GIMH
Norwood's on Fire
Lol, can’t cope with one man missing a single game but our best bowler misses it all bar the first morning and that’s fair game. Can’t make this **** up
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"Retaining the Trophy"
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Uppercut
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They'll regret it when they realise it means that their children will never respect them.
"What happened next Pa? Did you win?"
"Emm... no. But we retained the trophy?"
"Lame. I'm going to play Minecraft".
Burgey
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Mate based on how he’s bowled this series I wish he’d played in 2019, because we’d have won 4-0. He’s an Ashes dud. Had one good series in a career longer than the Cretaceous.
Socerer 01
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T Rex would have had more wickets if he played as many tests
Burgey
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Similar sized arms tbf
I went to both and, at least to me, while the 2013 game was closely contested (and a fine game in and of itself), the 2019 did have rather a flat feel despite England winning.
To try and articulate why, perhaps it was because in 2013, as an England supporter, one felt energised by the success of retaining the Ashes and perhaps wished to do so in a more conclusive way than the rain-affected draw in the previous match. In 2019 by contrastone knew that the key aim of the series had already not been achieved.
loterry1994
International Debutant
no one here celebrating this piss poor performance but you 100% know the poms would finally admit have crap the weather is over there
GIMH
Norwood's on Fire
Yes after all, all we ever do is extol the virtues of the English weather.
loterry1994
International Debutant
if they get 1-1.5 sessions and don’t win I told you yesterday it was on the declaration. Didn’t need no where near 270 lead and batting an hour after lunch and carrying half the team to milestones. With a 150-200 lead and an extra 90’minutes of bowling yesterday and Australia are all out most likely
Prince EWS
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Yeah, no-one made any promises about July.
Should've crammed this one into June somehow. Howe vindicated.
RossTaylorsBox
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Guess it would be kind of embarrassing to celebrate a trophy when you didn't even win.
GIMH
Norwood's on Fire
Not sure why you decided to bring up my controversial BOTM win in 2011 but I can assure you, I did not steal the election
Shady Slim
International Coach
with you on this. weenie areas.
loterry1994
International Debutant
lol it’s just pissing down every series in England. Don’t matter what it is the ashes, World Cup, t20 blast etc
Prince EWS
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It never rains in England in June.
loterry1994
International Debutant
should barely be raining at all in summer but this scheduling has been ridiculous to have most the matches in a month is crazy
Prince EWS
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GIMH
Norwood's on Fire
I mean, it rains in England. It is what it is. It’s why Burgey only predicted 4-0.
Tbf The Ashes would only normally be starting in early-mid July, and in theory the lack of late August/September Tests gave us a better chance of good weather, but here we are. I don’t study the Manc weather but only live 40 mins from old Trafford and reckon most weeks since the start of the series we’d have got through with just a handful of interruptions.