Ashes 2025/6
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@Catogrande said in Ashes 2025/6:
I'm not sure if on catch up I caught the highlights or the whole match!. In such low scoring match, it only takes one good innings to decide who wins and who loses and naturally that will be decided in pretty short time. So hats off to Travis Head, a great, match winning knock.
But it was not all one way traffic. Let's not forget that Aus were rolled for the lowest total in the match. For sure it is advantage Aus but I have a feeling England will not be quite so despondent as some of us fans are.
As regards England's (overly) aggressive strategy with the bat (I refuse to use that word), I really think it just needs some fine tuning. In the past we were so negative, timid even. It was like we were playing for a draw from the first ball sometimes, so I welcome the approach and I also welcome the backing for the players that are adopting that approach. You can't say "go out and play" in such and such a manner and then get shitcanned for getting out doing so. So, something of a reset. Yes let's continue to be aggressive but at the right times.
Then maybe we get a contest.
I think anyone claiming this is the perfect version of Bazball probably hasn't watched much of England in the last year, they've definitely tempered the 'throw the bat at everything' approach in the last 12 months, this test was more of an aberration. I still think we'll lose the series but this team have proven me wrong more times than I care to admit by bouncing back in series.
I go into the next test worried about the batting line up, worried that the bowling attack will break down or drop off in pace v quickly, worried about the style of cricket. So in many ways, the same as I usually feel watching England. Would love to see us turn them over, don't think it will happen but can't entirely give up the hope that this team has earned. Bastards
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England's Mark Wood is injured and won't play in the Second Test.
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@mariner4life Truth. If you’ve suddenly had to change your Monday, and then consequently your whole week you ain’t doing it right.
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@game_film said in Ashes 2025/6:
@mariner4life Truth. If you’ve suddenly had to change your Monday, and then consequently your whole week you ain’t doing it right.
I'm gonna have a disagree here. If the original plan was for the team to play 5 days of cricket, but they only get 2 days - then giving them more days is more in line with the original plan - even if it does mean changing Monday.
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@reprobate Yeah, I think I oversimplified it. This is a good explanation of the process: https://inpc.substack.com/p/in-powered-coach-chris-scott
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@sparky said in Ashes 2025/6:
England's Mark Wood is injured and won't play in the Second Test.
I saw someone quote a headline as "England To Use Tongue After Wood Flops"
The headlines write themselves...
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It doesn't sound like Joseph Root is looking forward to the pink ball Test in Brisbane and has almost accepted defeat already.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/cricket/articles/c5y90l4nnlyo
England need to abandon Bazball and play Fightball instead.
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@sparky said in Ashes 2025/6:
It doesn't sound like Joseph Root is looking forward to the pink ball Test in Brisbane and has almost accepted defeat already.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/cricket/articles/c5y90l4nnlyo
England need to abandon Bazball and play Fightball instead.
Hard to unlearn all in the space of a week. Especially when you are playing golf for most of it....
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England Lions in the box seat against the PM's XI after a generous declaration.
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