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BARNES OUT
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"Retaining the Trophy"
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dontcloseyoureyes
BARNES OUT
Better mute ya phone **** I'll be spraying you for hours.
Up the mighty Manc rain. Long may it make Bernardo Silva depressed.
GIMH
Norwood's on Fire
At least Zak didn’t ton up
dontcloseyoureyes
BARNES OUT
Would be even better, really. "You got a near double century from a lad that bats like a fence post and still lost the series". The messages nearly write themselves.
GIMH
Norwood's on Fire
Series isn’t lost if this is drawn, dummy. Let’s discuss over a bacon butty at Barrow away
Flip it though and if this was the boxing day test with the Aussies on top and us 2-1 up, we'd all be delighted if it rained for two days
Molehill
Cricketer Of The Year
In no other series does anyone celebrate retaining the trophy. It was funny in the Women's Ashes hearing Mel Jones (who I normally respect) mention the retention so often during the final defeat.
I get the tradition of the Ashes and what it means, but in these circumstances, I doubt the Aussies will be celebrating much should the rain come to their rescue. And I suspect it will help them if they don't at The Oval.
I get the tradition of the Ashes and what it means, but in these circumstances, I doubt the Aussies will be celebrating much should the rain come to their rescue. And I suspect it will help them if they don't at The Oval.
GIMH
Norwood's on Fire
Tbf though, in 2013 I was much happier when we won at Durham than that washed out last day at OT.
Yep, and had we lost at the SCG in 2011, it would've felt a like an opportunity lost even though we'd still have retained the Ashes.
GIMH
Norwood's on Fire
Complete vindication for the Irishman
Uppercut
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In fairness I’m seeing less emphasis on trophy retaining than I did in 2019. I think the talk about how long it’s been since Australia won in England has shifted the dial. And also this Australia side will want to go one better than the 2019 side.
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ashley bach
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Fuller Pilch
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Congrats Australia
Prince EWS
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How they actually did it this time probably contributes, too.
In 2019 they secured it with a big win, so celebration would have felt more apt at the time. Securing it with a very rain-affected draw that you were comprehensively outplayed in doesn't really lend itself to cracking the champers.
Given the **** weather, I'd be cracking open the champers just to pass the time
honestbharani
Whatever it takes!!!
Minor point but Australia did win without dismissing the opponent side twice, in the first test.
loterry1994
International Debutant
After it was 2-0 to Aus if this series draws and aussies retain your not feeling great at all