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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






The Wizard

Well-known member
Jul 2, 2009
18,399
Can’t get the tail out again, not sure why Stokes keeps giving Anderson the new ball, it hasn’t worked all series in fact I’m not sure I even remember him taking a wicket with the new ball in the entire series?
 












Ethelwulf

Well-known member
Apr 6, 2020
2,263
West Worthing
The loyalty shown to old man Anderson and the fat ginger and Ali has cost us the ashes with foakes in and another spinner and another bowler we would be 3-0 up
 


The Wizard

Well-known member
Jul 2, 2009
18,399
This is absolutely stupid bowling now, continually bowling short, Murphy slogging them.

I just don’t understand bowling short against tailenders, it just allows them to score quickly even if they do eventually get out, head scratching stuff.
 














maltaseagull

Well-known member
Feb 25, 2009
13,361
Zabbar- Malta
We often struggle to get tailenders out so often.

Our tailenders rarely score at that level. Actually some of our middle order don´t either.
We really need to step up in the 2nd innings and try to set a target that they cannot reach.
 


nwgull

Well-known member
Jul 25, 2003
14,533
Manchester
We often struggle to get tailenders out so often.

Our tailenders rarely score at that level. Actually some of our middle order don´t either.
We really need to step up in the 2nd innings and try to set a target that they cannot reach.
This series we’ve generally been going through their tailenders quite effectively, and we’ve also scored quite well down the order!
 






The Wizard

Well-known member
Jul 2, 2009
18,399
Tod Murphy aka Adam Gilchrist is taking us to the cleaners, Stokes does look a bit clueless when this type of thing happens, that being said maybe we just don’t want to bat tonight :lolol:

It’s like bowl it short and fast and if the guy doesn’t get himself out then what? Wood was wasted for 4 overs bowling short balls instead of full stuff that tailenders hate.
 








The Wizard

Well-known member
Jul 2, 2009
18,399
STOP. BOWLING. SHORT. TO. MURPHY.

Got that ‘Stokesy’? It’s not rocket science, he’s only really scored off that ball yet they continue to do it.
 




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