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3rd Ashes Test: Australia v England @ Adelaide Oval Dec 17-21, 2025

Twizzle

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I'm a bit late to the snicko party. How did the operator f**k it up?

From what I understand, he pressed the wrong button, and the sniko edge/spike was shown to have spiked before the ball got to the bat.

So when the ball passed the bat, there was no spike, and it couldn't be given out. There may be more to it than that, but that is what was posted on the socials.
 

Fangs

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Invaluable runs late in the innings.

We going to actually see some Bazball now? They haven't shown it with the bat all summer.
 

BunniesMan

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Why are they running off the ground in this heat? What is the purpose of spending that extra energy? Such a stupid showy thing to do for no reason
 

Bazal

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Much more comfortable with that score than what we were looking at. Within touching distance of par, if not right on r given how the pitch might break up in the heat
 

LeedsRhinos

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From what I understand, he pressed the wrong button, and the sniko edge/spike was shown to have spiked before the ball got to the bat.

So when the ball passed the bat, there was no spike, and it couldn't be given out. There may be more to it than that, but that is what was posted on the socials.
That's his story.

How after using the technology for that long do you suddenly "press the wrong button"
 

This Year?

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They're saying he listened used the audio from the stump mic at the wrong end.
From what I understand, he pressed the wrong button, and the sniko edge/spike was shown to have spiked before the ball got to the bat.

So when the ball passed the bat, there was no spike, and it couldn't be given out. There may be more to it than that, but that is what was posted on the socials.

That's his story.

How after using the technology for that long do you suddenly "press the wrong button"
It's NRL bunker level of incompetence from the official.
 

King-Gutho94

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Interesting stats when Jofra Archer comes up against Australia

4 innings with no Smudge - 16 wickets @ 10.62 with 2 x 5 wkt hauls
9 innings with Smudge batting - 14 wickets @ 35.71 with 1 x 5 wkt haul

This dribble in the UK that Archer has Smiths measure.

Its almost like he is 3 times worse off when Smudge is batting.

When Smudge isn't there Jofra has destroyed us
 

yobbo84

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That's his story.

How after using the technology for that long do you suddenly "press the wrong button"
It's certainly a story - one that defies the laws of physics. My bet is they have NFI what happened and are scrambling to make it sound like they do.
 

Bazal

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It's certainly a story - one that defies the laws of physics. My bet is they have NFI what happened and are scrambling to make it sound like they do.

The visual evidence was absolutely clear anyway. Only the English could make a storm this big in a teacup this small.

How hard is it to accept that there's actually a lot of noise on a cricket field?
 

BunniesMan

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If Bazball is ever going to work in Australia it will be today. Dead donkey of a pitch. Not a cloud in the sky. In the extreme heat our quicks will get tired sooner. We should have got 400+. They should get 400+.
 

This Year?

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If Bazball is ever going to work in Australia it will be today. Dead donkey of a pitch. Not a cloud in the sky. In the extreme heat our quicks will get tired sooner. We should have got 400+. They should get 400+.
Crawley, Brook and Root will ton up and England will get 500+.
Just need Parraboy to confirm it.
 

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