The Ashes 2025/26

[Cooperman]

England batted for a total 67 overs for two innings in a ‘test’ match? That’s truly pathetic.

A tale of boundaries and wickets.

 

[monmouth]

A tale of boundaries and wickets.

Chris Tavare was unimpressed.

 

[Frankie Burrows Cap]

This team doesn’t seem to have been affected by hammerings in the last but the psychological impact of this will be key.

Stating the obvious but they have to win the second test to avoid this series running away from them very quickly.

 

[Frankie Burrows Cap]

England batted for a total 67 overs for two innings in a ‘test’ match? That’s truly pathetic.

Not sure you can excuse that. Will be interesting to see what’s said in the interviews post match.

 

[monmouth]

On the plus side, I read somewhere that to make money, the Oz cricket board needs the matches to go to 5 days. So they might be bankrupt soon.

 

[exiledclaseboy]

Grim boys. Grim. Brisbane is a pink ball test and Australia always win pink ball tests.

 

[monmouth]

Grim boys. Grim. Brisbane is a pink ball test and Australia always win pink ball tests.

At effectively 105-1 second innings, it’s hard to see England getting a better chance. To only set 205 after that and then to bowl as they have, and set fields as they have, beggars belief.

 

[exiledclaseboy]

At effectively 105-1 second innings, it’s hard to see England getting a better chance. To only set 205 after that and then to bowl as they have, and set fields as they have, beggars belief.

The whole game beggars belief to be honest. But yeah.

 

[Muteswan]

Could be over by Sunday

I might be slightly out on that.

 

[Cooperman]

This team doesn’t seem to have been affected by hammerings in the last but the psychological impact of this will be key.

Stating the obvious but they have to win the second test to avoid this series running away from them very quickly.

Someone needs to put an arm around Zak Crawley for a start. He’s already the subject of several parody twitter accounts and his performance here is only going to increase his ‘popularity’.

 

[Muteswan]

Please don’t let Smith hit the winning run.

 

[Muteswan]

Please don’t let Smith hit the winning run.

Doh

 

[Cooperman]

I might have a rethink on my prediction of 2-3.

With the exception of a couple of hours yesterday afternoon, that was utterly miserable.

 

[Trampie]

The English lose a test match inside 2 days, incredible, England win the toss yet again, Australia missing some front line bowlers yet it ended up as a hammering for England in the end, England can still win the series, did anyone foresee England losing inside 2 days ?
The total overs in the match they more or less used to play in one day in county cricket back in the day, it was like losing a test match in a day overs wise, amazing.

 

[exiledclaseboy]

I might have a rethink on my prediction of 2-3.

With the exception of a couple of hours yesterday afternoon, that was utterly miserable.

I’m sticking with 2-1. I just need to reconsider the logistics.