The summer of test cricket - Ashes 2023

[exiledclaseboy]

This pitch isn’t fit for test cricket.

That’s clearly nonsense. Your boys have already taken three wickets mun.

 

[exiledclaseboy]

And England are going slower than they usually do. Aussie fans looking for excuses already and it’s an even game so far.

 

[Muteswan]

What a way to lose your wicket. Harry Brook.

 

[exiledclaseboy]

Two wickets later I’m sure we have a perfectly reasonable test pitch again :roll: :lol:

 

[Swanjaxs]

Time to park Bazzball up for a little bit, massive stand needed from Root and Bairstow here...

 

[Skippyjack]

England need Root and Bairstow to keep plodding away.. otherwise it's advantage Aussies.. I'm with Risc, I can't support a team called England, if it was branded England & Wales instead of shoving "England" down your throats everywhere you look

 

[exiledclaseboy]

The pound shop Sheeran is starting to enjoy himself.

 

[JackSomething]

England need Root and Bairstow to keep plodding away.. otherwise it's advantage Aussies.. I'm with Risc, I can't support a team called England, if it was branded England & Wales instead of shoving "England" down your throats everywhere you look

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.

 

[Risc]

Two wickets later I’m sure we have a perfectly reasonable test pitch again :roll: :lol:

It’s too slow. Test pitches, especially in y so weather shouldn’t be struggling to get through to the keeper off seamers first day.

Ed is a worry now because he can cause serious damage unfortunately

 

[Risc]

Innnnnnnnn the hutch Ed boy!!!!!

 

[exiledclaseboy]

It’s too slow. Test pitches, especially in y so weather shouldn’t be struggling to get through to the keeper off seamers first day.

Ed is a worry now because he can cause serious damage unfortunately

Behave yourself. 300 runs in 60 overs and six wickets. The pitch is fine.

 

[Risc]

Behave yourself. 300 runs in 60 overs and six wickets. The pitch is fine.

Well yeah 300 runs because the batsman has an hour to see it. They’ve given wickets away because of the way they go about it, Ed was half way to Worcester by the time he was stumped. Atherton said himself it’s a complete belter of a pitch for batsman.

 

[Risc]

https://twitter.com/wasimjaffer14/status/1669710286671204352?s=46&t=p94KZqA33SfSPKkithZEfA

 

[Risc]

https://twitter.com/wasimjaffer14/status/1669710286671204352?s=46&t=p94KZqA33SfSPKkithZEfA

 

[exiledclaseboy]

Well yeah 300 runs because the batsman has an hour to see it. They’ve given wickets away because of the way they go about it, Ed was half way to Worcester by the time he was stumped. Atherton said himself it’s a complete belter of a pitch for batsman.

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.