4 days from now First 11 guesses? What changes would you make? How...

I find it ludicrous that there are not 6 home tests. Then each state...

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The rumoured changes ranked by likeliness: Harris/Khawaja/Wade for...

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hmmm some big scores at this ground Also Englands recent record looks...

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                 + x [quote] [b] Decentric - 5 Sep 2019 8:31 AM [/b]...

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The top wicket taker in 2013 was offie Graeme Swann. Lyon had a poor...

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+ x [quote] [b] grazorblade - 2 Sep 2019 7:12 AM [/b]...

For me its Khawaja Warner Labuschagne Smith Head Wade Paine Cummins...

Reports are Khawaja and Pattinson out. Smith and Starc in....

that means wade is 12th man since harris will open seems harsh since...

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                 + x [quote] [b] ThingyBob - 3 Sep 2019 9:01 PM [/b]...

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actually they have to drop a bowler so probably either siddle or...

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     + x [quote] [b] baggygreenmania - 3 Sep 2019 10:31 AM...

             + x [quote] [b] Decentric - 3 Sep 2019 11:05 AM [/b]...

     + x [quote] [b] baggygreenmania - 3 Sep 2019 10:31 AM...

             + x [quote] [b] ThingyBob - 3 Sep 2019 4:37 PM [/b]...

                 + x [quote] [b] Decentric - 3 Sep 2019 4:45 PM [/b]...

Here is a nice article about the generosity of Healy but I get the...

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     + x [quote] [b] Paddles - 4 Sep 2019 1:01 PM [/b]...

             + x [quote] [b] ThingyBob - 4 Sep 2019 1:42 PM [/b]...

                 + x [quote] [b] Paddles - 4 Sep 2019 1:57 PM [/b]...

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I’ve just tuned in and Warner is already out caught behind off Broad!...

Got to seriously consider bringing Khawaja back for Warner next test....

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     + x [quote] [b] Decentric - 4 Sep 2019 9:31 PM [/b]...

             + x [quote] [b] RedKat - 4 Sep 2019 10:16 PM [/b]...

                 + x [quote] [b] Decentric - 4 Sep 2019 10:18 PM [/b]...

Harris LBW Broad. 2-28.

Aus 35/2 - one more wicket and England is into the tail....

I’ve honestly been ultra impressed with Labuschagne this series, after...

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Big hooper from Stokes, makes you wonder why they bought Leach on so...

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A decision in favour of us as Stokes LBW appeal snicked leg stump, but...

Australia's run rate is insane here

Well they showed Warner to Broad. 87 deliveries, 32 runs, 5 wickets,...

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Geoff Boycott is pontificating on ABC radio that Stokes' innings in...

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A further bad stat. Our opening stands have been 2, 13, 11, 13, 12,...

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With the rain delay, given the two early openers’ wickets, 2-98 with...

3-173 isn't a bad return for Australia from a rain interrupted day...

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Need these two to go big here 300 plus is so important on this pitch

Going viral "Best batsman in the world performing as expected. Smith...

Solid start, i hope Labu is actually our long term answer at 3 and...

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     + x [quote] [b] Decentric - 5 Sep 2019 11:24 AM [/b]...

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             + x [quote] [b] ThingyBob - 5 Sep 2019 2:52 PM [/b]...

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                 + x [quote] [b] Paddles - 5 Sep 2019 12:21 PM [/b]...

                     + x [quote] [b] Decentric - 5 Sep 2019 12:33 PM [/b]...

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             Scoring 135 on a good pitch against tired bowlers with heaps of luck...

                 + x [quote] [b] baggygreenmania - 5 Sep 2019 3:53 PM...

     + x [quote] [b] gogos - 5 Sep 2019 11:24 AM [/b] +...

             + x [quote] [b] Decentric - 6 Sep 2019 9:24 AM [/b]...

                 + x [quote] [b] baggygreenmania - 6 Sep 2019 9:58 AM...

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How good is Marnus Lasagne as a batsman? That's really my question...

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     + x [quote] [b] City Sam - 5 Sep 2019 4:31 PM [/b]...

Head goes. Broad round the wicket aiming for the stumps

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Will somebody other than Smith please stand up for once? Been the same...

Smith with another 100. Incredible. 26th test hundred- how many more...

What can we say about Steven Smith that has not already been said ad...

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should get at least a par score here! We've done ok through labu...

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     + x [quote] [b] Decentric - 5 Sep 2019 11:38 PM [/b]...

new ball taken can we last 10 overs with no loss and get a big score?...

