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Fourth Ashes Test: Old Trafford, 4-8 September.
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Tue Sep 03, 2019 7:03 pmby Arthur Crabtree
Fourth Test is upon us. This time it's Manchester to do the booing.
Re: Fourth Ashes Test: Old Trafford, 4-8 September.
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Tue Sep 03, 2019 7:08 pmby Arthur Crabtree
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.
Re: Fourth Ashes Test: Old Trafford, 4-8 September.
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Tue Sep 03, 2019 7:10 pmby Arthur Crabtree
Cricinfo says it's a dry, cracked, grassless pitch which demands batting first at the toss. They think a second spinner might be worthwhile.
Re: Fourth Ashes Test: Old Trafford, 4-8 September.
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Tue Sep 03, 2019 7:33 pmby GarlicJam
Good job Arthur.
Re: Fourth Ashes Test: Old Trafford, 4-8 September.
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Tue Sep 03, 2019 7:35 pmby Arthur Crabtree
Time is tight.
Re: Fourth Ashes Test: Old Trafford, 4-8 September.
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Tue Sep 03, 2019 7:54 pmby backfootpunch
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
Re: Fourth Ashes Test: Old Trafford, 4-8 September.
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Tue Sep 03, 2019 8:10 pmby Durhamfootman
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
Re: Fourth Ashes Test: Old Trafford, 4-8 September.
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Tue Sep 03, 2019 8:12 pmby Arthur Crabtree
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.
Re: Fourth Ashes Test: Old Trafford, 4-8 September.
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Tue Sep 03, 2019 8:17 pmby Durhamfootman
in fairness to my memory, I was only 5 at the time
sorry... that was England winning the World cup
see what I mean?
Re: Fourth Ashes Test: Old Trafford, 4-8 September.
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Tue Sep 03, 2019 8:27 pmby GarlicJam
You've been very busy then, Footman. In '81 I was 12 years older than you, but now I am younger...?
Re: Fourth Ashes Test: Old Trafford, 4-8 September.
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Tue Sep 03, 2019 8:32 pmby Durhamfootman
hard paper round, GJ
Re: Fourth Ashes Test: Old Trafford, 4-8 September.
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Tue Sep 03, 2019 9:22 pmby Arthur Crabtree
Have seen Botham's Ashes since then on fuzzy VHS to aid the recall.
...into the confectionery stall and out again...
Re: Fourth Ashes Test: Old Trafford, 4-8 September.
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Tue Sep 03, 2019 9:30 pmby Durhamfootman
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
Re: Fourth Ashes Test: Old Trafford, 4-8 September.
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Tue Sep 03, 2019 10:09 pmby GarlicJam
if England manage to win the Ashes, it will be a whole new box set.
Re: Fourth Ashes Test: Old Trafford, 4-8 September.
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Tue Sep 03, 2019 10:13 pmby Arthur Crabtree
Another one for the rain breaks.