England v Australia 3rd Ashes Test

Steve1956 · Post by **Steve1956** » Sun Aug 25, 2019 3:21 pm

Ah well time to concentrate on the important stuff...come on you Clarets!

nil_desperandum · Post by **nil_desperandum** » Sun Aug 25, 2019 3:24 pm

Burnley1989 wrote:I remember TY saying Butler was one of the best in the world and I suggested he wasn’t top 20, yes he’s got a world class innings in him but he’s not top 20

There's not a chance that Buttler would get in any of the top ranking Test teams, unless it was as wicket-keeper batsman, so that puts him well outside the top 20.

Buxtonclaret · Post by **Buxtonclaret** » Sun Aug 25, 2019 3:51 pm

Phew.
Hard to watch this.

Buxtonclaret · Post by **Buxtonclaret** » Sun Aug 25, 2019 3:55 pm

Amazing stuff.

Bosscat · Post by **Bosscat** » Sun Aug 25, 2019 3:56 pm

Ben Stokes bloody hell come on England

tiger76 · Post by **tiger76** » Sun Aug 25, 2019 4:05 pm

Bosscat wrote:Ben Stokes bloody hell come on England

Stokes deserves this alone what a knock he's nailed on for SPOTY,just shows how brainless the rest of the line-up were.

See these 2 balls out Jack.

Bosscat · Post by **Bosscat** » Sun Aug 25, 2019 4:05 pm

8 to win ffs come on England

Bosscat · Post by **Bosscat** » Sun Aug 25, 2019 4:17 pm

Come on England 1 run needed

Rick_Muller · Post by **Rick_Muller** » Sun Aug 25, 2019 4:17 pm

Bloody hell that was tense...!!!

Bosscat · Post by **Bosscat** » Sun Aug 25, 2019 4:17 pm

Fan bloody tastic Ben Stokes .............

Tricky Trevor · Post by **Tricky Trevor** » Sun Aug 25, 2019 4:19 pm

WOW!!
What an innings by Stokes.
Is Jack Leachs 1 the greatest 1 of all time?

SonofPog · Post by **SonofPog** » Sun Aug 25, 2019 4:19 pm

Almost as crazy as the WC final... speechless.

The Enclosure · Post by **The Enclosure** » Sun Aug 25, 2019 4:19 pm

Brilliant

Paul Waine · Post by **Paul Waine** » Sun Aug 25, 2019 4:20 pm

and breathe....

Steve-Harpers-perm · Post by **Steve-Harpers-perm** » Sun Aug 25, 2019 4:21 pm

Wow. That was immense stuff from Stokes!

Goalposts · Post by **Goalposts** » Sun Aug 25, 2019 4:21 pm

unfucking believable twice in a year,,two of the greatest innings ever

Darthlaw · Post by **Darthlaw** » Sun Aug 25, 2019 4:22 pm

Fantastic days cricket!

Stokes collect your knighthood on the way out.

wilks_bfc · Post by **wilks_bfc** » Sun Aug 25, 2019 4:22 pm

Ben gets us out of the **** again.

Think he’ll get SPOTY this year

Herts Clarets · Post by **Herts Clarets** » Sun Aug 25, 2019 4:22 pm

Goalposts wrote:unfucking believable twice in a year,,two of the greatest innings ever

Immense from Stokes. Great support from Leach. The rest of the batsmen need to learn lessons from this.

Bin Ont Turf · Post by **Bin Ont Turf** » Sun Aug 25, 2019 4:23 pm

That was f***ing brilliant.

Botham No2

Spijed · Post by **Spijed** » Sun Aug 25, 2019 4:24 pm

Herts Clarets wrote:The rest of the batsmen need to learn lessons from this.

Many of them can't because they aren't good enough.

AlargeClaret · Post by **AlargeClaret** » Sun Aug 25, 2019 4:25 pm

Just incredible from Stokes , actually eclipsing even Beefys heroics

FCBurnley · Post by **FCBurnley** » Sun Aug 25, 2019 4:26 pm

Even better than the Botham test. You will remember that for the rest of your life and one day telling your grandkids about it. Fabulous

4:20 · Post by **4:20** » Sun Aug 25, 2019 4:27 pm

incredible. in a month or so ive seen the best endings to a cricket game ill probably ever see.

a miracle.

HunterST_BFC · Post by **HunterST_BFC** » Sun Aug 25, 2019 4:27 pm

Brilliant!

