The summer of test cricket - Ashes 2023

[Niigata Jack]

Well done England the Woakes and Wood show wins it, why weren't they picked before this test?

 

[TheLoneRanger]

Another brilliant game in a wonderful series.

 

[Epaul]

Wood and Woakes what players you just gotta love test cricket, that was outstanding

 

[Nocountryforoldjack]

You know I said that so they would do the opposite right.

See y'all I told ewe

 

[Niigata Jack]

Wood and Woakes what players you just gotta love test cricket, that was outstanding

Bloody Hell, Wolfie has come out to play :lol:

 

[exiledclaseboy]

Just as an illustration of how close these games have been, despite some of the narrative that England have been hammered.

England runs scored 1,809
Australia runs scored 1,850

England wickets taken - 58
Australia wickets taken - 55.

 

[Swanjaxs]

Just as am illustration of how close these games have been, despite some of the narrative that England have been hammered.

England runs scored 1,809
Australia runs scored 1,850

England wickets taken - 58
Australia wickets taken - 55.

England benefited from the conditions yesterday evening just like Australia did in the last test when the storm was rolling in after lunch, that's how close it is between these teams...

 

[TheLoneRanger]

Well done England the Woakes and Wood show wins it, why weren't they picked before this test?

Woakes record for Test matches in England is very good ...

P 26

Batting average 34.36

Bowling ... 100 wickets @ 22.69

 

[exiledclaseboy]

England benefited from the conditions yesterday evening just like Australia did in the last test when the storm was rolling in after lunch, that's how close it is between these teams...

Absolutely. Every one of these games could quite easily have gone either way. A fantastic series between two evenly matches teams.

 

[JackSomething]

Absolutely. Every one of these games could quite easily have gone either way. A fantastic series between two evenly matches teams.

Agreed. Bazball isn't going anywhere either, whether people like it or not. Wood comes in at number 9 and conventional wisdom would be to play defensive and get Woakes on strike. Instead he goes for 16 from 8 balls!

 

[Epaul]

Bloody Hell, Wolfie has come out to play :lol:

Doing fencing mush between showers, kin mare digging down for the posts, it all clay

 

[Risc]

Big, big blow, not the loss, but Bairstow being more than likely dropped for next game.

 

[Niigata Jack]

Doing fencing mush between showers, kin mare digging down for the posts, it all clay

You need a proper job you'd be used to grafting then :lol:

 

[sainthelens]

Big, big blow, not the loss, but Bairstow being more than likely dropped for next game.

Doubt it Risc, he and Stokes big mates. It'll be Anderson for Robinson I think.

 

[Risc]

Doubt it Risc, he and Stokes big mates. It'll be Anderson for Robinson I think.

Happy days! But no so happy days with Anderson coming back in for Robinson.