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

[KZNSeagull]

Mollie didn't tell Aggers that at tea-time. Does she know?

Yes she does.
Good for him. Retiring for the right reasons at the right time.

 

[Normal Rob]

Aussies chasing for the win. Broad steaming in. Crowd going bananas. What a way this could end for his last game. Wow. Just wow!

 

[The Wizard]

WTF - if anything he looks a better bowler than ever right now, maybe it’s just taken its toll on the family life etc? Some things are more important than cricket.

Blimey, both Aussie and English bowling attacks are going to be all change after this series, maybe he’s realised watching Jimmy that’s not what he wants - going out on his own terms.

Bit gutted though, what a man and what a bowler

 

[Bodian]

WTF - if anything he looks a better bowler than ever right now, maybe it’s just taken its toll on the family life etc? Some things are more important than cricket.

Blimey, both Aussie and English bowling attacks are going to be all change after this series.

Bit gutted though, what a man and what a bowler

They've got a young child. Next summer would mean being away in India, Sri Lanka etc.

 

[ElectricNaz]

Can't blame Broad tbf. The cricket schedule is nuts. When you compare cash earned vs time away from home when you have a family, it's even crazier. He's done his bit, and we love him.

Best FPL playing cricketer ever as well

Now grab us a 5-fer for old times sake

 

[dazzer6666]

Can't blame Broad tbf. The cricket schedule is nuts. When you compare cash earned vs time away from home when you have a family, it's even crazier. He's done his bit, and we love him.

Best FPL playing cricketer ever as well

Now grab us a 5-fer for old times sake

Proper legend.

 

[Bodian]

What a shame his last game won't win the Ashes.

 

[A1X]

Not gonna lie, but emotional about this

 

[ElectricNaz]

What a shame his last game won't win the Ashes.

If it means we get a draw and the rain has cost us the winning game, then so be it - difficult to win a 4 match series.

 

[knocky1]

Broad OUT!

Off you meanie.

 

[Eeyore]

Sydney Morning Herald:

BREAKING NEWS:

Stuart Broad retires- David Warner announces he's now staying on..

 

[dangull]

Is the pitch going to get worse? Otherwise in modern day cricket. Australia have a chance of chasing 370ish

 

[nwgull]

Is the pitch going to get worse? Otherwise in modern day cricket. Australia have a chance of chasing 370ish

Pitches always deteriorate, and the Oval seems to always offer plenty of bounce and turn for spinners, so Root may get some important wickets.

Not even accounting for the fact that England may go in and have a swing first thing, the Aussies will still be over 100 short of the target at the end of tomorrow so they’ll definitely have to contend with a 5th-day wicket.

 

[One Teddy Maybank]

What a career.

True legend!

 

[NorthstandRacoon]

Gutted to see Broad is retiring, genuinely sad about that. He was one of the players who got me into it in the first place!

Am very excited about the mouthwatering prospect of tomorrow and to be able to see us bat and bowl is great, plus giving Stuart Broad the send off he deserves!

 

[Scappa]

Grounds I've been to. Probably pathetic compared to many others in here. But I'd love to see your lists;

Home:

Chester-le-Street, Colchester, Ilford, Southampton (old), Tunbridge Wells, Lords, Northampton, Bath, The Oval, Arundel, Hove, Horsham, Edgbaston

Away:

Adelaide, Sydney, Brisbane

Hove, Horsham, Arundel, Tunbridge Wells, Toilet Bowl, Oval, Guildford, Lords, Taunton, Bristol, Worcester, Edgbaston, Northants, Chester-le-Street, Chelmsford, Cardiff, Trent Bridge

Basin Reserve, Cake Tin, Eden Park, Hamilton, Napier, Tauranga, Hagley, Dunedin, Pukekura Park, Queenstown, Whangerei
Clontarf

 

[Sid and the Sharknados]

Grounds I've been to. Probably pathetic compared to many others in here. But I'd love to see your lists;

Home:

Chester-le-Street, Colchester, Ilford, Southampton (old), Tunbridge Wells, Lords, Northampton, Bath, The Oval, Arundel, Hove, Horsham, Edgbaston

Away:

Adelaide, Sydney, Brisbane

Hove
Arundel
Chester-Le-Street
Trent Bridge
Taunton
The Oval
Lords
Neville Road
Grace Road
Wantage Road
Welbeck (Notts outground)
Sofia Gardens
Old Trafford
Edgbaston
North Marine Road
Headingley
Cheltenham, this week:

 

[Biscuit Barrel]

Is the pitch going to get worse? Otherwise in modern day cricket. Australia have a chance of chasing 370ish

This Australian team would need about 3 days to knock off 370.

 

[Eeyore]

Little trivia question for the evening;

Which county cricket club tried to sign Steve Smith as a teenager on a home registration due to his English mother ?

 

[Brian Fantana]

I had to re-watch Broady’s 8-15 spell at Trent Bridge tonight. It’s still the best spell of bowling I’ve ever seen, by quite some distance.

Anderson naturally gets the plaudits as the most successful fast bowler of all time, but Stokes and Broad are the cricketers for England who have consistently stepped up and delivered in the big moments over the past 10-15 years.

I said earlier in the week, not thinking it would happen so soon, that I’d be sadder when Broady retired than I will be when Jimmy does.