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  • guitars4youguitars4you Frets: 12794
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    just confirmed - Denly back to open - Roy to 4
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  • skippy76skippy76 Frets: 584
    Just back myself.

    A great knock from Stokes, he was seeing the ball incredibly well (to reverse sweep a bowler of Nathans calibre on a day 4 pitch is an achievement). A great boost for test cricket, which to be honest needs it.

    A lucky escape for England with that last plumb LBW (that umpire made some shocking calls), at least the series is still alive :)

    Lets see how then next one goes....
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    @RandallFlagg - Enjoy Thursday - Weather looks god for Thursday - maybe rain on Friday, but the rest of the match should be good

    Let's hope we build on that momentum 
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  • GassageGassage Frets: 30192
    I'm playing at the county ground New Road Worcester today....! Yaaaaay.

    *An Official Foo-Approved guitarist since Sept 2023.

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  • scrumhalfscrumhalf Frets: 10838
    Gassage said:
    I'm playing at the county ground New Road Worcester today....! Yaaaaay.
    Packed your scuba gear?
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  • RandallFlaggRandallFlagg Frets: 13679
    guitars4you said:
    @RandallFlagg - Enjoy Thursday - Weather looks god for Thursday - maybe rain on Friday, but the rest of the match should be good

    Let's hope we build on that momentum 

    I'm at Old Trafford tomorrow (Wednesday), watching on the telly on Thursday.


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  • crunchmancrunchman Frets: 10961
    Overton starting ahead of Woakes
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    RandallFlagg said:
    guitars4you said:
    @RandallFlagg - Enjoy Thursday - Weather looks god for Thursday - maybe rain on Friday, but the rest of the match should be good

    Let's hope we build on that momentum 

    I'm at Old Trafford tomorrow (Wednesday), watching on the telly on Thursday.
    I've just found out it starts Wed - Just so drilled mentally for a Thurs start that I had not even checked and just assumed - Then just heard an update on R5 stating it starts Wed - So had to check it - I'd have missed a day otherwise 

    But out most of Wed so will need to adjust a bit of my schedule
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  • RandallFlaggRandallFlagg Frets: 13679
    edited September 2019
    England XI for fourth Test: Rory Burns, Joe Denly, Joe Root (capt), Jason Roy, Ben Stokes, Jonny Bairstow (wk), Jos Buttler, Craig Overton, Jofra Archer, Stuart Broad, Jack Leach.

    I'm in Sale Premier Inn tonight meeting a mate later and we'll be in the A stands tomorrow. Bring it on!

    I'm nervous...always nervous before the match starts


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  • breezytelebreezytele Frets: 262
    edited September 2019
    I’m glad they’re sticking with Roy ( just feel there might be a big knock soon)
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  • GassageGassage Frets: 30192
    edited September 2019
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    Gassage said:
    I'm playing at the county ground New Road Worcester today....! Yaaaaay.
    Packed your scuba gear?
    LOL- an amazing day. Bowled Worcs Gents out for 174, knocked them off against the fire pace and bounce of Dillon Pennington (fuck me he's quick!) Gassage 51*.

    An amazing day- post game a big dinner which I MC'd and did a Q and A with the lunatic rugby player pictured below (not my Mum!) and Matt Rawnsley, Dillon and Ed Barnard. If Carling did cricket matches....




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  • skippy76skippy76 Frets: 584
    51 not out that's a decent knock mate. Looks like a cracking ground. 

    Lets hope the rain holds off for the big boys :)
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  • guitars4youguitars4you Frets: 12794
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    Gassage said:
    scrumhalf said:
    Gassage said:
    I'm playing at the county ground New Road Worcester today....! Yaaaaay.
    Packed your scuba gear?
    LOL- an amazing day. Bowled Worcs Gents out for 174, knocked them off against the fire pace and bounce of Dillon Pennington (fuck me he's quick!) Gassage 51*.

    An amazing day- post game a big dinner which I MC'd and did a Q and A with the lunatic rugby player pictured below (not my Mum!) and Matt Rawnsley, Dillon and Ed Barnard. If Carling did cricket matches....




