Leather and Willow

[GUT]

G'day Mate

Ashes to ashes
Dust to dust
If Jimmy dont get ya, Broady must!

Monty

8 for brilliant stuff that.

[GUT]

Australia. ..

Welcome to the swinging 60's.



Phil

But only just got there.

[Rosemary]

Gut

Just checking on you, sha. Can't pretend to know a thing about cricket.

[Phil Carter]

But only just got there.

Yup...you had to rouble in the roaring 20's, the 30's 40's and 50's too.

Not to mention the first 9 balls bowled.

Then..A Root cause of a problem..One could hardly Bairstow a more fitting epitaph on the demise if the Australian Cricket team than today's England performance.

Have a look at the list of English bowlers to have taken 8 wickets or more in a Test match...ever.

Braund, Verity, Laker(twice) and Willis amongst them.
Broad has entered history. .to which I fear, Michael Ckarke's captaincy is about to be swallowed up by.

I will confess to one thing.

When England reached 21-0 I thought....

well..at least we have survived the follow on.

😆😅☺😉

[Phil Carter]

I will confess to one thing.

When England reached 21-0 I thought....

well..at least we have survived the follow on.

😆😅☺😉

I meant 41..sorry. lol

[GUT]

Yup...you had to rouble in the roaring 20's, the 30's 40's and 50's too.

Not to mention the first 9 balls bowled.

I had to do a couple of things fer herself at 3 for and then about 5 mins later it was 6 for ....

My only hope was.... it must be really crook wicket maybe we'll get them for 20 yeah sure what was it at stumps 4-240 something?

[GUT]

Just checking on you, sha. Can't pretend to know a thing about cricket.

Just at the moment you don't want to either.

[GUT]

Hey at least we set a new record.

The quickest first innings ever I believe.

[Phil Carter]

Hey at least we set a new record.

The quickest first innings ever I believe.

And I believe that Joe Root set a new Ashes record..The first man to total more than the entire Aussie innings at the end of the first day..since Bobby Abel. ...

In 1896

[GUT]

And I believe that Joe Root set a new Ashes record..The first man to total more than the entire Aussie innings at the end of the first day..since Bobby Abel. ...

In 1896

I didn't say this, but Root has been impressive.

[Rosella]

Of course you can always rely on the the British Press enjoying themselves on these occasions. 'Laughing stock', 'abject failures', 'Throw another wimp on the barbie', (that last one was the Sun.) Clarke said 'It was one of my worst days'. ONE of them!

[GUT]

Of course you can always rely on the the British Press enjoying themselves on these occasions. 'Laughing stock', 'abject failures', 'Throw another wimp on the barbie', (that last one was the Sun.) Clarke said 'It was one of my worst days'. ONE of them!

Yeah but they have to get the dig in while they can.

Fat Lady ain't sang yet.

[Monty]

My lunches last longer than an Aussie innings.

No,

She is just clearing her throat.

Swann was proven right about Smith. He cannot play the moving ball. Hell, none of them can. He moves too much himself. Root is currently the best batsman in the world, he shall be a legend.

And Clarke states the Aussies won't change their attacking style. Hell, if that's the case, they shall never win in England again. You guys play too hard at the ball, instead of watching and letting it come on.

Essentially yesterday was the perfect example of how not to bat in England. They had no scooby, and we exploited that to the maximum.

The best part of TMS yesterday was listening to Jim and Pigeons voices cracking with anger and embarrassment. Heck, at one stage I thought it could be over that day.

Expect a sensible attacking display from Root, Buttler, Stokes, Ali, and Broad (who all can bat) today, and the 3 days of Aussie attempts to hold on under fierce bowling. If they last that long.

Monty
:-)

PS, I got some second hand Aussie bats to sell, great condition, never used.

[GUT]

No,

She is just clearing her throat.

Swann was proven right about Smith. He cannot play the moving ball. Hell, none of them can. He moves too much himself. Root is currently the best batsman in the world, he shall be a legend.

And Clarke states the Aussies won't change their attacking style. Hell, if that's the case, they shall never win in England again. You guys play too hard at the ball, instead of watching and letting it come on.

Essentially yesterday was the perfect example of how not to bat in England. They had no scooby, and we exploited that to the maximum.

The best part of TMS yesterday was listening to Jim and Pigeons voices cracking with anger and embarrassment. Heck, at one stage I thought it could be over that day.

Expect a sensible attacking display from Root, Buttler, Stokes, Ali, and Broad (who all can bat) today, and the 3 days of Aussie attempts to hold on under fierce bowling. If they last that long.

Monty
:-)

PS, I got some second hand Aussie bats to sell, great condition, never used.

Think that one is older than you Monty.

[Monty]

Class, like me, never ages.

Monty


PS Enjoy your day.