Ashes 2025/6

Donsteppa

Australia might be discovering the hard way that their second string pacers - especially Doggett - aren't taking wickets against many teams (except probably our top order).

Starc 6/71, and then effectively nothing else, beyond Neser being economical.

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@Donsteppa said in Ashes 2025/6:

beyond Neser being economical.

And that's the issue: they're not taking wickets? Ok.

But they're going at 5rpo. Not ok

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That's a pretty fucking good catch from Marnus...

Root 138* - that's some effort. Effectively carrying his bat after being in at 2 for fuck all

sparky

Decent start by Oz.

sparky

Opps, Jamie Smith drops Travis Head. That could cost his team 150+ runs.

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@sparky said in Ashes 2025/6:

Opps, Jamie Smith drops Travis Head. That could cost his team 150+ runs.

Nup.

Still that must be close to the best opening stand this series?

sparky

Australia motoring along here. Taking full advantage of some placid English bowling.

MN5

@sparky said in Ashes 2025/6:

Australia motoring along here. Taking full advantage of some placid English bowling.

Huge pressure on Atkinson to take a wicket on behalf of English cricketers.

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Marnus gets out to a fairly lame delivery. Why attempt to cut that?

Gotta say Archer looks very sore or injured, and to be harsh: he doesn't seem to have the mental fortitude to fight through it.

Starc is also going to hope Cummins and/or Hazelwood are back for Adelaide, as he's carrying this whole team right now and it was starting to show.

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Australia deciding to do dumb things and getting dumb results, despite looking dominant since the first break

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England scored 334 runs @ 4.37RPO

Australia have 329 @ 5..17

Duckett drops another one. Tough chance, compared to the absolute dolly he shelled a few overs ago.

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Stokes decides his fielders are shit and gets one to nip back to castle Inglis. Good cherry.

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Archer to try and get further into the tail before the finish of play.

Stokes looks cooked. Archer not far behind.

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Australia in the lead.

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Now Carse drops Carey off Archer. Another absolute sitter.

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Fourth dropped catch this session. Smith didn't move with the gloves and it was his catch.

Stokes is furious

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44 run lead after throwing away utter dominance. 4 wickets in hand makes it a bit nicer.

I'll take it

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Also worth noting:

Australia bowled 74 overs yesterday

Australia bowled 2.2 overs today
Change over is effectively 2 overs
England bowled 73 overs today

That's a total of 77.2 or 78 rounding up.

Jacks only bowled one over of spin so England's quicks are going at a better rate than ours, tho not by much

sparky

Australia in the driving seat to go 2-0 up. Their game to lose.

MN5

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Ashes 2025/6