    Nice ground is Worcs - recall seeing Hick get a ton plus there a few years ago

    Nice looking mutt as well - is that your new mate
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  • scrumhalfscrumhalf Frets: 10838
    Here we go again.

    Play... 
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    Warner c Bairstow b Broad 0

    Aus 1-1.

    !!!!!!
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  • HeartfeltdawnHeartfeltdawn Frets: 21788
    Gassage said:
    scrumhalf said:
    Gassage said:
    I'm playing at the county ground New Road Worcester today....! Yaaaaay.
    Packed your scuba gear?
    LOL- an amazing day. Bowled Worcs Gents out for 174, knocked them off against the fire pace and bounce of Dillon Pennington (fuck me he's quick!) Gassage 51*.

    An amazing day- post game a big dinner which I MC'd and did a Q and A with the lunatic rugby player pictured below (not my Mum!) and Matt Rawnsley, Dillon and Ed Barnard. If Carling did cricket matches....




    What was the deck like? Played there a couple of times when the county would play the uni in a pre-season game. Flooded out second year... 



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  • earwighoneyearwighoney Frets: 3380
    edited September 2019
    scrumhalf said:
    Warner c Bairstow b Broad 0

    Aus 1-1.

    !!!!!!
    At some point during the West Indies V India test match, they put up a stat for highest opening partnerships in test cricket in 2019 and I think there were 2 scores over 100 in this calendar year, with a few more in the 80's and that was about it. 

    Irrespective of the team it seems the art of opening isn't quite what it used to be, as a fan of cricket it seems more often than not to be watching test cricket with the scoreboard of a few wickets in the first few overs.  
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  • GassageGassage Frets: 30192
    Heartfeltdawn said:

    What was the deck like? Played there a couple of times when the county would play the uni in a pre-season game. Flooded out second year... 
    4th day pitch. It was OK

    *An Official Foo-Approved guitarist since Sept 2023.

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  • RandallFlaggRandallFlagg Frets: 13679
    edited September 2019
    Well just got back home from Manchester, despite the weather I thoroughly enjoyed being at Old Trafford yesterday, it was the first time I've been to see England play in person and I loved the whole experience. You don't get to see close up of the TV coverage but being there is just something special. I was sat near where Jack Leach fielded and had a couple of "Leachy Leachy Give Us a Wave" moments. Seeing the Warner wicket was brilliant. I'm hooked and now have to budget for tickets to see England in test matches again next year! I may have to join the Barmy Army for next year.

    It's been tough going for England in this match, the first innings gloom and then euphoria of Headingley seems a long time ago, the conditions and pitch at Old Trafford are very different and we now have another Smith ton, but England are patiently getting through the others now Labuschagne has gone. We're probably looking at 350 ish first innings total, more than that and it will be tough going for England. Need to keep an eye on the weather.

    Happy days.


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  • guitars4youguitars4you Frets: 12794
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    RandallFlagg said:
    Well just got back home from Manchester, despite the weather I thoroughly enjoyed being at Old Trafford yesterday, it was the first time I've been to see England play in person and I loved the whole experience. You don't get to see close up of the TV coverage but being there is just something special. I was sat near where Jack Leach fielded and had a couple of "Leachy Leachy Give Us a Wave" moments. Seeing the Warner wicket was brilliant. I'm hooked and now have to budget for tickets to see England in test matches again next year! I may have to join the Barmy Army for next year.

    It's been tough going for England in this match, the first innings gloom and then euphoria of Headingley seems a long time ago, the conditions and pitch at Old Trafford are very different and we now have another Smith ton, but England are patiently getting through the others now Labuschagne has gone. We're probably looking at 350 ish first innings total, more than that and it will be tough going for England. Need to keep an eye on the weather.