Classy cover drive from Smith for 4! He has had a bit of luck though...

I think Paine looks classy in this innings. However, I've seen lot of...

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     + x [quote] [b] baggygreenmania - 6 Sep 2019 10:08 AM...

This Smith/ Paine partnership is developing into a big one that is a...

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Classy cover drive for 4 from Paine off Archer! Aus 5-317.

That was a very good over from Broad moving the new ball in the right...

Paine loves to hook and pull, keeping that one down to move to 37 in a...

What has happened to Archer in this Test? He doesn’t look...

Another beautiful off drive from Paine off Overton for a well compiled...

paine really answering his critics here! Australia well ahead of the...

Stokes has to leave the pitch and not complete the over due to a side...

5-338. Smith makes 151. The man is a genius.

Curran drops Paine at mid on, from a mistimed hook shot that hit the...

Paine makes 50. 5-355 is a pretty good score.

5-369 Australia now unlikely to lose either draw or win from here

I hope we accelerate. We've lost a few overs from rain!

well scrap the accelaration paine out first ball after tea! Hope we...

9 50s from starc maybe he can wack a few

england bowled 2 foot outside off to slow the runrate playing for a...

4 fours in a row had to scrape our way to 400 with Englands negative...

smith caught on the reverse sweep 8-438 probably try and wack a few...

Steve Smith is too good.

The Ashes is a cricket series played between Ben Stokes and Steven...

You have to love English cricket fans. Denly plays and misses four...

australia take a late wicket after declaring for 498 Perfect day...

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Smith has scored the most runs this year and he has batted only 4...

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Gday all, jaszyjim - despite posting a great score & a great innings...

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Don't think I agree. Pick the best batsmen, doesn't matter if they...

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     + x [quote] [b] jaszyjim - 7 Sep 2019 9:23 AM [/b]...

Some more Smith stats, since 2013 he is averaging 108.8 in first...

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With many calling for the sacking of Tim Paine, consider the...

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             + x [quote] [b] baggygreenmania - 7 Sep 2019 10:20 AM...

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Another interesting phenomenon is that Pat Cummins is the number one...

Pom night watchman snicks Hazlewood to Smith in the slips. Poms...

Overton gone!

Cummins sometimes falls into this trap of bowling too much short...

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Starcs bowling so far has shown why it’s taken four tests to get a...

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finally a wicket we dropped a couple and a couple of chopons just...

then a couple more in a row hazelwood on fire england finish the day...

lyon bowled beautifully so did cummins. Sadly they didnt get the...

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                                         + x [quote] [b] City Sam - 7 Sep 2019 9:38 PM [/b]...

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                                                 + x [quote] [b] Decentric - 7 Sep 2019 10:46 PM [/b]...

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Yeah, Lasagne is the Aussie find this Ashes. I already Smith as the...

I wake and Haze has taken 3/17 in a late 5over spell. I just took...

Thought Starc looked fine from what i saw, beat the bat a lot/

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That's what Starc can do, top delivery.

Starc gets Stokes. Hes been much better today.

Such a Starc over though. Gets the big Stokes wicket also goes for 10...

Great to see Starc bowl Broad with the pitched up delivery tailenders...

Leach just played a nice off drive for 4 off Starc. He can bat!

That LBW appeal from Starc looked out. It was! Aus has no replays...

That umpiring decision could be decisive. The one that that Lyon got...

Thankfully, Cummins bowls Buttler with a 140kph thunderbolt that hits...

Didnt cost too many in the end If this was in Australia it would be...

Michael Holding was just saying Archer does not have the strength for...

Warner fails again to Broad

Same issues arise. Warner bowled Broad! Warner averages mid...

And again Harris LBW. Why do we have so many of our batters who are...

Aus 2-16. 212 runs in front.

Now Labu is LBW to Archer. Aus 220 in front with 3 wickets lost.

gee 4-44 need 1 50 to win the match pitch is getting tricky

those wickets are pretty important as even if we get to a declaration...

smith looks pumped

If you didn't know Smith was the best batsman in test cricket, you'd...

matchwinning knock from smith comes to end chasing quick runs

australia declare setting a target of 382 off 105 overs the early...

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cummins gets a brace to end the day getting both root and burns Oz...

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     + x [quote] [b] Paddles - 8 Sep 2019 9:50 AM [/b]...

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Where is Mike? Hazlewood and Labu have starred.

This has been a hell of a test series, despite some sub-standard...

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     + x [quote] [b] baggygreenmania - 8 Sep 2019 11:25 AM...

While the batting from many of our players hasn't been great. They...

