The Ashes 2019

[Senor Moto Gadili]

And given our girls only need to draw this match to retain the ashes, you'd think we'd be happy to bat and bat and bat. England are the ones who need the game moving forward, not us.

Can't stand it being called The Ashes.

Strange format they have .... if you are going to have a "Test" match, surely it has to be 5 days.

[gazzamagoo]

And given our girls only need to draw this match to retain the ashes, you'd think we'd be happy to bat and bat and bat. England are the ones who need the game moving forward, not us.

Can't stand it being called The Ashes.

Strange format they have .... if you are going to have a "Test" match, surely it has to be 5 days.

and when did one day matches constitute part of the ashes.

[Senor Moto Gadili]

Tim Paine has won the toss and sent Travis Head's team in. Warner and Harris to open.

[Senor Moto Gadili]

Neser opening bowling with Pattinson

[Senor Moto Gadili]

Neser gets both openers.

[Senor Moto Gadili]

Head out for 1 .... 3/21. Good to see our bats are mastering the English conditions.

[Brodlach]

4/29

[The Dark Knight]

5/64, Labuschage 41*
Hell

[Armchair expert]

Lock in Marnus for Number 3

1. ?
2. Warner
3. Marnus
4. Smith
5. Head
6. ?
7. Paine
8. Cummins
9.Starc
10. Hazlewood/Pattinson
11.Lyon

[locky801]

all out 105

[helicopterking]

105 vs 7/96.

[northerner]

Teams named for the intra trial starting Tuesday with Khawaja being rested due to hammie issues no doubt.
Seems as if Wade will bat 5... reckon he is the player with most to gain with a big effort this week. Hazelwood is the one with most pressure to perform to retain his spot.

My line up for First Test PRIOR to this trial:
Harris
Warner
Uzzie
Smith
Head
Wade
Paine
Pattinson
Cummins
Starc
Lyon

Shane Warne has named his starting XI... and its the same as I listed above with Starc and Hazelwood fighting out the final spot.

Marnies effort last night might help his chances.

[Senor Moto Gadili]

105 vs 7/96.

I'm not sure what that proves when you have a pitch that clearly favours the bowlers. Maybe we'll get a better idea from the second innings.

[Brodlach]

At least the bowlers are in form

[whufc]

At least the bowlers are in form

Except for Starc who was the only pacemen to not take a wicket and went at the highest economy as well.

[Booney]

At least the bowlers are in form

I'd be in form with a Duke ball in those conditions against that batting line up.

[Booney]

England 5-0 $21
England 4-0 $15
England 4-1 $9
England 3-0 $26
England 3-1 $7.50
England 3-2 $7
England 2-0 $67
England 2-1 $13
England 1-0 $251
Tied 2-2 $6.50
Tied 1-1 $41
Tied 0-0 $251
Australia 1-0 $251
Australia 2-0 $101
Australia 2-1 $15
Australia 3-0 $41
Australia 3-1 $9
Australia 3-2 $8
Australia 4-0 $21
Australia 4-1 $13
Australia 5-0 $29

I've had a nibble at the 3 bold above.

[whufc]

Yeah I cant see us winning the Ashes.

Our bowling will hold strong but their batting is much better than us under those conditions. I like the 3-1, you can always count on whether assisting a draw at some stage.

[Lightning McQueen]

England 5-0 $21
England 4-0 $15
England 4-1 $9
England 3-0 $26
England 3-1 $7.50
England 3-2 $7
England 2-0 $67
England 2-1 $13
England 1-0 $251
Tied 2-2 $6.50
Tied 1-1 $41
Tied 0-0 $251
Australia 1-0 $251
Australia 2-0 $101
Australia 2-1 $15
Australia 3-0 $41
Australia 3-1 $9
Australia 3-2 $8
Australia 4-0 $21
Australia 4-1 $13
Australia 5-0 $29

I've had a nibble at the 3 bold above.

You'd think there will be a lot of days lost for rain, the 3-0 or 3-1 look very tempting as un-Australian as it is, at the end of the day, we're just not that good.

[Brodlach]

At least the bowlers are in form

I'd be in form with a Duke ball in those conditions against that batting line up.

I may have missed an emoji