owl4ever1867 Posted June 20, 2023 Author Share Posted June 20, 2023 143/5 Head goes for 16 - superb bowling by Ali - caught Root in the slips. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
owl4ever1867 Posted June 20, 2023 Author Share Posted June 20, 2023 Robinson bowls Green for 28 Australia 192/6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skamp Posted June 20, 2023 Share Posted June 20, 2023 (edited) Stokes gets Kawajha. 209 for 7 Edited June 20, 2023 by Skamp Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
owl4ever1867 Posted June 20, 2023 Author Share Posted June 20, 2023 Finally Khawaja has gone! He goes for 65 - bowled by Stokes. Australia 209/7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
owl4ever1867 Posted June 20, 2023 Author Share Posted June 20, 2023 What a catch by Root - Carey out for 20. Australia 247/8. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skamp Posted June 20, 2023 Share Posted June 20, 2023 Looks like that first day declaration is going to haunt England Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
owl4ever1867 Posted June 20, 2023 Author Share Posted June 20, 2023 35 minutes ago, Skamp said: Looks like that first day declaration is going to haunt England It has..... A 8th wicket stand of 55 sees Australia home & win by 2 wickets. Australia 1-0 England. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andyben Posted June 20, 2023 Share Posted June 20, 2023 Thanks for the updates, I momentarily became quite interested, maybe all cricket should be condensed to @owl4ever1867 's updates? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
owl4ever1867 Posted June 20, 2023 Author Share Posted June 20, 2023 29 minutes ago, Andyben said: Thanks for the updates, I momentarily became quite interested, maybe all cricket should be condensed to @owl4ever1867 's updates? No problem on my behalf AB. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
owl4ever1867 Posted June 20, 2023 Author Share Posted June 20, 2023 2nd Ashes test at Lords 28th June - 2nd July. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
owl4ever1867 Posted June 27, 2023 Author Share Posted June 27, 2023 England have named their team to face Australia in the 2nd Ashes Test at Lords tomorrow : England XI: Crawley, Duckett, Pope, Root, Brook, Stokes, Bairstow, Broad, Robinson, Tongue, Anderson. Tongue replaces Ali in the only change from the 1st test loss. The change means England have gone with pace & the spin option will be Joe Root. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
owl4ever1867 Posted June 28, 2023 Author Share Posted June 28, 2023 England win the toss & elect to bowl. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
owl4ever1867 Posted June 28, 2023 Author Share Posted June 28, 2023 Rain stopped play at Lords Australia 20/0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
owl4ever1867 Posted June 28, 2023 Author Share Posted June 28, 2023 Covers off - players just about to come on..... Why does it take so long to get play started?! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
owl4ever1867 Posted June 28, 2023 Author Share Posted June 28, 2023 Pope just dropped Warner (20) in the slips off the bowling of Broad. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
owl4ever1867 Posted June 28, 2023 Author Share Posted June 28, 2023 Warner has made England pay & has reached 53no. Australia 73/1 at lunch. Tongue bowls Khawaja. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
owl4ever1867 Posted June 28, 2023 Author Share Posted June 28, 2023 Tongue bowls Warner for 66. 110/2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
owl4ever1867 Posted June 28, 2023 Author Share Posted June 28, 2023 Root with 2 late wickets to remove Head & Green. End of day 1 : Australia 339/5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JBO Posted June 28, 2023 Share Posted June 28, 2023 8 minutes ago, owl4ever1867 said: Root with 2 late wickets to remove Head Some delivery that 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
owl4ever1867 Posted June 29, 2023 Author Share Posted June 29, 2023 Broad strikes early & gets Carey LBW. Australia 355/6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
owl4ever1867 Posted June 29, 2023 Author Share Posted June 29, 2023 358/7 Jimmy finally gets a wicket as he has Starc caught behind. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
owl4ever1867 Posted June 29, 2023 Author Share Posted June 29, 2023 Finally Smith goes for 110, caught behind off the bowling of Topley. Australia 393/8 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
