The Ashes 2025/26

[monmouth]

Win the toss and bat! (Hopefully for more than one and a half sessions.)

The pitch has draw all over it here normally, but with these two batting line ups I wouldn’t be looking forward to day 5.

 

[Swanjaxs]

The pitch has draw all over it here normally, but with these two batting line ups I wouldn’t be looking forward to day 5.

It's a greenback apparently, Aussies going with an all pace attack.

 

[Cooperman]

It's a greenback apparently, Aussies going with an all pace attack.

Just watched the pitch report and it’s quite green in patches. If Crawley, Duckett and Bethell can get through the first few hours, then we are in the game. If the green grass assists Starc and co. then it may not be pretty.

 

[Swanjaxs]

Just watched the pitch report and it’s quite green in patches. If Crawley, Duckett and Bethell can get through the first few hours, then we are in the game. If the green grass assists Starc and co. then it may not be pretty.

 

[exiledclaseboy]

. Care to explain?

Aye why not. We won the Moral Ashes by drawing 2-2 from 0-2 down in 2023. Would have won that series 3-2 but for rain in Manchester on day five. So, at some point when this series was alive, can’t remember whether it was Perth, Brisbane or Adelaide, Alex Carey had a reprieve cos Aussie snicko is rubbish and went on to score about 40 more which was vital in winning the game and ultimately the series. Or something. So if we win this one it’s really 2-2 and Moral Ashes retained.

Yeah. It’s a stretch. On a more serious note, Ben Stokes is in my view a superb captain, a brilliant cricketer and a good man and he deserves more from his players than he’s got in Australia. I hope he stays on.

 

[Swanjaxs]

Thats awkward, QSTQ says the stadium announcer

 

[Swanjaxs]

Aye why not. We won the Moral Ashes by drawing 2-2 from 0-2 down in 2023. Would have won that series 3-2 but for rain in Manchester on day five. So, at some point when this series was alive, can’t remember whether it was Perth, Brisbane or Adelaide, Alex Carey had a reprieve cos Aussie snicko is rubbish and went on to score about 40 more which was vital in winning the game and ultimately the series. Or something. So if we win this one it’s really 2-2 and Moral Ashes retained.

Yeah. It’s a stretch. On a more serious note, Ben Stokes is in my view a superb captain, a brilliant cricketer and a good man and he deserves more from his players than he’s got in Australia. I hope he stays on.

Ben will stay, not sure about Baz though

 

[Swanjaxs]

Ton for Creepy! That's my prediction.

 

[Swanjaxs]

That ball from Starc to Duckett

 

[Swanjaxs]

No. Bazball. Till. The. Shine. Comes. Off. Pls

 

[Swanjaxs]

Decent so far

 

[Swanjaxs]

Duckett seeing a beach ball at the moment

 

[Swanjaxs]

Duckett seeing a beach ball at the moment

Ffs

 

[exiledclaseboy]

Bethell needs a score. He has nice hair.

 

[J_B]

Bethell needs a score. He has nice hair.

But does he believe in the process?