4th ASHES TEST: @ Old Trafford, Manchester July 19-23, 2023

[King-Gutho94]

He was going to bowl first in this test, merkin is cooked. Time for the people in charge to make some big boy decisions. His bowling now is also suffering.

That's my worry he seems to say he would have bowled first as well regularly despite losing the toss.

I hope he learns the lesson of Paine and just bats first at the oval if he wins the toss.

I said during the WTC final the last 2 ashes tests and wtc final played at the oval teams have won the toss bowled first and got flogged.

 

[TheParraboy]

In the words of the late Rex Mossop

“Winners are grinners, losers can make their own arrangements”

 

[TheParraboy]

That's my worry he seems to say he would have bowled first as well regularly despite losing the toss.

I hope he learns the lesson of Paine and just bats first at the oval if he wins the toss.

I said during the WTC final the last 2 ashes tests and wtc final played at the oval teams have won the toss bowled first and got flogged.

Wouldn’t be surprised if he is just saying that , to mind f..k the Poms and keep making them let us bat first in the next test, when we lose the toss again. Honestly nothing gained to be up front and honest after losing the toss

(and I was a swash buckling batsman and express pace bowler batting at the Royal no8 positon ) . Point being if I think like this, surely the cream at the top do as well ?

 

[Lebbo73]

Lol Ussie

Asked how retaining the Ashes via rain affected draw sits with him, his response "It sits pretty well"

I’ve been assured that it’s within "The Spirit of Cricket"

 

[King-Gutho94]

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In the words of the late Rex Mossop

“Winners are grinners, losers can make their own arrangements”

Winners have parties losers have meetings.

I guess England players can sit down and discuss amongst themselves what they are all going write in there exclusive columns they have for there newspapers and wisden while playing the moral high card that they should be lifting the urn.

Half the team have a column.

 

[hineyrulz]

Player of the match for the Fourth Test is The Rain
I’m giving him Player of the series as well for his decisive performance in this one game alone.

My points for Player of the series so far

3 points - Billy Slater

2 points - the rain

1 point - Jonny Fatslow

 

[Bazal]

My takeaway from this is that Port Stephens must be an absolute shithole full of the floggiest flogs to even flog themselves

 

[Sphagnum]

Thoroughly dominant from Australia. England have never really been in it. The rain probably saved England from absolute humiliation.

 

[King-Gutho94]

My points for Player of the series so far

3 points - Billy Slater

2 points - the rain

1 point - Jonny Fatslow

Whose your 3-2-1 in the comm box btw.

I am guessing KP won't be making cut.

 

[hineyrulz]

Whose your 3-2-1 in the comm box btw.

I am guessing KP won't be making cut.

KP was - 238

 

[SLRBRONCOS]

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Have your moral high ground you moaning bitches!
We’ll just hold onto the Ashes!

The moral high ground. The spirit of cricket:

 

[Eelectrica]

Mitch Marsh was ready to cut loose and would have had 200 by lunch.
Ah well perhaps next test.

 

[JJ]

Rain has often been a factor in places like England...

Poms have themselves top blame tbh, they continue with the entertainment, moral victory jibberish, but mindless ill-discipline was a big factor in being 2-0 down...

Strange (but entertaining) series, I'd have thought neither team would be especially happy with how they've made decisions, played under pressure - Baz will disagree, of course

 

[bazza]

Half the team have a column.

even people that can't make the team like Ollie Robinson have one

 

[Bazal]

Bazball is as much of a failure as our tactics, dead set.

Declared day one first test, lost. This test rolls around with a forecast that basically foreshadows a three day Test, and they bat way too long cos the first test scared them. So much for fearless aggressive Bazball

 

[hineyrulz]

Bazball is as much of a failure as our tactics, dead set.

Declared day one first test, lost. This test rolls around with a forecast that basically foreshadows a three day Test, and they bat way too long cos the first test scared them. So much for fearless aggressive Bazball

Yep batting on for so long when they knew the rain was coming was absolutely ridiculous. They only have themselves to blame there was only 1 side that could win the test after day 2.

 

[Valheru]

My only wish is we were 9/70 when the rain hit because that would be even funnier.

What a bunch of sooks England are.

 

[AlwaysGreen]

Weird that a team that doesn't care about winning is now crying because they didn't win.

 

[bazza]

My only wish is we were 9/70 when the rain hit because that would be even funnier.

What a bunch of sooks England are.

yes - having the series taken away from them due to a rain affected draw is a better way to rub it in to these pack of wankers than winning 5-0

 

[Sime_11]

hopefully we make it 3-1 in a week's time - get that away Ashes series win

or a washed out draw at the Oval