The Ashes (NOT!) -England v Australia at the Ring of Fire, Dubai- 10/30 Saturday (N), 26th Match, Group 1

[Howe_zat]

We interrupt this over to bring you footage of Nathan Bracken's hair

 

[Red_Ink_Squid]

Morgan, Warner, ??? (Would have guessed Finch if wpdavid hadn't.)

 

[Howe_zat]

Putting me in mind of the 2010 WC final a bit.

We had Oz four down for not many then too, but they recovered to 147/6.

Three players from that fixture featuring today, spotter's points if you can name them.

Warner, Morgan and Smith

 

[Arachnodouche]

A loss to Zimbabwe isn't much of a magic moment. Sadistic from the producer.

 

[Howe_zat]

Smith was playing in that tournament as a legspinner. He then hit 80 odd from #9 or something in a low scoring test against Pakistan that summer and became an allrounder, then he batted 6 in the ashes that winter.

Then he was dropped for being **** forever and no one ever heard from him again, iirc

 

[BoyBrumby]

Warner, Morgan and Smith

Yup. A fish paste sandwich and kagool for that man.

 

[Howe_zat]

Yup. A fish paste sandwich and kagool for that man.

You've hit peak Howe cricket fandom there. Reckon I could name the England's XI from every game of that tournament. Is it because Tim Bresnan won England's first ever world cricket trophy? It might not be

 

[Howe_zat]

Mo time I reckon

 

[Heboric]

Mitch Marsh?

Greatest Australian since Angela White

 

[wpdavid]

Mo time I reckon

I'd be tempted to let Livingstone bowl all four. And obviously I'll delete this if Morgan agrees and his final effort goes for plenty.

 

[Howe_zat]

I'd be tempted to let Livingstone bowl all four. And obviously I'll delete this if Morgan agrees and his final effort goes for plenty.

I'm already wrong with that wicket of Wade, though I expect much the same thing could have happened to the offie.

FMD these boundaries are huge. Batsmen not being able to just belt their way out of trouble and having to properly middle it for a six is so retro (and well suited to the game of the missing man, Joe Root)

 

[Kirkut]

England's rise as a limited overs side has been real quality. Easily the team that stands a chance to defeat Pakistan in current form.

 

[Howe_zat]

I hope someone has gif'd Livingstone's crazy eyes

 

[Kirkut]

Time for Cummins and Hazlewood to bowl those raging leg cutters and get England 36 all out.

 

[wpdavid]

Finch is looking ominous. If he stays for most of the innings, Aus are more than competitive here, given the quality of their attack.

 

[Howe_zat]

Finch is looking ominous. If he stays for most of the innings, Aus are more than competitive here, given the quality of their attack.

If they hit 10 an over from here it'll still be 117. He'll have to do something pretty special

 

[BoyBrumby]

Twatto "intent" count: 1.

 

[Arachnodouche]

Aus been so moribund. Yeah they've lost five but 4 rpo after 15 indicates a definite lack of intent.

 

[BoyBrumby]

Twatto "intent" count: 1.

2 and 3 follow in quick succession.

 

[Howe_zat]

Twatto "intent" count: 1.

Aus been so moribund. Yeah they've lost five but 4 rpo after 15 indicates a definite lack of intent.

Psst, mate, i think he's calling you a ****