The Ashes & Cricket

Non blood cancer related chat
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So England to bowl, raucous crowd expected.
All the makings for bodyline and bouncers?

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@Rammie18 I believe start of play is noon HIGH NOON! Let battle commence brandishing bats, wickets and cork balls as grenades :face_with_symbols_over_mouth::face_with_symbols_over_mouth::facepunch::facepunch::fist_right::fist_left::facepunch::fist::facepunch::facepunch::boxing_glove::boxing_glove::cricket_bat_and_ball::cricket_bat_and_ball::cricket_bat_and_ball::cricket_bat_and_ball::martial_arts_uniform::martial_arts_uniform::person_fencing::person_fencing::person_fencing: With Jerusalem replaced by RULE BRITANIAā€‹:uk::uk::uk::uk::uk::uk:
EDITS UPDATES
Aus 42/2 COME ON ENGLAND!
Aus 61-3 Get in!
Aus 85-4
Aus 254-9

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Great England comeback after their initial good start.
Aussies also have some pace so game on.

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Indeed they just need to be sensible & take opportunities when they arise in final 1hr 30mins
Edits and Updates
Eng 18-1 just what we DIDNā€™T want
Eng 61-2 current partners 39 from 43šŸ‘
Eng 65-3
Bairstow to the rescue!
Eng 85-5
@Iain never fear Stokes is here!
Decided to avoid score
BEN STOKES
#BELIEVEINBEN
Stokes 20 off FIVE BALLS!

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Certainly keeps you tuned in!
Stokes and his sore bum will make the headlines but Robinson kept his end up
Oh! These cricket 'double entrant '.
Unfortunately running out of bowlers.

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@Iain Broad!!!
Aus 11-1

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Warner 17th time beaten by Broad. Might be short on bowlers but we have some talent.
Now lets be measly with the runs. Wood and Woaks in for a busy time.

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Aus 131-5 :grin: Bowled by Woaks a great catch by Stokes
Aus 139-6 A geat delivery by Woaks
Aus 170-8
Aus 224 ALL OUT :grin::grin::grin:

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I really must stop watching the test, every time I do England have a near fatal collapse. 6 wickets down and 73 runs wanted, I canā€™t look. Iā€™ve got the test match on my tv and also watching F1 on my iPad.

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7 to win! Now whereā€™s the Fluoxetine?

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Butter fingers!!! 3 needed

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@MikeW alls well that ends well!

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Yesterday went well :grin::grin::grin:
I still would of preferred a lead of 350+
Currently eng 526-9
Lead 209 @Iain @MikeW

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Good knock by Bairstow, pity he ran out of partners.
With Lancashire weather expected the ā€œevery run countsā€ approach is understandable but that is the key factor - the rain coming down the ā€˜Cheshire Gapā€™.
Makes for an interesting game. Moeen on with spin and Aussies 253 behind.

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Bloody jammy Aussies! @Iain @Rammie18 @MikeW
We can prove a point anf draw series

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Tis lifeā€¦

You can have the better players and still lose

You can be the better team and give the better performance and still lose

You can be richer than you can ever imagine and still not have what you really want.

You can be the healthiest person but a sick person can still out live you!

Canā€™t dwell too much apart from just appreciate the sun sets and it rises, what happens inbetween is pretty much undecided!

Life as a villa fan has forced me to be more profound lol

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I donā€™t think there could be any better finish to the Ashes. 2-2 it had me almost falling out of bed :joy: What a brilliant climax to Broadyā€™s international career, 6 off his last batting and a wicket on his last ball, the cricketing gods looked down favourably on him today. It was also good to see the Aussies appreciated his contribution to test cricket.
Canā€™t wait for the next series.

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A great big welcome fellow cricket fan @sdbchsdjchbsd
I look forward to hearing more about you.
Look after yourself and please do keep posting

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Does anybody have any thoughts on the World Cup in general?

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@MikeW @Iain @Rammie18 I donā€™t think of Holland as a leading cricket nation, yet Holland are in the world cup, have set South Africa a target of 246 and South Africa are 63/4 after 15 overs. Well its interesting to say the least!