Ashes 2025/6

[Donsteppa]

Stokes into the attack is the big play.

[sparky]

Head and Bus change looking very steady.

[Donsteppa]

Stokes being treated like the Tim Southee paced bowler that he is when he bowls a half tracker.

[MN5]

Travis Head must have a game of golf booked for tomorrow

[sparky]

Lovely batting by Head and Bus Change.

[sparky]

@MN5 said in Ashes 2025/6:

Travis Head must have a game of golf booked for tomorrow

A master class in aggressive, but controlled batting.

[sparky]

Head on 78 off 58 balls.

Heading for a Century?

[sparky]

Travis Head on course for the second-fastest ever Century in Ashes history. 92 off 62 balls.

[Donsteppa]

Trying to hit a bit too hard at this stage.

[sparky]

Majestic from Travis Head. An outstanding innings in the circumstances.

[Donsteppa]

That perennial reminder that you never give an Australian cricket team even a hint of a second chance.

Travis Head 100* (69).

[sparky]

@Donsteppa said in Ashes 2025/6:

you never give an Australian cricket team even a hint of a second chance.

They used to say exactly that about the All Blacks.

Sigh!

[sparky]

Only 53 runs needed for the win. Australia look intent on seeing this out inside two days.

[MN5]

@sparky said in Ashes 2025/6:

Only 53 runs needed for the win. Australia look intent on seeing this out inside two days.

23 overs left. They could damn well do it.

I thought they’d conserve wickets and cruise, turns out they’re Bazballing more than the original Bazballers !

[sparky]

England burn a review.

[Young Hamiltons]

Nothing like seeing the poms so deflated.

[sparky]

[MN5]

@sparky said in Ashes 2025/6:

Thanks. Was just gonna ask and coulda sworn Beefy had the record ?

[Donsteppa]

122kmph half trackers from Atkinson. Poms are cooked.

[Young Hamiltons]

Englands bowling plan is shyte...