*Official* Fourth Test (Old Trafford, Manchester) 19-23 July

[loterry1994]

I still think England declared too late if they had maybe a 150 lead they could of had aus 7-8 down with an extra 90 minutes

 

[CarlsbergXpress]

Every Bairstow interview is like when Father Ted gives his speech when he wins the Golden Cleric award and uses it to air his grudges.

I’d rather that than the generic **** we often get.

edit: great reference btw

 

[honestbharani]

This is a C grade attack- no specialist spinner

You are not winning enough for this to be true.

 

[loterry1994]

I said I wasn’t worried about broad, Anderson or Ali and it showed aus saw them off pretty easily. Woakes and wood on the other hand

 

[CarlsbergXpress]

I still think England declared too late if they had maybe a 150 lead they could of had aus 7-8 down with an extra 90 minutes

Ifs and buts though - entertaining enough?

 

[Gob]

If this turns out to be a draw, it will be so hollow for both teams. Australia retaining the Ashes in the most undeserving way and England missing out on the story arc/destiny with bazball and Stokes. Not to mention completely ruining the final test

Love it if happens

 

[CartyDurham]

Nothing works in England these days , so don’t bank on any forecast becoming reality

remember also that in England at this time of year , it can stay light enough for play beyond 9pm

 

[shortpitched713]

Aus have played unrequited cack this whole match. No less than 5 batsmen got off to starts in the first innings and couldn't convert it into a big score. And now they're doing it again this innings, not to mention the piss poor bowling and fielding performance.

Deserve to lose, but if they get off with a draw should be over the moon. Need to sort a lot of things out for the next Test regardless.

 

[loterry1994]

If this turns out to be a draw, it will be so hollow for both teams. Australia retaining the Ashes in the most undeserving way and England missing out on the story arc/destiny with bazball and Stokes. Not to mention completely ruining the final test

Love it if happens

for once English fans will have a big yarn About how crap the weather is over there if that happens

 

[Gob]

Nothing works in England these days , so don’t bank on any forecast becoming reality

remember also that in England at this time of year , it can stay light enough for play beyond 9pm

You can't even if you want to

 

[CartyDurham]

If this turns out to be a draw, it will be so hollow for both teams. Australia retaining the Ashes in the most undeserving way and England missing out on the story arc/destiny with bazball and Stokes. Not to mention completely ruining the final test

Love it if happens

If it happens and I feel England are looking unstoppable then a win at the oval is on and that would leave the Aussies with no win in england since 2001

so the careers of most of this lot will never see an ashes win in England

I can live with that completely satisfied

 

[loterry1994]

Nothing works in England these days , so don’t bank on any forecast becoming reality

remember also that in England at this time of year , it can stay light enough for play beyond 9pm

if you could play that late everywhere we would never have over rate issues

 

[CartyDurham]

You can't even if you want to

We shall see , there maybe a clause paragraph 27 sub section 3 that we can

 

[loterry1994]

If it happens and I feel England are looking unstoppable then a win at the oval is on and that would leave the Aussies with no win in england since 2001

so the careers of most of this lot will never see an ashes win in England

I can live with that completely satisfied

And you blokes won’t have had the urn for like 10 years until the next ashes in Australia. So what’s worse?

 

[danzydab]

Have there been two players who have brought such an impact to a team as woakes and wood have?
These two completely changed the course of the England Team.

 

[CartyDurham]

And you blokes won’t have had the urn for like 10 years until the next ashes in Australia. So what’s worse?

One of those things really. Home teams at the level of Australia. England, India and New Zealand are the norm

a drawn series is fine by me. I spent 20 odd years never expecting to win an ashes series home or away

 

[CartyDurham]

Have there been two players who have brought such an impact to a team as woakes and wood have?
These two completely changed the course of the England Team.

Probably has been but I also reckon Lyon’s injury was key as well

 

[CartyDurham]

And as an aside McGrath was totally wrong again

5-0. I mean laughable

 

[loterry1994]

One of those things really. Home teams at the level of Australia. England, India and New Zealand are the norm

a drawn series is fine by me. I spent 20 odd years never expecting to win an ashes series home or away

a drawn series feels like a damn loss for both sides right now. Especially if rain hits this one out for England and also because aus was 2-0 up. Absolutely no one here is celebrating a damn rain led out draw for this test if it happens

 

[loterry1994]

And as an aside McGrath was totally wrong again

5-0. I mean laughable

has the bloke ever given a series prediction that wasn’t 5-0 lol