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King Rollo
post 2nd August 2019, 05:38 PM
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England close day two on 267-4,just 17 runs behind Australia. It's been a fascinating start to the Ashes series with Australia fighting back on day 1 and England now in a good position. Two great centuries scored by Steve Smith and Rory Burns (who was a bit lucky today that Australia didn't refer a not out LBW decision which would have been given out by the third umpire).

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post 2nd August 2019, 07:04 PM
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Oops!, sorry forgot to start this thread about The Ashes currently taking place.

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post 5th August 2019, 03:36 PM
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England surrendered on the final day of the first Ashes Test, giving Australia a crushing 251-run win and a 1-0 lead in the series.

Needing to bat out the day to earn a draw - chasing 398 to win was never in the offing - England at one stage lost six wickets for 37 runs on the way to being bowled out for 146 at Edgbaston.
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post 5th August 2019, 04:17 PM
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England got gradually worse as the match went on. Losing Anderson on day 1 didn't help. They will have to improve quickly if they want to compete for the Ashes.

The standard of umpiring in the first test was appalling.
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post 9th August 2019, 11:55 PM
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England have dropped Moeen Ali and replaced him in the squad with slow left-armer Jack Leach for the second Ashes Test against Australia at Lord's.
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post 14th August 2019, 10:40 PM
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The first day of the second Ashes Test between England and Australia was abandoned without a ball being bowled because of rain at Lord's.

A break in the weather did allow a 15:30 BST start to be scheduled, only for further rain to intervene.

There has yet to be a toss and the teams have not been officially named.

However, pace bowler Jofra Archer was presented with his England cap, confirming that he will make his Test debut.
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post 15th August 2019, 11:11 PM
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England all out for 258 in their first innings on Day 2 with Australia 30/1 at the close of play.
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post 16th August 2019, 11:36 PM
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In total five sessions have now been lost to rain.
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post 18th August 2019, 02:47 PM
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post 18th August 2019, 11:12 PM
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The series in finely poised now, I think England will win the 3rd test but we need our top order to at least have one ship steadier for at least 2-3 sessions of batting.

Archer is absolute box office.
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post 19th August 2019, 11:12 PM
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England have named an unchanged squad for the third Ashes Test against Australia at Headingley on Thursday.

James Anderson is making progress with his calf injury and will play for Lancashire second XI in a three-day match beginning on Tuesday.

England say the 37-year-old will be assessed "on an ongoing basis".
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post 20th August 2019, 07:18 PM
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Steve Smith has been ruled out of the third Ashes Test after suffering a concussion.

Smith, 30, was hit in the neck by a 92mph bouncer from Jofra Archer on day four of the second Test, but passed an initial concussion test and returned to continue his innings.
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post 21st August 2019, 10:19 AM
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What a fantastic second test match,but a shame the weather prevented a result. England seem to have the upper hand now but it's still going to be tough to actually win the series. Jofra Archer has made a big difference to England's bowling strength and James Anderson will probably be back for the fourth test. Surely it's only a matter of time before David Warner makes a big score or can England keep him quiet for the rest of the series?
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post 23rd August 2019, 09:30 PM
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England need a miracle a la Botham Headingley 1981. Awful batting performance from their first innings.
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post 24th August 2019, 10:53 PM
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Yes,that was horrible batting from England yesterday. Their batting was much more sensible today. 203 needed with 7 wickets left. It would be a remarkable run chase if they could pull this off.
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post 25th August 2019, 12:14 PM
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At lunch,England need 121 to win with 6 wickets left. They could do this.
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post 25th August 2019, 02:21 PM
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Ben Stokes it's all down to you.
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post 25th August 2019, 03:10 PM
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Eight now to win, Could they?
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post 25th August 2019, 03:15 PM
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post 25th August 2019, 03:23 PM
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OMG! cheer.gif Will write a longer post about this later.
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