Ashes 2023

[Mad As Hell]

Tonight’s crickette test is a deadest of dead rubber.

Put aside the chauvinist piglets in “youse” all and watch the Matildas versus Nigeria game at 7.30pm tonight (Thursday 27 July) on free-to-air Channel 7’s main station.

[God is an Englishman]

Tonight’s crickette test is a deadest of dead rubber.

Put aside the chauvinist piglets in “youse” all and watch the Matildas versus Nigeria game at 7.30pm tonight (Thursday 27 July) on free-to-air Channel 7’s main station.

How is it possibly a dead rubber?

I watched the cricket over a game that means nothing to me.

[Bomber]

Nice to win the toss at last. Poor fielding/catching in that first session. Reasonably happy with the overnight position though.

[Michael]

Wow, did the Poms throw that innings away.

Aussie bowling, shocking once again in the morning and just after lunch.

Brook looks like a very good batter, will be a valuable asset for teh Poms in the future.

[bloodypassit]

With Woakes dismissing Warner it means that Broad can no longer match Glenn McGraths 19 dismissals of Michael Atherton in this series....

[God is an Englishman]

With Woakes dismissing Warner it means that Broad can no longer match Glenn McGraths 19 dismissals of Michael Atherton in this series....

That's more disappointing than only drawing the series.

[Frank Costanza]

With Woakes dismissing Warner it means that Broad can no longer match Glenn McGraths 19 dismissals of Michael Atherton in this series....

That's more disappointing than only drawing the series.

[Bomber]

Rain potentially saving england again.

[God is an Englishman]

Rain potentially saving england again.

Nice try

[God is an Englishman]

Khawaja and Laubasagne may not be australian but they've picked up the whingeing well.

Having a cry because someone called them boring.

Khawaja causing trouble AGAIN.

[Michael]

Khawaja and Laubasagne may not be australian but they've picked up the whingeing well.

Having a cry because someone called them boring.

Khawaja causing trouble AGAIN.

Oh the irony....

Benjamin Andrew Stokes OBE (born 4 June 1991) is an English international cricketer who is the captain of the England Test team[2] and plays for the England Twenty20 International (T20I) team.[3] In domestic cricket, he represents Durham and has played in multiple Twenty20 leagues around the world.

Born in Christchurch, New Zealand, Stokes moved to England as a child.[4]

England is one of those cricketing nations that has always benefitted by the representation of players born in other countries. Out of a total of 736 players who represented the nation thus far, 107 players were born outside of England. Till date, 17 players each from South Africa and India played cricket for England while 14 players from Wales represented the country. Furthermore, there are 10 Australian players who plied their trade for the English team.

South Africans’ represented increased significantly since the debut of Andrew Strauss in 2003. After him, ten other players from the Rainbow Nation were on to play for England. The scenario for the World Cup 2019 is pretty similar. Nearly 33 per cent of the players in this 15-man squad were not born in England. There are representations from players born in different nations and most of them form the backbone of this side.

[MegaBonus]

Unread post by God is an Englishman » Mon Jul 31, 2023 10:29 am

Khawaja and Laubasagne may not be australian but they've picked up the whingeing well.

Having a cry because someone called them boring.

Khawaja causing trouble AGAIN.

the funny thing to come out of this incident was the quick back peddling POM

according to your rhetoric....you dont know the meaning yourself....

[bloodypassit]

For a team that trots out the “spirit of the game” line they are the biggest cheats out there.

How many times do their bowlers compete an over and then go off for some mystery injury only to return later looking fine. The umpires need to wake up to their BS and clamp down hard on it

[God is an Englishman]

For a team that trots out the “spirit of the game” line they are the biggest cheats out there.

How many times do their bowlers compete an over and then go off for some mystery injury only to return later looking fine. The umpires need to wake up to their BS and clamp down hard on it

You do realise that that is completely within the laws?

You do realise that australia have been doing the same since the days of Lily and Thompson?

You do realise that you're now making my point that aussies are hypocritical whingers?

[Bomber]

For a team that trots out the “spirit of the game” line they are the biggest cheats out there.

How many times do their bowlers compete an over and then go off for some mystery injury only to return later looking fine. The umpires need to wake up to their BS and clamp down hard on it

You do realise that that is completely within the laws?

You do realise that australia have been doing the same since the days of Lily and Thompson?

You do realise that you're now making my point that aussies are hypocritical whingers?

Who are Lily and Thompson?

Also noted yesterday, Anderson wanting ball changed as it wasn't swinging (enough). I won't call it a whinge by him, but it sure comes close.

[MegaBonus]

God is an Englishman wrote: ↑Mon Jul 31, 2023 2:27 pm

You do realise that that is completely within the laws?

Like Bairstows stumping

[The Bourne Identity]

Khawaja causing trouble AGAIN.

khawaja is a top notch bellend.

