Ashes 2023
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Waking up to that scorecard, looks like a lot of starts from Australia, but England stopping them from becoming big scores.
Probably not a bad total after being sent into bat, but looks like it could have been bigger with Australia batting down to number 10.
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From various comments either a form slump, now due, or because he's been all but opening the batting...
https://twitter.com/SEN_Cricket/status/1678697637783171072?s=20
This is the first series that I have seen much of him. And for a guy with a big reputation, I haven’t been impressed with him.
He has a very punchable face too
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@nzzp said in Ashes 2023:
@MN5 said in Ashes 2023:
Look, whatever Bazball is, if the crowds keep coming and people keep watching, it's a success. It's getting a slightly inferior team to perform, and that's impressive. Roll on Test 4, and I wish I didn't have to sleep so I could settle in and watch it!
They always get full houses for the Ashes and England haven't lost a series to Australia in England for over 20 years - minnows they were not before BMac and the 2 squads are very similar to 4 years ago.
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Weird scorecard. Five of the top six getting really handy starts but none of them going on.
VERY un Australian, you’d bank on one of them being unbeaten on three figures at the end of the day……
I’m assuming Stokes is too injured to bowl ? It’s a race between him and Ali to join the 200/3000 club. Only 15 have done it, three of them kiwis.
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They won 1 test in 17 before BMAC.
England arent Minnows but they were an incredibly poor side
@DaGrubster said in Ashes 2023:
They won 1 test in 17 before BMAC.
England arent Minnows but they were an incredibly poor side
According to Howstats it was actually 2 wins in 18, both v India. Interestingly in one of them, the recently much maligned Bairstow scored a ton in both innings.
Edit: however your point stands.
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So many set batsmen getting out is interesting. I have seen any of the cricket, so would be interesting to know if it was mental errors or the Aussies toughing it out in difficult conditions and getting caught out by a good one.
@Cyclops said in Ashes 2023:
So many set batsmen getting out is interesting. I have seen any of the cricket, so would be interesting to know if it was mental errors or the Aussies toughing it out in difficult conditions and getting caught out by a good one.
Neither description fits that well.
It was mostly a batting day but the occasional ball still did something.. the bowlers were never out of it. Good use of the 3rd umpire today by England on the lbw shouts. Despite the sun being out the was still a bit of swing every now and then. Just a good even day
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Moeen Ali at three just seems so wrong.
It’s like the Black Caps putting Vettori there
( actually in the era he played this wouldn’t have been a bad idea )
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@NTA you get an upvote for Gimli only.
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Moeen Ali at three just seems so wrong.
It’s like the Black Caps putting Vettori there
( actually in the era he played this wouldn’t have been a bad idea )
@MN5 said in Ashes 2023:
Moeen Ali at three just seems so wrong.
It’s like the Black Caps putting Vettori there
( actually in the era he played this wouldn’t have been a bad idea )
Ali’s technique is miles ahead of Dan’s. Has always looked a natural batsman, just a question of execution and circumstance
