The Sporting Angle

A couple sports ‘fanalysts’ who love discussing, debating, and joking about the world of sport, especially 🏉⛳️🏏🏈. Run by @spackmanjames and @danntrapnell

[The Sporting Angle @SportingAngle]

I mean, if you don't find this funny we cannot be friends.

[Skratch @Skratch]

Fans see, fans do.

[Cricket Shouts 🏏 @crickshouts]

I cannot believe we are writing this.

The greatest.

RIP 💔

[England's Barmy Army 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿🎺 @TheBarmyArmy]

WE ONLY WISH YOU WERE ENGLISH 💬

This story just about perfectly sums up our time with Shane!

🖊️ @FoyChris

[Cricket on TNT Sports @cricketontnt]

One of the greatest bowlers the game has ever seen.

Shane Warne has passed away at the age of 52.

Everyone at BT Sport sends their thoughts to his friends and family at this difficult time.

1969-2022

[England's Barmy Army 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿🎺 @TheBarmyArmy]

A complete genius.

[England Cricket @englandcricket]

One of the greatest of all-time.

A legend. A genius.

You changed Cricket.

RIP Shane Warne ❤️

[England's Barmy Army 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿🎺 @TheBarmyArmy]

Simply can't believe we are writing this.

RIP Shane Warne, one of the game's best characters and finest bowlers.

Forever etched in Ashes history ✍️

[Michael Vaughan @MichaelVaughan]

💔 Love ya king …

[The Sporting Angle @SportingAngle]

All for forward thinking, but test cricket is literally one of the oldest pro sports in the world with the most amount of data. Excess Pace is a requirement, spin is a requirement, variety is a requirement for long term success. What the hell are we even doing? #TheAshes

[The Sporting Angle @SportingAngle]

Well that just about sums it up 😬😬😬😬😬 #Ashes

[The Sporting Angle @SportingAngle]

God i cannot wait for the day when Marnus/Smith do one of those ridiculous Zorro leaves and it sends the stumps cartwheeling. #Ashes #Ashes2021 #AUSvENG

[Cricket Rustling 😂🏏 @CricketRustling]

"Well played Marnus!"

via @cricketcomau

[The Sporting Angle @SportingAngle]

Ok, Warners gone, but now we're employing 82mph bumpers to *checks notes* Steven Smith and Marnus Labuschagne? Right.. #Ashes

[The Sporting Angle @SportingAngle]

@benjonescricket Which seems to be what Silverwood and Root were banking on in their selections and tactics.... very odd cricket.

[Michael Vaughan @MichaelVaughan]

You need a high class spinner as well as quicks to compete in Oz .. How can England have expected to get Jack Leach into a confident state if they didn’t play him once at home during the summer after a very good winter last year !?? #Ashes #OnOn

[The Sporting Angle @SportingAngle]

This. So many odd (and tbh, negative) decisions.

[Rob Johnston @RobJ_Cricket]

Chris Silverwood has spent two years banging on about having variety in the bowling. And yet through a combination of circumstance and selection, England have five 80-85mph right-armers on a flat one. It didn’t work in 17/18… #Ashes

[The Sporting Angle @SportingAngle]

@TheBarmyArmy Root marching to the wicket within the first 5 overs

[The Sporting Angle @SportingAngle]

@MikeBubbins to be fair Kev Sinfield's done absolutely Naff all this year..

[BBC Sport @BBCSport]

We're delighted to announce the nominees for BBC Sports Personality of the Year 2021 are:

🌟 Tom Daley
🌟 Tyson Fury
🌟 Adam Peaty
🌟 Emma Raducanu
🌟 Raheem Sterling
🌟 Sarah Storey

Voting will open during the live #SPOTY show on BBC One on Sunday, 19 December.

[The Sporting Angle @SportingAngle]

The boys sorting out sleeping patterns at least.. 👀 #Ashes2021 #AUSvENG

[The Sporting Angle @SportingAngle]

@AlisonMitchell @btsportcricket @btsport @msmith850 @MattPrior13 @glennmcgrath11 @melindafarrell @Trotty @markbutcher72 @Harmy611 @Heatherknight55 Thought my whole life had been a lie for a second there Alison 😂 #gowell in aus, watch for splinters and 🐸's

[The Sporting Angle @SportingAngle]

Its the hope that kills you 🌰🙃 - congrats Broady get your spikes on and #gowell #jackleach #thenut

[Will Macpherson @willis_macp]

Breaking: England confirm Ollie Pope will bat No6 in the Ashes. Not Jonny Bairstow. Stuart Broad v Jack Leach for the last spot.

They've named a 12: Burns, Hameed, Malan, Root, Stokes, Pope, Buttler, Woakes, Wood, Robinson, Leach, Broad