Ashes 2025/6

[sparky]

Australia building a healthy lead and they are twisting the knife. Ruthless, ruthless, ruthless.

In the next half hour or so they can take this game out of England's reach.

[NTA]

[sparky]

Carey gone, Australia eight down, but lead by 82.

[NTA]

Day 3 session 1 complete. Aussies ahead by over a hundred and Starc hearing toward 50. Not following live as I'm at a music festival (Good Things - Garbage, Weezer, Tool coming up) in 40°C heat.

Commentary on Cricinfo indicates there aren't many demons in the pitch, so it'll be interesting if England's batting line-up show a bit of resolve once they're in.

[Donsteppa]

@NTA said in Ashes 2025/6:

so it'll be interesting if England's batting line-up show a bit of resolve once they're in.

But, but, run rate.....

[NTA]

@Donsteppa said in Ashes 2025/6:

@NTA said in Ashes 2025/6:

so it'll be interesting if England's batting line-up show a bit of resolve once they're in.

But, but, run rate.....

Australia dropped to 4.5RPO

Tsk, tsk...

[Donsteppa]

This is ideal from Australia's point of view. Cook the fragile English bowling attach further, then Starc with a new pink ball under lights.

[NTA]

[MN5]

@NTA said in Ashes 2025/6:

He’s gonna get a hundred today

I’m pretty impressed with him actually, interviewers compared him to Wasim Akram and he was having none of it. Very modest

[NTA]

Starc has faced 135 balls - second only to Root this match

[NTA]

@MN5 said in Ashes 2025/6:

He’s gonna get a hundred today

Fuck you bloody!

[NTA]

Doggett to try and give Mitch time to shower and get a massage.

[MN5]

@NTA said in Ashes 2025/6:

@MN5 said in Ashes 2025/6:

He’s gonna get a hundred today

Fuck you bloody!

Sorry

[NTA]

Innings ends on 511.

TBH could have been a lot more if Green and Smith didn't decide to fail hard.

[Cyclops]

Starc needs another 700ish runs to go past Warne for most test runs without a ton.

[NTA]

England survive unscathed to the end of the session and pile a few runs on while they're at it

[NTA]

TOOL ARE VERY LOUD

[sparky]

Australia now in total control of this match now and scenting English (or players who play for England's) blood.

An innings victory is a possibility.

[NTA]

England 3 down for -70

[sparky]

@NTA If Australia can get Root and Brook both out quickly, it will be night-night for England.