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From thinking we're losing this 3-1 about thirty minutes ago to now thinking how incredible this would have been if it was to win the Ashes...

I'm never happy apparently!
 
Dan_F said:
Unpopular opinion time. Bairstow came in undercooked and has done fine since the third test.

Surely England can’t take the new ball.
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Bar a few dropped chances Bairstow has been decent throughout the series.

Just for some reason the Caf likes to find a target.

This game is well and truly on now, the Aussies have crumbled and England are running on pure adrenaline.
 
Champ said:
Bar a few dropped chances Bairstow has been decent throughout the series.

Just for some reason the Caf likes to find a target.

This game is well and truly on now, the Aussies have crumbled and England are running on pure adrenaline.
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I don’t think you can say that it’s just the caf :lol:

He was really poor in the first couple of tests, most of the drops must have come in those.
 
does the catch go to first slip if Bairstow doesn't go for it?
 
It could be earth vs aliens, game precariously balanced in a battle for humanity and, Alex Carey will come out sweeping and reverse sweeping.
 
Overall I'd say Moeen has had a great series considering he was literally retired a few weeks before it.
 
Turned off and didn't think England had a chance any longer. How have they managed to take 5 wickets in no time? Incredible.
 
Are England going to balls this up by failing to clean up the tail again?
 
ChrisNelson said:
Unfortunately he's part of a certain group of English cricketers over the last few years who have their place assured (at least a large percentage of the time) until they decide to retire.

I'm not necessarily saying it's a terrible thing, that's just how it is.

Broad has been the same - been through some dreadful periods of form but never close to being dropped. Swann and Prior were untouchable too.

I have a horrible feeling he will just continue to deteriorate and become less effective going forward and he has to take the decision out of the other hands.

I'm not that optimistic about what follows because there are issues with temperament and injury records with a few of the next cabs off the rank.

But the Anderson of 2023 is not striking any fear in to opponents anymore, the Australians are petrified of Broad but not Anderson.

And I can't see a 41 year old Anderson being hugely effective in a five-test series in India early next year.
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He'll be going for 700 wickets, but I think on current evidence it'll take him about 10 tests to do it - unless England can set up a series Vs Netherlands or Ireland next summer.
 
With the way this test series has been it feels like this will go right down to the wire.
 
Dan_F said:
This was on the BBC.

“Where the decision on the Stokes catch is wrong is that England shouldn't have lost a review. They weren't reviewing whether the catch was clean, they were reviewing whether or not Steve Smith hit it. Then it is for the umpires to decide if it was taken cleanly.”

That’s why Stokes was reviewing. Not because the catch was given not out. You don’t review a catch.
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BROAD!

Holy shit, I was just about to post this:

Just can't see England winning this...
 
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