OFFICIAL 2025/26 ASHES THREAD

[Lord Worcester]

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I just can’t get past the utter arrogance. 5-0 incoming. If it changes the nonsense this coach and captain promote then it maybe the best thing.

[poc]

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looks like wood is out ,he didnt last long just 11 overs

[the other bob wilson]

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Ex Glamorgan player Michael Neser in the Australian side as England lose Duckett and Pope for ducks, noe they’re 64=2.

[Mr Ducie]

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Ex Glamorgan player Michael Neser in the Australian side as England lose Duckett and Pope for ducks, noe they’re 64=2.

Root finally gets 100 in Australia

[the other bob wilson]

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325-9 at the close, an unbroken last wicket stand of 61 between Root and Archer makes it a respectable day for England.

Shockingly bad over rate in this series so far.

[Rjk]

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that's at least 50 more than it looked like England getting at one point

[Majorblue]

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I wouldcsay that is about a par score for England.
Wether it represents a competitive total against this Australian team playing in Brisbane is a whole different conversation.

[Pedro de la Rosa]

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I wouldcsay that is about a par score for England.
Wether it represents a competitive total against this Australian team playing in Brisbane is a whole different conversation.

Every side that's got more than England has won, ever side that has fewer runs has lost.

This Australia are there for the taking. Neser and Doggett are a million miles from being test bowlers, and Boland can't be one of the main men. If England stopped repeatedly shooting themselves in the foot, shin, knee, head, hand and any appendage they can find, this should be 3-1 England

Pitiful captaincy from Smith, gave England a free 50 runs and Root may make them pay tomorrow too.

Also, my final contrinbution, ROOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOT

[Pedro de la Rosa]

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Shockingly bad over rate in this series so far.

Tactical from Australia, no doubt about it

[Hilts]

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Stark is bowling well but if you keep flashing at the bowl outside off stump hes going to get wickets.

Minus Hazelwood and Cummins their attack is weak. Brook has thrown away his wicket and a quickfire hundred.

[The Bloop]

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Tactical from Australia, no doubt about it

74 overs in a full day's play is shocking. If they'd have bowled 10 more, England with fewer wickets lost, could've been near 400.
I wonder if dropping Nathan Lyon was part of those tactics too? He wasn't a happy bunny.

[Jimmy the Jock]

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I just canÂ’t get past the utter arrogance. 5-0 incoming. If it changes the nonsense this coach and captain promote then it maybe the best thing.

Did ok today ......Imagine they had practised :-)

[Pedro de la Rosa]

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74 overs in a full day's play is shocking. If they'd have bowled 10 more, England with fewer wickets lost, could've been near 400.
I wonder if dropping Nathan Lyon was part of those tactics too? He wasn't a happy bunny.

Having two world class bowlers unavailable, dropping one of the other 2 is hilarious :hehe:

[Rjk]

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they should penalise teams 10 runs per over they fall short of the required rate.

[Undercoverinwurzelland]

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Can't keep dropping catches.