The Ashes 2025/26

[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.