Official Ashes Thread

[Nobody's Rep]

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Australia look a much better balanced side, Stokes’ inability to be more than an occasional bowler means that England really need four seamers plus a specialist spinner, so, at one down in the series, I’d say a batsman had to drop out - don’t get why Wood’s not playing and England’s tail looks quite a long one.

Wood injured again - elbow?

[Nobody's Rep]

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Why does every cricket story on BBC sport only ever refer to England until the racism sexism etc story when it's become England and Wales in every report

Fair point but Wales cricket board have a lot to improve on - different board I know but I personally wouldn't want the focus to ignore Wales however it comes about

[Hilts]

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Wood injured again - elbow?

Apparently they don't think hes fit enough and want him fully fit for Headingly.

[Harry Paget Flashman]

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The Aussies having a decent session this am despite the weather and protests.

Win this one and the series is over.

[Der Kaiser]

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Smith and Head putting on a clinic here, England better start praying for rain.

[Harry Paget Flashman]

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Smith and Head putting on a clinic here, England better start praying for rain.

Commentators curse.

[the other bob wilson]

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Not watched too much of it today, but Kevin Pietersen is really tearing into England - I’ve no time for him as a pundit, but much of what he is saying is being repeated on Test Match Special.

[Hilts]

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Not watched too much of it today, but Kevin Pietersen is really tearing into England - I’ve no time for him as a pundit, but much of what he is saying is being repeated on Test Match Special.

Pietersen complaining about England being too friendly with the opposition.🤣🤣🤣

[The Bloop]

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Can't help but think that picking both Broad and Anderson for this test was done out of sentiment. Bowlers have to be rotated throughout the series, and if this Test wasn't their final Lords Ashes Test, I doubt that both would have been picked.

[Harry Paget Flashman]

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Love it if they can get 500+ but think it'll be a bit less.

That one over from Root has given England a chance and Head and Green will be kicking themselves for throwing their wickets away.

[the other bob wilson]

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Can't help but think that picking both Broad and Anderson for this test was done out of sentiment. Bowlers have to be rotated throughout the series, and if this Test wasn't their final Lords Ashes Test, I doubt that both would have been picked.

Stokes only bowled three, very expensive, overs I see - in a way, Bazball is secondary to England being an unbalanced team because their captain, their best player in recent years in my opinion, has lost his bowling and the selectors have got themselves in a right mess trying to compensate for this.

[Harry Lime]

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Luckily a couple of weird shots in one over from Root stopped it being totally disastrous. Tongue bowled some good balls but was inconsistent. Jimmy looks near gone I'm afraid. As for Robinson giving it the big un and mouthing off, it's embarrassing. He's like Derek Pringle without a brain

[poc]

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Stokes only bowled three, very expensive, overs I see - in a way, Bazball is secondary to England being an unbalanced team because their captain, their best player in recent years in my opinion, has lost his bowling and the selectors have got themselves in a right mess trying to compensate for this.

true bob, stokes may have been the winner in previous series but it has been obvious hes not fit now they are stuck with the team being t20 and trying to play test cricket it might come off in the odd series

[the other bob wilson]

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Thought Australia missed a trick by not declaring with half an hour to play.

[poc]

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i got a feeling they will keep at it to to rub it in and get as many as possible with starc back in the team as well more chance of bowling them out