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The Ashes 2025/26

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Duckett scores 160 in 9 innings.
Scored them quickly though which is all that matters.
 
Need to get smarter. Playing against the best bowling attack in Test cricket by a country mile (even without Hazelwood).

But it's not going to happen in a million years under Bazball. It's been too comfortable for too long for some. Time for a change.
 
Good start but I can’t help thinking it would be a different story if series was still Live.

Wholesale changes need to happen but likelihood is they can sell a 3:2 as close when in reality they’ve been well beat
 
Good start but I can’t help thinking it would be a different story if series was still Live.

Wholesale changes need to happen but likelihood is they can sell a 3:2 as close when in reality they’ve been well beat
What changes would you make?
 
What changes would you make?
Radical changes in structure of game. Binning the hundred, reforming central contracts. Sacking Baz. Focusing the setup on Test cricket and taking a Duncan Fletcher approach identifying players in county game with right mentality. Unfortunately retiring the likes of Wood and obviously binning off poor performers so they have to earn their place.

I could go on
 
Radical changes in structure of game. Binning the hundred, reforming central contracts. Sacking Baz. Focusing the setup on Test cricket and taking a Duncan Fletcher approach identifying players in county game with right mentality. Unfortunately retiring the likes of Wood and obviously binning off poor performers so they have to earn their place.

I could go on
Agree with a lot of that but the first two won’t happen for a whole host of reasons.
 
Radical changes in structure of game. Binning the hundred, reforming central contracts. Sacking Baz. Focusing the setup on Test cricket and taking a Duncan Fletcher approach identifying players in county game with right mentality. Unfortunately retiring the likes of Wood and obviously binning off poor performers so they have to earn their place.

I could go on
Yeah none of that is going to happen apart from Wood. Not saying it shouldn’t. But it won’t.
 
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