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

[Twizzle]

 

[Showtime]

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

I am guessing KP won't be making cut.

Sangakkara ain’t getting any votes, his boring monotone voice and hatred of the Australian cricket team is an absolute punish to listen to.

 

[Twizzle]

 

[TheParraboy]

Wonder how bazball will go in the ashes down under, in a couple of years time?

A seaming Gabba? Two pink ball tests?

 

[Twizzle]

 

[Twizzle]

 

[TheParraboy]

At least Piers didnt dispute he is a flog

 

[Slackboy72]

Australia Retain Ashes In Most Satisfying Way Possible

The Spirit of Cricket is rolling in its grave this morning, after having the Australian team spit in its face.

Famous for it’s desire to see the English cricket team win matches playing the greatest style of cricket ever seen by humankind (aka scoring at one more run an over and making wildly foolish declarations and lack thereof), The Spirit of Cricket is coming to terms with a rather unsatisfactory result.

This comes after the Fourth Test at Old Trafford was rained out.


The quintessentially English weather saw play abandoned on day 5 without a ball bowled, with only a few overs bowled the day before.

That wash out means Australia takes a 2-1 lead into the final test.

According to cricket tradition, which only applies to the English when it suits them, a team must outright win a series to reclaim a trophy.

A drawn series means that the team who holds the Ashes, keeps it.

While the rules of cricket tend to even out in the end, the likes of Stuart Broad have publicly claimed that the result was ‘unjust.’

Those comments follow on from previous ones by his coach Brendon ‘Baz the Genius and Wise’ McCullum who said that it felt like England won the first test.

Despite benefiting from their incredible shit weather in 2013 to retain the Ashes on home soil, it seems like English are seeking to forget history once again.

“It’s just not fair, we played such good cricket and the rain ruined everything,” said one salty Englishman this morning, acting like Australia winning the first two tests isn’t the reason we retained the Urn.

“Philosophically we were better.”

“We actually won when it comes to the spirit of cricket,” said the man who lost when it comes to the scorecard of cricket.

More to come.

 

[undertaker]

Don't worry Poms, Chappelli will help you out at Bare Cremation:

 

[undertaker]

Sangakkara ain’t getting any votes, his boring monotone voice and hatred of the Australian cricket team is an absolute punish to listen to.

Sometimes I wonder if Sangakkara is trying to sound like Mr Bean. He's got this pseudo-fake Pommy accent.

 

[undertaker]

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.

THIS X 1000000

Really hoping Cummins doesn't pull off a Tim Paine on Thursday.

 

[undertaker]

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

As I said (before I went to bed), I'll take a 2-1 result. However, 3-1 would really rub salt into the wounds of the Bazballers and UK media.

 

[bazza]

It seems England never push the start time earlier to make up for rain delays (though do allow later finish)
At least in Australia they would have started at least 30 minutes earlier to make up time

At least they finally got with the times to allow using flood lights

 

[bazza]

As I said (before I went to bed), I'll take a 2-1 result. However, 3-1 would really rub salt into the wounds of the Bazballers and UK media.

would really be a 2-0 win for England with 3 voided matches and giving them the win at Old Trafford

 

[bazza]

The greatest team ever to play cricket can just win 5-0 when they come to Australia next

 

[AlwaysGreen]

Maybe they should void this series as well.

 

[Bazal]

Sometimes I wonder if Sangakkara is trying to sound like Mr Bean. He's got this pseudo-fake Pommy accent.

I don't reckon it's fake and I think he's a very good commentator tbh. Although his voice can get a bit tough to listen to for long periods

He's got a law degree from an English university in Colombo and went to an English private school.

 

[Mr. Shaman]

 

[undertaker]

I've got some more comedy fellas....

Joe Root now joining in the whinging, saying they should've been allowed to play until 10pm:

‘It doesn’t get dark until 10pm’ – Joe Root questions Test cricket’s cut-off times

Ashes 2023: Joe Root has questioned why there more isn’t done to prevent overs being lost in Test cricket, with England on the verge of failing in their bid to regain the Ashes in a heavily weather-affected game at Old Trafford.You can bet on the 2023 Ashes with our Match Centre partners, bet365.

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Ok Joe, given that sunset at Manchester is currently 9:19pm, he may not remember the first "unofficial" day/night session of test match cricket (using a RED, not pink ball) during New Zealand vs England at Auckland in 2002, and see how the Poms reacted when they couldn't see the red ball hit in the air under lights:


Regarding official pink ball day/night tests though, there has only been one held in England (England vs West Indies, Edgbaston 2017), but no way would England want to risk scheduling one in a home Ashes series, given Australia has a 100% win/loss ratio in pink ball tests, let alone Mitchell Starc's excellent record in them

 

[undertaker]

Stuart Broad reckons this doesn’t count.

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