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

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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


A1X

Well-known member
NSC Patron
Sep 1, 2017
20,305
Deepest, darkest Sussex
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.
 






keaton

Big heart, hot blood and balls. Big balls
Nov 18, 2004
9,951
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 agree with Ponting in both cases. No teams dominated properly. The Aussies weren't defensive or boring, they made less mistakes, scored quickly and took on two tough run chases
 




Papa Lazarou

Living in a De Zerbi wonderland
Jul 7, 2003
19,303
Worthing
Ar
Scyld Berry of the Telegraph, series player ratings (out of 10):

Duckett 8
Crawley 9
Ali 7 (based on useful runs too)
Root 8
Brook 8
Stokes 9
Bristow 6
Woakes 9
Wood 9
Broad 8
Anderson 5
Pope 4
Robinson 6
Tongue 7

Who’ll be the test quality bowlers to replace Broad, Ali and Anderson?
Archer and a fit Robinson
 
















S'hampton Seagull

Well-known member
Oct 12, 2003
6,938
Southampton
I went today. What a special way for the game to end today, perfect.

A legend leaving the field for the final time
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5Ways Gull

È quello che è
Feb 2, 2009
1,133
Fiveways, Brighton
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.
In more than 50 years of watching ashes series that was the closest I have seen to an England whitewash of Australia. Should have won the first test, would have won the 2nd if Bairstow hadn't been "run out", and OT must go down as the most one sided drawn test ever!! The most moral, moral victory in the history of sport.
 


5Ways Gull

È quello che è
Feb 2, 2009
1,133
Fiveways, Brighton
Scyld Berry of the Telegraph, series player ratings (out of 10):

Duckett 8
Crawley 9
Ali 7 (based on useful runs too)
Root 8
Brook 8
Stokes 9
Bristow 6
Woakes 9
Wood 9
Broad 8
Anderson 5
Pope 4
Robinson 6
Tongue 7

Who’ll be the test quality bowlers to replace Broad, Ali and Anderson?
And who will get us the 180s once Bristow goes
 






Questions

Habitual User
Oct 18, 2006
25,435
Worthing
Now that all that silliness is over we can all enjoy the Hundred. I'm sure it will be just as enthralling
I’ve yet to watch more than 2 minutes of that competition.
 






Triggaaar

Well-known member
Oct 24, 2005
52,738
Goldstone
I agree with Ponting in both cases. No teams dominated properly. The Aussies weren't defensive or boring, they made less mistakes, scored quickly and took on two tough run chases

Dominated properly - no, but we were the better side. The Aussies weren't boring (well, they were in their first innings at the Oval) but England weren't ordinary, it was them that made it exciting.
 




Neville's Breakfast

Well-known member
May 1, 2016
13,439
Oxton, Birkenhead
I’ve yet to watch more than 2 minutes of that competition.
Yeah, I feel the same about it although I have seen more than 2 minutes, if only on tv. It seems odd to have the T20 and the 100 so if it’s a choice for a live short form match then I prefer to watch Lancashire than Manchester. I’m sure a lot of you feel the same about Sussex and Southern Brave. Nothing beats test cricket though and never will.
 




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