The Ashes 2025/26

[Cooperman]

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

Considering what you said about the pink ball test, you might want to join me on 3-2 England.

 

[exiledclaseboy]

Considering what you said about the pink ball test, you might want to join me on 3-2 England.

Adelaide and Sydney will still be draws so I’m going England to defy history and logic in Brisbane and ruin Aussie Christmas in Melbourne.

 

[Cooperman]

Adelaide and Sydney will still be draws so I’m going England to defy history and logic in Brisbane and ruin Aussie Christmas in Melbourne.

That’s the spirit

 

[Swanjaxs]

As the fantastic D:Ream song goes...

 

[J_B]

England will probably win a test after the series is lost and claim that they've finished in style and are on the up.

 

[Swanjaxs]

Adelaide and Sydney will still be draws so I’m going England to defy history and logic in Brisbane and ruin Aussie Christmas in Melbourne.

To win an Ashes series in Australia (even against this Aussie batting line-up) you have to have bolloxs the size of medicine balls. The jury's out I'm afraid.

 

[exiledclaseboy]

To win an Ashes series in Australia (even against this Aussie batting line-up) you have to have bolloxs the size of medicine balls. The jury's out I'm afraid.

Certainly is very much out. Four games to go though. Spirits up, stiff upper lip and all that bulldog spirit etc.

 

[exiledclaseboy]

I’m not gonna pretend it altered the result in any way but that DRS call to give Jamie smith out caught behind was a disgrace.

 

[Muteswan]

I read this earlier and their system isn’t as good as ours.

Ashes 2025-26: Controversy as England's Jamie Smith is given out on review in Perth

There was yet more Ashes controversy on day two of the first Test in Perth as England's Jamie Smith was given out. Was the right decision made?

www.bbc.co.uk

 

[Cooperman]

I read this earlier and their system isn’t as good as ours.

Ashes 2025-26: Controversy as England's Jamie Smith is given out on review in Perth

There was yet more Ashes controversy on day two of the first Test in Perth as England's Jamie Smith was given out. Was the right decision made?

www.bbc.co.uk

CLEARLY not as good.

https://twitter.com/x/status/1992116005221617981

 

[Niigata Jack]

Shocking batting by England in that 2nd innings, 5-0 drubbing on the cards yet again.

 

[Niigata Jack]

Root out for a miserly 8 run's, what is it with and the Aussies, he fills his pants virtually every time he plays against them.

 

[rockinj]

Hopeless. Just no intelligence with the situation.

Just adapt. One boring innings and they were home and dry.

Abject failure

 

[Bomber]

Terrible batting.How many got out to wide balls outside the offstump. This wasn't a time for Bazball. There was plenty of time to get their heads down and elbows up while playing themselves in. They should have concentrated on occupying the crease and building a large lead.

 

[J_B]

Apparently the batsmen don’t need a bit of pink ball experience before the second test.
Seems crazy to me and arrogant when they’ve nothing to be arrogant about.

The Ashes: England will not send first-choice batters to pink-ball tour game

England pass up the opportunity to send their first-choice batters to gain match practice in an Ashes tour game in Canberra, despite a dismal defeat in the first Test.

www.bbc.co.uk