The Ashes 2017/18

[hullefc]

I have always wanted to be at Melbourne cricket ground on Boxing Day for the start of the Melbourne Ashes test. I am finally going this year. I fly to Beijing and stay for a week before I fly to Melbourne on the 23 December. I have my ticket for the Boxing Day. I plan to stay in Melbourne for a week before going to Brisbane for 5 days before heading to Sydney for the last test.

I got a ticket for the Boxing day quite easily and for 30 Aussie dollars. When I tried to get a ticket for the Sydney test it was coming up as 170 ASD. I decided to leave it and try and get one while I am there. Which worked out quite well because when I went to Belfast for the Germany game in October, I got talking to an Aussie who was a member of Sydney Cricket Club. He gave me his name and number and said when I arrive in Sydney give him a bell and he will sort me out with a ticket.

 

[summerisle]

2nd day : Australia 11, 250 all out. In reply, England 32-0. Cook could do with a big score now.

 

[ToffeeTim]

England 330-3.

Century for Stoneman. 50s for cook and Root and Malan who are unbeaten.

 

[summerisle]

England 330-3.

Century for Stoneman. 50s for cook and Root and Malan who are unbeaten.

Nice to wake up to.

 

[ToffeeTim]

Nice to wake up to.

337/3 at the close.

Bat 2 sessions tomorrow then get bowling and only bat once. I think it's important they treat it as a match that is there to be won. Good to see Stoneman playing well. Gonna need him to score well, or at least be able to grind it out and take the shine off the new ball.

 

[summerisle]

337/3 at the close.

Bat 2 sessions tomorrow then get bowling and only bat once. I think it's important they treat it as a match that is there to be won. Good to see Stoneman playing well. Gonna need him to score well, or at least be able to grind it out and take the shine off the new ball.

Reading the report on the match it's a weak attack and a slow pitch, perfect preparation.

 

[Connor]

Oz Squad:

Steve Smith (c)
David Warner (vc)
Cameron Bancroft
Jackson Bird
Pat Cummins
Peter Handscomb
Josh Hazlewood
Usman Khawaja
Nathan Lyon
Shaun Marsh
Tim Paine (WK)
Chadd Sayers
Mitchell Starc

 

[summerisle]

Oz Squad:

Steve Smith (c)
David Warner (vc)
Cameron Bancroft
Jackson Bird
Pat Cummins
Peter Handscomb
Josh Hazlewood
Usman Khawaja
Nathan Lyon
Shaun Marsh
Tim Paine (WK)
Chadd Sayers
Mitchell Starc

Cameron Bancroft and Chadd (terrible name) Sayers not heard of before. Know anything of them ?

 

[cronullasharks]

Cameron Bancroft and Chadd (terrible name) Sayers not heard of before. Know anything of them ?

Bancrofts been in terrific form for WA, sayers is a swing bowler probably picked with the day night test in mind as he plays for south australia.

Tim paine is a strange selection as keeper and he's not even the keeper for his state and hasn't scored a great amount of runs either. And shaun marsh gets his 500th chance in the team

 

[Connor]

Cameron Bancroft and Chadd (terrible name) Sayers not heard of before. Know anything of them ?

Only know of Bancroft because there's been talk about him recently making the squad due to his form.

English-born (so yenno he'll kill us.)

 

[cronullasharks]

Only know of Bancroft because there's been talk about him recently making the squad due to his form.

English-born (so yenno he'll kill us.)

Not thinking of matt renshaw there con ?

 

[Connor]

Not thinking of matt renshaw there con ?

Indeed I am.

lol

 

[summerisle]

Bancrofts been in terrific form for WA, sayers is a swing bowler probably picked with the day night test in mind as he plays for south australia.

Tim paine is a strange selection as keeper and he's not even the keeper for his state and hasn't scored a great amount of runs either. And shaun marsh gets his 500th chance in the team

How old is Marsh now ?

 

[cronullasharks]

How old is Marsh now ?

Be 34 or 35 now

 

[summerisle]

Be 34 or 35 now

He must have some dirt on someone. Who's the unlucky sod whose place he's taken, or, like England, is there a dearth of opening batsmen ?