The Ashes 2023

dohboy

Clouded over by the looks of it, and rain due at lunch if not before. Big chance for England to knock over a few in the next hour.

namloc1980

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120914963#Comment_120914963

It would be the 2nd highest successful 4th innings run chase in their history. Not impossible but very unlikely.

Furze99

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120914963#Comment_120914963

Agree with you about Broad, hard to warm to him and his antics at times. As for the job in hand, a few Aussies here with things to prove and you never know - cometh the hour etc.

Xander10

looks a pretty benign pitch. Could be a decent amount of runs but the rain & cloud seem likely to dampen an exciting finish

namloc1980

England complaining about the ball already in the 8th over.

kowloonkev

I don't understand why they don't give the new ball to Wood.

MFPM

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120915133#Comment_120915133

When wickets start falling they'll stop trying, they're arguably the worst team in cricket for trying this. It might get less now Broad is going.

MFPM

Decent progress by Australia so far..

Strumms

I’m only getting to switch on now. Have there been any chances / near misses for the England bowlers ?

not sure I get why Moeen and Root are bowling, can’t be to do with light with Broad coming in from the other end bowling 85 mph bouncers.

more 12th men running on mid session with drinks for batsmen, delaying play, way to go umpires.

kowloonkev

What's going on is Wood injured or have I missed something? The commentators aren't even mentioning him.

namloc1980

Good session by Australia. Scoring rate is a touch low to really put pressure on the England bowlers but solid start.

dohboy

Fine morning by the Aussie openers, took the emotion out of the occasion and knuckled down.

Burkie1203

Raining at lunchtime

Strumms

well Australia wont be winning this test unless the weather improves but they’ve taken the sting out of the English tail so Australia will win the series and retain the Ashes by the looks of things.

Root bowling again… wtf ? is this sort of captaincy… it’s not a light issue…Anderson the other end…. Just oddsville captaincy. Root averages a wicket per innings…

kowloonkev

Not long before Stokes has a bowl I'd say.

Strumms

Hmm Australia putting the boot down now, maybe they can win.

Mysterypunter

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120913306#Comment_120913306

Him and Warner, even though Warner has progressed to 58* here, narcissistic dude, Ian Botham was the same, 100th test match in New Zealand, I don't think he was even picked for that tour, someone got injured, should have only played about 80, was a passenger for the last 2 years of his career, 0 against Pakistan in the world cup final was hilarious

Furze99

Great start by the Aussies, 250 needed. No reason bar the weather why they can't knock this off. Ball is in their hands if they get the time. Could be no more play today and a fresh start tomorrow for this pair?

Mysterypunter

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120913453#Comment_120913453

Yuvraj took to him in Durban

namloc1980

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120916113#Comment_120916113

That you Stuart?

Strumms

No more play I’m guessing

Strumms

As in im guessing we are done for the day.

namloc1980

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120916503#Comment_120916503

Looks like it.

kowloonkev

Don't think anyone is questioning that Broad has been a great player. They just don't like him. Personally I don't mind him even though I did criticize his childish behaviour on the field after the Carey stumping. But I think he'll be missed a lot, was an entertaining character and good for cricket.

Strumms

Always felt in interviews he came across as a quite happy, likeable if ultra competitive sort of lad….he just loves his cricket …If you measure him against some of the Aussies and Indians he’s a fairly blemish free and respectable career and attitude in terms of behaviour, adherence to cricket etiquette and behaviour…

hope he enjoys his retirement. He’s always available and playing.

Strumms

UK met office are no longer forecasting rain tomorrow.

the BBC are in the afternoon although an improved forecast…

you’d still say it’s unlikely a result will transpire.

y0ssar1an22

it'd be funny if rain saved england tomorrow. the silence from the media would be deafening

dohboy

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120916550#Comment_120916550

I'd be of the same mind. Great cricketer, and yeh his antics might have rubbed some people up the wrong way, but you want characters in sport. God knows there are enough dry sh1tes. Never got the fuss over him not walking. Nobody ever walks.

wassie

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120916599#Comment_120916599

He didn't walk ? Hardly any professional cricketer ever does particularly if they're Australian.

Probably the most renowned walker was an Aussie - Adam Gilchrist often walked when he considered himself to be out, sometimes against the decision of the umpire, well before there was any DRS in play. His most famous one was in the 2003 World Cup semi.

dohboy

The daftest thing about the whole 'Broad not walking' debate is the Aussies had used up their reviews. Why would you walk and reward your opponent's own incompetence? It was a non event, just Aussies being sore losers. It's on a par with English fans singing 'Same old Aussies, always cheating' when they use DRS. They are as bad as each other in fairness.