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Cricket - The Ashes 2025-2026

Discussion in 'General Chat' started by stopmeandslapme, Oct 16, 2021.

  1. Saf

    Saf Not606 Godfather+NOT606 Poster of the year 2023

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    100 for Benjamin <applause>
     
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  2. stopmeandslapme

    stopmeandslapme Well-Known Member

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    Final ODI today, England 134/2 after 23.3 overs
     
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  3. stopmeandslapme

    stopmeandslapme Well-Known Member

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    New Zealand require 312 to level the series.
     
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  4. Gambol

    Gambol George Clooney's wee brother

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    The sound of crickets chirping in a late summer evening is soothing.
     
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  5. stopmeandslapme

    stopmeandslapme Well-Known Member

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    England back in form, for now
     
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  6. stopmeandslapme

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    3rd ODI v oirland under way quick scoring so far
     
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  7. Saf

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    Surely looking at well over 400 today.
     
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  8. stopmeandslapme

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    Match abandoned due to rain and incompetent ground staff.
     
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    monacoger POTY 2021

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    Pakis?
     
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  10. Mick O'Toon

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    Good series for Ireland only losing one of the three.
     
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  11. stopmeandslapme

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    England might have bettered their ODI World Record top score of 498 today but for the inept handling of a brief shower. Oh well, 500 in a ODI innings does seem like a ridiculously high score but only a matter of time before a team gets there.
     
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  12. stopmeandslapme

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    The World Cup starts tomorrow, England v NZ first game. Judging by the warmups there may well be a few games affected by adverse weather.
     
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  13. pompeymeowth

    pompeymeowth Prepare for trouble x
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    England are making a mess of this. 280 would be a fair score now, but they could have got well over 300.
     
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  14. stopmeandslapme

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    282, will it be enough?
     
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  15. pompeymeowth

    pompeymeowth Prepare for trouble x
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    I wouldn't bet on it either way.
     
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  16. stopmeandslapme

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    10 runs off first over then a wicket
     
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  17. pompeymeowth

    pompeymeowth Prepare for trouble x
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    Wicket maiden, well played that man
     
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  18. pompeymeowth

    pompeymeowth Prepare for trouble x
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    Woakes is all over the place.
     
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  19. stopmeandslapme

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    50 off 6.5 overs I think it’s game over already
     
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  20. pompeymeowth

    pompeymeowth Prepare for trouble x
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    Agreed. It would be nice if England don't win the cup, to see NZ do it, after what happened to them last time.
     
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