Ashes 2017/18: Stokes for the madness!

Brief excitement that Ben Stokes had been spotted at Heathrow in full kit. He is apparently going to see his family in NZ... dare we dream?

you couldn't lose this from 220 ahead now could you

England to win by "dinner" tomorrow, calling it now

No more wickets before close and I make us favourites

did you just kiss of death it?

yes....but at least Root abides

yeah i feel like they've moved one or two notches up from abject

I like sending in Woakes as nightwatchman - he's talented enough to bat 6 regardless

yeah if he and Root can put on 50 tomorrow morning... it's the hope that kills you

and Moeen still to bat...yeah best not think like this

That wasn't worth being awake early for.

classic waking up early-ish and eagerly checking the score. oh of course. *puts phone down and faces day*

"You knew this, Winston. You have always known it."

hey look more drinking related trouble for england

must be a day ending in a 'y'

new promotional video for England

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W3EAUDcZrN8

poor Jimmy

it was looking good for four overs!

might still be good. cook's dismissal was the leaden poke of a man on his way out

this is all going a bit ~too well~

dropped!

DAWID JOHANNES MALAN

Sarf Ifrikan?

think his dad is. A great knock, just what England needed. Bairstow looking good too.

malan born in middlesex mate, no bother

Cook Out

Cook double century at the MCG

Good to see we can manage 35 runs for the last 6 wickets.

I shouldn't be surprised but still

I'm not surprised.

Still not surprised.

-_-

That's presumably the last time we ever play four rfm bowlers in Australia

Question wisdom of playing in australia full stop

tbh I'm glad those Irish and Afghan blokes are getting a chance, would be good to play against quality bowling for a change

meh

g'day

nathan lyon waz right

now we've got that thing out of the way, time for the main event: THE BIG BASH LEAGUE (STARRING SHANE WATSON)

Gaz Lyon can walk on water p much

rumours of alistair's demise seem a little exaggerated

took his time

Cool interesting to see how inglan lose from here

hay guys did I miss anything here

the appetiser course for a festival of limited-overs cricket

- trevor bayliss, 2017

http://images.performgroup.com/di/library/omnisport/9a/75/glennmaxwell-cropped_15zyt76g1uj6s144k3qqmlqvbl.jpg

yeah yeah whatever

nothing to see here, move along please

re. my first post, I was right about two of these

Heavyweight showdown of Tim Paine & Shaun Marsh v Craig Overton & James Vince

― Neil S, Thursday, November 16, 2017 2:11 PM (one month ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

tbf predicting a K.O. win for Shaun Marsh would have been laughed at heavily by me good self before the start of the series

Mitch Marsh getting a couple of centuries was even more surprising