The Ashes 2017 - The Fiso Game - Prizes - 5th Test - Johngooch wins 5th

[blahblah]

Boiks and Kim Bass in ger was

[Ducks Deluxe]

Jim,I don't understand this gambling stuff but I wish you well... and I would be pretty happy with a draw at present!

Really hope that Curran does well...and not just because he is in my team...he also should have come in last night..

Swann really ripping into the night watchman decision! Quite right...

Blahblah...if I am to have any chance I probably need to have Starc get all the remaining wickets.... hopefully by tea....tomorrow!

DD....

[megadyl]

If only our top order could battle like this. I said moeen would be on fift.......een.


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[blahblah]

Ah fifty en

It does look calm......

[blahblah]

2 of the worst dropped catches in recent Test History?

[megadyl]

2 of the worst dropped catches in recent Test History?

And an absolute pleasure to watch.


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[megadyl]

Yes, we’re in lads. What’s the world record 10th wicket partnership?


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[megadyl]

Yes, we’re in lads. What’s the world record 10th wicket partnership?


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[Ducks Deluxe]

Well,apart from one giant knock against Kent ( I think) for Glos last year, Bancroft was rubbish. Why on earth have Som signed him for next season?

My DAB radio dissolved in a sea of static at the start of the Aussie innings...when it had cleared Bancroft was gone! Can't wait for the next disruption to service!

DD...

[Kris_fiso]

Broad only needs one more wicket to reach four hundred test wickets

[Spencer4]

Day 1 scores:
1 thebillfella 208 (81)
2 johngooch 173 (40)
3 forestfan 149 (100)
4 jimwinn 144 (29)
= megadyl 144 (68)
6 primitive man 140 (48)
= Surprised 140 (174)
8 blahblah 135 (151)
9 Spencer4 133 (82)
10 owenclass 130 (139)
11 jeffersdn 122 (43)
12 hancockjr 114 (70)
= Ducks Deluxe 114 (120)
14 foxinthebox2001 107 (7)
15 Darbyand 100 (50)
16 ooozzzie 99 (5)
17 tyaslevesley 94 (125)
18 thelip 85 (67)
= Kris_fiso 85
20 TheBigLewandowski 75 (30)
21 SamD 74 (10)
22 Rick Spangle 64 (100)
= kingcurtley 64 (106)
24 wizardoffire 55 (57)
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0 Backlash 0 (55)
0 Maldini 0 (50)
0 Grant 0 (25)
0 yorkshiredragon 0 (8)
0 Geoffv 0
0 sibrown4 0
0 Edmondson 0

Day 2: Surprised closes in for the kill...

1 johngooch 359 (40)
2 Surprised 352 (174)
3 TheBigLewandowski 322 (30)
4 thebillfella 308 (81)
5 blahblah 305 (151)
= Spencer4 305 (82)
7 foxinthebox2001 293 (7)
8 owenclass 282 (139)
9 SamD 271 (10)
= thelip 271 (67)
11 forestfan 267 (100)
12 Darbyand 260 (50)
13 hancockjr 259 (70)
14 tyaslevesley 250 (125)
15 kingcurtley 248 (106)
16 jeffersdn 246 (43)
17 primitive man 235 (48)
18 Rick Spangle 234 (100)
19 megadyl 233 (68)
20 Kris_fiso 224
21 Ducks Deluxe 213 (120)
22 jimwinn 193 (29)
23 ooozzzie 184 (5)
24 wizardoffire 150 (57)
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0 Backlash 0 (55)
0 Maldini 0 (50)
0 Grant 0 (25)
0 yorkshiredragon 0 (8)
0 Geoffv 0
0 sibrown4 0
0 Edmondson 0

[Surprised]

Relieved that the changes I made have worked out so far. Still a long way to go and it's getting tense.

[Ducks Deluxe]

I wonder if Smith has just scored his last run of the series?

DD....

