Australian International Summer (The Ashes) 2021/22

[Brodlach]

The Friday to Tuesday traditional timing was the best

[Lightning McQueen]

Will Swanton (cricket journalist) has gone BANG in his article in Advertiser this morning, absolutely given it to Nathan Lyon. Don't see that sort of article very often these days

Just read it after reading your post. Top class article. Loved the bit about how insulting it is to call him a GOAT when you consider Shane Warne etc.

I thought for years that the GOAT was just a pisstake, I couldn't believe people actually meant it.

Yeah he's taken a fair few wickets but he's thrown a heck of a lot of darts.

[Lightning McQueen]

The Friday to Tuesday traditional timing was the best

It's a no brainer really, knock off early Friday, got the weekend to lounge about and watch, half the time we're lucky if it's still going by day 5.

[whufc]

The Friday to Tuesday traditional timing was the best

Depends on the game.....

If there is an absolute cracker day 5 finish set up its going to be great having a sunday bbq and beers with the lads watching the test end.

[Brodlach]

The Friday to Tuesday traditional timing was the best

Depends on the game.....

If there is an absolute cracker day 5 finish set up its going to be great having a sunday bbq and beers with the lads watching the test end.

Hasn’t been too many cracker day 5 recently

At least with a Friday start most who work can watch some on the weekend

[Lightning McQueen]

The Friday to Tuesday traditional timing was the best

Depends on the game.....

If there is an absolute cracker day 5 finish set up its going to be great having a sunday bbq and beers with the lads watching the test end.

I've loved switching the idiot box on Tuesday after work to watch the arse end of certain Sydney tests over the years.

The Graeme Smith broken hand innings and the Michael Clark 3 wickets in an over were definitely in the top 5 memorable tests for me, the Shane Warne one in Adelaide 06 was #1 for mine, we were talking about it at work as it began to unfold, nek minnit everyone snuck off without telling anyone else and all bumped into each other at Adelaide Oval.

[DOC]

England win the toss and will bat.

[DOC]

England go with no Anderson and no Broad.

Australia 1 David Warner, 2 Marcus Harris, 3 Marnus Labuschagne, 4 Steven Smith, 5 Travis Head, 6 Cameron Green, 7 Alex Carey (wk), 8 Pat Cummins (capt), 9 Mitchell Starc, 10 Nathan Lyon, 11 Josh Hazlewood

England 1 Rory Burns, 2 Haseeb Hameed, 3 Dawid Malan, 4 Joe Root (capt), 5 Ben Stokes, 6 Ollie Pope, 7 Jos Buttler (wk), 8 Chris Woakes, 9 Ollie Robinson, 10 Mark Wood, 11 Jack Leach

[Lightning McQueen]

Lunch lotto: 2/88

[gazzamagoo]

Lunch
3/50

[gadj1976]

England go with no Anderson and no Broad.

Australia 1 David Warner, 2 Marcus Harris, 3 Marnus Labuschagne, 4 Steven Smith, 5 Travis Head, 6 Cameron Green, 7 Alex Carey (wk), 8 Pat Cummins (capt), 9 Mitchell Starc, 10 Nathan Lyon, 11 Josh Hazlewood

England 1 Rory Burns, 2 Haseeb Hameed, 3 Dawid Malan, 4 Joe Root (capt), 5 Ben Stokes, 6 Ollie Pope, 7 Jos Buttler (wk), 8 Chris Woakes, 9 Ollie Robinson, 10 Mark Wood, 11 Jack Leach

On paper that looks like a weak English side. Time will tell hey?

Interesting that Tucker, Riefell and Wilson (3rd) are umpiring - all Aussies. Missed the fourth umpire's name.

[DOC]

I think Hugh Jarse got the gig after a long absence.

First ball hahahahahaha

[whufc]

hahahaha

[stan]

I was only hoping Starc would at least hit the pitch and not do a Harmison for that first ball.....

That will do.

[mighty_tiger_79]

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[gazzamagoo]

BALL OF THE CENTURY!!

BOOM!!

[RB]

Ahahahahahahahahahahaha

[mal]

STARc !

[The Bedge]

**** off Burns your whufc look a like! Piss off!! Great start!

[stan]

In reality that ball should have been flicked square for 4.