Comments on: What’s it like in the Old Trafford temporary stand? (a match report) https://www.kingcricket.co.uk/whats-it-like-in-the-old-trafford-temporary-stand-a-match-report/2023/07/20/ Independent and irreverent cricket writing Mon, 24 Jul 2023 13:30:29 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.1.3 By: King Cricket https://www.kingcricket.co.uk/whats-it-like-in-the-old-trafford-temporary-stand-a-match-report/2023/07/20/#comment-272991 Mon, 24 Jul 2023 13:30:29 +0000 https://www.kingcricket.co.uk/?p=28829#comment-272991 In reply to Ged Ladd.

Bragging rights is probably the best term for what we’re trying to write about today, so thanks for that timely deployment of the term.

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By: Ged Ladd https://www.kingcricket.co.uk/whats-it-like-in-the-old-trafford-temporary-stand-a-match-report/2023/07/20/#comment-272990 Mon, 24 Jul 2023 06:04:07 +0000 https://www.kingcricket.co.uk/?p=28829#comment-272990 . More seriously, the bragging rights for this series remain up for grabs. Overnight message from my Aussie cousin’s cricket-mad partner, “ you were certainly the best side in this test and basically pulled our pants down”. The result of the Oval test will have a huge impact on how this series is perceived. Let’s just hope it isn’t also rain-ruined. Forecast suggests that plenty of rain will still be about, even in London.]]> In reply to A P Webster.

“Retained” is a purely psychological concept in the matter of The Ashes, of course, as I shall still live a couple of miles away from the urn and be able to visit it whenever I fancy. 😎.

More seriously, the bragging rights for this series remain up for grabs. Overnight message from my Aussie cousin’s cricket-mad partner, “ you were certainly the best side in this test and basically pulled our pants down”. The result of the Oval test will have a huge impact on how this series is perceived. Let’s just hope it isn’t also rain-ruined. Forecast suggests that plenty of rain will still be about, even in London.

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By: A P Webster https://www.kingcricket.co.uk/whats-it-like-in-the-old-trafford-temporary-stand-a-match-report/2023/07/20/#comment-272989 Sun, 23 Jul 2023 17:09:52 +0000 https://www.kingcricket.co.uk/?p=28829#comment-272989 As is usually the case with washed-out ends to potentially significant Tests, there are a lot of ‘takes’ being expressed on how cricket should return to timeless Tests/build massive roofs over grounds/make rain illegal/etc

I do have some sympathy with the idea that a drawn series could see the Ashes either ‘shared’ or not ‘held’ by either team, though, rather than ‘retained’ by whichever team won the previous series. I guess you could argue that in practice I might have a different view on that if England were regularly drawing or winning Ashes series in Australia though.

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By: Stuart https://www.kingcricket.co.uk/whats-it-like-in-the-old-trafford-temporary-stand-a-match-report/2023/07/20/#comment-272986 Sat, 22 Jul 2023 14:57:06 +0000 https://www.kingcricket.co.uk/?p=28829#comment-272986 In reply to Sam.

He was the other day, I’ll check when he gets in later

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By: King Cricket https://www.kingcricket.co.uk/whats-it-like-in-the-old-trafford-temporary-stand-a-match-report/2023/07/20/#comment-272985 Sat, 22 Jul 2023 11:41:44 +0000 https://www.kingcricket.co.uk/?p=28829#comment-272985 In reply to Ged Ladd.

Excellent rain delay content in the comments today, everybody.

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By: Ged Ladd https://www.kingcricket.co.uk/whats-it-like-in-the-old-trafford-temporary-stand-a-match-report/2023/07/20/#comment-272984 Sat, 22 Jul 2023 09:45:14 +0000 https://www.kingcricket.co.uk/?p=28829#comment-272984 In reply to Sam.

Didn’t Adam Ant sing “Temporary Stand & Deliver”?

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By: Sam https://www.kingcricket.co.uk/whats-it-like-in-the-old-trafford-temporary-stand-a-match-report/2023/07/20/#comment-272983 Sat, 22 Jul 2023 08:38:43 +0000 https://www.kingcricket.co.uk/?p=28829#comment-272983 In reply to Ged Ladd.

I can’t just make stuff up. I don’t work for The Sun. (Easy on the satire – ed.)

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By: Ged Ladd https://www.kingcricket.co.uk/whats-it-like-in-the-old-trafford-temporary-stand-a-match-report/2023/07/20/#comment-272982 Sat, 22 Jul 2023 07:44:23 +0000 https://www.kingcricket.co.uk/?p=28829#comment-272982 In reply to Sam.

Doesn’t look good on any of the weather forecasts I can find this morning.

Sam – find us a better forecast please.

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By: Sam https://www.kingcricket.co.uk/whats-it-like-in-the-old-trafford-temporary-stand-a-match-report/2023/07/20/#comment-272981 Sat, 22 Jul 2023 07:43:21 +0000 https://www.kingcricket.co.uk/?p=28829#comment-272981 In reply to Stuart.

Your son is Adam Ant?!

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By: Stuart https://www.kingcricket.co.uk/whats-it-like-in-the-old-trafford-temporary-stand-a-match-report/2023/07/20/#comment-272980 Fri, 21 Jul 2023 21:02:09 +0000 https://www.kingcricket.co.uk/?p=28829#comment-272980 Going past on the tram, my son was adamant he wouldn’t go in that stand.
You can almost see into our allotment from the top.
And it tends to be kept up for concerts. Beyonce was loud.

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