Welly, I don't agree. I think these first two will put plenty on, solidly, but then an unfortunate wicket and run rate will slow then some tense wickets and Aussie will think "hello" and at about 120 we will all be thinking "oh fook" but then the boys (Stokes etc) will just deliver. In the end we will win comfortably but we will have a very seasick afternoon.
that six from Roy was the most extraordinary shot I've seen for an absolute age, or perhaps ever. Beautifully timed but a load of wrist work and round it goes over Lyno for six. How the fook?
"Welly, I don't agree. I think these first two will put plenty on, solidly, but then an unfortunate wicket and run rate will slow then some tense wickets and Aussie will think "hello" and at about 120 we will all be thinking "oh fook" but then the boys (Stokes etc) will just deliver. In the end we will win comfortably but we will have a very seasick afternoon."
They are singing "Warner Warner What's the Score?" and "Merv Hughes Give us a Song" but Merv, who is in the crowd, is not best pleased and is sitting there with arms crossed and a grumpy face.
You England fans are an odd lot. After the SL and Aus games you were all blubbing that it was over.
Now you all seem to think you will walk the final and the Ashes.
Today was a good day but you do all realise it's the same England team that you've had for the last few years? Have any of you hysterical queens ever heard of reversion to the mean (also known as common sense)?
It’s the same england team which has been the best ODI side in the world over the least few years and absolutely smashed all comers before the World Cup? Including bearing Australia 5-0 last year?
fckng stupid comment right there. england (and indeed spurs) fans understand that the vast majority of samples under the bell curve (no, you are a bell curve) are away from the mean. long tail etc. it is much more likely to be famine or feast. we deviate from the mean rather than reverting to it. reversion to the mean is for new zealand (cricket) or everton (football*) or basingstoke (rugby**)
Wello - that's exactly my point. Maybe not very well made. All the spineless people (not just on the board) blubbing "typical england, now we'll get thrashed" after the first Aus game. No, yesterday was typical England.
And all the people saying after yesterday now we will win everything. Based on that one game. Even for England the manner of that game was an outlier.
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Four on the drive. Yes, that's more like it.
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Solid start, a run per ball
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Aussies will bowl england out for 183 imho
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Roy. Cometh the hour.
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Welly, I don't agree. I think these first two will put plenty on, solidly, but then an unfortunate wicket and run rate will slow then some tense wickets and Aussie will think "hello" and at about 120 we will all be thinking "oh fook" but then the boys (Stokes etc) will just deliver. In the end we will win comfortably but we will have a very seasick afternoon.
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cruisin
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...for a bruisin'
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the annoying thing about the small aus score is that roy may not be minded to take starc apart.
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Six from Roy off Starc.
Hey, Mitchell... fook OFF
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heh!
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that six from Roy was the most extraordinary shot I've seen for an absolute age, or perhaps ever. Beautifully timed but a load of wrist work and round it goes over Lyno for six. How the fook?
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crusin
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80 for no wicket.
The only issue now is Bairstow's sudden fitness issue (groin?) and Roy's established fitness issue. If either get worse then we may be on plan B.
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Do my jinxing powers know no bounds
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89 for no wicket, Roy and Bairstow just hoofed 4s past the bowler.
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"Welly, I don't agree. I think these first two will put plenty on, solidly, but then an unfortunate wicket and run rate will slow then some tense wickets and Aussie will think "hello" and at about 120 we will all be thinking "oh fook" but then the boys (Stokes etc) will just deliver. In the end we will win comfortably but we will have a very seasick afternoon."
ahem
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Bairstow is being fellated mid pitch by the physio and Aggers is giving detailed commentary.
It is raining. Shit.
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If it gets rained off to Australia win by default?
Back to back sixes for Roy
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Absolute carnage from Jason Roy
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3 sixes in a row for Roy
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21 off the over for Smith. Lollatron
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They have a rain day Wellers so they only need to bowl another 4 overs in the next day and a half. 20 overs makes an innings.
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Steve Smith is bowling and is getting a proper bumming.
Roy has hit three sixes in a row
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This is fun, watching the numbers rise...
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Win predictor up to 99.61% after that Smith over.
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I do not want to jynx this but what a start!!!
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Lol - that has to be the worst review ever by Bairstow.
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Bairstow gone. Stupid review as well.
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AND NOW THE COLLAPSE BEGINS
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Followed by an absolute shocker from the umpire.
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CHEATING AUSSIE auntS
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Good to see the umpires stepping up to make a game of it when the Aussies were just bowling wides.
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Totally agree - Bairstow has cheese between his ears.
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every single person in the crowd thinks the umpire is a wally for the Roy decision
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Teams that win world cups have the ability to do so despite stupid moments like that.
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Morgan just wants to get on with it now. 48 required of 20 overs.
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easy easy
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I know mutts. it's just more fun watching roy than pretty much anyone else. and he deserved a TON
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I hope they do an interview with Lyon afterwards. so Nathan - were you completely outplayed in all departments today?
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All going to be over by the 35th over m6s.
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27 runs required off fookin loads of it
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Heh from the Cat "Lyon's getting a mauling"
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I feel a bit sorry for Australia to be honest. It's been a humiliation
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They are singing "Warner Warner What's the Score?" and "Merv Hughes Give us a Song" but Merv, who is in the crowd, is not best pleased and is sitting there with arms crossed and a grumpy face.
Proper hammering. Proper fookin hammering.
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man of the match to Woakes. he set the tone!
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I do not feel a bit sorry for Australia. This is what being good is like.
4 required.
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3 required
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2 required
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222 for 2 with 2 required and 2 left in the over.
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What an absolute shoeing.
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Done
firkin hell that will have absolutely hurt Australia and what a cocking GREAT way to leave their arses sore for the Ashes.
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Get in there
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Enjoyed that.
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England are going to fooking spank New Zealand
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Lol @ the pub car park firework display
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Edgbaston again for the first Ashes test, no?
I’m quite looking forward to that now.
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You England fans are an odd lot. After the SL and Aus games you were all blubbing that it was over.
Now you all seem to think you will walk the final and the Ashes.
Today was a good day but you do all realise it's the same England team that you've had for the last few years? Have any of you hysterical queens ever heard of reversion to the mean (also known as common sense)?
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It’s the same england team which has been the best ODI side in the world over the least few years and absolutely smashed all comers before the World Cup? Including bearing Australia 5-0 last year?
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"reversion to the mean"
fckng stupid comment right there. england (and indeed spurs) fans understand that the vast majority of samples under the bell curve (no, you are a bell curve) are away from the mean. long tail etc. it is much more likely to be famine or feast. we deviate from the mean rather than reverting to it. reversion to the mean is for new zealand (cricket) or everton (football*) or basingstoke (rugby**)
*ish
**ishish
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Wello - that's exactly my point. Maybe not very well made. All the spineless people (not just on the board) blubbing "typical england, now we'll get thrashed" after the first Aus game. No, yesterday was typical England.
And all the people saying after yesterday now we will win everything. Based on that one game. Even for England the manner of that game was an outlier.
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Wang thank you for your contribution.
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U r welcome. I would happy to assist you with id'ing which is your arse and which is your elbow
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those r some niche fetishes from wang right there
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Surely all fetishes are niche?
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a fetish for boobs isn’t v niche
or perky bums
but if u want we can call it niche niche
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I am now put in mind simultaneously of a scene from Holy Grail and the wonderful classical tune Magic Carpet Ride by the Mighty DubKatz
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England in the World Cup Final
drink that in
Smashed Australia to smithereens in the semi final
lap that up
sorry you guys seemed to be talking about something unconnected to the action yesterday, carry on my bad
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