classic finish in this test. Either an aussie win, draw &/or the rain. |
Demon of the Fall
09.06.19 | The guy is unreal, but it'd be really helpful if we didn't keep inventing new ways of keeping him at the crease, a no-ball from a spinner, really? F*** sake. Yeah he still scored 100+ but it could've been the difference between a 350 all out type score and what we've ended up facing. |
BigPleb
09.06.19 | England created their own problems as usual.
Steve Smith is a freak though, best batsman in cricket. |
Gnocchi
09.06.19 | I'm tipping rain. |
zakalwe
09.15.19 | Polite applause, blazer off, pint downed.
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Coast
09.16.19 | Jolly good show ol’ chap! Thought Smith’s 23 was a misprint. Great to retain the ashes but a drawn series and resounding last test defeat a little deflating. Also my AFL team knocked out by 3 points and the boomers blew 2 medal chances at the basketball world cup, meh. |