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[Cricket] The Ashes - England v Australia - 5th Test, Oval, July 27-31, 2023

Ashes- 5th Test- The result ?

  • England WIN

    Votes: 56 59.6%
  • Australia WIN

    Votes: 23 24.5%
  • Draw

    Votes: 15 16.0%

  • Total voters
    94


Titanic

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Brook having a GO at Marsh... beautiful cover drive for 4, and a pull over deep midwicket for 6 :clap2:

109-3, 22 overs, RR 4.95
 








Titanic

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Lunch Day One

England 131-3 (26 overs, RR5.04)

Brook 48* (40 balls, 7 fours, 2 sixes) Ali 10* (28 balls, 1 four)

A decent morning for England after being inserted.... opening partnership of 62 between Crawley 22 and Duckett 41... three gone in a CLATTER... and now these two in full flow. Fabulous entertaining cricket.
 






The Wizard

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Jul 2, 2009
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Previous England would have been 50/3 in these bowling conditions (quite easily could have been as well) so a good morning considering I think
 


Titanic

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Carey drop :laugh:

Brook on 5 - hope it is COSTLY.


16.4 • Cummins to Brook, no run
Dropped! Full and nibbling, Brook goes for the big drive... Thick edge to Carey's right, but he puts it down going one-handed! Almost looked like he was a bit too casual about taking it, and another chance goes down

Harry Brook 50* (44 balls, 7 fours, 2 sixes) :clap2:
 










The Wizard

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Spinner comes on and is getting a grand total of zero turn…

English batsman:
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Titanic

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A beauty or a crap shot from Stokes?

The latter, IMO?

38.3 W Starc to Stokes, OUT
Off stump demolished! Stokes' eyes widen as he looks down the pitch and hears the death rattle. Superbly bowled, after a couple either side of the wicket... Full enough to get him coming forward and attempting to work across the line, 89mph/143kph then jagging across Stokes to hit off three-quarters of the way up. Starc strikes, neck and crop

Ben Stokes b Starc 3 (16b 0x4 0x6) SR: 18.75
 


The Wizard

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38.3 W Starc to Stokes, OUT
Off stump demolished! Stokes' eyes widen as he looks down the pitch and hears the death rattle. Superbly bowled, after a couple either side of the wicket... Full enough to get him coming forward and attempting to work across the line, 89mph/143kph then jagging across Stokes to hit off three-quarters of the way up. Starc strikes, neck and crop

Ben Stokes b Starc 3 (16b 0x4 0x6) SR: 18.75
One of those balls that if it’s slapped down the ground, people say it’s over pitched and easy pickings but when the batsman misses it and gets his stumps smashed it’s a beauty of a delivery.

It was a good delivery but going at that cross batted across the line was never going to end well for Benjamin.
 








The Wizard

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Jul 2, 2009
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Terrible batting from Bairstow, that’s the third inside edge in a dozen or so balls…. And this one finds the stumps.

Might as well have a smash now and try get near 300 and get them batting tonight in these conditions
 


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