2023 Ashes

A real joy has been discovering, Aussie commentator of is it close to 40 years or more, Jim Maxwell’s introduction to the Shipping Forecast. Captivating and humorous, varied in delivery and length. This is the first match I’ve heard them and they always raise hearty laughs from the co-commentators. Hope they release a compilation.

Agree re Woakes. Not sure Wood was fit (was he?) for the first two tests.

Both RR and GPR spot on.

The point about Anderson, I made in an earlier post a few days ago.

He is not threat at all, and at 41, fielding in a test match, expecting a lot ?So why is he playing ?

Whatever happens in the match, surely they will recall Tongue at the oval, where the surface traditionally has been faster.

Robinson ,maybe has injury niggles, still as he had not played prior to the 1st test.

Looks a shadow of the player he was last season..so surely a recall for Tongue.

Good innings at last from Marnus L. By his standards ,a poor series to date.

Always does better in Australia , where the ball comes on to the bat more.

Here he's been done outside the off stump, several times this series and out to Root and  Moen, last two innings when well set.

I have said before, particularly with  David Lloyds sad departure to next season to Derby, I would prefer Khawaja and Neser as our overseas players at Glam, and that's not under-appreciating what a superb all round cricketer Marnus is, always giving 100% for the cause.

Its going to be tough to take 5 Aussie innings tomorrow, so lets hope the weather is kind.

weve winkled out 1 wicket today so only 5 left to go

Alas chances are about 88% for all day rain 

 it is of course The England and Wales Cricket Board technically but the Wales bit is not promoted at all. Is there a financial gain or benefit to Glamorgan and Welsh cricket in general from the current Board? If not why doesn’t Wales cricket cut the tie and go it alone so at least we have some self respect in ourselves? I have honestly felt zero association with the current team structure for many years. To me it’s England England England. Good luck to England but just as England going there own way 

There really is no elephant in the room unless, of course, you are anti English/British. Plenty of excellent Welsh players have worn the colours with great pride & I certainly would not be painting them as some sort of deluded turncoats who had no pride in their Welshness.

I totally get the anti Westminster feeling but I certainly do not confuse that with being anti English. 

It's nothing to do with any anti English feeling , it's all to do with the neediness of some to have such a lack of confidence in themselves , they need to want to pretend that Wales are part of something they are not ...Look at the supporters on the TV , the commentators the impact on the eye when watching the test match , Wales are never ever mentioned ..not in commentary , never by the supporters and I've yet to see a red dragon flag anywhere.....It's like an adopted child that is never invited by the family for food , photos or holidays ..they just stay in their room ...

The whole system doesn't it hate us , the truth is that they don't even know we exist ..that's our fault not theirs ...

If the past international players got together to form and develope a proper Welsh side , you would see a massive upturn in interest in cricket , which is not there currently ...but unfortunately all I see is the self serving attitude of these Welsh individuals , with no thought for the future development of the game through the Welsh outlet ....it's a massive missed opportunity for all countries especially us in Wales ...

The ECB note no w , has only once in the last 5 years mentioned Wales and that was when the system was accused of racism , strange that .

If people had money to invest , what a cash cow it would be for all concerned if the above idea was put into place .....