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Re: England Cricket Thread
« Reply #1125 on: August 05, 2019, 10:57:21 AM »
Is there a pay on the gate option today?

I don't know for certain, but I'm betting not many tickets are sold for a fifth day of a test  match these days. So, yes there will be walk up ticket sales.

You could phone them to and ask on this number,  0121 369 1994
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« Reply #1126 on: August 05, 2019, 10:59:42 AM »
Is there a pay on the gate option today?

Just heard on TSM, tickets are available on the gate for £25
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« Reply #1127 on: August 05, 2019, 01:30:21 PM »
85-4

No way should England lose this test.

It will be one of the greatest collapses over five days and god knows we've given some competition.

Tea on the first day seems a very long time ago..
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Re: England Cricket Thread
« Reply #1128 on: August 05, 2019, 01:55:27 PM »
85 for 5.

It's so annoying, on the first day we had the Ozzies 30 for 3 and 128-8.

If that had been the Ozzies, they would have had their foot on our throat and squeezed the life out of us, metaphorically speaking, and this test match would have been over in 3 days!

What is it with our attitude to the game compared to theirs?
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« Reply #1129 on: August 05, 2019, 01:59:14 PM »
85-4

No way should England lose this test.

It will be one of the greatest collapses over five days and god knows we've given some competition.

Tea on the first day seems a very long time ago..

Tea on the final day is a long way away as well.......
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Re: England Cricket Thread
« Reply #1130 on: August 05, 2019, 02:10:34 PM »
Utter shambles, this.

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Re: England Cricket Thread
« Reply #1131 on: August 05, 2019, 03:01:26 PM »
Speaking as a Scot... hard cheese chaps  :)

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« Reply #1132 on: August 05, 2019, 04:06:53 PM »
That was as shocking batting. Not surprised one bit mind very rarely. Ali, Denly and maybe now Bairstow to be dropped. Time for Leach maybe Curran, but Stokes at five and move Woakes up.
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Re: England Cricket Thread
« Reply #1133 on: August 05, 2019, 04:39:38 PM »
Speaking as a Scot... hard cheese chaps  :)

Speaking as a World Cup Winner,  hard cheese in not making the finals  ;)
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Re: England Cricket Thread
« Reply #1134 on: August 05, 2019, 04:41:07 PM »
We are England we just have to turn up to win ;D

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« Reply #1135 on: August 17, 2019, 07:03:35 AM »
So any of you guys worked out how to get Steve Smith out yet?

I’m looking forward to kicking back tonight and watching him do his stuff.

But if you do get him out we’ll fold like a bad poker hand.

We have no batsmen beside him.

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« Reply #1136 on: August 17, 2019, 08:16:12 AM »
So any of you guys worked out how to get Steve Smith out yet?

I’m looking forward to kicking back tonight and watching him do his stuff.

But if you do get him out we’ll fold like a bad poker hand.

We have no batsmen beside him.
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Re: England Cricket Thread
« Reply #1137 on: August 17, 2019, 08:21:39 AM »
Cheating convict should with anybody else caught doing likewise have been banned for life !!

Michael Atherton?
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« Reply #1138 on: August 17, 2019, 08:37:09 AM »
Exactly, lots of hypocrisy from certain quarters on this one. I will be at Lord’s today ( and tomorrow) hoping for an England win but with an ear on the mobile for the score at Kenilworth Road between 3 & 5pm this afternoon. We need Jofra Archer to test Steve Smith early this morning....

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« Reply #1139 on: August 17, 2019, 09:22:11 AM »
Did Atherton actually break the rules ? I honestly can't remember it. According to the wise old wiki it states

His reputation suffered a blow when he was implicated in a ball-tampering controversy during the first Test against South Africa at Lord's, for which he was fined £2,000 by Ray Illingworth. Atherton was accused of lying to Peter Burge, the match referee.[citation needed] Atherton claims in his autobiography that he answered 'no' when asked if he had anything in his pockets. He believed that Burge was referring to nefarious substances such as resin or lip salve. Nonetheless the TV pictures were damning, showing Atherton deliberately putting dirt, taken from the pitch, on the ball. Strictly speaking, Atherton was not breaking the laws – he pointed out that plenty of bowlers improve their grip on the ball by rubbing their hands on the pitch

If its cheating then he deserves exactly the same as Smith, Warner and Bancroft, permanent ban, a cheat is a cheat.
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« Reply #1140 on: August 17, 2019, 09:30:36 AM »
Regardless of the cheating Steve Smith is an excellent batsman. A pleasure to watch him.

