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The Ashes 08:49 - Jun 13 with 23520 viewsbritferry

Looking forward to this, England with their new aggressive style and an Australian team just crowned World Test champions.

Its a pretty intense schedule too:

First Test
16—20 June 2023
Edgbaston

Second Test
28 June—2 July 2023
Lord's

Third Test
6—10 July 2023
Headingley

Fourth Test
19—23 July 2023
Old Trafford

Fifth Test
27—31 July 2023
The Oval

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The Ashes on 23:31 - Jun 20 with 1616 viewstheloneranger

The Ashes on 22:41 - Jun 20 by britferry

I like Bairstow, especially as a one-day keeper/batsmen but in a test match, you need a specialist keeper, too many mistakes for my liking, letting Khawaja get away with the first over miss in the 2nd innings, cost them the test match, please note, I said "them" not "us"


Foakes should be in from day one.

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The Ashes on 07:16 - Jun 21 with 1574 viewsbuilthjack

A huge gamble from Stokes on day one.
Every ex player said at the time that he was crazy to declare when he did.
A learning curve for him.
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The Ashes on 08:10 - Jun 21 with 1546 viewsWhiterockin

The Ashes on 07:16 - Jun 21 by builthjack

A huge gamble from Stokes on day one.
Every ex player said at the time that he was crazy to declare when he did.
A learning curve for him.
[Post edited 21 Jun 2023 7:17]


He has always attacked from the first day of his captaincy, most of the time it has come off, this one didn't. I'm not going to knock him because in test cricket there are so many variables the game changes all the time, if the catch hadn't popped out of his hand we would probably have won. His win rate is incredible, hopefully the next test will have it back on track.

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The Ashes on 11:16 - Jun 21 with 1508 viewstheloneranger

I don't think it was a mistake that first evening - the Australian openers didn't want or expect to be put in at that stage of the game.

It didn't come off as expected, but it gave Broad 2 attempts at his "Bunny" Warner.

England's lack of runs came from the 4th afternoon - when some of the batsmen went from "Bazball" to complete reckless batting!!

But from anyone's differing opinions, that was was Test Match cricket at its best.

That final day was the complete opposite of "Bazball" but "old style" Test Match cricket.

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The Ashes on 16:36 - Jun 21 with 1454 viewsJohnw102

England could have won that, Bairstow missed easy stumping in 1st innings, Root and Stokes unlucky not to hold catches in last session. Close very good game.

Never knew getting old would happen so quick!

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The Ashes on 16:30 - Jun 24 with 1356 viewsWhiterockin

The ladies are giving it some stick, massive shock for the Aussies.

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The Ashes on 16:55 - Jun 24 with 1350 viewsWhiterockin

The Ashes on 16:30 - Jun 24 by Whiterockin

The ladies are giving it some stick, massive shock for the Aussies.


Big disappointment late collapse and 10 behind,

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The Ashes on 17:03 - Jun 24 with 1342 viewsunion_jack

The Ashes on 16:55 - Jun 24 by Whiterockin

Big disappointment late collapse and 10 behind,


Thought Beaumont could have tried to stay a bit longer to get at least parity. That said, what a knock. She must have been knackered.

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The Ashes on 20:42 - Jun 24 with 1298 viewsWhiterockin

The Ashes on 17:03 - Jun 24 by union_jack

Thought Beaumont could have tried to stay a bit longer to get at least parity. That said, what a knock. She must have been knackered.


Out scoring them in the first innings would have been such a massive psychological blow to the Aussies, it didn't happen and now they will probably win, a great opportunity missed.

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The Ashes on 10:09 - Jun 25 with 1243 viewsunion_jack

The Ashes on 20:42 - Jun 24 by Whiterockin

Out scoring them in the first innings would have been such a massive psychological blow to the Aussies, it didn't happen and now they will probably win, a great opportunity missed.


They certainly motored in the remaining overs yesterday. Agreed, it’s the Aussie’s to lose now, which they won’t.

