The Ashes 25/26

[Booney]

farrrrk the 10am start, go back to the traditional 11am ffs............

Dont think it has been a 11am start for 25 years!

2002 - 10:30am
2006 - 11:00am
2010 - 10:30am
2012 - 10:30am

[RB]

Going to be a struggle for us still to be batting until stumps tomorrow...

[mal]

farrrrk the 10am start, go back to the traditional 11am ffs............

Dont think it has been a 11am start for 25 years!

2002 - 10:30am
2006 - 11:00am
2010 - 10:30am
2012 - 10:30am

6-45pm
BBL tonight SS V AS
Might be a reason for the earlier start ?

[Lightning McQueen]

Great catch. Head gone.

I'm not syaing a word. Made even more annoying considering we had a so called specialist opener brought into the team.


Anywho, let's see steady the ship for a while.

[dedja]

Uzi kissed on the dick

[am Bays]

I hope Uzzi bats all day

[gadj1976]

farrrrk the 10am start, go back to the traditional 11am ffs............

Dont think it has been a 11am start for 25 years!

2002 - 10:30am
2006 - 11:00am
2010 - 10:30am
2012 - 10:30am

6-45pm
BBL tonight SS V AS
Might be a reason for the earlier start ?

Oh god, please no. Bringing the test forward for meaningless junk? Actually that sounds about right.

[am Bays]

Just back in the office after the first hour and half. One of the hardest things I've ever had to do in my life.

Those two Imperial Pints of WED were magnificent!

[whufc]

I hope Uzzi bats all day

Uzi chooses how long he bats

[Booney]

24 overs in 2 hours.

[locky801]

24 overs in 2 hours.

Did they have more than the usual drinks break or just the one after an hour

[am Bays]

24 overs in 2 hours.

Did they have more than the usual drinks break or just the one after an hour

Just the one

[stampy]

farrrrk the 10am start, go back to the traditional 11am ffs............

Dont think it has been a 11am start for 25 years!

2002 - 10:30am
2006 - 11:00am
2010 - 10:30am
2012 - 10:30am

yes i ******* know that, but why farrrk with tradition

[The Dark Knight]

Hit in the head training?

Sounds suss

Vertigo they said.
Pat won the toss, were batting. Usi to come in at 4.

From cricket.com

Massive breaking news: Steve Smith has just left the Adelaide Oval! The star batter exited the arena with his backpack on while his teammates huddled together ahead of the toss!

We haven't been given any information as of yet, but signs aren't good for Smith. He was struck on the groin at the nets on Tuesday and he didn't train at all on Monday due to feeling unwell.

https://www.cricket.com.au/news/4420760

Steve Smith has been sensationally ruled out of the third Ashes Test with a recurrence of the superstar batter's inner ear issues sidelining him on Wednesday morning.

Smith has suffered nausea and dizziness symptoms leading into the third NRMA Insurance Test, forcing him to miss Monday's main training session.

He had brief fitness test this morning in the nets but was ultimately ruled out. Australia expect him to be fine for the fourth Test in Melbourne.

Smith, who has experienced vestibular, or inner ear, issues before, had a lengthy discussion with Cummins and coach Andrew McDonald before play, and then cut a distraught figure as it became clear he would not play.

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Smith missed a World Cup match against Afghanistan in 2023 with similar symptoms, while he also reported feeling unwell ahead of Australia's Test tour of Pakistan in 2022 after hitting his head while attempting an outfield catch.

In 2020, he scored an ODI century against India despite, on the morning of the match, requiring a doctor to perform a series of head twists on him (known as the Epley Manoeuvre) to remove 'ear rocks' that cause vertigo.

[The Dark Knight]

farrrrk the 10am start, go back to the traditional 11am ffs............

Dont think it has been a 11am start for 25 years!

2002 - 10:30am
2006 - 11:00am
2010 - 10:30am
2012 - 10:30am

yes i ******* know that, but why farrrk with tradition

It isn't tradition, Booney's post shows that and they can obviously change start times whenever seen fit.

[wenchbarwer]

Just back in the office after the first hour and half. One of the hardest things I've ever had to do in my life.

Why would you do that to yourself???

Those two Imperial Pints of WED were magnificent!

See above...

[mal]

farrrrk the 10am start, go back to the traditional 11am ffs............

Dont think it has been a 11am start for 25 years!

2002 - 10:30am
2006 - 11:00am
2010 - 10:30am
2012 - 10:30am

yes i ******* know that, but why farrrk with tradition

Hey Stampy, whaddbout Afternoon starts in the Pink Ball tests !

[Booney]

The actual f*ck?

[stampy]

farrrrk the 10am start, go back to the traditional 11am ffs............

Dont think it has been a 11am start for 25 years!

2002 - 10:30am
2006 - 11:00am
2010 - 10:30am
2012 - 10:30am

for TDK it was ******* tradition forever before 2002 then they decided to farrrk around with it, shield was also tradionally 11am, the poms havent changed why did we?

[amber_fluid]

Yeah nah Green