Sooperstar Posted August 25, 2019 Share Posted August 25, 2019 Wow! Have to hand it to Stokes. What a performance. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maroon Sailor Posted August 25, 2019 Share Posted August 25, 2019 Sports Personality of the year done and dusted then Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Justin Z Posted August 25, 2019 Share Posted August 25, 2019 Incredible, just incredible performance by Ben Stokes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RobboM Posted August 25, 2019 Share Posted August 25, 2019 On 24/08/2019 at 13:56, Sexton Hardcastle said: Over before dinner time. Awful That's dinner time!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eldar Hadzimehmedovic Posted August 25, 2019 Share Posted August 25, 2019 Ridiculous. Ben Stokes. One of the most clutch performances I've ever seen in any sport. Barely even human. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Malinga the Swinga Posted August 25, 2019 Share Posted August 25, 2019 Well played Ben Stokes. Not a knee jerk reaction but Tim Payne should resign captaincy or else be booted out of side for horrendous decision to review LBW against Leach when ball pitched about 6 inches outside leg stump. That appeal cost as they would have won with LBW against Stokes next over. Not a knee jerk reaction but the umpire again rules Not Out when the ball was hitting middle and off. It wasn't even close but rather a prime example of an umpire being totally incompetent and out of his depth. Nathan Lyon and Harris will have nightmares over their incompetence in dropping run out chance and catch, but for me, they come after Payne and umpire in blame game. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dusk_Till_Dawn Posted August 25, 2019 Share Posted August 25, 2019 Just now, Malinga the Swinga said: Well played Ben Stokes. Not a knee jerk reaction but Tim Payne should resign captaincy or else be booted out of side for horrendous decision to review LBW against Leach when ball pitched about 6 inches outside leg stump. That appeal cost as they would have won with LBW against Stokes next over. Not a knee jerk reaction but the umpire again rules Not Out when the ball was hitting middle and off. It wasn't even close but rather a prime example of an umpire being totally incompetent and out of his depth. Nathan Lyon and Harris will have nightmares over their incompetence in dropping run out chance and catch, but for me, they come after Payne and umpire in blame game. Equally, the umpire who didn’t give that lbw against Stokes needs sacked. That’s a shocking decision Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sexton Hardcastle Posted August 25, 2019 Share Posted August 25, 2019 14 minutes ago, RobboM said: That's dinner time!!! All the fans who wrote them off and said they would never go back currently doing their conga. Worse than football fans for turning. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nelly Terraces Posted August 25, 2019 Share Posted August 25, 2019 That was the best sport I've witnessed in years. I'm completely done watching it - christ knows how Stokes must be feeling! Incredible knock!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jamboelite Posted August 25, 2019 Share Posted August 25, 2019 Greatest test innings ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maroon Sailor Posted August 25, 2019 Share Posted August 25, 2019 2 minutes ago, Jamboelite said: Greatest test innings ? Has to be up there with Botham's 149* Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RobboM Posted August 25, 2019 Share Posted August 25, 2019 2 minutes ago, Maroon Sailor said: Has to be up there with Botham's 149* Amazing 10th wicket partnership with Jack Leach. 76 runs and Leach was 1* The 4,6,6,2,1 off Hazlewood to bring it down to about 20 was incredible. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
All roads lead to Gorgie Posted August 25, 2019 Share Posted August 25, 2019 1 hour ago, Maroon Sailor said: Sports Personality of the year done and dusted then New Zealand TV or the BBC Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robbo1874 Posted August 25, 2019 Share Posted August 25, 2019 Incredible, never seen anything like it in test cricket. That review was near the end was crazy. Watching last few overs again now and it still makes me feel nervous. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Francis Albert Posted August 25, 2019 Share Posted August 25, 2019 Delighted with the result. Keeps one of the world's greatest sporting contests alive. Well done Stokes ... heroic stuff. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mikey1874 Posted August 25, 2019 Author Share Posted August 25, 2019 Joe Root went into this innings to save his position as captain. But that is England's next captain announced today. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
babywhalo Posted August 25, 2019 Share Posted August 25, 2019 On 15/08/2019 at 11:27, robbo1874 said: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