owl4ever1867 Posted June 29, 2023 Author Share Posted June 29, 2023 408/9 Lyon out for 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
owl4ever1867 Posted June 29, 2023 Author Share Posted June 29, 2023 Australia 416 all out Hazelwood the last man out - bowled Robinson caught Root. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
owl4ever1867 Posted June 29, 2023 Author Share Posted June 29, 2023 England 13/0 at lunch. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
owl4ever1867 Posted June 29, 2023 Author Share Posted June 29, 2023 Australia make a break through & Crawley goes for 48. 91/1 Pope joins Dunkett at the crease and England have since gone onto 128/1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
owl4ever1867 Posted June 29, 2023 Author Share Posted June 29, 2023 Tea on Day 2 England 145/1 Duckett 62* Pope 32* Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
owl4ever1867 Posted June 29, 2023 Author Share Posted June 29, 2023 England 266/4 Duckett out for 94 Root out for 10 Brooks 34no & Stokes 11no at the crease. England 150 runs behind Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
owl4ever1867 Posted June 29, 2023 Author Share Posted June 29, 2023 End of day 2 England 271/4 (61 overs) Had a mini collapse earlier, from 188/1 to 222/4 playing some daft shots & going after the short ball. England are 138 runs behind going into day 3, hopefully if Brooks & Stokes can put on another 50-60 runs together, then England will be in a pretty decent position. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
owl4ever1867 Posted June 30, 2023 Author Share Posted June 30, 2023 Start of day 3 Stokes goes in the 1st over of the day, bowled Starc caught Green. Bairstow joins Brooks 49* at the crease. England 288/5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
owl4ever1867 Posted June 30, 2023 Author Share Posted June 30, 2023 Brook gets his 50 but then is out to Starc caught Cummins England 295/6 Broad joins Bairstow at the crease. Australia lead by England by 121 runs Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
owl4ever1867 Posted June 30, 2023 Author Share Posted June 30, 2023 300 up for England 301/6 118 runs behind. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
owl4ever1867 Posted June 30, 2023 Author Share Posted June 30, 2023 Bairstow out for 16 England 312/7 Robinson & Broad at the crease Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
owl4ever1867 Posted June 30, 2023 Author Share Posted June 30, 2023 Broad & Robinson out. England 325/9 Tongue & Jimmy at the crease England trial by 91 runs Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
owl4ever1867 Posted June 30, 2023 Author Share Posted June 30, 2023 Just as I was typing Australia bowl England all out for 325 & take a 91 run lead into their 2nd innings Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
owl4ever1867 Posted June 30, 2023 Author Share Posted June 30, 2023 Lunch on day 3. Australia 12/0 Lead by 103 runs, awful morning for England. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KrolMong Posted June 30, 2023 Share Posted June 30, 2023 I’ve been raging about things so far. The declaration in the first innings. The performance of Bairstow behind the stumps. The issues with Moeen being unable to properly bowl. And the poor bowling in that last session including the delay of Stokes in taking the new ball. Then, the second test. The flatness of England with the ball. The middle and lower order collapse today. The lack of real pace. The silliness of shot selection - this is test cricket. If Australia pass 300 in terms of a lead, we’ll lose the second test. We look like a load of individuals. Australia look like a team who are together with a plan. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
owl4ever1867 Posted June 30, 2023 Author Share Posted June 30, 2023 17 minutes ago, KrolMong said: I’ve been raging about things so far. The declaration in the first innings. The performance of Bairstow behind the stumps. The issues with Moeen being unable to properly bowl. And the poor bowling in that last session including the delay of Stokes in taking the new ball. Then, the second test. The flatness of England with the ball. The middle and lower order collapse today. The lack of real pace. The silliness of shot selection - this is test cricket. If Australia pass 300 in terms of a lead, we’ll lose the second test. We look like a load of individuals. Australia look like a team who are together with a plan. Totally agree KM, the bowling on the 1st day after we won the toss was utterly atrocious, the conditions were perfect for our bowlers & they blew it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
