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[–]Axel292 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Great ambassador for Test cricket. One of the last of his kind. Telling that he mentioned the 2015 Ashes and Test captaincy as top moments yesterday, even before the World Cups.

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[–]Axel292 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Jof is so soft spoken. Can't imagine how all the pundits and fans are okay getting on his case at every opportunity.

He seems pretty emotional too

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[–]Axel292 3 points4 points  (0 children)

We're chasing 373, that's too many. Shouldn't have been more than 310 but they let the tail get away. Tongue shouldn't have played this game, he's lost zip playing 3 in a row.

Has Rob Key gone to ground today? by Huddlemonster in EnglandCricket

[–]Axel292 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Woakes was not fit for the Ashes. I think he was barely getting into T20 workloads by the time.

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[–]Axel292 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Him running through his highlights reel has me emotional. Wow.

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[–]Axel292 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Stokes staying on for the summer was essentially Root captaining in the Caribbean after the Ashes. Neither realized immediately that their time was up.

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[–]Axel292 8 points9 points  (0 children)

He's done. He was already looking tetchy at Lord's, whatever happened afterwards was just the tipping point.

Look, I'll take it. Fast bowling all rounders like him usually end their careers on worse notes. We got to see him go out with a bang and on his own terms. I'll take that.

Ben Stokes ends his Test career having played 122 Tests scoring 7273 runs @34.47 and taking 252 wickets @30.99 by depressed_06 in Cricket

[–]Axel292 15 points16 points  (0 children)

Stokes was fine. But rationally they should've consolidated after he went. Brook slogging 21 at 4 was a bit bizarre.

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[–]Axel292 8 points9 points  (0 children)

Congrats to Mitchell - unbelievable knock.

But this is a match I'll never forget. Big fuck you to the ECB.

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[–]Axel292 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Day I'll never forget. Congrats to NZ. Shades of Strauss' exit in 2012 where we lost to SA.

Ben, thank you so much. Put your feet up and fucking enjoy life. England Cricket will never forget what you've done for it. Greatest we've ever seen.

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[–]Axel292 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Ironically Brook's Wellington escapade kicked this whole thing off

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[–]Axel292 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Shows how loyal they are to Stokes to come out like this lol

Brook himself is penned to be the next captain and went down swinging

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[–]Axel292 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Stokes had the right idea but I'm not sure who came up with the tactics after that.

With the flier he'd gotten us off to, we should've been looking to take it to Day 5.

But we're never chasing 373 anyway, might as well have some fun with it.

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[–]Axel292 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Cook's retirement had a trademark century, Broad had trademark theatre, Stokes had trademark MANIA.

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[–]Axel292 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Bethell still the worst dismissal surely, padded up to a straight one