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Ashes
Posted: Thu Aug 22, 2019 8:01 pm
by JLv3.0
I know we're anti-sports on here but is it just me glued to this?
Balmer?
Archer is a weapons arsenal! Six-fer ftw today.
Re: Ashes
Posted: Thu Aug 22, 2019 8:18 pm
by NotoriousREV
He really bowled a mid-leg googly over the maiden on a soft wicket, didn’t he?
Re: Ashes
Posted: Thu Aug 22, 2019 8:31 pm
by JLv3.0
This is not the thread you're looking for.
Hey come on, I stay out of the F1 thread! (to the best of my abilities).
Re: Ashes
Posted: Thu Aug 22, 2019 8:42 pm
by Barry
Where do you lot find the time to follow sports? I can't even keep up with Moto GP or WRC and I record most of them.
Re: Ashes
Posted: Thu Aug 22, 2019 8:43 pm
by JLv3.0
Being unemployed helps
Re: Ashes
Posted: Thu Aug 22, 2019 8:44 pm
by Barry
Good point, well made. As you were.
Re: Ashes
Posted: Thu Aug 22, 2019 8:52 pm
by McSwede
JLv3.0 wrote: ↑Thu Aug 22, 2019 8:01 pm
I know we're anti-sports on here but is it just me glued to this?
Balmer?
Archer is a weapons arsenal! Six-fer ftw today.
Test match cricket is fucking awesome! Archer is terrifying by the way
. Effortless speed and his bouncers are frightening. Would I go down the other end??? I'd rather go through the SD youtube back catalogue
Re: Ashes
Posted: Thu Aug 22, 2019 9:04 pm
by JLv3.0
Well let's be rational here
Even concussion is better than that!!
Re: Ashes
Posted: Thu Aug 22, 2019 9:15 pm
by Simon
JLv3.0 wrote: ↑Thu Aug 22, 2019 8:43 pm
Being unemployed helps
Don't you go to jail or something if you're unemployed for too long out there?
Re: Ashes
Posted: Thu Aug 22, 2019 9:39 pm
by JLv3.0
No, essentially
Anyway I'm self-employed, own trade license, own visa etc.
So - the Ashes.
Re: Ashes
Posted: Thu Aug 22, 2019 9:43 pm
by Matty
I've not been glued, but I've been keeping an eye on it.
Smith has pretty much single-handedly carried the Aussies so far, and without him they'll really struggle. He's unbelievably lucky to even be walking, and an idiot not to be wearing a neck guard after what happened to Hughes.
Re: Ashes
Posted: Thu Aug 22, 2019 10:11 pm
by Rich B
Wasn’t there some big cricket thing the other day - is this another?!
Re: Ashes
Posted: Fri Aug 23, 2019 6:22 am
by JLv3.0
Next match in the series Rich. Not much of a gap between them!
Re: Ashes
Posted: Fri Aug 23, 2019 7:20 am
by Gavin
How much I follow cricket - when I saw "Ashes" my first thought was cremations.
Is this not following the normal pattern of England going in as firm favourites then getting pasted then? I am sure they always won at the first ground (Edgbaston?) and still lost.
Re: Ashes
Posted: Fri Aug 23, 2019 10:35 am
by Broccers
Been watching it between rain showers
Weather is gorgeous here in Yorks today so hopefully they get a big score.
Re: Ashes
Posted: Fri Aug 23, 2019 11:27 am
by scotta
cricket is pish and boring - you are all DIW.
Re: Ashes
Posted: Fri Aug 23, 2019 11:39 am
by mik
I remember being in Boston on business in 1998 when the World Cup was on. Although I wasn't interested, a colleague I was travelling with was. We managed to get away early one day to catch a game, and I was dragged to a Sports Bar. There were something like 76 TV screens, but none had the World Cup on them.
My mate asked the bar-man if he could find the appropriate channel, and made a flipant comment about the fact they seemed to be showing at least 3 baseball games. Bloke beside us at the bar grumped quite aggressively at us both "at least Baseball is better than Cricket". I turned to him and advised "Cricket is for fucking wankers mate". He didn't speak again. I then half-watched most of a kick-ball game. It was underwhelming.
Re: Ashes
Posted: Fri Aug 23, 2019 12:03 pm
by JLv3.0
Those who don't like cricket should not feel in any way obliged to post in this thread.
Re: Ashes
Posted: Fri Aug 23, 2019 12:46 pm
by mik
Check.
Re: Ashes
Posted: Fri Aug 23, 2019 12:51 pm
by JLv3.0
Shut it you