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[Cricket] The Ashes - England v Australia - 5th Test, Oval, July 27-31, 2023

Ashes- 5th Test- The result ?

  • England WIN

    Votes: 56 59.6%
  • Australia WIN

    Votes: 23 24.5%
  • Draw

    Votes: 15 16.0%

  • Total voters
    94


Weststander

Well-known member
NSC Patron
Aug 25, 2011
68,851
Withdean area
Recently, every Ashes series has felt (for England) like an ending. This one feels like a beginning for this team.

Only regret is it wasn’t next summer, reckon another year of Bazball tweaking and we’d have had them.

Fine margins. Batting sorted, lesson learnt on first innings declaration.

‘Just’ need to top class wicket keeper and two pacemen to join Woakes and Wood.
 




Eeyore

Colonel Hee-Haw of Queen's Park
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Apr 5, 2014
25,757


Say it as it is Jim !
 






knocky1

Well-known member
Jan 20, 2010
13,089
It was a great series. Ponting reckons both teams take credit for that, but the truth is it was because of Bazball. If we'd played the way the Aussies do, we'd be drawing the tests.

Ponting also thought 2-2 was a fair result - funny he'd say that, when they cheated for 1 win, and only got a draw in one because we had 2 days of rain. I'll always remember us winning the 2023 Ashes.
I'd love to see you on TV interviewing any Aussie. 😆
We stuffed them 2-2 and still have the Ashes at Lord's.
 




dangull

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Feb 24, 2013
5,151
I thought Australia were going to do it after that big opening stand and when they were only 3 down and about 120 needed, so much so I turned TMS off the radio.
That's Test cicket, break a partership and a cluster of wickets can follow.
 
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knocky1

Well-known member
Jan 20, 2010
13,089
I thought Australia were going to do it after that big opening stand and when they were only 3 down and abou 120 needed, so much so I turned TMS off the radio.
That's Test cicket, break a partership and a cluster of wickets can follow.
The big opening stand was on a different day with a different ball bar about 10 deliveries. We should be grateful for the replacement ball we were given yesterday. It took 10 wickets.⁸

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Leekbrookgull

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Jul 14, 2005
16,371
Leek
N/B i am not against what you are saying it's just keep our feet on the ground dump all the hype in the MSM and online. There's been many sound comments regarding the overall squad on NSC i/e quality match winning spinner, keeper position a pace attack with movement of the ball and pace on a quick wicket and then we need to talk about the batting line up.
 


Triggaaar

Well-known member
Oct 24, 2005
52,738
Goldstone
I thought Australia were going to do it after that big opening stand and when they were only 3 down and about 120 needed, so much so I turned TMS off the radio.
That's Test cicket, break a partership and a cluster of wickets can follow.
If a ball isn't performing for you, hit them in the face with it and get a new one.
 




nicko31

Well-known member
Jan 7, 2010
18,400
Gods country fortnightly
A series to remember.

Well done England and Australian for putting on a great show
 


knocky1

Well-known member
Jan 20, 2010
13,089
Fine margins. Batting sorted, lesson learnt on first innings declaration.

‘Just’ need to top class wicket keeper and two pacemen to join Woakes and Wood.
We have a top class wk and Bairstow isn't bad. We also have a lad called Archer. Google him.
 












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