Ashes-2023 England VS Australia 16 June-31 July

[Bevab]

Once the fielder catches it with his hands, it should be the end of it.

This would fundamentally change the way fielding is done on the boundary ropes and may even cause players to try riskier moves everywhere knowing that simply holding the ball would suffice. Not sure if that's what the game needs.

 

[Bevab]

Upon watching the replay... Brook could have caught that after the drop if he bothered to. Shoddy work all around.

 

[CerealKiller]

This would fundamentally change the way fielding is done on the boundary ropes and may even cause players to try riskier moves everywhere knowing that simply holding the ball would suffice. Not sure if that's what the game needs.

Those catches are a different story because you have to stay within the boundary.

 

[T.J.Hooker II]

Complete the catch and if necessary regain your balance while maintaining full control of the ball and without the ball touching the floor.

You can argue Stokes has transitioned from catch to celebration when he loses control or something like that, but it gets a bit nebulous and the laws say benefit of the doubt goes to the batting side.

I'm pretty sure I remember Mike Gatting putting down a close catch via a celebration gone wrong at some stage. Nothing to do with Wayne Phillips and Lamb's boot in 85.

 

[ahmedleo414]

Looks like (to me anyways) his hand hit his thigh when he was coming down and dislodged the ball

 

[ahmedleo414]

Anyways. Who do people think will win player of the series?

I feel like it's between Usman and Zak Crawley

 

[wasteyouryouth]

Anyways. Who do people think will win player of the series?

I feel like it's between Usman and Zak Crawley

Mitchell Starc an outside chance

 

[Bevab]

Anyways. Who do people think will win player of the series?

I feel like it's between Usman and Zak Crawley

If the Aussies win today it’ll be Ussie for sure. If not I’d favour Zak.

It may also end up being Broad if he gives us one final magical spell of his.

 

[pillowprocter]

Isn't there 2 separate POTS? In 2019 it was Steve Smith for Aus and Stokes for Eng if I remember correctly

 

[WubbaLubbaDubDub]

How many times will England be saved by rain?

 

[pillowprocter]

How many times will England be saved by rain?

I think they would prefer no rain and try to win it outright and tie the series. Not much difference between 2-1 and 3-1

 

[Bigby Wolf]

@wasteyouryouth words finally came true this afternoon.

Ben Stokes dropped the Ashes.

Although the Ashes was long gone but still .... Wanted to take a jibe.

 

[wasteyouryouth]

@wasteyouryouth words finally came true this afternoon.

Ben Stokes dropped the Ashes.

Although the Ashes was long gone but still .... Wanted to take a jibe.

Big words from a guy whose team has never won the Ashes.

 

[WubbaLubbaDubDub]

Big words from a guy whose team has never won the Ashes.

We (India) are so bad we dont qualify for Ashes, England so good, they dont even win Ashes.

 

[T.J.Hooker II]

While technically India have never won the Ashes they did probably win a spirit of the Ashes moral victory in 1990 when Kapil Dev brutally KapilBalled England's oldest ever looking player Eddie Hemmings.