[Cricket] The Ashes - England v Australia - 4th Test, Old Trafford, July 19-23, 2023

[Ethelwulf]

Unfortunately rain has taken out anything for the bowlers going to be hard to win this

 

[Mellotron]

This is very frustrating. Just need one. Doesn’t matter how.

 

[The Lemming Stomper]

Definitely worth a couple of quid on Oz at those odds.

80's now

Hope you were on as a bit of insurance

 

[KZNSeagull]

100 for Labuschagne

 

[Neville's Breakfast]

No I missed that, need to try and see it. Do you know if it’s available on catch up anywhere?

The Test Valley is a Hampshire gem, love it there.

Unsure. Might be worth having a look on YouTube ?

Yes I watch that when I saw the faux-live recording last night. I'm watching live today

It was interesting how he talked about being from the country but now living in the city. There is an absolute world of difference between the outback and the city life over there. I have a few tales I could tell, including being approached in an outback pub by a married couple who thought that the female traveler with me was my girlfriend and they wanted to do a swap for the night, him for her and me for his wife. On the same night a very large female in the pub, with muscles that would impress the finest of boxers, asked me if I wanted drugs. I simply said fearfully 'Do I have to ?'

That weren't any locks on the guest's room door that night. It's fair to say we had trouble sleeping. We were only there because the car had broken down.

There must be a film in that

 

[nwgull]

80's now

Hope you were on as a bit of insurance

Why? It’s still a losing bet. It’d need Australia to score another 200 runs and then bowl England out for less than 120, all in about 50 overs.

 

[Weststander]

Couldn’t make this up, blooming Australian grit and concentration.

If we’d got slaughtered at the Gabba over 3 days, no way would we churn out a middle order c. 100 partnership trying to scupper their inevitable win.

 

[maltaseagull]

100 for Labuschagne

Unless we get him out soon, the ashes are gone.

 

[zefarelly]

Unless we get him out soon, the ashes are gone.

I think they already are, if we didn't get an early wicket as soon as we started it was always going to play out like this.

Frustrsating given how well we've played.

 

[The Lemming Stomper]

Why? It’s still a losing bet. It’d need Australia to score another 200 runs and then bowl England out for less than 120, all in about 50 overs.

How's it a losing bet ? It was a 500/1 bet that's now 50/1, unless you've got a Time Machine you're keeping quiet about

 

[Bodian]

Out.

 

[ManOfSussex]

What a crap umpiring decision to give that not out originally.

 

[essbee1]

Game on!!

 

[Farehamseagull]

Yessss! Got him!

Catch Jonny!

 

[A1X]

JOSEPH

 

[SweatyMexican]

Get outta here. Now the next one!

 

[KZNSeagull]

Labuschagne out for 111. Root does the business. Now come on chaps!!

 

[pasty]

AHA! My old trick of nipping outside for a fag worked

 

[nicko31]

Great stuff

 

[Bodian]

AHA! My old trick of nipping outside for a fag worked

Packet of 10 should do it then. Get puffing.