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The Ashes on 16:21 - Jun 25 with 1206 viewsunion_jack

268 wins it. Great effort by the girls.

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The Ashes on 16:39 - Jun 25 with 1202 viewsWhiterockin

The Ashes on 16:21 - Jun 25 by union_jack

268 wins it. Great effort by the girls.


In with a chance.

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The Ashes on 17:48 - Jun 25 with 1189 viewsunion_jack

The Ashes on 16:39 - Jun 25 by Whiterockin

In with a chance.


Typical England, anything you can do, we can do slightly worse😂

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The Ashes on 09:35 - Jun 26 with 1106 viewsshandyjack

The Ashes on 17:48 - Jun 25 by union_jack

Typical England, anything you can do, we can do slightly worse😂


fair dos the bowlers pulled off a quality ddisplay of bowling to give them a chance of winning at the batters have thrown it away most likely

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The Ashes on 09:38 - Jun 26 with 1104 viewsWhiterockin

The Ashes on 09:35 - Jun 26 by shandyjack

fair dos the bowlers pulled off a quality ddisplay of bowling to give them a chance of winning at the batters have thrown it away most likely


Different day different conditions, I'm an eternal optimist bet even I'm stretching it today.

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The Ashes on 12:47 - Jun 26 with 1084 viewsshandyjack

decent effort overall by the girls, so mistakes that came from lack of test match practice and experience. The start of the 2nd inns for Aussies was the difference, they let them get away to fast.

I'd still rather see it played in the middle of the series or have 2 matches 1 at end 1 at the beginning

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The Ashes on 10:30 - Jun 27 with 1017 viewsshandyjack

No spinner in the next test unless you class Root. Does this suggest they've gone for a pacy wicket to nulify Lyon

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The Ashes on 11:39 - Jun 27 with 993 viewstheloneranger

The Ashes on 10:30 - Jun 27 by shandyjack

No spinner in the next test unless you class Root. Does this suggest they've gone for a pacy wicket to nulify Lyon


England team to play Australia in second Test at Lord’s:

1. Ben Duckett, 2. Zak Crawley, 3. Ollie Pope, 4. Joe Root, 5. Harry Brook, 6. Ben Stokes (capt), 7. Jonny Bairstow (wk), 8. Stuart Broad, 9. Ollie Robinson, 10. Josh Tongue, 11. James Anderson

There was talk before the 1st Test that England would go with a 4 man pace attack at Lords - and that Root would be used more in the series as a spinner - but that was before Ali was recalled from retirement.

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The Ashes on 23:11 - Jun 27 with 941 viewsonehunglow

The Ashes on 22:41 - Jun 20 by britferry

I like Bairstow, especially as a one-day keeper/batsmen but in a test match, you need a specialist keeper, too many mistakes for my liking, letting Khawaja get away with the first over miss in the 2nd innings, cost them the test match, please note, I said "them" not "us"


Interesting to see the comments on the racist cricket establishment
Seems almost as bad as the WRU where black players in the 60s were told straight they d never play for Wales
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The Ashes on 09:19 - Jun 28 with 895 viewsbritferry

stato on the telly just now, England never beat Australia at Lord's between 1934 & 2009 but they've done ok since then

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The Ashes on 09:32 - Jun 28 with 891 viewstheloneranger

The toss is going to be massive today, with that green top and the overhead clouds.

Australia's Ashes record at Lords is pretty impressive.

P 37

Aus won 15

England won 7

Drawn 15

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The Ashes on 10:31 - Jun 28 with 876 viewsbritferry

England won toss and bowl

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The Ashes on 10:35 - Jun 28 with 874 viewstheloneranger

Starc in for Boland

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The Ashes on 10:56 - Jun 28 with 859 viewsbritferry

just saw some highlights, Jofra Archer was in it, so I looked up where he is, he is still out injured with an elbow injury

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/cricket/65613060

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The Ashes on 11:07 - Jun 28 with 853 viewsbritferry

end of first over, Oil protestors come on with that orange paint and got man-handled off, Bairstow actually carried one off the pitch

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