The Ashes 2023

Charro · July 20, 2023

Need to step it up now.

Ali should have licence to hit.

PhilM · July 20, 2023

arch stanton said:
you don't lose a referral for that

I know you don't. I'm simply saying it's a travesty that you actually have to use it because it never, ever looked like it was hitting the stumps.

Connor · July 20, 2023

Do you moonlight as Jon Liew, @Walken?

Green could learn from Marsh with understudy exerting Ashes influence | Jonathan Liew

Cameron Green may be the coming force in Australian cricket but his teammate Mitchell Marsh is exerting greater influence on this Ashes series

www.theguardian.com

JimmyJeffers · July 20, 2023

Well played Ali. Did a good job there.

Bagpuss · July 20, 2023

Well played Crawley - second 50 coming off 26 balls

Charro · July 20, 2023

Just horrible tactics from the aussies here.

Charro · July 20, 2023

Keep bowling the short stuff, lads.

Gives us the chance to get the quick runs we need.

Rita_Poon · July 20, 2023

191-2

Decent!

arch stanton · July 20, 2023

this is a really good platform to get a decent first innings lead, in short time. Excellent (but lucky) batting

DavidH · July 20, 2023

I reckon if a ball hit Smith square in the face and did some minor damage (I'm not an animal) I'd spend hours every night watching the replay in slow motion over and over. A face made for the boxing gym that.

arch stanton · July 20, 2023

DavidH said:
I reckon if a ball hit Smith square in the face and did some minor damage (I'm not an animal) I'd spend hours every night watching the replay in slow motion over and over. A face made for the boxing gym that.

I'd break bones in my hand long before I got tired of punching that grid

jazzy · July 20, 2023

I've said all series that this is the most negative Aussie team I've seen.
Not the worst but definitely the most negative.
If there is any justice and the weather plays ball England will win this game easily.