peasy23 Posted July 31, 2023 Share Posted July 31, 2023 (edited) 50 partnership for Smith and Head, spinner just before lunch alert. Edited July 31, 2023 by peasy23 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bully Wee Villa Posted July 31, 2023 Share Posted July 31, 2023 (edited) FFS, Stokes. Just thrown the series away. Edited July 31, 2023 by Bully Wee Villa 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boo Khaki Posted July 31, 2023 Share Posted July 31, 2023 Pillock 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peasy23 Posted July 31, 2023 Share Posted July 31, 2023 Stokes is moaning now but you knew by his instant reaction he hadn't caught it. If he is moaning about losing the review I'd love to know why. They asked for a review for a catch, Stokes dropped it. Why should they keep the review? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boo Khaki Posted July 31, 2023 Share Posted July 31, 2023 I think this might well turn out to be a case of England being saved by rain later. They can go on and on about moral victories all they want, but the fact is, they've failed to regain the Ashes because of some bloody amateurish cricket and decision making, and their inability to realise that 100%Bazball 100% of the time is not the best approach, and in fact, it's downright idiotic. They've Bazballed their way out of dominant positions in at least two of the five Tests. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
parsforlife Posted July 31, 2023 Share Posted July 31, 2023 Stokes had to be convinced to review that and I think he knew he’d fucked it but thought it was worth chancing. On keeping the review, surely for a catch that’s only going to happen if they can’t find clear enough footage on a close one for touching the grass and need to stick to the original call, if there’s clear footage and the 3rd umpire agrees with the on field decision then it’s a review lost. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sarto Mutiny Posted July 31, 2023 Share Posted July 31, 2023 Stokes knew what he'd done. You could tell 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HibsFan Posted July 31, 2023 Share Posted July 31, 2023 Dropped the Ashes. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peasy23 Posted July 31, 2023 Share Posted July 31, 2023 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jamie_B Posted July 31, 2023 Share Posted July 31, 2023 He knew immediately he had fucked that, pretty much before the ball hit the ground. Stupid to review it and bizarre to be complaining that they lose the review as a result? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
craigkillie Posted July 31, 2023 Share Posted July 31, 2023 3 minutes ago, Sarto Mutiny said: Stokes knew what he'd done. You could tell Yes, was pure cheating to try review after that. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sarto Mutiny Posted July 31, 2023 Share Posted July 31, 2023 20 minutes ago, craigkillie said: Yes, was pure cheating to try review after that. Given that Stokes obviously knew what he had done, it was daft of him to review. Apart from anything else, he burned a review that England may very well need later. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PauloPerth Posted July 31, 2023 Share Posted July 31, 2023 Just seen it. That is a stinker by Stokes. An absolute schoolboy, match defining howling error. Took the initial catch so well too. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arch Stanton Posted July 31, 2023 Share Posted July 31, 2023 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raidernation Posted July 31, 2023 Share Posted July 31, 2023 (edited) England have lost the series because of 1. Not picking your best wicketkeeper 2. Awful bowling tactics, exacerbated by not picking your best bowlers. ETA. Picking "favourites" rather than better or in-form players. Edited July 31, 2023 by Raidernation 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Salvo Montalbano Posted July 31, 2023 Share Posted July 31, 2023 On 14/06/2023 at 19:00, Salvo Montalbano said: 2 - 1 Australia and 2 draws. Might not be a bad call after all... I see the guy Norcroft on the BBC was saying that the umpire was wrong ruling that England had used a review. Not sure how he gets that tbh - seemed to be comparing it to the one at Lords but the 3rd Umpire reviewed that himself didn't he, whereas England asked for the review this time? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boo Khaki Posted July 31, 2023 Share Posted July 31, 2023 17 minutes ago, Raidernation said: England have lost the series because of 1. Not picking your best wicketkeeper 2. Awful bowling tactics, exacerbated by not picking your best bowlers. ETA. Picking "favourites" rather than better or in-form players. + some shitty decision making + some idiotic batting 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
parsforlife Posted July 31, 2023 Share Posted July 31, 2023 5 minutes ago, Salvo Montalbano said: Might not be a bad call after all... I see the guy Norcroft on the BBC was saying that the umpire was wrong ruling that England had used a review. Not sure how he gets that tbh - seemed to be comparing it to the one at Lords but the 3rd Umpire reviewed that himself didn't he, whereas England asked for the review this time? Yeah one at lords was 3rd umpire checking himself, and tbf, had the call been as close as the one at lords keeping the review seems fair, 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boo Khaki Posted July 31, 2023 Share Posted July 31, 2023 52 overs to play. Aus can canter to this target if they just play sensible cricket and the weather stays fucked off. England need 7 wickets or they are staring at a 3-1 embarrassment on home soil 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Savage Henry Posted July 31, 2023 Share Posted July 31, 2023 What a fantastic series this has been. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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