babywhalo Posted August 25, 2019 Share Posted August 25, 2019 Unbelievable scenes! Sets up the last 2 Tests nicely Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tcjambo Posted August 25, 2019 Share Posted August 25, 2019 Best sport in the world including football, I was there on Friday and couldn't beliveve how abject England were and now today. For rhe first time ever I didn't tune in to the Hearts match in preference for this. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mikey1874 Posted August 25, 2019 Author Share Posted August 25, 2019 16 minutes ago, babywhalo said: Unbelievable scenes! Sets up the last 2 Tests nicely It does. It's been a good contest and continues now. Aussie win would have ended it. Steve Smith back. Jofra Archer. Both sides can improve their batting. Classic sport. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tommy Brown Posted August 25, 2019 Share Posted August 25, 2019 So enjoy watching england fall on their faces. but watching the highlights without an inkling of what the score ended. I found myself willing stokes to it, absolutely incredible drama. I thought the final was unbelievable, but this was up another notch. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boris Posted August 25, 2019 Share Posted August 25, 2019 1 hour ago, Mikey1874 said: Joe Root went into this innings to save his position as captain. But that is England's next captain announced today. Stokes doesn’t need the captaincy, would put more pressure on him at this point. What england need is a replacement for Roy and for Root to drop to four. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
babywhalo Posted August 25, 2019 Share Posted August 25, 2019 1 hour ago, Mikey1874 said: It does. It's been a good contest and continues now. Aussie win would have ended it. Steve Smith back. Jofra Archer. Both sides can improve their batting. Classic sport. I pity the folk who think cricket is boring... On 15/08/2019 at 11:27, robbo1874 said: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tommy Brown Posted August 25, 2019 Share Posted August 25, 2019 10 minutes ago, babywhalo said: I pity the folk who think cricket is boring... just the time a seies lasts puts people off. I record Channel 5 highlights and avoid the score.** (** as much as possible, the 67 all out was announced on the news before I could reach the remote ) The last two matches have belonged to steve smith, then stokes in the 2nd. I'll have to watch that last period again, with one wicket remaining. incredidle stuff. 76 runs, 1 for Leach 10.2 overs Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sooperstar Posted August 26, 2019 Share Posted August 26, 2019 10 hours ago, Dusk_Till_Dawn said: Equally, the umpire who didn’t give that lbw against Stokes needs sacked. That’s a shocking decision It was as plumb as they come! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sooperstar Posted August 26, 2019 Share Posted August 26, 2019 20 hours ago, tcjambo said: Best sport in the world including football, I was there on Friday and couldn't beliveve how abject England were and now today. For rhe first time ever I didn't tune in to the Hearts match in preference for this. What an absolute lot of nonsense. It has its moments. It is not even close in the top sports stakes. Go away man. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sooperstar Posted August 26, 2019 Share Posted August 26, 2019 7 hours ago, tcjambo said: Best sport in the world including football, I was there on Friday and couldn't beliveve how abject England were and now today. For rhe first time ever I didn't tune in to the Hearts match in preference for this. Honestly you should be banned for this post. Reported. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sooperstar Posted August 26, 2019 Share Posted August 26, 2019 Also Joel Wilson shat it. Horrific decision. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ri Alban Posted August 26, 2019 Share Posted August 26, 2019 Australia must be really awful. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doctor jambo Posted August 26, 2019 Share Posted August 26, 2019 my sons both play cricket. The super over in the WC final was incredibly tense. Then that Stokes stand to win was utterly gripping! Never watched cricket before as suspected it was boring- but that was electric Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maroon Sailor Posted August 26, 2019 Share Posted August 26, 2019 7 hours ago, ri Alban said: Australia must be really awful. Beaten by a Kiwi Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
132goals1958 Posted August 26, 2019 Share Posted August 26, 2019 11 hours ago, Sooperstar said: Also Joel Wilson shat it. Horrific decision. Michael Vaughn said that Wilson in the circumstances should have given him out not only on the basis it was hitting leg stump but it would have allowed England the use of the review and the correct decision would have been made. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tcjambo Posted August 26, 2019 Share Posted August 26, 2019 13 hours ago, Sooperstar said: What an absolute lot of nonsense. It has its moments. It is not even close in the top sports stakes. Go away man. .Life is all about opinions. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maroon Sailor Posted August 26, 2019 Share Posted August 26, 2019 54 minutes ago, 132goals1958 said: Michael Vaughn said that Wilson in the circumstances should have given him out not only on the basis it was hitting leg stump but it would have allowed England the use of the review and the correct decision would have been made. He's spot on with that. The umpire fecked up big style Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tcjambo Posted August 26, 2019 Share Posted August 26, 2019 12 hours ago, Sooperstar said: Honestly you should be banned for this post. Reported. Suck it up lol. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mikey1874 Posted August 26, 2019 Author Share Posted August 26, 2019 The Aussie shuffle Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mikey1874 Posted August 26, 2019 Author Share Posted August 26, 2019 1 hour ago, Maroon Sailor said: He's spot on with that. The umpire fecked up big style Only if DRS is right. I thought it was going down leg side in real time as do others. Was going fast in real time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joondalupjambo Posted August 26, 2019 Share Posted August 26, 2019 Opened this thread thinking it was about the fire at Dunfermline High School. Oh well you live and learn 😃 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Malinga the Swinga Posted August 26, 2019 Share Posted August 26, 2019 (edited) 2 hours ago, Mikey1874 said: Only if DRS is right. I thought it was going down leg side in real time as do others. Was going fast in real time. Sorry, but as good an innings as Stokes played, he is totally talking bollocks here. Joel Wilson shat himself big time with as big a bottle job as you will ever see. It was going nowhere other than straight onto middle and leg stump. Batsmen always claim to be unaware of what they nick or miss so he is stretching belief to say that. Anyone who claims otherwise is simply trying to cover up a totally unacceptable mistake by an umpire who would be out his depth in a paddling pool. If it is the case, which it never was, then DRS would need to be pulled with immediate effect as it could never be trusted again. You are placing belief in an umpire who has made mistake after mistake in three test matches and disregard a computer system that has been reliable and accepted for years. Edited August 26, 2019 by Malinga the Swinga Spelling error Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Malinga the Swinga Posted August 26, 2019 Share Posted August 26, 2019 To add to above, it doesn't really matter because result won't change. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redjambo Posted August 26, 2019 Share Posted August 26, 2019 On 25/08/2019 at 21:04, Tommy Brown said: So enjoy watching england fall on their faces. but watching the highlights without an inkling of what the score ended. I found myself willing stokes to it, absolutely incredible drama. I thought the final was unbelievable, but this was up another notch. Yeah, me too. I'm not usually a fan of England in team sports, but sitting there watching that, you felt you were watching something special, and it was a spectacular result. That reverse sweep for 6 was just superb. The Gods of cricket were certainly smiling on England with the missed catch, failed stumping and waste of a review, but that just added to the drama. Good on them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ri Alban Posted August 27, 2019 Share Posted August 27, 2019 Root needs to drop to 4 and Roy is never in his life, an opening Batsman. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kiwidoug Posted August 27, 2019 Share Posted August 27, 2019 3 hours ago, ri Alban said: Root needs to drop to 4 and Roy is never in his life, an opening Batsman. You are so right it's almost frightening. Roy is a very good limited overs player but he's no more a test opener than I am. What are they thinking of. There's an opener called Pope who is scoring for fun. Stick him in. And Stokes performance with the ball and with the bat in particular was truly fantastic. Real Roy of the Rovers stuff. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mikey1874 Posted August 27, 2019 Author Share Posted August 27, 2019 (edited) 1 hour ago, jonnothejambo said: Pope is a very good player indeed but it could be a case of **** the Pope if he fails. For sure, he can't do any worse than Roy. I would also drop Buttler, take the gloves away from Bairstow and bring in Ben Foakes to keep wicket. He is probably the best gloveman in world cricket and as Old Trafford has a reputation for being a Bunsen, his technical skills will be better than Iron Gloves. Thoughts ? Would have done these things if they had lost. All good suggestions. Anderson for Woakes. Think Denly will keep his place and could swap positions with Roy or Root. But probably best to bring in Sibley and/or Pope. Current side has enough to beat Australia. Jofra Archer is the man to win it. Edited August 27, 2019 by Mikey1874 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ri Alban Posted August 27, 2019 Share Posted August 27, 2019 1 hour ago, jonnothejambo said: I agree. Good points about Anderson and Denly, who will probably open. Archer will target them and with the break between tests, he has time to rest. The selectors are very loyal so probably minimal changes. Momentum is with England and, weather permitting, I expect them to win. Then onto The Oval where I saw the great Australian side of the 70s with Tommo, Lillee, Rod Marsh, Max Walker. England had APE Knott who was my hero back then, and Boycott, who was a soor faced twat. It was my first ever Test Match. My Pops worked in Clapham for a few years and his secretary (male) was a member of Surrey CCC and he got us tickets. That started my love for the sport. Archer v Smith. I can see Smith showing why he's the best Batsman ever. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maroon Sailor Posted August 27, 2019 Share Posted August 27, 2019 5 hours ago, jonnothejambo said: Pope is a very good player indeed but it could be a case of **** the Pope if he fails. That would be a cardinal sin Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maroon Sailor Posted August 27, 2019 Share Posted August 27, 2019 (edited) So we have a Pope playing cricket. I remember a Bishop played Edited August 27, 2019 by Maroon Sailor Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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