My honest review of the Ashes

[Prince EWS]

Stop bringing the nationality of posters into discussions for no good reason

A few years ago I came up with a colourful turn of phrase to describe the then-endemic outbreak of posting which could be described as variations on "of course you think that, you're [insert nationality here]". I won't repeat the phrase I used but there's been a forum-wide resurgence of this...

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I do think it's especially funny when it's about me.

 

[GIMH]

7 for Joe Root? GAGF morgie. Gets at least an 8

 

[Burgey]

Stop bringing the nationality of posters into discussions for no good reason

A few years ago I came up with a colourful turn of phrase to describe the then-endemic outbreak of posting which could be described as variations on "of course you think that, you're [insert nationality here]". I won't repeat the phrase I used but there's been a forum-wide resurgence of this...

www.cricketweb.net

Typically Australian thing to say tbh

 

[Burgey]

7 for Joe Root? GAGF morgie. Gets at least an 8

I dunno about that. He pissed away a lot of starts for the bloke who’s obviously the best player in the side. Like if Duckett has his number I’d kind of agree but just expect more fr the likes of Root and Smith

 

[GIMH]

I dunno about that. He pissed away a lot of starts for the bloke who’s obviously the best player in the side. Like if Duckett has his number I’d kind of agree but just expect more fr the likes of Root and Smith

Who asked you, ****?

 

[Spofforth]

Boland and Anderson both deserve the same - 3/4.

2

 

[danzydab]

England will be very disappointed to not have won the series, but they have proven that they can fight back and win matches in tough situations

 

[GIMH]

All this 'Anderson and Boland deserve the same' talk is nonsense

One didn't take wickets, was way off his best and in some ways worryingly so, but was still the joint most economical bowler in the series
The other bowled so expensively that some of his runs are still being counted.

 

[loterry1994]

All this 'Anderson and Boland deserve the same' talk is nonsense

One didn't take wickets, was way off his best and in some ways worryingly so, but was still the joint most economical bowler in the series
The other bowled so expensively that some of his runs are still being counted.

nah jimmy was bad. Australia played him exactly how they wanted to play him in my opinion.To just see him off and not give him much wicket chances he was as ineffective as I’ve ever seen him with the new ball. And coming out about the flatter pitches was embarrassing even for him. One guys got over 150 tests and the other blokes got like 10 tests

Boland didn’t even keep his spot and played like 2 tests while they stayed loyal to jimmy and he didn’t bowl one good innings. Stokes tried his best to bring back Jimmy in once another bowler got the wicket and he couldn’t do much

 

[Burgey]

Who asked you, ****?

Oooooh bit lippy now you managed a series draw

 

[loterry1994]

Oooooh bit lippy now you managed a series draw

You’ll see him on tv once the parade starts in London today

 

[GIMH]

Oooooh bit lippy now you managed a series draw

Don’t make me dig all your posts about how Cummins will be scared of Crawley and Duckett! Turned out your sarcasm was prophetic as your captain cowered away at first change hoping Starc would get our deadly openers out

 

[Burgey]

Don’t ever doubt Cummins’ ticker. Six tests in eight weeks is the sort of work load your blokes would **** themselves over

 

[GIMH]

Don’t ever doubt Cummins’ ticker. Six tests in eight weeks is the sort of work load your blokes would **** themselves over

Sure. Except for, you know, the ones who’ve just done that

 

[Ashes81]

So another Ashes series has come and gone and as all of us England supporters knew, the Aussies wouldn't be able to cope with Bazball.

We carted their much heralded attack to all parts at about 5 an over and but for their snide running out of YJB, the rain in Manchester and their general skullduggery, the little Urn would have been returned to its natural home.

Thinking about it a bit more, after a drawn series neither team actually should hold the Ashes, so all this retained the Ashes nonsense, is just that - nonsense.

The Ashes then are half ours

 

[Burgey]

So another Ashes series has come and gone and as all of us England supporters knew, the Aussies wouldn't be able to cope with Bazball.

We carted their much heralded attack to all parts at about 5 an over and but for their snide running out of YJB, the rain in Manchester and their general skullduggery, the little Urn would have been returned to its natural home.

Thinking about it a bit more, after a drawn series neither team actually should hold the Ashes, so all this retained the Ashes nonsense, is just that - nonsense.

The Ashes then are half ours

 

[honestbharani]

Crawley 8: Perhaps proved the doubters wrong, Plus is a gun at slip

Many owe me some apologies.

 

[Skipper Pup]

Carey grandkids: wow, pop, and that meant you won the series?
Carey: no, kids, we drew in the end cause after that the English battered us for three matches straight but thanks to rain, we Retained The Ashes!
Carey grandkids: [staring out at the sand-strewn streets of Adelaide] rain? What's rain, pop?

It's a stumping because you can only be run out if you're trying to complete a run, which Bairstow obviously wasn't.

The amount of salt between both these responses would be enough to season a Sunday lamb roast.

Don't cope too hard.