Certified Legendary Thread 2nd Ashes Test England v Australia June 28-July 2 1930hrs @ Lords

[Richard Pryor]

Two-nil down is ‘perfect situation’ for Bazball, says Ben Stokes

With the Ashes on the line England captain is not not daunted by two-test deficit, claiming side can fight back

www.telegraph.co.uk

Thoughts?

 

[Festerz]

And this from Gideon Haigh...

'The parrot cry of “same old Aussies, always cheating” also invites the question of from whom they might have learnt it. After all, you can trace the line of Ashes tit-for-tat back to the Oval in 1882 when, coincidentally, WG Grace ran out the Australian Sammy Jones for wandering out of his crease under a misapprehension the ball was dead. “I taught the lad a lesson,” Grace is reputed to have said afterwards; just so.'

The Ashes: Puce-faced MCC snobs should learn their own Laws

Let’s get this out of the way first. Cricket has some vague statutes. Law 20.1.2 is not one of them. Indeed, it could hardly be more explicit: “The ball shall b

www.thetimes.co.uk

 

[sherb]

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Not mine but I sense a meme goldmine is coming

Flabby Road.

Another thing worth mentioning it was retaliation for earlier when Collingwood obstructed a NZ batsman while running, and then ran him out. But of course England would never do anything against the spirit of the game. Baz has said he only called him back out of spite to try and rub it in, I wouldn't give him too many brownie points.

I think it was Vettori who was the captain there, not Mr "Spirit of Cricket".

 

[dumb]

If Carey had missed the stumps and it went away from fielders, would Bairstow have attempted to run? Of course he would.

 

[Pistol Night]

Two-nil down is ‘perfect situation’ for Bazball, says Ben Stokes

With the Ashes on the line England captain is not not daunted by two-test deficit, claiming side can fight back

www.telegraph.co.uk

Thoughts?

 

[kickazz]

Two-nil down is ‘perfect situation’ for Bazball, says Ben Stokes

With the Ashes on the line England captain is not not daunted by two-test deficit, claiming side can fight back

www.telegraph.co.uk

Thoughts?

I can't tell the difference between real cricket articles and Betoota Advocate any more.....

 

[kickazz]

If Carey had missed the stumps and it went away from fielders, would Bairstow have attempted to run? Of course he would.

And he would have had a better than normal chance of making said run(s) as he had already advanced part of the way.....

 

[sherb]

I can't tell the difference between real cricket articles and Betoota Advocate any more.....

With the political situation over the past 10 or so years here and overseas, it's been almost impossible at times to tell the difference between satire and reality, so blurred are the lines.

 

[sherb]

If Carey had missed the stumps and it went away from fielders, would Bairstow have attempted to run? Of course he would.

Good point.

 

[Blurter]

Probably the most interesting point to me, is would the big Ginge have just wandered off out of his crease had it been Lyon or Head bowling? Of course not, because he would have known he would have been stumped. No difference when the keeper is back, you just don't do it until the ball is dead.

If England wants to go down the 'poor sportsmanship' or 'spirit of the game' route, maybe they can explain why Gary Pratt was on the field at Trent Bridge while the fast bowlers were off having a shower and rest? Broad smashing it to first slip? Sidebottom running into Elliot and Collingwood not calling Elliot back? Bodyline? McCallum running out Muralitharan? The list goes on.....

 

[TennisPlayerAndy]

Clarke and Dawe would have a field day with this level of delusional being spewed forth by the English.

 

[beatnik]

Again, no one has an issue with stumpings in general. They have an issue with stumping someone who was only out of their ground on the assumption the ball was dead. Marnus was out of his ground to attempt to play a shot. Whether you have an issue with Bairstow's dismissal or not it's a completely different situation.

This is my favourite Ashes series in more than a decade…hot salty English tears served daily

 

[Bedi]

Someone earlier referenced Johnny Walker - if a talented person could redo this logo:

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But change:

Walker to Bairstow.
Make the mad hold a cricket bat instead of a cane, wear a cricket helmet instead of a top hat, and pads instead of boots..... that would be gold.

would be a good a banner to bring along to the cricket

 

[Breretonisahood]

If Bairstow was paying attention, like you would expect of a professional Test cricketer, he had the chance to stay in his crease and none of this would have happened. Carey didn’t opportunistically throw after Bairstow left his crease, but just before. Keepers throw at the stumps all the time, including Bairstow, it’s just that 99.9% of the time they either miss or the batsman is smart enough to stay in his crease.

 

[HirdsTheWord]

would be a good a banner to bring along to the cricket

Why?

he wont see it.

 

[Pistol Night]

If Bairstow was paying attention, like you would expect of a professional Test cricketer, he had the chance to stay in his crease and none of this would have happened. Carey didn’t opportunistically throw after Bairstow left his crease, but just before. Keepers throw at the stumps all the time, including Bairstow, it’s just that 99.9% of the time they either miss or the batsman is smart enough to stay in his crease.

We shouldnt even be having to justify it. Smart cricket by Carey. Theyre just bewildered that were wiping Bazball like a dirty arse after them thinking it was indestructible

 

[HirdsTheWord]

Someone earlier referenced Johnny Walker - if a talented person could redo this logo:

View attachment 1727938

But change:

Walker to Bairstow.
Make the mad hold a cricket bat instead of a cane, wear a cricket helmet instead of a top hat, and pads instead of boots..... that would be gold.

lol yes

keep the memes rolling

 

[Bedi]

Wasn't a huge fan of the dismissal but f*** me, after all this outcry and hypocrisy, i hate the poms more than ever. Their players and supporters are just the worst

 

[Squeaky]

Don’t forget:

• Having the physio run on at Cardiff 2009 to stall for a draw
• Resting fast bowlers whenever they wanted to get gun fielders on the ground
• Cooking the pitch at The Oval into a dustbowl when they needed a result to win the series

Their sanctimony is hilarious.

Yep. **** these guys. Their tears tastes like milkshakes

 

[Pistol Night]

Wasn't a huge fan of the dismissal but f*** me, after all this outcry and hypocrisy, i hate the poms more than ever. Their players and supporters are just the worst

If they are so against it why the **** does Jonny try and do it all the time?

 

[Squeaky]

Wasn't a huge fan of the dismissal but f*** me, after all this outcry and hypocrisy, i hate the poms more than ever. Their players and supporters are just the worst

How about Broad carrying on like an absolute ****ing tool. The bloke can't help it and has no self awareness whatsoever!!

 

[Juddernaut08]

what a game! so funny to hear these poms crying about bairstow. stay in ya crease muppet

 

[Rodney Dangerfield]

The funniest part for me is the irony around all this deflecting, crying, excuse making, finger pointing etc is that it’s just as piss weak and unaccountable as Bazball.
Whilst all this goes on it falls to address the real issue - England are shit.
They are a one man team surrounded by dumb, lazy players and a dumber coach.
But keep deflecting Poms and bring a 5-0 our way.

 

[The_Todd07]

Someone earlier referenced Johnny Walker - if a talented person could redo this logo:

View attachment 1727938

But change:

Walker to Bairstow.
Make the mad hold a cricket bat instead of a cane, wear a cricket helmet instead of a top hat, and pads instead of boots..... that would be gold.

Someone with the requisite photoshop skills needs to get on that shit pronto

 

[Bedi]

If they are so against it why the * does Jonny try and do it all the time?

And after what McCullum did twice, to be carrying on like this, is just something else. Him and Broad have soared to the top of my hate list