2019 ASHES: 4th Test Australia v England, Old Trafford Sept 4-9

[some11]

Retaining is as good as winning.

First time since 2001.

 

[Hutty1986]

Steve Smith takes a team of window washers on his shoulders and retains the Ashes. What a magnificent stallion.

 

[Hutty1986]

..never doubted them..

This team really knows how to put their fans through the ringer.

3:20am. Work will be a delight tomorrow.

 

[leaguelover610]

I just hope that the series win doesn't vindicate Paine as captain. Still needs to go!!!

 

[WaznTheGreat]

Thank you God,it's so stressful watching these punters play lol

 

[Big Pete]

Quality comeback from Australia after the heart-break at Headingly. The way this Test started, it could have been easy for them to fold but on the back of Smith Australia rose to the occassion and proved a class above. Any hope of a comeback was dispelled by some brilliant bowling and while the bottom order toiled hard the mission proved far too great.

Well done to all the true believers who stayed up and watched this. It's been 18 years since Australia were able to walk out of England with the Ashes and this is well worth savoring.

 

[King hit]

Couldn’t sleep stressing over the cricket but took a look at the score and saw WE WON

Tim Paine is an ashes winning captain I never thought I would say that

 

[some11]

Bedwetters Unite!

Can't lose.

 

[WaznTheGreat]

Steve Smith > Brexit

P.S Does anyone actually know what the hell Brexit is

 

[mozza91]

It really was a great performance. To come up with that after what happened at Headingley is special. I thought we were gone after losing that.

 

[Hutty1986]

Reminds me of staying up all night listening on the radio when we saved a test in 2005...and when Harris bowled us to a SA series win in 2014. I think i need a hobby tbh

 

[Hutty1986]

Bedwetters Unite!

Can't lose.

Our bladders are empty, but our hearts are full

 

[Raiders_Premiers]

Interview Smith so I can f**king bow to him merkins

 

[mozza91]

See what happens when you get rid of the Victorians?

 

[Raiders_Premiers]

Quality kid that Marnus

 

[some11]

Bring on the presentation, shouldn't be any booing when Smith gets player of the match.

 

[WaznTheGreat]

The fact we did this without Stoinis and Siddle makes it even better

 

[WaznTheGreat]

Ladies and gentlemen,18 years since we last regained the Ashes on English soil,what was different this year from those previous 18? Matt Wade being in the team

History is made when you have fighters like Wadey hanging around pissing people off

 

[mozza91]

Would absolutely buy Smudger’s bath water.

 

[Raiders_Premiers]

"What marks this team as different to the others?"

Lol. How tempted would you be to just say 'me, merkin'