[blahblah]

Yep, I don't see another 20ish wickets falling.

30-35 Overs until the next New Ball (which isn't until the morning?) should see the Aussies at least 100-150 in front. With 2 Days still to go they should more than enough for England to force them to get more than 50?

[Spencer4]

Day 2: Surprised closes in for the kill...

1 johngooch 359 (40)
2 Surprised 352 (174)
3 TheBigLewandowski 322 (30)
4 thebillfella 308 (81)
5 blahblah 305 (151)
= Spencer4 305 (82)
7 foxinthebox2001 293 (7)
8 owenclass 282 (139)
9 SamD 271 (10)
= thelip 271 (67)
11 forestfan 267 (100)
12 Darbyand 260 (50)
13 hancockjr 259 (70)
14 tyaslevesley 250 (125)
15 kingcurtley 248 (106)
16 jeffersdn 246 (43)
17 primitive man 235 (48)
18 Rick Spangle 234 (100)
19 megadyl 233 (68)
20 Kris_fiso 224
21 Ducks Deluxe 213 (120)
22 jimwinn 193 (29)
23 ooozzzie 184 (5)
24 wizardoffire 150 (57)
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0 Backlash 0 (55)
0 Maldini 0 (50)
0 Grant 0 (25)
0 yorkshiredragon 0 (8)
0 Geoffv 0
0 sibrown4 0
0 Edmondson 0

Day 3 Scores:

1 Surprised 534 (174)
2 johngooch 492 (40)
3 Spencer4 483 (82)
4 foxinthebox2001 471 (7)
5 Kris_fiso 424
6 jeffersdn 408 (43)
7 blahblah 407 (151)
8 TheBigLewandowski 402 (30)
9 forestfan 394 (100)
10 kingcurtley 392 (106)
11 primitive man 386 (48)
12 SamD 351 (10)
13 owenclass 321 139
14 tyaslevesley 314 (125)
15 thebillfella 308 (81)
16 hancockjr 298 (70)
17 Darbyand 285 (50)
18 wizardoffire 283 (57)
19 Rick Spangle 273 (100)
20 thelip 271 (67)
21 megadyl 268 (68)
22 Ducks Deluxe 238 (120)
23 ooozzzie 219 (5)
24 jimwinn 208 (29)
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0 Backlash 0 (55)
0 Maldini 0 (50)
0 Grant 0 (25)
0 yorkshiredragon 0 (8)
0 Geoffv 0
0 sibrown4 0
0 Edmondson 0

[thelip]

Day 2: Surprised closes in for the kill...

1 johngooch 359 (40)
2 Surprised 352 (174)
3 TheBigLewandowski 322 (30)
4 thebillfella 308 (81)
5 blahblah 305 (151)
= Spencer4 305 (82)
7 foxinthebox2001 293 (7)
8 owenclass 282 (139)
9 SamD 271 (10)
= thelip 271 (67)
11 forestfan 267 (100)
12 Darbyand 260 (50)
13 hancockjr 259 (70)
14 tyaslevesley 250 (125)
15 kingcurtley 248 (106)
16 jeffersdn 246 (43)
17 primitive man 235 (48)
18 Rick Spangle 234 (100)
19 megadyl 233 (68)
20 Kris_fiso 224
21 Ducks Deluxe 213 (120)
22 jimwinn 193 (29)
23 ooozzzie 184 (5)
24 wizardoffire 150 (57)
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0 Backlash 0 (55)
0 Maldini 0 (50)
0 Grant 0 (25)
0 yorkshiredragon 0 (8)
0 Geoffv 0
0 sibrown4 0
0 Edmondson 0

Day 3 Scores:


20 thelip 271 (67)

Bairstow stumping?

[Spencer4]

Bairstow has 25, one catch, one stumping, 5 runs. What's the issue?

[SamD]

Think thelip's score of 271 after day three is correct. But it should have been 261 after day two.