Jack Leach scored one run in a match-winning partnership of 76.

paulatky · Post by **paulatky** » Sun Aug 25, 2019 4:27 pm

Steve1956 wrote:They could but they wont

Just had a gut feeling and also put my money where my mouth was

paulatky · Post by **paulatky** » Sun Aug 25, 2019 4:28 pm

paulatky wrote:A draw is 200/1 with befair !!
England could well win this

You heard it first here.

What a day’s cricket

nil_desperandum · Post by **nil_desperandum** » Sun Aug 25, 2019 4:29 pm

Brilliant from Stokes.
Brilliant for England
Brilliant for the series.
But let's not forget that we've batted abysmally for most of this match.
Selectors... over to you.

Rileybobs · Post by **Rileybobs** » Sun Aug 25, 2019 4:30 pm

Absolutely incredible stuff. I’m more of a football fan but international cricket has provided the two sporting moments of the year so far. More specifically, Stokes has.

tiger76 · Post by **tiger76** » Sun Aug 25, 2019 4:31 pm

Good job it's 10 days till the next test,Stokes will need a breather,still

marks over England's batting,but the momentum's with them,Stokes Ashes ala Beefy in 81.

Just shows when they're under pressure this Aussie team can crumble,how many mistakes did they make in that last hour,missed the run-out,dropped catches,England got lucky with the LB call,but if you burn your reviews that can happen.

Buxtonclaret · Post by **Buxtonclaret** » Sun Aug 25, 2019 4:35 pm

wilks_bfc wrote:Ben gets us out of the **** again.

Think he’ll get SPOTY this year

If he doesn't, I'll never take that award seriously again!
Responsible, once again, for another all-time sporting epic!

tiger76 · Post by **tiger76** » Sun Aug 25, 2019 4:37 pm

nil_desperandum wrote:Brilliant from Stokes.
Brilliant for England
Brilliant for the series.
But let's not forget that we've batted abysmally for most of this match.
Selectors... over to you.

Who would you drop

Roy,Bairstow and Buttler are in the most danger,Bairstow played a good hand in the 2nd innings,he should have gone on admittedly,and Denly showed he can bat in test cricket.

If Roy's going to play at OT,he'll have to bat down the order,you could maybe move Denly up to open,and where does Root bat.

As you say one for the selectors.that's what they're paid for.

Firthy · Post by **Firthy** » Sun Aug 25, 2019 4:40 pm

Stokes will get all the plaudits but I bet Leach is feeling so proud after that. His innings was every bit as important.

nil_desperandum · Post by **nil_desperandum** » Sun Aug 25, 2019 4:45 pm

tiger76 wrote:Who would you drop Roy,Bairstow and Buttler are in the most danger,Bairstow played a good hand in the 2nd innings,he should have gone on admittedly,and Denly showed he can bat in test cricket.

If Roy's going to play at OT,he'll have to bat down the order,you could maybe move Denly up to open,and where does Root bat.

As you say one for the selectors.that's what they're paid for.

Leaving out Roy and Buttler shouldn't be a hard decision.
Bairstow's proved himself in the past, but his keeping is not up to scratch t present, (if it ever was).
I'd bring Foakes in for Buttler (with the gloves)
Denley to open, and I've been suggesting Stokes at 3 since last season. It's now time to give it a go.
Root at 4, probably Pope at 5, Bairstow 6, Foakes 7.
Then it's whether you bring in Anderson.
Based on this test you'd have to omit Woakes to do that, but that gives us rather a long tail.

BennyD · Post by **BennyD** » Sun Aug 25, 2019 4:54 pm

nil_desperandum wrote:Brilliant from Stokes.
Brilliant for England
Brilliant for the series.
But let's not forget that we've batted abysmally for most of this match.
Selectors... over to you.

Don't trust anything to those idiots, if you do they'll drop Stokes!

jdrobbo · Post by **jdrobbo** » Sun Aug 25, 2019 4:59 pm

Absolutely incredible: THE greatest of games. Stokes was phenomenal with the bat, BUT don’t ignore the contribution he made with the ball during the last session on day two. That spell, where he literally ran himself into the ground, kept us in the game.

tiger76 · Post by **tiger76** » Sun Aug 25, 2019 5:09 pm

nil_desperandum wrote:Leaving out Roy and Buttler shouldn't be a hard decision.
Bairstow's proved himself in the past, but his keeping is not up to scratch t present, (if it ever was).
I'd bring Foakes in for Buttler (with the gloves)
Denley to open, and I've been suggesting Stokes at 3 since last season. It's now time to give it a go.
Root at 4, probably Pope at 5, Bairstow 6, Foakes 7.
Then it's whether you bring in Anderson.
Based on this test you'd have to omit Woakes to do that, but that gives us rather a long tail.

