The summer of test cricket - Ashes 2023

[exiledclaseboy]

And of course if the coin had fallen the other side and “your boys” had first use of it we’d have had no mention of the pitch at all. Transparent. :lol:

 

[Risc]

There’s a difference between being a good batting pitch and being “unfit for test cricket”. The two statements are not even in the same universe of relevance.

How on earth is it so slow? It’s day one and struggling to carry to the keeper. Shouldn’t happen.

 

[exiledclaseboy]

How on earth is it so slow? It’s day one and struggling to carry to the keeper. Shouldn’t happen.

Probably cos it hasn’t rained for six weeks.

Never under any circumstances watch any test match being played in Asia whatever you do. It’ll blow your mind.

 

[Skippyjack]

Bairstow got to his 50 from 58 deliveries and there's been only 1 maiden in this entire innings. I'd hardly call it 'plodding'.

Ebony Rainford-Brent said it best on TMS earlier. Root, Stokes and Bairstow just need to bat their usual way. Root's strike rate is hardly Boycott-esque, while Stokes and Bairstow's natural game fits with 'Bazball'. Stokes seems to feel the need to score faster than he normally would and gets out recklessly.

I didn't mean their play was plodding.. I meant just plodd away like, a throwaway phrase

 

[Skippyjack]

Fair play, Ali thought he was playing T20 cricket FFS

 

[Swanjaxs]

Well barring bad weather I think you can take the draw out of the equation :lol: :lol:

 

[Swanjaxs]

Declaration on the first day! Absolutely incredible!

 

[sainthelens]

Cant see the Aussies getting less than 350
Gonna boil down to 2nd innings shoot out.

 

[exiledclaseboy]

That’s quite some captaincy. Fanatastic.

 

[JustJack]

What I know about cricket you could fit on a gnat but Joe Root went a bit nuts there.

 

[Risc]

Got to admire the Saesneg attitude there. Attacking as it gets.

 

[Swanjaxs]

The face of Test cricket has just been reinvented for ever! I'm gobsmacked.

 

[Niigata Jack]

Decent day for the Pom's in fairness, Thanks to Root again!

Moeen threw his wicket away and similarly did stokes, swinging like a rusty old gate at a widish ball, Pope was unlucky in fairness, not sure it was worth declaring with so little overs left in the day, they could have made another 20 runs or more if they had just slogged those last overs.

 

[Niigata Jack]

Cant see the Aussies getting less than 350
Gonna boil down to 2nd innings shoot out.

500 on that wicket, big mistake in not picking Wood, Jimmy Anderson is unlikely to be able to bowl for long spells both he and Broad are getting on moreso Jimmy and will Stokes Knee hold up to a decent spell, plenty of questions to answer for England.

Decent day for them though.

 

[Longlostjack]

That’s quite some captaincy. Fanatastic.

Backfired.