I have tickets for day 5 so hopefully the rain now stays away and allows the chance of a result.
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Re: England Cricket Thread
« Reply #1141 on: August 17, 2019, 09:33:10 AM »
Did Atherton actually break the rules ? I honestly can't remember it. According to the wise old wiki it states

His reputation suffered a blow when he was implicated in a ball-tampering controversy during the first Test against South Africa at Lord's, for which he was fined £2,000 by Ray Illingworth. Atherton was accused of lying to Peter Burge, the match referee.[citation needed] Atherton claims in his autobiography that he answered 'no' when asked if he had anything in his pockets. He believed that Burge was referring to nefarious substances such as resin or lip salve. Nonetheless the TV pictures were damning, showing Atherton deliberately putting dirt, taken from the pitch, on the ball. Strictly speaking, Atherton was not breaking the laws – he pointed out that plenty of bowlers improve their grip on the ball by rubbing their hands on the pitch

If its cheating then he deserves exactly the same as Smith, Warner and Bancroft, permanent ban, a cheat is a cheat.


As you say Athers was done for lying. Soil/dirt would not abrade the ball.


Regardless of the cheating Steve Smith is an excellent batsman. A pleasure to watch him.

I have tickets for day 5 so hopefully the rain now stays away and allows the chance of a result.


I wouldn't say a pleasure, its ungainly, ugly and awkward. That said you have admire his sheer persistence and concentration along with his incredibly good hand eye coordination. Most people trying his shuffle would average mid 20s in test cricket and be out lbw more often than not.
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Re: England Cricket Thread
« Reply #1142 on: August 17, 2019, 02:45:19 PM »
Well that’s one way of getting him out. Smack him in the head.

Have to say though Archer is bowling brilliantly and frighteningly fast.

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« Reply #1143 on: August 17, 2019, 02:54:58 PM »
Have we just decided to attempt to kill Smith?!

Archer's got them rattled, it's great to watch. Shame th Aussies have come back.
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Re: England Cricket Thread
« Reply #1144 on: August 17, 2019, 02:56:20 PM »
Well that’s one way of getting him out. Smack him in the head.

Have to say though Archer is bowling brilliantly and frighteningly fast.

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Re: England Cricket Thread
« Reply #1145 on: August 17, 2019, 02:57:29 PM »
Archer bowled a ball at 96 mph wow!!
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« Reply #1146 on: August 20, 2019, 02:14:28 PM »
I had a fantastic day on Sunday - Lords really is a great sporting venue.

Good news - Steve Smith out of the third test due to concussion.

Declare victory now.  ;D
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Re: England Cricket Thread
« Reply #1147 on: August 20, 2019, 07:51:36 PM »
You accept every advantage that comes your way when playing Ashes Test cricket and that goes for both sides as no quarter is given or expected.

Having said that, I am disappointed that Smith won’t be available, he is, without doubt a master craftsman with the “willow” and it is a joy watching him plying his trade so effortlessly and expertly.

I have spent so much time feeling an irrational dislike for the opponents players, in any sport, that had genuine quality and, as a consequence, I have missed, overlooked and didn’t appreciate their quality and some outstanding performance that I now realise I will never get the opportunity to see and fully appreciate again. So, these days, I just applaud and cheer to myself when I see that quality in front of me.

Athletes careers are relatively short and as the saying goes 'You Don't Know What You Have Until It's Gone' and I have had so many moments like that that I want to see the best perform at their best even if it is to the detriment of my team or country.

I also think that Smith, his teammates Warner and Bancroft were harshly treated with the length of the bans they received for ball tampering, a dark art that has been practised in the game for many, many years and by very high ranking senior players of all nationalities. They were unfortunate in that they were found guilty and were made examples of to act as a deterrent, I hope it does, but I very much doubt it. That’s my view.
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Re: England Cricket Thread
« Reply #1148 on: August 22, 2019, 08:14:27 PM »
Today only makes the decision not to pick Archer at Edgbaston look worse.


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« Reply #1149 on: August 22, 2019, 11:10:26 PM »
Today only makes the decision not to pick Archer at Edgbaston look worse.


Superb bowling.
I thought he was injured and they rested him? Brilliant today!