Woakes hasn't bowled much in the last 2 tests anyway,so IF Jimmy's fit he'll have to be considered.

The batters have to take lessons from this match if you stay in and wear their quicks down,then it becomes easier,but you have to dig in first,even in the 2nd innings there was some poor shots,but Stokes dug them out of a hole.

A top 5 of

Burns
Denly
Stokes
Root
Pope

Looks more secure,but apparently they won't put Stokes at 3 due to him being goosed from his bowling,he's fit but you can't expect him to do everything.

There will be a game sooner or later where Ben doesn't perform,so other players will have to step up to the mark.

Steve1956 · Post by **Steve1956** » Sun Aug 25, 2019 6:34 pm

paulatky wrote:Just had a gut feeling and also put my money where my mouth was

Well done,your nerves must have been shredded as the game swung one way then the other.

nil_desperandum · Post by **nil_desperandum** » Sun Aug 25, 2019 6:42 pm

tiger76 wrote: Looks more secure,but apparently they won't put Stokes at 3 due to him being goosed from his bowling,he's fit but you can't expect him to do everything.
.

I sort of agree with that but if Anderson is fully fit, and you've got Archer and Broad, ,(+Leach), then hopefully he shouldn't be needed to bowl long spells.

FCBurnley · Post by **FCBurnley** » Sun Aug 25, 2019 7:21 pm

Sir Ian Botham
Sir Ben Stokes

Bordeauxclaret · Post by **Bordeauxclaret** » Sun Aug 25, 2019 7:33 pm

The whole innings from Stokes was something special.

He had 2 from about 80 balls. Kept his nerve, rode his luck, but as the saying goes you earn your own luck.

tiger76 · Post by **tiger76** » Sun Aug 25, 2019 7:38 pm

FCBurnley wrote:Sir Ian Botham
Sir Ben Stokes

A knighthood was on the cards for Stokes after his WC heroics,i'd argue that today's effort was even better,the state of the game and series,and importantly the field was set well back and he still found a way to score boundaries,in an ODI contest the fielding restrictions would have applied making it easier for the batsman.

It just shows you play the situation,when Stokes went out to bat last night,he was intent on preserving his wicket at all costs,hence why he scored 2 from 50 deliveries,even 1st thing this morning he was selective over what deliveries to attack,and which he could leave,it was only when Jofra came in at number 9 that he went through the gears,and obviously once Jack Leach walked to the middle,Ben decided to flick the switch and unleash his range of strokes.

Aclaret · Post by **Aclaret** » Sun Aug 25, 2019 7:44 pm

Stokes has adapted to test match cricket but sadly not Roy & Butler up to pres.
But they are good cricketers let's not give up on them just yet.

FCBurnley · Post by **FCBurnley** » Sun Aug 25, 2019 7:46 pm

I have a Mexican friend whose English is not very good. When he struggles he says he is wordless. Well now I know how he feels. I am Wordless !!! By the way IT says I am racist

Quickenthetempo · Post by **Quickenthetempo** » Sun Aug 25, 2019 7:57 pm

I confess to not rating Ben Stokes as high as some people but wow it's changed slightly after this test.

His 14 overs on the bounce on Friday night dragged the team out of the sorrow/shame they had at being bowled out for 67, A real leader of men.

Then he produces the best innings ever under huge pressure.

What a top man

dandeclaret · Post by **dandeclaret** » Sun Aug 25, 2019 8:33 pm

nil_desperandum wrote:Brilliant from Stokes.
Brilliant for England
Brilliant for the series.
But let's not forget that we've batted abysmally for most of this match.
Selectors... over to you.

Lads..... we chased down 360 odd in a 4th innings..... you can’t bat abysmally and do that.

tiger76 · Post by **tiger76** » Sun Aug 25, 2019 8:39 pm

True but they need to do that more often,and in the 1st innings also,one swallow doesn't make a summer.

That performance shows they can do it,so there's no excuses now.

Dark Cloud · Post by **Dark Cloud** » Sun Aug 25, 2019 8:46 pm

Absolutely brilliant innings by.........Leach!!!!! Without him Stokes would have been high and dry and England would have been nowhere!!!

Aclaret · Post by **Aclaret** » Sun Aug 25, 2019 8:51 pm

Not an expert on cricket but is Leach a better bowler AND a better batsman than Moen Ali?

Bertiebeehead · Post by **Bertiebeehead** » Sun Aug 25, 2019 8:52 pm

Captain Stokes