Thread: 2023 ASHES CHALLENGE; May the best team win.

Covers are still on.

The players are out warming up. Jerusalem booms across the ground.

Time for a G&T.

Schoolboy error: No tonic, but I had a chilled Red Orange Soda in the fridge and I have to say with a slap of Gordon's it's just the ticket.

Well, lets hope we don't get another 3 hour rain storm.

Might miss out on another run scored...

Yeah, no turn, no movement... The Convicts have done very well today and are heavy favourites now.

Good test match.

It's gone from a match both teams looked like they wanted to win to a match both sides look like they don't want to lose.

And that lack of ambition just cost Green his wicket.

Come on England!

Now that swings things Englands way. And again, not much of a shot.

Khawajah gone!

209-7

Not decided yet but Oz have been architects of their downfall if they lose, way too cautious

At least Carey is having a go.

OK not for long.

So is Stokes on a ton of painkillers or did he spend that Ireland test winding the convicts up?

Root scored 150% the runs (as well as bowling 20 overs under 2 an over), in this test, of the 1st, 2nd and 3rd batsmen in the world - all Convicted.

Tense, very tense for Australia. I thought they had it in the bag yesterday but this is going to the wire.

Loooooooooooooooooooooooot

what a catch

If it goes to the wire now, England will be hugely disappointed.

Carey is Loots bunny, he's got him 3 times now at just over 12, cummins having a dart, still life in this

Come on Shit Bloke!

What a match, whatever the result

Such a thing as curses in cricket ?

^ yep Broad if you are Warner

27 to win, 2 wickets left - new ball taken

Take the new ball ffs

What happened to aggressive fielding?

England have to ask themselves how they let that dribble away.

Well done the convicts.