The Ashes 2025/26

[Manselton Jack]

Suggestion has been for a while that they’ll go without a spinner. What’s people’s thoughts? Always seems a gamble to me.

The Ashes: England name Shoaib Bashir in squad for first Perth Test against Australia

England keep their options open for the first Ashes Test in Perth by naming off-spinner Shoaib Bashir in a 12-man squad alongside five pace bowlers.

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Unfortunately we haven't got a decent spinner, all our strength is in our pace attack.
My worry is that Mark Wood breaks down early & Stokes over bowls himself.

 

[Manselton Jack]

Don’t you have a dog?

When I was a kid, my dog was so clever he could take the wrappers off the tree chocolates before he ate them and left them tidily under the tree. Cracking dog.

Our previous dog could do that but our current pair of soppy spaniels don't bother.
A few years ago they got into 2 of those Cadbury selection stockings we'd bought for the grandkids, I was picking up dog cr@p for a couple of days with bits of foil wrapper in it!

 

[jackharris]

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