[Cricket] Ashes 2021-22

[raymondo]

Where's the other fielder - was he shy?

Good counting

 

[Ooh it’s a corner]

Good counting

Yes well spotted. I think that’s what made the ‘68 Oval pic so special with all 11 of the fielding team in close proximity. What a solid England batting line up too - in more ways than one with Milburn, Cowdrey and Graveney there!

 

[Bodian]

Another wedge on at 6/1 yesterday and more today at 11/2.

And the all out score?

 

[Gwylan]

Yes well spotted. I think that’s what made the ‘68 Oval pic so special with all 11 of the fielding team in close proximity. What a solid England batting line up too - in more ways than one with Milburn, Cowdrey and Graveney there!

I'm so old I can name all 11 of those fielders. Decent team that

Sadly, only four are still with us

 

[bhafc99]

12–3. Usual shambles, wickets falling like ninepins, nobody able to stay in for more than five minutes...

Oh.

It's...

Australia batting?!!!!

 

[knocky1]

Well worth getting up at 3:50 to watch 40” of drizzle.

 

[Berty23]

One of the best dismissals I have ever seen. When I was a kid I I played a match for a mens team and the oppo were clearly drunk. I remember getting a bloke out in pretty much the same way the world test number one got out. The fella I got was wasted and fell over his front leg and bowled him. So basically the same. Remarkable.

 

[Ooh it’s a corner]

I'm so old I can name all 11 of those fielders. Decent team that

Sadly, only four are still with us

Yes me too Gwylan. How times have changed. I can remember sitting at Hove with a friend, SCORING a county game. I suspect there are few youngsters doing that these days - it may also suggest I was a little strange but hey-ho!

 

[Gwylan]

Can Australia pick the Travis Head who played for Sussex last season; I'm not fond of this one

 

[Pevenseagull]

Did I just hear that Robinson's injured?

 

[zefarelly]

Heads Gone ! only 75 too late.

 

[pasty]

Can Australia pick the Travis Head who played for Sussex last season; I'm not fond of this one

Just got his ton, then out very next ball!

AUS 204/5

 

[A1X]

Travis Head fast turning into the only Sussex player England have touched that they haven't ruined

 

[raymondo]

Yes well spotted. I think that’s what made the ‘68 Oval pic so special with all 11 of the fielding team in close proximity. What a solid England batting line up too - in more ways than one with Milburn, Cowdrey and Graveney there!

The Oval pic is indeed special...and as you say, those batsmen, real chunky characters, and they could bat too!! And Dolly. Being a Sussex boy I also remember fondly the Parks, Greig, Dexter, Snow eras. Somehow, over the years, cricket has lost some of that old magic for me. Not sure why, probably just my getting older ����

 

[Biscuit Barrel]

Currently 85 for 5. Just another 18 required to avoid the follow on.

 

[keaton]

Currently 85 for 5. Just another 18 required to avoid the follow on.

6 down now. Look forward to the end of play chat from Root where this is blamed on Robinson's fitness

 

[jakarta]

Call me a pessimist but I don't think we will win now...

 

[The Tassie Seagull]

Nice evening here in Hobart, everybody getting a start then throwing it away as usual.

 

[jakarta]

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Great Photo!

Convicts are already 115-0, were loose...

 

[Hotchilidog]

Disappointing to not reach at least 200. This whole tour has been a shambles from beginning to end.