Ashes 2025/6

Chris B.

Commentators pretty critical of Oz going to the bouncer against these two. Sounds right to me.

They've been nicking everyone else out and now they've gone to the short ball and these guys have made hay.

England 194 ahead now, which probably has things at 50-50 given how it's gone so far!

Cyclops

I honestly don't know how to judge a good score on this pitch. I feel like there's abaut even odds of a England winning by about 50-70 runs and Australia winning by 8 wickets, I just have no idea how tough it really is.

sparky

Australia are the clear favourites IMHO.

England are going to end up with a lead of about 200. All it needs is for one of the Aussie batsmen to get away and make a 60+ and they are nearly there.

nzzp

TAB on Tribe had Aus $1.50 Eng $2.40

so who knows!

nzzp

@sparky said in Ashes 2025/6:

Aussie batsmen to get away and make a 60+

This bowling unit has the potential to make that really difficult.

Aus chasing 204

sparky

Atkinson out.

Australia need to 205 to take a 1-0 lead.

nzzp

This is fantastic viewing

sparky

@nzzp 204 for the tie. 205 to win.

England need 10 wickets.

This isn't going to be a draw. This isn't going into Day 4 or Day 5.

sparky

Nine wickets in a session. Excellent effort by the Australian seam attack. Pathetic in the circumstances by England.

Good bowling but some of the shot selection was mad.

sparky

@Cyclops said in Ashes 2025/6:

I honestly don't know how to judge a good score on this pitch. I feel like there's abaut even odds of a England winning by about 50-70 runs and Australia winning by 8 wickets, I just have no idea how tough it really is.

The Aussies will win. They've been brought up to fight.

MN5

How is Khawajas back ?

Australia will absolutely cruise home here….

sparky

Half decent batting in that innings and England could have put the game beyond Australia's reach.

They failed.

It will be tough going batting 4th on that pitch, but the Aussies will relish it.

sparky

England needed at least 50 more runs IMHO.

nzzp

@sparky said in Ashes 2025/6:

@Cyclops said in Ashes 2025/6:

I honestly don't know how to judge a good score on this pitch. I feel like there's abaut even odds of a England winning by about 50-70 runs and Australia winning by 8 wickets, I just have no idea how tough it really is.

The Aussies will win. They've been brought up to fight.

who's getting runs?

Waj? Weatherald? marnus? It's going to be Steve + 1-2 others ... not a heap of experience.

HEad and Smith key

booboo

@sparky said in Ashes 2025/6:

@nzzp 204 for the tie. 205 to win.

England need 10 wickets.

This isn't going to be a draw. This isn't going into Day 4 or Day 5.

Will it make Day 3?

Chris B.

This Aussie team is plenty flakey.

Get to and through Smith cheaply and they'll fall short.

Not putting any money anywhere.

sparky

Travis Head opening for Oz.

Chris B.

Oz opening with Weatherald and Head!

Fucking hell!

sparky

Ben Duckett welcoming Travis Head to the wicket there.

sparky

Some English commentators are moaning about the Jamie Smith wicket and saying that Snicko didn't show enough for the Third Umpire to give it.

Clutching at straws.

The Silver Fern

Ashes 2025/6