It was, however, shown as 271 yesterday so thelip may have been expecting total to rise to 281 after Bairstow stumped Khawaja today.

[Spencer4]

Cricinfo changed a catch from Paine to Bancroft so maybe that's where the 10 pts went.

[thelip]

OK, thanks for clearing that up. no probs.

[Kris_fiso]

The Marsh brothers seem to be helping me climb up the leaderboard

[Ducks Deluxe]

Goodness me...at time of writing this is awful beyond my imagination... and I am always a realist. I actually feel rather sorry for the TMS commentators!

In terms of this game ,I have scored 25 so far today.. the same as yesterday!

It gives me no pleasure to say that I predicted this shambles....

DD...

[Spencer4]

Day 3 Scores:

1 Surprised 534 (174)
2 johngooch 492 (40)
3 Spencer4 483 (82)
4 foxinthebox2001 471 (7)
5 Kris_fiso 424
6 jeffersdn 408 (43)
7 blahblah 407 (151)
8 TheBigLewandowski 402 (30)
9 forestfan 394 (100)
10 kingcurtley 392 (106)
11 primitive man 386 (48)
12 SamD 351 (10)
13 owenclass 321 139
14 tyaslevesley 314 (125)
15 thebillfella 308 (81)
16 hancockjr 298 (70)
17 Darbyand 285 (50)
18 wizardoffire 283 (57)
19 Rick Spangle 273 (100)
20 thelip 271 (67)
21 megadyl 268 (68)
22 Ducks Deluxe 238 (120)
23 ooozzzie 219 (5)
24 jimwinn 208 (29)
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0 Backlash 0 (55)
0 Maldini 0 (50)
0 Grant 0 (25)
0 yorkshiredragon 0 (8)
0 Geoffv 0
0 sibrown4 0
0 Edmondson 0

Day 4 Scores:

1 johngooch 709 (40) Root, Cummins, Lyon
2 Surprised 672 (174) Cummins, Starc
3 Kris_fiso 657 Cummins, Lyon
4 Spencer4 633 (82) Root, Hazlewood, Lyon
5 primitive man 619 (48) Hazlewood, Lyon, Cummins
6 foxinthebox2001 596 (7)
7 blahblah 532 (151)
8 TheBigLewandowski 529 (30)
9 jeffersdn 528 (43)
10 forestfan 501 (100)
11 kingcurtley 498 (106)
12 thebillfella 477 (81)
13 thelip 425 (67)
14 owenclass 414 (139)
15 wizardoffire 408 (57)
16 SamD 401 (10)
17 hancockjr 396 (70)
18 tyaslevesley 389 (125)
19 Darbyand 384 (50)
20 Rick Spangle 371 (100)
21 megadyl 344 (68)
22 jimwinn 342 (29)
23 Ducks Deluxe 309 (120)
24 ooozzzie 276 (5)
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0 Backlash 0 (55)
0 Maldini 0 (50)
0 Grant 0 (25)
0 yorkshiredragon 0 (8)
0 Geoffv 0
0 sibrown4 0
0 Edmondson 0

[blahblah]

Root ill, and on way back from hospital.

Story is dehydration and stuff.

[blahblah]

Yep, the mad dogs and Englishmen were out in the heat playing footie just before the restart, while Root was in hospital......

Top management

[Kris_fiso]

No Root No chance

[Ducks Deluxe]

Congratulations to those who have done well...As expected, I was garbage...should have stuck with my instincts regarding my selection but got fatally sidetracked when it appeared that Starc was definitely going to play....c'est la vie...

Feel very sorry for Root.I hope that he emerges mentally intact from the whole experience of captaining in Australia...Whilst I admire him very much, I was concerned that he received the captaincy too early ( for him) and that the potential to become the best batsman in the world would suffer as a consequence... Being the best player in a team does not mean that that person will make the best captain... Think of the clear thinking that saw Brearley made captain all of those years ago... An incredibly capable, strong , intelligent and subtle leader who probably wouldn't have made the side on purely cricketing ability at the time....Then again ,these are the people who thought it acceptable to have S***es as vice captain of everything....