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From what i can tell no rain is forecasted tomorrow. Should be able to...

what is the go with lyon? i knew he can’t bowl against quality batsmen...

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     + x [quote] [b] Decentric - 8 Sep 2019 10:40 PM [/b]...

             + x [quote] [b] baggygreenmania - 8 Sep 2019 10:54 PM...

                 + x [quote] [b] baggygreenmania - 8 Sep 2019 11:48 PM...

                     + x [quote] [b] Brew - 9 Sep 2019 12:14 AM [/b] +...

At last- a wicket. Cummins bowling wide of the crease bowls Roy....

Stokes walks. Brilliantly caught by Paine off Cummins. 4-78....

A few balls keeping low now. It is getting hard for batting.

There was just a graph on TV showing how Cummins’ average speed is...

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     + x [quote] [b] baggygreenmania - 8 Sep 2019 10:51 PM...

             + x [quote] [b] Decentric - 8 Sep 2019 10:52 PM [/b]...

                 + x [quote] [b] baggygreenmania - 8 Sep 2019 10:55 PM...

GOAT has bowled some potent balls this innings, but the last over to...

Baggers, what sort of trajectory does an arm ball have for a finger...

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     + x [quote] [b] Paddles - 8 Sep 2019 11:01 PM [/b]...

     + x [quote] [b] Paddles - 8 Sep 2019 11:01 PM [/b]...

             + x [quote] [b] Decentric - 8 Sep 2019 11:10 PM [/b]...

                 Yeeehahhh WE WON THE ASHES!!!! Amazing feeling after so many losses...

                     + x [quote] [b] baggygreenmania - 9 Sep 2019 8:39 AM...

                         + x [quote] [b] Decentric - 9 Sep 2019 8:49 AM [/b]...

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                                 + x [quote] [b] Decentric - 10 Sep 2019 7:54 AM [/b]...

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     + x [quote] [b] baggygreenmania - 8 Sep 2019 11:53 PM...

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That spat up off the pitch! GOAT strikes! Denly caught well by...

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Cummins might need a rest. He has slowed to 82-84mph, how ever many...

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GOAT is still bowling too many deliveries down legside to the right...

Anybody listening to TV commentary, turn the sound off, switch on the...

We need a wicket to shot the Barmy Army up. The Poms were deathly...

You beauty! Bairstow LBW to Starc! 6 -138. We need these wickets...

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     + x [quote] [b] baggygreenmania - 9 Sep 2019 12:10 AM...

             + x [quote] [b] baggygreenmania - 9 Sep 2019 12:11 AM...

I think Cummins is stuffed. He needs a rest.

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Cummins close LBW given out, but replay saves Poms.

4 more wickets needed after tea come on oz! Lyon's had an injured...

hazelwood wins the ashes! Should be 3-0 up what a performance away...

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                 + x [quote] [b] baggygreenmania - 9 Sep 2019 11:22 AM...

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                         + x [quote] [b] Decentric - 9 Sep 2019 2:12 PM [/b]...

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                 + x [quote] [b] baggygreenmania - 9 Sep 2019 11:22 AM...

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                     + x [quote] [b] City Sam - 9 Sep 2019 2:30 PM [/b]...

                         + x [quote] [b] baggygreenmania - 9 Sep 2019 2:34 PM...

     + x [quote] [b] baggygreenmania - 9 Sep 2019 8:53 AM...

Such an amazing Test. Considering the rain breaks and all impressed....

Now that the series is won i'd still give Warner this final test. He...

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     + x [quote] [b] Decentric - 9 Sep 2019 3:07 PM [/b]...

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     + x [quote] [b] baggygreenmania - 9 Sep 2019 3:18 PM...

             + x [quote] [b] baggygreenmania - 9 Sep 2019 3:39 PM...

                 + x [quote] [b] Paddles - 9 Sep 2019 3:42 PM [/b]...

I know you are obviously all missing me, but if you probably all...

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     + x [quote] [b] Decentric - 10 Sep 2019 7:59 AM [/b]...

             + x [quote] [b] Paddles - 10 Sep 2019 8:15 AM [/b]...

                 + x [quote] [b] Decentric - 10 Sep 2019 8:40 AM [/b]...

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Buttler, Bairstow, Ali are run machines and world class right now?...

I know you are obviously all missing me. What makes you think that....

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     + x [quote] [b] MikeR - 10 Sep 2019 11:00 AM [/b]...

Cummins is the class of the three best fast bowlers in the world right...

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On Lyon he has issues with the callous on his finger splitting and...

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