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England's Ashes squad announced 11:44 - Jul 27 with 25502 viewsdickythorpe

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/cricket/49138107

This series will be full of twists and turns and I think it may be more even than many think.
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England's Ashes squad announced on 17:33 - Aug 23 with 768 viewsbluey_the_blue

Australia dragging game out, shoulda declared already.
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England's Ashes squad announced on 17:41 - Aug 23 with 762 views34dfgdf54

England's Ashes squad announced on 17:33 - Aug 23 by bluey_the_blue

Australia dragging game out, shoulda declared already.


I wouldn’t be declaring for less than 300
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England's Ashes squad announced on 17:47 - Aug 23 with 751 viewsexiledclaseboy

They’d be daft to declare at all with three days left.

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England's Ashes squad announced on 17:56 - Aug 23 with 739 viewsmonmouth

England's Ashes squad announced on 17:47 - Aug 23 by exiledclaseboy

They’d be daft to declare at all with three days left.


They won’t. They’ll be bowled out (or rather bat themselves out) for around 220 to 250 and then we’ll see what England are made of. There’ll be time left to get whatever total is posted unless the bowlers give up, as long as the batsmen play proper test cricket and build their innings.

No sign of them having that discipline.

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England's Ashes squad announced on 17:58 - Aug 23 with 728 viewsexiledclaseboy

England's Ashes squad announced on 17:56 - Aug 23 by monmouth

They won’t. They’ll be bowled out (or rather bat themselves out) for around 220 to 250 and then we’ll see what England are made of. There’ll be time left to get whatever total is posted unless the bowlers give up, as long as the batsmen play proper test cricket and build their innings.

No sign of them having that discipline.


Indeed. An excellent summary.

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England's Ashes squad announced on 18:00 - Aug 23 with 725 viewsbluey_the_blue

England's Ashes squad announced on 17:47 - Aug 23 by exiledclaseboy

They’d be daft to declare at all with three days left.


Whooooosh.

If Archer's injury is serious / takes him out of this innings, then I can see Australia batting into middle of tomorrow afternoon - would be well out of sight. If Archer can't bat, that's already a wicket down...
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England's Ashes squad announced on 18:49 - Aug 23 with 692 views34dfgdf54

This game is not over.
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England's Ashes squad announced on 19:34 - Aug 23 with 661 viewsexiledclaseboy

England's Ashes squad announced on 18:49 - Aug 23 by 34dfgdf54

This game is not over.


It shouldn’t be given tomorrow is only day three and 300 on a day three pitch in perfect batting conditions shouldn’t be out of the question. But I can’t see any way this England batting line up can chase that down. 26 wickets on the first two days. These are two seriously poor batting sides.

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England's Ashes squad announced on 20:13 - Aug 23 with 640 viewssainthelens

England's Ashes squad announced on 18:49 - Aug 23 by 34dfgdf54

This game is not over.


If England adopt a 50 over approach to their batting, that's the only hope. They have 5/6 50 over batsmen trying to play test cricket. Trying to pick n push their way to 300 plus will only have one outcome.
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England's Ashes squad announced on 20:30 - Aug 23 with 622 viewsBanosswan

England's Ashes squad announced on 20:13 - Aug 23 by sainthelens

If England adopt a 50 over approach to their batting, that's the only hope. They have 5/6 50 over batsmen trying to play test cricket. Trying to pick n push their way to 300 plus will only have one outcome.


With a swinging dukes ball not gonna happen

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England's Ashes squad announced on 20:35 - Aug 23 with 617 viewssainthelens

England's Ashes squad announced on 20:30 - Aug 23 by Banosswan

With a swinging dukes ball not gonna happen


Fair shout....any suggestions?
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England's Ashes squad announced on 20:37 - Aug 23 with 615 viewsexiledclaseboy

England's Ashes squad announced on 20:35 - Aug 23 by sainthelens

Fair shout....any suggestions?


Yours is the most sensible given the batters England have at their disposal. If nothing else it’ll be entertaining with five slips and a couple around the bat. Plenty of gaps in the outfield to be exploited!

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England's Ashes squad announced on 20:53 - Aug 23 with 602 viewstheloneranger

England's Ashes squad announced on 20:13 - Aug 23 by sainthelens

If England adopt a 50 over approach to their batting, that's the only hope. They have 5/6 50 over batsmen trying to play test cricket. Trying to pick n push their way to 300 plus will only have one outcome.


