[Cricket] The Ashes- England v Australia- 1st Test, Birmingham, June 16 - 20, 2023

[oldboyroy]

Bloody Aussies!

 

[Greg Bobkin]

But not lost the game !

Yeah, but you can't prove that, can you?

Anyone blaming an early declaration – after EVERYTHING else that has happened in the subsequent days – for a defeat is just wrong!

 

[Ethelwulf]

Pope blows the last chance and for fucks sake on the last hall easy single just bowl at the stumps

 

[Weststander]

Serial winners defeat gallant losers, again.

 

[ManOfSussex]

Oh well. Great Test match though. Australian payback delivered for that Sunday morning in the Edgbaston Ashes Test back in 2005.

 

[The Lemming Stomper]

I said at the time will say it again the declaration was brilliant

Blimey...Best not say it again

 

[dazzer6666]

Brilliant, competitive test. Bit gutted at losing but the prospect of a fantastic series ahead.

 

[Ethelwulf]

Who was the muppet that just knocked that for 4
Deserved win for Aussies

 

[KZNSeagull]

Good game, good game

 

[Questions]

If only we could have squeezed another 30/40 runs from our batting.

 

[Si Gull]

Ooops

 

[doogie004]

Sack Baz ball

 

[Kinky Gerbil]

Yeah, but you can't prove that, can you?

Anyone blaming an early declaration – after EVERYTHING else that has happened in the subsequent days – for a defeat is just wrong!

Yeah, but you can't prove that, can you?

Anyone blaming an early declaration – after EVERYTHING else that has happened in the subsequent days – for a defeat is just wrong!

Can't prove we would have run out of overs either.

 

[Eeyore]

Splendid match, all five days, top cricket by both teams

TEST is BEST.

Now I'm off for a cry.

 

[Rodney Thomas]

We’d likely have already ran out of overs?

And not be 1 down in the series. Its a 5 match series for f*** sake.

 

[Greg Bobkin]

Can't prove we would have run out of overs either.

Indeed. Hindsight is a wonderful thing!

 

[Audax]

Why do that?

Because I'm an Aussie

 

[doogie004]

Can't prove we would have run out of overs either.

Yeah, but you can't prove that, can you?

Anyone blaming an early declaration – after EVERYTHING else that has happened in the subsequent days – for a defeat is just wrong!

The facts were no one had ever declared on day one after 78 overs Fact!!
It has cost us

 

[Leekbrookgull]

Payback time for Edgbaston 2005 ?

 

[nwgull]

Arse. We really should've won that. Having your spinner unable to properly bowl on the last day of a test is a real disadvantage. Root did ok, but he should've been taken out of the attack as soon as he'd got that wicket. Those sixes he went for really put the Aussies back on the front foot.