2019 ASHES: 5th Test Australia v England, The Oval Sept 12-16

[JokerEel]

When was the lst time we had a Keeper that played more than 20 matches and not score a test Ton?

 

[JokerEel]

When was the lst time we had a Keeper that played more than 20 matches and not score a test Ton?

Just to answer my own question...

Wally Grout - 1957-1966
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wally_Grout

 

[lockyno1]

WADddddeyyyyyyyyyyyyyy

Toast to the great man! Make sure you give someone a sledge in a reminder of the great one!

 

[The Mad Hatter]

Sledges being edges.

 

[Todd Hoffman]

According to Michael Vaughan only 3 teams that have won the toss and elected to bowl first have won at the Oval.
Our captain is a dead set birdbrain. And if the gnome knew he was going to bowl first he is another moron.

 

[JJ]

Didn't properly win the World Cup, didn't lose the Ashes - quality home summer for the Poms

 

[JJ]

Their batting line up is better than ours. Our bowling lineup is better than theirs.

LOL - your batting lineup is historically awful then around Smith

Both bowling attacks are good, not much between the teams in any respect - but for rain in London it could have been 3-2 England

2-2 is fair - fun series with some quality stuff among the incompetence

 

[The Mad Hatter]

If it were not for shit umpiring and shit weather, Australia would have won 5-0.

 

[Mr Spock!]

If it were not for shit umpiring and shit weather, Australia would have won 5-0.

Yep Stokes should have been out in both of his tons if the umpires were any good and our captain could use drs. He should have been out twice early at lords.

 

[Das Gupta]

Didn't properly win the World Cup, didn't lose the Ashes - quality home summer for the Poms

Tied one game received a trophy.
Tied a series received nothing.

 

[AlwaysGreen]

Shut up JJ

 

[Mr Spock!]

I wonder what the score was for umpire f**k ups and team drs f**k ups in that series?

 

[Mr Angry]

Gave England 24 points.

Dipshits think it is meaningless.

 

[The Mad Hatter]

Lol. Does anyone give two shits about a Test championship?

CA allowed ICC to neuter our summer to 5 tests...just when there was talk of 7 test summers.

 

[Bazal]

Lol. Does anyone give two shits about a Test championship?

CA allowed ICC to neuter our summer to 5 tests...just when there was talk of 7 test summers.

Nope.

Test championship is a gimmick, and it's robbed us of home tests. Literally only India care I'd imagine because it's another way they can try and bignote themselves

 

[The Mad Hatter]

Nope.

Test championship is a gimmick, and it's robbed us of home tests. Literally only India care I'd imagine because it's another way they can try and bignote themselves

They've literally ruined our summers of cricket.

I'm surprised the SCG 3rd test vs NZ wasn't converted in to 5 T20s and a Triangular ODI series with India...although there is still time.

 

[some11]

Lol. Does anyone give two shits about a Test championship?

CA allowed ICC to neuter our summer to 5 tests...just when there was talk of 7 test summers.

Have a look at how points are distributed, the whole thing is a joke.

 

[jargan83]

The minimum should have been 6 Tests, mostly because I dislike a 2 Test series.

 

[The Mad Hatter]

They've sold out.

We should be playing MORE tests not less. For a decade, people behind the scenes were trying to get Australia summer up to 7 tests in some summers, augmented by BBL and T20 internationals and less ODIs.

Six tests allowed WI / Pakistan / SL / NZ to play a series of 3.

Should have been 5 tests vs England, India and South Africa too. And add in an extra test or two for Afghanistan, Zimbabwe, Ireland, etc.

Even 4 tests vs South Africa and India allowed for a 3 test series with SL etc.

CA literally bent over and f**ked the game in Australia. Congrats.