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by **Arthur Crabtree** » Tue Sep 03, 2019 7:03 pm

Fourth Test is upon us. This time it's Manchester to do the booing.

by **Arthur Crabtree** » Tue Sep 03, 2019 7:08 pm

England: Denly/Burns/Root/Roy/Stokes/Bairstow/Buttler/Overton/Archer/Broad/Leach.

Australia (from): Harris/Warner/Labuschagne/Smith/Head/Wade/Paine/Cummins/Hazlewood/Lyon/Starc/Siddle.

by **Arthur Crabtree** » Tue Sep 03, 2019 7:10 pm

Cricinfo says it's a dry, cracked, grassless pitch which demands batting first at the toss. They think a second spinner might be worthwhile.

by **GarlicJam** » Tue Sep 03, 2019 7:33 pm

Good job Arthur.

by **Arthur Crabtree** » Tue Sep 03, 2019 7:35 pm

Time is tight.

by **backfootpunch** » Tue Sep 03, 2019 7:54 pm

How the selectors have ignored the 67 all out is beyond me

When you have a specialist batsmen batting at 7 below your all rounder and wicket keeper you know the selection is all wrong

by **Durhamfootman** » Tue Sep 03, 2019 8:10 pm

backfootpunch wrote:How the selectors have ignored the 67 all out is beyond me

I imagine they realised that England were just a bit unlucky in that innings

seemingly England haven't won an ashes test at OT since Beefy won one for them in '81 (was that the 5 wickets for 1 run match?)

highest run scoring ground in England for ashes tests, I think, which means that Australia Smith will probably only have to bat once against this England line up

Good luck boys, you'll *modded* need it, I think

by **Arthur Crabtree** » Tue Sep 03, 2019 8:12 pm

Durhamfootman wrote:seemingly England haven't won an ashes test at OT since Beefy won one for them in '81 (was that the 5 wickets for 1 run match?)

That was Edgbaston. He scored a ton at Old Trafford.

by **Durhamfootman** » Tue Sep 03, 2019 8:17 pm

in fairness to my memory, I was only 5 at the time

sorry... that was England winning the World cup

see what I mean?

by **GarlicJam** » Tue Sep 03, 2019 8:27 pm

You've been very busy then, Footman. In '81 I was 12 years older than you, but now I am younger...?

by **Durhamfootman** » Tue Sep 03, 2019 8:32 pm

hard paper round, GJ

by **Arthur Crabtree** » Tue Sep 03, 2019 9:22 pm

Have seen Botham's Ashes since then on fuzzy VHS to aid the recall.

...into the confectionery stall and out again...

by **Durhamfootman** » Tue Sep 03, 2019 9:30 pm

I've got it on a dvd somewhere....... combined with 2005

no mention of 06/07, of course

soon they'll have to to re-issue it with a one match 'bonus feature' addendum from Headingley 2019

by **GarlicJam** » Tue Sep 03, 2019 10:09 pm

if England manage to win the Ashes, it will be a whole new box set.

by **Arthur Crabtree** » Tue Sep 03, 2019 10:13 pm

Another one for the rain breaks.

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