Australia v England in England (Ashes 2023)

[F111]

Yeah, sorry. Should've wrote the 3rd new ball.

[F111]

Cruising at 3-264.
Then 7-275.

[grassy1]

Then All Out,losing by 49 runs.

Last 2 Wickets to you know who.

[BenDoolan]

5th Test at The Oval

ENG 283 (H. Brook 85, B. Duckett 41, M. Starc 4-82, T. Murphy 2-22, J. Hazlewood 2-54) & 395 (J. Root 91, J. Bairstow 78, Z. Crawley 73, B. Duckett 42, B. Stokes 42, M. Starc 4-100, T. Murphy 4-110) defeated AUS 295 (S. Smith 71, U. Khawaja 47, C. Woakes 3-61, J. Root 2-20, M. Wood 2-62, S. Broad 2-49) & 334 (U. Khawaja 72, D. Warner 60, S. Smith 54, T. Head 43, C. Woakes 4-50, M. Ali 3-76, S. Broad 2-62)

[BenDoolan]

Should have really won this test considering the platform / start we had in the last innings. However, everything was going against us - weather disruptions, ball change, conditions that suit movement.

It is almost an official “ball tampering” when you can change the ball and have a completely different ‘nut’ to the one you were using. I’ve said it before, how can a ball “go out of shape” after 7 overs, or when it hits a helmet? If that’s the case, then these Duke balls aren’t fit for Test consumption. The ball was replaced on numerous occasions throughout the series. I was virtually waiting for a replacement ball once a batsman hit it with the middle of the bat. Absolute joke.

Anyway, THE ASHES ARE OURS

[F111]

It is almost an official “ball tampering” when you can change the ball and have a completely different ‘nut’ to the one you were using. I’ve said it before, how can a ball “go out of shape” after 7 overs, or when it hits a helmet? If that’s the case, then these Duke balls aren’t fit for Test consumption. The ball was replaced on numerous occasions throughout the series. I was virtually waiting for a replacement ball once a batsman hit it with the middle of the bat. Absolute joke.

Umpires choice there. I hope they "get" the feedback.

[BenDoolan]

It is almost an official “ball tampering” when you can change the ball and have a completely different ‘nut’ to the one you were using. I’ve said it before, how can a ball “go out of shape” after 7 overs, or when it hits a helmet? If that’s the case, then these Duke balls aren’t fit for Test consumption. The ball was replaced on numerous occasions throughout the series. I was virtually waiting for a replacement ball once a batsman hit it with the middle of the bat. Absolute joke.

Umpires choice there. I hope they "get" the feedback.

Yep, that’s why I called it “official” ball tempering

[desmondo]

It is almost an official “ball tampering” when you can change the ball and have a completely different ‘nut’ to the one you were using. I’ve said it before, how can a ball “go out of shape” after 7 overs, or when it hits a helmet? If that’s the case, then these Duke balls aren’t fit for Test consumption. The ball was replaced on numerous occasions throughout the series. I was virtually waiting for a replacement ball once a batsman hit it with the middle of the bat. Absolute joke.

Umpires choice there. I hope they "get" the feedback.

Yep, that’s why I called it “official” ball tempering

ABSOLUTELY TRUE. Some person or people went our of their way to ensure the poms won that game.

Fkng cheats, plain and simple.

And how do the umps not say somthing when they are brought out a box of almost fkng new balls to replace an older one that just happens to be doing f*** all through the air???.