The Ashes 2025/26

[Niigata Jack]

At last Well-done Joe

 

[exiledclaseboy]

That final wicket thrash with Archer and Root could prove crucial.

And good on Root for finally putting the Australia myth to bed.

 

[Swanjaxs]

Archer's starting to get some movement off the pitch.

 

[Cooperman]

Runs on the board when they were flowing or a crack with the pink ball under lights, a tough choice for Stokes. FWIW I think he called it right.

Hindsight is a wonderful thing. On reflection I think that having 45 mins under lights with a new pink ball might have been a better option.

 

[Cooperman]

Archer's starting to get some movement off the pitch.

It was for a while, but on the whole England have been pretty poor with the ball. The basic discipline of line and length has been missing.

 

[waynekerr55]

A penny for Boycott's thoughts...

 

[monmouth]

Hindsight is a wonderful thing. On reflection I think that having 45 mins under lights with a new pink ball might have been a better option.

They'd probably have been over 100 behind by now and you'd be saying the opposite .

 

[Cooperman]

They'd probably have been over 100 behind by now and you'd be saying the opposite .

I am gambling on them having removed half of the Oz top order with less than thirty on the board

 

[Trampie]

England still in with a chance in this test match by virtue of winning the toss again.
If England end up with a first innings deficit of 100 ( very plausible, England would hope even expect for a lot less) then England score 300 in their second innings (possible having scored 330 odd in their first innings) then Australia would have to score over 200 batting last, cracks developing in the pitch, day/night pink ball test, it's still all to play for.

 

[Cooperman]

England still in with a chance in this test match by virtue of winning the toss again.
If England end up with a first innings deficit of 100 ( very plausible, England would hope even expect for a lot less) then England score 300 in their second innings (possible having scored 330 odd in their first innings) then Australia would have to score over 200 batting last, cracks developing in the pitch, day/night pink ball test, it's still all to play for.

You are more optimistic than me.

 

[Swanjaxs]

The Test match could hinge on the first to get a newish ball under the lights. Looking more likely to be Australia tomorrow.

 

[cmajack]

You are more optimistic than me.

Same here, be very surprised if they win it from here, particularly with their track record down under over the years.

 

[exiledclaseboy]

They’re blowing their best chance of winning in Australia for years. Terrible batting in Perth. Awful bowling in Brisbane. The game isn’t lost yet but it’ll take a monumental effort to win from here. A draw is more likely but both depend on a good third innings score. Which doesn’t seem likely. Thus Australia team is fairly weak and with no Cummins and Hazelwood yet we keep letting them dominate. I’m annoyed.

 

[monmouth]

They’re blowing their best chance of winning in Australia for years. Terrible batting in Perth. Awful bowling in Brisbane. The game isn’t lost yet but it’ll take a monumental effort to win from here. A draw is more likely but both depend on a good third innings score. Which doesn’t seem likely. Thus Australia team is fairly weak and with no Cummins and Hazelwood yet we keep letting them dominate. I’m annoyed.

You forgot the fielding. Five drops? It’s hard not to conclude so far, that they simply don’t have the bottle. They have the players, but who would put money on it not being over bar the last rites by 11am tomorrow.

Maybe they’ll find some heart. They normally have one or two really good sessions along the way when they keep their nerve.

 

[cmajack]

They’re blowing their best chance of winning in Australia for years. Terrible batting in Perth. Awful bowling in Brisbane. The game isn’t lost yet but it’ll take a monumental effort to win from here. A draw is more likely but both depend on a good third innings score. Which doesn’t seem likely. Thus Australia team is fairly weak and with no Cummins and Hazelwood yet we keep letting them dominate. I’m annoyed.

Everyone in this Australian innings has contributed with the bat, something you very rarely see in an English innings.