The Ashes 2025/26

[J_B]

Roooooot!

No doubt even down under now.

 

[Muteswan]

Former Aussie Test player Damien Martyn is in an induced coma suffering from meningitis.

He’s woken

Damien Martyn: Ex-Australia batter wakes up from coma in 'miracle' recovery

Martyn, who played 67 Test matches from 1992 to 2006, was diagnosed with meningitis late last month.

www.bbc.co.uk

 

[Cooperman]

Excellent from Root, but some real dross bowling then served up to undo lots of the good work. The England new ball bowlers don’t seem to be able to hit line and length.

 

[Risc]

Bore draw to see out 2026 ashes or 4-1? Can't see Aus having enough time to get the wickets needed and then chase.

 

[monmouth]

Bore draw to see out 2026 ashes or 4-1? Can't see Aus having enough time to get the wickets needed and then chase.

There may not be a chase needed.

 

[Risc]

There may not be a chase needed.

Batters wicket i'm guessing? Not seen much of the test to be honest.

 

[monmouth]

Batters wicket i'm guessing? Not seen much of the test to be honest.

If you take care, get in and play with a degree of safety, then you can score by the look of it, but Bowling relentless line might well do the trick in day 4 and 5, and England are due another episode of the self-destruct blues. It should be a draw if they bat properly…

 

[Swanjaxs]

Bore draw to see out 2026 ashes or 4-1? Can't see Aus having enough time to get the wickets needed and then chase.

They'll only need two sessions, lump on.

 

[Frankie Burrows Cap]

Bore draw to see out 2026 ashes or 4-1? Can't see Aus having enough time to get the wickets needed and then chase.

4-1 I’d go for. Be surprised if England bat the 4 sessions they’ll need to in order to get a draw.

 

[exiledclaseboy]

4-1 I’d go for. Be surprised if England bat the 4 sessions they’ll need to in order to get a draw.

Yeah after yesterday’s debacle there’s only one result in this game. Australia, possibly by an innings. England are shot. From a comfortable 320-5 to a first innings deficit of likely around 200 in little more than 24 hours.

Sigh.

 

[Cooperman]

Just the 184 needed to take this to a fourth innings.

On a minor positive note, at least Stokes waited until the penultimate day of the series to bowl himself into the ground.

 

[Cooperman]

Dear me

 

[Cooperman]

This has not collapsed into the innings defeat that some of us thought it might, although a draw is still some way off in the distance. So much now depends on how long Bethell and Smith stay together.

 

[PSumbler]

Not long is the answer

 

[Cooperman]

Not long is the answer

I apologise profusely.