Ashes 2025/6

[canefan]

@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....

[canefan]

A game against lesser opposition would have been the perfect thing to try and work on worn ons (or as Scott Hansen says adjust to adjusting ), oh wait....

[sparky]

England Lions in the box seat against the PM's XI after a generous declaration.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/cricket/scorecard/e-231170

[sparky]

The England Lions win easily against the Australia Prime Minister's XI. The PM's XI weren't up to much. Not surprising that the full England team passed on such low-grade opposition.

[Donsteppa]

Mark Wood broken after 11 overs. And Archer was in free fall on the speed gun by the end of his 17 overs in the Test.

Maybe some of the Lions quicks have a bit more longevity to them.

[sparky]

@Donsteppa The thing is none of them are really quicks. Medium-Fast at best.

[NTA]

Waj out of second test due to golf

[antipodean]

@NTA said in Ashes 2025/6:

Waj out of second test due to golf

You hope that's a convenient excuse and the real reason is his shitful form.

[mariner4life]

England to bat

Australia leave Lyon out and play with 4 quicks.

[KiwiPie]

Presumably choosing to bat because they never last longer than 50 overs so they can bowl at Australia under the lights?

[Virgil]

Wonder which test will finish first, this one or the black caps vs windies

[mariner4life]

Death
Taxes
Starc in the first

[Chris B.]

Duckett gone in the first over - Starc again!

[Chris B.]

@KiwiPie said in Ashes 2025/6:

Presumably choosing to bat because they never last longer than 50 overs so they can bowl at Australia under the lights?

Plan working already!!!

[Virgil]

Starc again

[NTA]

Crawley and Root could do very well here.

[NTA]

Neser getting very close as well

[sparky]

Just waking up and seeing the score.

Quack, quack. Two wickets in the first three overs. That's embarrassing for England.

Surprised the Aussies left out Nathan Lyon though.

[MN5]

The real action is happening across the ditch but I may as well jump in here for a look.

I’m genuinely shocked Crawley is still in.

[mariner4life]

don't feel like you have to