    Happy days.
    Glad you still enjoyed teh day out etc  - I was thinking about you during the wet spells and of course cold/windy all day 

    Yes a good experience - I had not been for years until the Headingley match, so yes it will be more of a regular event 
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  • earwighoneyearwighoney Frets: 3380
    RandallFlagg said:
    Well just got back home from Manchester, despite the weather I thoroughly enjoyed being at Old Trafford yesterday, it was the first time I've been to see England play in person and I loved the whole experience. You don't get to see close up of the TV coverage but being there is just something special. I was sat near where Jack Leach fielded and had a couple of "Leachy Leachy Give Us a Wave" moments. Seeing the Warner wicket was brilliant. I'm hooked and now have to budget for tickets to see England in test matches again next year! I may have to join the Barmy Army for next year.

    It's been tough going for England in this match, the first innings gloom and then euphoria of Headingley seems a long time ago, the conditions and pitch at Old Trafford are very different and we now have another Smith ton, but England are patiently getting through the others now Labuschagne has gone. We're probably looking at 350 ish first innings total, more than that and it will be tough going for England. Need to keep an eye on the weather.

    Happy days.
    Ashes cricket is very different to watching England play other teams, maybe aside from India & Pakistan to an extent, other teams don't seem to create as much excitement in the grounds even irrespective of how enjoyable the cricket might be in the field. 

    I've been watching some of the test match today and there have been moments that have been painful.  As great as Smith is, there seems to no strategy or plan to bowl to him from Root, it's fucking passive at best waiting for the bowler to try to bowl an unplayable delivery or to make a mistake.  How rarely does Root even talk to his bowlers?  

    I thought Ali Cook was a uninspired, bland, lifeless, passive test captain but Joe Root's come along and given him competition.
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  • scrumhalfscrumhalf Frets: 10838
    Spinner bowling a no-ball, bloody hell! 
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  • HeartfeltdawnHeartfeltdawn Frets: 21788
    earwighoney said:
    Ashes cricket is very different to watching England play other teams, maybe aside from India & Pakistan to an extent, other teams don't seem to create as much excitement in the grounds even irrespective of how enjoyable the cricket might be in the field. 

    I've been watching some of the test match today and there have been moments that have been painful.  As great as Smith is, there seems to no strategy or plan to bowl to him from Root, it's fucking passive at best waiting for the bowler to try to bowl an unplayable delivery or to make a mistake.  How rarely does Root even talk to his bowlers?  

    I thought Ali Cook was a uninspired, bland, lifeless, passive test captain but Joe Root's come along and given him competition.

    One thing to consider with Root is that he's not used to having to captain so many inexperienced bowlers in one lineup. Jimmy, Broad, Moeen, and Stokes have been the core of his bowling attack since he became captain in 2017. It's a bit harder when you have three guys out there in this Test with 12 complete Tests between them. I feel for Craig Overton, coming into this side after you've spent the last six weeks playing T20 cricket (bar one CC game) and rocking up against Steve Smith on a decent wicket is a very tough challenge. 



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  • guitars4youguitars4you Frets: 12794
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    scrumhalf said:
    Spinner bowling a no-ball, bloody hell! 
    agree - not a hint of an excuse could be given IMO
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  • guitars4youguitars4you Frets: 12794
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    3.30pm - This is getting bland

    New ball and nothing happening

    Can see this moving towards a 400 plus innings and worried how much over 400 it will be

    Not good weather Friday morning - But apart from a potential of losing 1 session tomorrow I can't see anything to stop enough time for the Aussies to bowl us out twice
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  • scrumhalfscrumhalf Frets: 10838
    We'd better hope Ben Stokes had his superhero costume cleaned. 
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  • mikeyrob73mikeyrob73 Frets: 4537
    edited September 2019
    scrumhalf said:
    We'd better hope Ben Stokes had his superhero costume cleaned. 
    Stokes has gone off injured , probably put his back out carrying the rest of the team 
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  • RandallFlaggRandallFlagg Frets: 13679
    It's lacklustre since lunch. Mistakes and that sinking feeling under another big scoring Aussie partnership. 


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  • scrumhalfscrumhalf Frets: 10838
    Woakes gets dropped, Roy gets retained.

    Nope, me neither.
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  • munckeemunckee Frets: 11457
    scrumhalf said:
    Woakes gets dropped, Roy gets retained.

    Nope, me neither.
    Will let Roy off if he outscores Smith!
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