owl4ever1867 Posted June 30, 2023 Author Share Posted June 30, 2023 England finally make a break through. 79/1 - Tongue traps Warner LBW. Australia lead by 170. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
owl4ever1867 Posted June 30, 2023 Author Share Posted June 30, 2023 123/2 Labuschagne out for 30 - bowled Anderson caught Brooks. Australia lead by 214 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
owl4ever1867 Posted June 30, 2023 Author Share Posted June 30, 2023 Australia 130/2 Lead England by 221. Rain stopped play - only thing that'll stop England getting a battering here Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
owl4ever1867 Posted June 30, 2023 Author Share Posted June 30, 2023 5 hours ago, owl4ever1867 said: Australia 130/2 Lead England by 221. Rain stopped play - only thing that'll stop England getting a battering here Rain bought an end to day 3, I'll happily take the rain as well for the next 48 hours, take the draw & go again at Headingley with some changes to the team. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tylluan Posted July 1, 2023 Share Posted July 1, 2023 Andy Zaltzman produced a stat on TMS that said something like England were getting 30% (?) more movement from the ball than Australia but the difference was the Aussies weren't chasing every ball. Australia warmed up for the Ashes by playing the World Championship final against India. England warmed up by going on the equivalent of an end of season club tour by playing the test dominant nation of Ireland. McCullum and Stokes turned down the chance to play a County Championship select 11. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
owl4ever1867 Posted July 1, 2023 Author Share Posted July 1, 2023 4 minutes ago, Tylluan said: Andy Zaltzman produced a stat on TMS that said something like England were getting 30% (?) more movement from the ball than Australia but the difference was the Aussies weren't chasing every ball. Australia warmed up for the Ashes by playing the World Championship final against India. England warmed up by going on the equivalent of an end of season club tour by playing the test dominant nation of Ireland. McCullum and Stokes turned down the chance to play a County Championship select 11. They would've got a better game against a County Championship select as well, no disrespect to Ireland. I watched the dismissals of England yesterday & its amateur stuff, like you say England went chasing the Aussies didn't - they played the conditions perfectly, yesterday as bad as England were, the Aussies were superb. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skamp Posted July 1, 2023 Share Posted July 1, 2023 I'm no cricket expert but it seems to me that the Aussies are playing to England's egos and the players are trying to hit 4s and 6s every shot and getting out rather than only playing the right ball to smack. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
owl4ever1867 Posted July 1, 2023 Author Share Posted July 1, 2023 We don't even look like taking a wicket here.... In fact......England have just taken 2 wickets. Khawaja out for 77 - bowled Broad - caught Sub. Smith out for 34 - bowled Tongue caught Crawley. 2 new batters at the crease in Head & Green. Australia 191/4 Lead England by 282 runs Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
owl4ever1867 Posted July 1, 2023 Author Share Posted July 1, 2023 Head gone! Bowled Broad caught Root. 197/5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
owl4ever1867 Posted July 1, 2023 Author Share Posted July 1, 2023 Lunch on day 3 Australia 222/5 Australia lead by 313 runs with 5 wickets in hand. England could do with a quick wicket or 2 here. I've also noticed the amount of "extras" we've given away : 1st innings 38 runs 2nd innings (so far) 25 runs Total : 63 runs in extras. Australia : 1st innings 22 runs Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
owl4ever1867 Posted July 1, 2023 Author Share Posted July 1, 2023 252/7 Green out for 18 - bowled Robinson caught Duckett. Carey out for 21 - bowled Robinson caught Root. Cummins & Starc at the crease now, there's rumours that Lyon can't bat due to the injury he sustained in Englands 1st innings. Australia lead by 343 runs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
owl4ever1867 Posted July 1, 2023 Author Share Posted July 1, 2023 Cummins out....... 261/8 Bowled Broad caught Dunkett. Australia lead by 352 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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