That's England's biggest problem, too many one day players in a Test match team.

No application, no idea how to build an innings and too gung ho. Root looks a broken man and Archer looks fvcked!!

Everyday above ground ... Is a good day! 😎

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England's Ashes squad announced on 21:09 - Aug 23 with 592 viewstheloneranger

England's Ashes squad announced on 20:30 - Aug 23 by Banosswan

With a swinging dukes ball not gonna happen


Plus they are using the 2018 Duke ball with a more pronounced seam, not the more batter-friendly Duke ball used in this year’s county cricket season.

The 2018 Duke ball has been in use in the last two Sheffield Shield seasons, so the Australians have had plenty of practice with it.

Everyday above ground ... Is a good day! 😎

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England's Ashes squad announced on 21:14 - Aug 23 with 587 viewsBanosswan

England's Ashes squad announced on 20:35 - Aug 23 by sainthelens

Fair shout....any suggestions?


Tbh....

What you said!

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England's Ashes squad announced on 21:16 - Aug 23 with 583 viewsBanosswan

Denly and Burns to open. Stokes 3, root 4, Roy 5, bairstow 6, buttler 7.

Feck it.
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England's Ashes squad announced on 21:21 - Aug 23 with 570 viewsSwanjaxs

England's Ashes squad announced on 16:20 - Aug 23 by bluey_the_blue

Test cricket is dying due to the obsession with chasing the quick money from an ADHD generation who just want to see the ball smashed around the ground.

Test cricket is still the standard.


But the standards have fallen, T20 is going nowhere soon, expect five day tests to become four days in the near future 👍

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England's Ashes squad announced on 21:28 - Aug 23 with 564 viewsdickythorpe

Rubbish Test so far. Too mediocre sides. Archer looks crocked and Root is finished.
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England's Ashes squad announced on 21:33 - Aug 23 with 557 viewsexiledclaseboy

England's Ashes squad announced on 21:28 - Aug 23 by dickythorpe

Rubbish Test so far. Too mediocre sides. Archer looks crocked and Root is finished.


The quality is clearly missing but I don’t see how you can say its rubbish. All three matches so far have given excellent entertainment.

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England's Ashes squad announced on 21:34 - Aug 23 with 555 viewsbluey_the_blue

England's Ashes squad announced on 21:21 - Aug 23 by Swanjaxs

But the standards have fallen, T20 is going nowhere soon, expect five day tests to become four days in the near future 👍


4 day tests?

Cricket then dies. 100 ball games become universally beloved by fools and cricket becomes baseball...
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England's Ashes squad announced on 21:35 - Aug 23 with 552 viewsSwanjaxs

England's Ashes squad announced on 21:28 - Aug 23 by dickythorpe

Rubbish Test so far. Too mediocre sides. Archer looks crocked and Root is finished.


In fairness the Aussie bowling attack is the best in the world imho, any side that can leave Mitchell Starc to carry the drinks dictates that

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England's Ashes squad announced on 21:39 - Aug 23 with 546 viewsSwanjaxs

England's Ashes squad announced on 21:34 - Aug 23 by bluey_the_blue

4 day tests?

Cricket then dies. 100 ball games become universally beloved by fools and cricket becomes baseball...


Indeed, four day test, David Lloyd seems to think its inevitable

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England's Ashes squad announced on 21:41 - Aug 23 with 539 viewsexiledclaseboy

England's Ashes squad announced on 21:34 - Aug 23 by bluey_the_blue

4 day tests?

Cricket then dies. 100 ball games become universally beloved by fools and cricket becomes baseball...


Four day tests are already happening. We had one here in July. They won’t be the norm for years yet but it will happen. Very few games go five days these days and it’s not that big a reduction in actual playing time.

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England's Ashes squad announced on 21:51 - Aug 23 with 530 viewsBanosswan

England's Ashes squad announced on 21:41 - Aug 23 by exiledclaseboy

Four day tests are already happening. We had one here in July. They won’t be the norm for years yet but it will happen. Very few games go five days these days and it’s not that big a reduction in actual playing time.


Four days with a reserve day surely

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England's Ashes squad announced on 21:56 - Aug 23 with 529 viewsexiledclaseboy

England's Ashes squad announced on 21:51 - Aug 23 by Banosswan

Four days with a reserve day surely


Nope. Four days. Six and a half hours and 98 overs per day as opposed to six hours and 90 overs in a five day game. So the game is essentially only 58 overs and three hours shorter.

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