There will be all sorts of explanations for this drubbing.. We could all write essays I am sure but the bottom line is England were simply not good enough ,from selection to application onwards..Far too many unfit fast-ish bowlers....

I imagine that we will all be lead to shake this off and to focus on the one day stuff...but we mustn't let the ECB off the hook lightly... The Ashes represents the pinnacle of cricket ( to me and others) and so no excuses....learn and start planning right now...don't focus on 'the pyjama game.'

Finally, many, many thanks to Spencer 4 for providing this great bit of fun for us all....As had been said before ,a game for the one day series and/or New Zealand would certainty help to keep us alert and focused over the rest of the winter...

Now...how to get used to living on non- cricket hours?..hmm

DD....

[Spencer4]

Day 4 Scores:

1 johngooch 709 (40) Root, Cummins, Lyon
2 Surprised 672 (174) Cummins, Starc
3 Kris_fiso 657 Cummins, Lyon
4 Spencer4 633 (82) Root, Hazlewood, Lyon
5 primitive man 619 (48) Hazlewood, Lyon, Cummins
6 foxinthebox2001 596 (7)
7 blahblah 532 (151)
8 TheBigLewandowski 529 (30)
9 jeffersdn 528 (43)
10 forestfan 501 (100)
11 kingcurtley 498 (106)
12 thebillfella 477 (81)
13 thelip 425 (67)
14 owenclass 414 (139)
15 wizardoffire 408 (57)
16 SamD 401 (10)
17 hancockjr 396 (70)
18 tyaslevesley 389 (125)
19 Darbyand 384 (50)
20 Rick Spangle 371 (100)
21 megadyl 344 (68)
22 jimwinn 342 (29)
23 Ducks Deluxe 309 (120)
24 ooozzzie 276 (5)
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0 Backlash 0 (55)
0 Maldini 0 (50)
0 Grant 0 (25)
0 yorkshiredragon 0 (8)
0 Geoffv 0
0 sibrown4 0
0 Edmondson 0

Test 5 Final Scores:

1 johngooch 855 (40)
2 primitive man 774 (48)
3 Kris_fiso 757
4 Surprised 747 (174)
5 Spencer4 699 (82)
6 TheBigLewandowski 635 (30)
= foxinthebox2001 635 (7)
8 blahblah 632 (151)
9 thebillfella 620 (81)
10 forestfan 603 (100)
11 thelip 578 (67)
12 jeffersdn 546 (43)
13 kingcurtley 525 (106)
14 Darbyand 513 (50)
15 wizardoffire 481 (57)
16 megadyl 469 (68)
17 owenclass 464 (139)
18 SamD 453 (10)
19 hancockjr 446 (70)
20 jimwinn 424 (29)
21 tyaslevesley 420 (125)
22 Rick Spangle 398 (100)
23 Ducks Deluxe 359 (120)
24 ooozzzie 324 (5)
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0 Backlash 0 (55)
0 Maldini 0 (50)
0 Grant 0 (25)
0 yorkshiredragon 0 (8)
0 Geoffv 0
0 sibrown4 0
0 Edmondson 0

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Congratulations to Surprised, who takes the title with great consistency, a 1st and two 4th places bettered the scores from the last Ashes.

Only three people scored in every Test, Surprised, Blahblah and Primitive Manm with the winner and runner-up in the 1st Test coming 1 & 2 overall !

Prizes of £30 / £20 / £10 bets to be used during the ODIs available whenever you want to use them.

Keep your eyes out for the Limited overs competition, coming soon. Thanks to all for playing.

[tyaslevesley]

Thanks for running this again Spencer

[thelip]

Thanks for running this S4. Amazing consistency from Surprised & blahblah too.