Gazwag
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That's was the most amazing days cricket I have seen. The drama of the WCF was nothing compared to this match. Test Match cricket beats one day cricket any day of the week
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[Cricket] England vs Australia Third Ashes Test - Leeds 22nd-26th August 2019
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Sussex Nomad
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Not a dig or anything but I think a few missed Headingly in '81 due to age, but yes it is right up there with it.
wakeytom
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Has that not pretty much always been the case? TMS on R4LW and for the last 15 years or so 5Live Sports extra?
Gazwag
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That was a fantastic win but the tension at the end of the game wasn't as high as today, we blew them away in the 4th inning back then
A last wicket winning partnership of 76, incredible.
Garry Nelson's Left Foot
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Sports an incredible thing, isn't it?
Extraordinarily captivating. I don't understand how you can't enjoy sport when the drama is so high like it was with this game. You don't need to generally like Cricket to be flabbergasted by how exciting that was.
Extraordinarily captivating. I don't understand how you can't enjoy sport when the drama is so high like it was with this game. You don't need to generally like Cricket to be flabbergasted by how exciting that was.
Greg Bobkin
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GT49er
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I don't know about 15 years ago, but a few years, yes - still applies to 'now' though. And 15 years ago a lot of people were still driving round with car radios that offered LW and MW. I think I've got an old ghetto blaster somewhere in the garage that picks up LW, but by and large you can't buy LW receivers any more.
Mackenzie
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Stunning.
This is sport at its greatest.
I’m buzzing!
This is sport at its greatest.
I’m buzzing!
Yes Chef
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What a summer
St Leonards Seagull
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- Jul 10, 2012
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Its only a few days ago that this same England side were bowled out for 67
Bowled out for 67 and still won the test match, amazing.
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Southern Scouse
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- Jul 21, 2011
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Been lucky enough to be able to sit down and listen to the whole days play.
What a privilege.
What a privilege.
1066familyman
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- Jan 15, 2008
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I've had some lovely times with 198 LW over the years.
kevo
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- Mar 8, 2008
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Me too. Far too hot out there anyway.
Dick Swiveller
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- Sep 9, 2011
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Yep - and Stokes' innings was of a much higher quality to Botham's. Botham was swinging because we had essentially lost. Stokes knew what he had to do to win the game and nursed a number 11 though a 70+ partnership. Botham is my sporting hero but for a one off innings, that was better.
wakeytom
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How have they fixed it though? The offering is now better than it used to be as you have the choice of R4LW and 5 Live sports Extra?
How did you used to listen to it in the car? If it was on R4LW how can the BBC be the ones to blame for the radio your car has?
Hampster Gull
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#metoo. Off for a celebratory beer now
GT49er
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Oh sorry, I forgot that the BBC had no idea how, when and where different devices received their signal. They have been trying to downgrade TMS for years, getting it off their more beloved flagship stations. They could put it on radio 5 - but they've got important afternoon chat shows and film reviews on there. They could put it on radio 3 (where it original started) - but no - sacrifice an elitist channel for a more populist audience? Gosh, no, shades of Lord Reith, they couldn't do that...............................
And what part of "And 15 years ago a lot of people were still driving round with car radios that offered LW and MW" pass you by?