Ashes 2023

NTA

@Donsteppa said in Ashes 2023:

Sun's out, England will be fine.

Need to try spin now

Donsteppa

Warner being Broad's bunny has maybe overshadowed some other issues with the Australian top order.

Cummins (29) has a higher series average with the bat than Warner (23.5). Cummins is also higher than BusChange (24), Carey (23.6), and Green (21). Smith has also been unusually century-or-bust, averaging 31.66.

Khawaja and Head have been the reliable ones, and Marsh is already the fourth highest run scorer.

NTA

No spin. Nuts.

NTA

@Donsteppa it does feel like the bowlers are saving our arse yet again.

Labiashame and Smith threw their wickets away second innings. Runs were there to be made

NTA

Fuck that's streaky

Donsteppa

@NTA said in Ashes 2023:

No spin. Nuts.

I was just about to post that Cummins was overbowling himself, and then he gets the legside strangle

NTA

@Donsteppa said in Ashes 2023:

@NTA said in Ashes 2023:

No spin. Nuts.

I was just about to post that Cummins was overbowling himself, and then he gets the legside strangle

Shit gets wickets

NTA

First ball on Stokes' pads. Ffs skipper....

Donsteppa

@NTA said in Ashes 2023:

@Donsteppa said in Ashes 2023:

@NTA said in Ashes 2023:

No spin. Nuts.

I was just about to post that Cummins was overbowling himself, and then he gets the legside strangle

Shit gets wickets

Hit for four by Stokes straight away...

MiketheSnow

Could go either way at this stage

NTA

@MiketheSnow England's to lose

NTA

The tracker thing went from 73% England to 63% on root's wicket. Hmm.

Donsteppa

Win predictor has England at 63%. Generous to Australia while Brook and Stokes are at the crease.

NTA

More like 80%

NTA

We seem to be bowling a lot of noballs compared to recent times

Donsteppa

Cummins will chuck the ball to Murphy once there aren't enough runs for a spinner to play with. I'd guess Lyon would have been given a trundle before now.

Donsteppa

Hah, here's Murphy.

NTA

@Donsteppa said in Ashes 2023:

Hah, here's Murphy.

Too late. Should have come in as soon as the wicket fell

NTA

England to win by tea. Damn shame. Off to bed.

Victor Meldrew

England now 171-6

80 needed, 4 Wickets in hand.

The Silver Fern

Ashes 2023