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The Ashes 2017/18

Stuart_C said:
I’ve just had my 1st bet of the series and it probably won’t be my last neither.

Cook Top English batsmen 1st innings @100/30
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not even 10 minutes in and ive had more than i can take from vaughan

so far he thinks england will be aiming to get a draw or a win from the game, that australias best bowler is likely to have a part to play and england will be happy if they havent lost a wicket at lunch #insightful
 
fundy said:
not even 10 minutes in and ive had more than i can take from vaughan

so far he thinks england will be aiming to get a draw or a win from the game, that australias best bowler is likely to have a part to play and england will be happy if they havent lost a wicket at lunch #insightful
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FFS that’s my record 12minutes it lasted :rofl:
 
really flat pitch, no pace and little movement, should be a good toss to win and would hope england can post a decent total on this, pitch may speed up a little on days 2/3 hopefully as it dries a bit
 
All in all we probably have to be pretty satisfied with the first day. Shame to lose those last two wickets, but we're the best part of 200/4. We'd probably have taken that at the outset.

Good to see decent performances by Stoneman and Root. Gives a bit of hope for the series, considering everyone was going on about how our top order would simply be blown away.
 
I presume you meant Stoneman and Vince. Agreed though. Those two needed scores to settle themselves for the tour and they did that. Their confidence will be up now. Hopefully Malan can go on now and that will give him a boost as well. Shame to lose Root as we need to be topping 400 tomorrow.

The reports I saw this morning seemed to suggest the pitch will get faster and runs will come quicker. Is that how others see it?
 
The pitch was relaid after an Adele concert I think earlier in the year.
There was a shield or state match a few weeks ago and their was a fair amount of bounce.
By day four I would say it will be quicker.
 
It's gonna be a gripping am session tonight... a must-watch!! I'll certainly be there till lunch & should have a good idea by then who's in charge of this important Test... & hopefully not those 'under-arm' bowling gob-s***s
 
Right so I was annoyed to learn earlier that Sky haven’t got the Ashes. (Bit of googling suggests this was announced a while ago so I’m obviously behind the times). But I flicked onto Channel 5 this evening expecting to find some highlights. No sign of any.

So.....can I see absolutely no Ashes coverage whatsoever this winter (even highlights) unless I have BT Sport?!?! (Which I don’t)
 
Decent performance by England after Cook's cheap exit. I think they need a big first hour without any more wickets. If they can make 300+ it'll be a great platform and hopefully the pacier pitch will help.
 
Don Barzini said:
Right so I was annoyed to learn earlier that Sky haven’t got the Ashes. (Bit of googling suggests this was announced a while ago so I’m obviously behind the times). But I flicked onto Channel 5 this evening expecting to find some highlights. No sign of any.

So.....can I see absolutely no Ashes coverage whatsoever this winter (even highlights) unless I have BT Sport?!?! (Which I don’t)
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Unless you can find a dodgy stream, then yes:angry: However if you are an EE customer you can get three months BT free on their app, OK if you don't mind watching it on a phone/tablet
 
Don Barzini said:
Right so I was annoyed to learn earlier that Sky haven’t got the Ashes. (Bit of googling suggests this was announced a while ago so I’m obviously behind the times). But I flicked onto Channel 5 this evening expecting to find some highlights. No sign of any.

So.....can I see absolutely no Ashes coverage whatsoever this winter (even highlights) unless I have BT Sport?!?! (Which I don’t)
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If you have BT Broadband, you can get it free - I had to renew my broadband contract in a month, but did it last night and saved £10 a month, as well as getting the Cricket.
 
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