[N5 1BH]

England is one of those cricketing nations that has always benefitted by the representation of players born in other countries. Out of a total of 736 players who represented the nation thus far, 107 players were born outside of England. Till date, 17 players each from South Africa and India played cricket for England while 14 players from Wales represented the country. Furthermore, there are 10 Australian players who plied their trade for the English team.

shiraz me, you're not seriously trying to claim the great Ted Dexter as an italian are you ?

[God is an Englishman]

England is one of those cricketing nations that has always benefitted by the representation of players born in other countries. Out of a total of 736 players who represented the nation thus far, 107 players were born outside of England. Till date, 17 players each from South Africa and India played cricket for England while 14 players from Wales represented the country. Furthermore, there are 10 Australian players who plied their trade for the English team.

shiraz me, you're not seriously trying to claim the great Ted Dexter as an italian are you ?

Aussies don't seem to get that place of birth pales into insignificance over parentage.

[God is an Englishman]

God is an Englishman wrote: ↑Mon Jul 31, 2023 2:27 pm

You do realise that that is completely within the laws?

Like Bairstows stumping

Agreed, who said it wasn't?

[God is an Englishman]

Lots of aussie whingeing today.

Ohh we don't like the ball the umpires chose.

[MegaBonus]

ooooohhh my.......karma is a major biatch.....

[eagleboy]

Stokes dropping a catch. Almost as funny as dropping a WC catch a few years ago by SA.


And then losing an appeal.

[Cooper]

England is one of those cricketing nations that has always benefitted by the representation of players born in other countries. Out of a total of 736 players who represented the nation thus far, 107 players were born outside of England. Till date, 17 players each from South Africa and India played cricket for England while 14 players from Wales represented the country. Furthermore, there are 10 Australian players who plied their trade for the English team.

shiraz me, you're not seriously trying to claim the great Ted Dexter as an italian are you ?

Aussies don't seem to get that place of birth pales into insignificance over parentage.

As you don't seem to get that your opinion does equate to facts.

[God is an Englishman]

England is one of those cricketing nations that has always benefitted by the representation of players born in other countries. Out of a total of 736 players who represented the nation thus far, 107 players were born outside of England. Till date, 17 players each from South Africa and India played cricket for England while 14 players from Wales represented the country. Furthermore, there are 10 Australian players who plied their trade for the English team.

shiraz me, you're not seriously trying to claim the great Ted Dexter as an italian are you ?

Aussies don't seem to get that place of birth pales into insignificance over parentage.

As you don't seem to get that your opinion does equate to facts.

It is a fact though.

Having an aussie parent automatically makes you australian. Being born in australia doesn't automatically make you australian.

Cooper wrong AGAIN.

[Cooper]

England is one of those cricketing nations that has always benefitted by the representation of players born in other countries. Out of a total of 736 players who represented the nation thus far, 107 players were born outside of England. Till date, 17 players each from South Africa and India played cricket for England while 14 players from Wales represented the country. Furthermore, there are 10 Australian players who plied their trade for the English team.

shiraz me, you're not seriously trying to claim the great Ted Dexter as an italian are you ?

Aussies don't seem to get that place of birth pales into insignificance over parentage.

As you don't seem to get that your opinion does equate to facts.

It is a fact though.

Having an aussie parent automatically makes you australian. Being born in australia doesn't automatically make you australian.

Cooper wrong AGAIN.

Just the usual cause you say so it seems. Predictable

[N5 1BH]

ooooohhh my.......karma is a major biatch.....

Karma (doesn’t exist) for who ?

[God is an Englishman]

England is one of those cricketing nations that has always benefitted by the representation of players born in other countries. Out of a total of 736 players who represented the nation thus far, 107 players were born outside of England. Till date, 17 players each from South Africa and India played cricket for England while 14 players from Wales represented the country. Furthermore, there are 10 Australian players who plied their trade for the English team.

shiraz me, you're not seriously trying to claim the great Ted Dexter as an italian are you ?

Aussies don't seem to get that place of birth pales into insignificance over parentage.

As you don't seem to get that your opinion does equate to facts.

It is a fact though.

Having an aussie parent automatically makes you australian. Being born in australia doesn't automatically make you australian.

Cooper wrong AGAIN.

Just the usual cause you say so it seems. Predictable

It's a fact I'm afraid. Care to prove me wrong?

[God is an Englishman]

Drawn series and it will now be at least 26 years since Australia win a series in England..

What an ending for Broad. A 6 off his last ball as a batsmen and a wicket with his last ball as a bowler.

Is that the last we see of Jimmy?
Is that the last we see of Warner?
Is that the last we see of Smith?

[The Bourne Identity]

You would expect the home team to win a series.

Australia has won more Ashes Tests than England, winning 140 of the 340 matches, compared to England's 108 victories. Australia also holds the edge in Ashes series won, having won on 34 occasions compared to England's 32.