
Two nil down with three to go, so the Ashes are almost certainly already lost.
Now I’d be the first to admit that England have brought this on themselves. These two matches could and should have been won. But thanks to Stokes’s boneheaded declaration on day 1 at Edgbaston followed by half a dozen dropped catches, then at Lords we had village green slapstick comedy batting on day 2 and pedestrian bowling conceding over 70 extras, ffs.
But what sticks in the craw is the dismissal of Bairstow. Clearly he thought the ball was dead as the umpire at the bowler’s end was looking down. So why didn’t Cummins the captain gracefully withdraw the appeal and show some class? BECAUSE HE HASN’T GOT ANY CLASS, HE’S A CUNT, that’s why.
On reflection, only to be expected from a bunch of cheating convicts I suppose.
Got any sandpaper handy for Headingley, cobber?
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Nominated by Geordie Twatt.
Addendum from Cuntybollocks and Lord Helpus on this touchy topic below.
I’d like to second this nomination, if I may?
What also pissed me off was the likes of Atherton and a few other ex England players sticking up for the Aussie cheats. Do these idiots think the likes of Ricky Ponting would do the same if it had happened to the Aussies?
Like fuck he would. And he’d be right not to.
Well if, as these pricks say ‘It was within the laws of the game ‘ then I fully expect them not to moan if we do the same to the Aussies next game?
Every time a player walks down the wicket at the end of an over (which is what happened with Barstow) we should stump the cunts.
I want us going full cheat mode next game. Players on steroids hitting the ball into the Thames. Poisoning the Aussie players food to give them the shits the night before the test. Use deepfake technology to show our players gangbanging the Aussie players wives and mothers then put the videos on xhamster. Or even better, Steve Smith banging Pat Cummins’s missus. See, I’ve got this sorted.
I want us ball tampering and all (they can ask Atherton how to get away with this)
If you can’t beat ’em, join ’em.
Fuck these cheating convict cunts.
We all know the aussies will do anything to win – fair or foul. Why is anyone surprised at their atrocious antics and lack of sportsmanship?
But I agree with GT: declaring on the ist innings of the 1st test was arrogant stupidity.
Stokes is a fine buccaneering batsman in the style of Botham but as with the latter he isn’t a great captain. Mike Brearley knew one had to apply brains as well as brawn to win a test series against the best opponents.
You can’t go gung ho in every situation.
We should be 1-1 not 0-2 down.