3rd Test at Headingley, Leeds

[Burgey]

also Australia do any of those three right and it wouldn't have come down to relying on Joel Wilson to make a correct LBW call to win the game.

Yeah but thats not really the point is it? I mean if it goes the other way you don’t say “oh well england lost nine other wickets so too bad, so sad the lbw was missing but they were out of reviews, bad luck stokesy.” He has a job to do too and ****ed it up terribly, as he has all series.

You always defend match officials, mate. Regardless of how bad they’ve been. It’s an embarrassing blind spot in your case.

 

[ajdude]

*"winning"

he's talking about the last two league stage matches

 

[morgieb]

Pretty amusing to watch australia fall apart at the end to complement the genius of stokes. The dropped catches, the fumble to end all fumbles, the pitiful bowling (Cummins was especially woeful) all contributed to it being a choke for the ages. And all this after playing virtually perfectly for 3 days lmao.

Even today after lunch we were basically perfect. Cricket is a cruel, cruel game.

 

[cnerd123]

Yeah but thats not really the point is it? I mean if it goes the other way you don’t say “oh well england lost nine other wickets so too bad, so sad the lbw was missing but they were out of reviews, bad luck stokesy.” He has a job to do too and ****ed it up terribly, as he has all series.

You always defend match officials, mate. Regardless of how bad they’ve been. It’s an embarrassing blind spot in your case.

waaaaah

 

[Spikey]

tim paine's about to join mel jones and tubby; i hope they cross to chappelli who absolutely roasts the ****

this is why you don't appoint a captain who supports Essendon. the warning signs were there

 

[TheJediBrah]

Pretty amusing to watch australia fall apart at the end to complement the genius of stokes. The dropped catches, the fumble to end all fumbles, the pitiful bowling (Cummins was especially woeful) all contributed to it being a choke for the ages. And all this after playing virtually perfectly for 3 days lmao.

Not to take anything away from Stokes, but he genuinely should/could have been out nearly a dozen times in that last partnership. Not even including the lbw and dropped catch(es), he outside/top-edged more shots than he middled.

Not sure how to weight it in regard to Stokes brilliance v Australian **** ups, probably about 50/50

 

[GotSpin]

That was such a cruel match

 

[OverratedSanity]

Yeah but thats not really the point is it? I mean if it goes the other way you don’t say “oh well england lost nine other wickets so too bad, so sad the lbw was missing but they were out of reviews, bad luck stokesy.” He has a job to do too and ****ed it up terribly, as he has all series.

You always defend match officials, mate. Regardless of how bad they’ve been. It’s an embarrassing blind spot in your case.

Lmao this is sweet. Your tears are delicious and expose your hypocrisy about the umpiring at Sydney 08. Cry more. **** australia. Jai hind.

 

[vcs]

Pretty amusing to watch australia fall apart at the end to complement the genius of stokes. The dropped catches, the fumble to end all fumbles, the pitiful bowling (Cummins was especially woeful) all contributed to it being a choke for the ages. And all this after playing virtually perfectly for 3 days lmao.

It was like SA in a World Cup knockout. That run-out, honestly. Australia used to be the side that prided themselves on being absolutely clutch in such moments. This was a choke, worse than Federer at Wimbledon this year.

 

[fredfertang]

Even today after lunch we were basically perfect. Cricket is a cruel, cruel game.

Think of it as your comeuppance for your valiant attempt at the CW all-time gambhiring record

 

[Spikey]

Mod Warning: cut it out

 

[TheJediBrah]

Yeah but thats not really the point is it? I mean if it goes the other way you don’t say “oh well england lost nine other wickets so too bad, so sad the lbw was missing but they were out of reviews, bad luck stokesy.” He has a job to do too and ****ed it up terribly, as he has all series.

You always defend match officials, mate. Regardless of how bad they’ve been. It’s an embarrassing blind spot in your case.

Surely Wilson is done though. Not even counting that last lbw he's been so bad that he's turned into a meme even more than Dharmasena has

 

[Burgey]

Must be a nice feeling when winning the World Cup isn't even the pinnacle moment you've had in the summer.

Anyway, nothing that happens in his life will ever top this moment for Stokes.

I’d say being acquitted of a crime when you’re staring done the barrel of heading off to stir for n extended stay would probably top it.

 

[ajdude]

omg paine deflecting

 

[cnerd123]

Burgey's waaahs aside, this:

You are ****ing kidding me

cost us the test, cost us the ashes

**** you tim paine

i'll kill your mother

has to be my favourite post from today

 

[TheJediBrah]

I’d say being acquitted of a crime when you’re staring done the barrel of heading off to stir for n extended stay would probably top it.

2019 the year of the redemption?

Smith and Stokes

 

[ajdude]

Mod Warning: cut it out

oooooooh

 

[TheJediBrah]

Burgey's waaahs aside, this:



has to be my favourite post from today

Can someone edit that? honestly makes me feel a bit uncomfortable

 

[Spikey]

there's no-one getting more satisfaction from paine's failure than me, but i'm pretty worried there's gonna be some very dire abuse coming his way

 

[ajdude]

"he also had a lot of luck" !!!!!!!!