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The Year Of The Fox

The Ashes 25/26

By The Year Of The Fox, in General Football and Sport

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RowlattsFox

RowlattsFox

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1 hour ago, StanSP said:

Surely you can't go into an Ashes series with Root as the main spin option? 

I think they will go with Bashir. If Stokes couldn't bowl fully then they'd probably have the extra quick.

 

Risk to go with Stokes, Archer and Wood so potentially it'll be Wood that misses out for Carse. 

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Lionator

Lionator

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2 hours ago, Tommy Fresh said:

Is Cook with the Lions? Absolutely superb that Key and the ECB have had a rod on for pace the past few years and it's likely that bowlers like Cook would be getting more joy

Would rather Potts than Cook. Potts and Atkinson would clear up on these Aussie pitches, instead we’re going to pack our attack with 90mph sicknotes who could break down at any given moment.

Bert

Bert

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5 hours ago, StanSP said:

Surely you can't go into an Ashes series with Root as the main spin option? 

There was a comment that came out after the India series that Bashir would be the main spin option. 

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Tommy Fresh

Tommy Fresh

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1 hour ago, Lionator said:

Would rather Potts than Cook. Potts and Atkinson would clear up on these Aussie pitches, instead we’re going to pack our attack with 90mph sicknotes who could break down at any given moment.

Cook is better than Potts imo. I don't think having a couple of fast options is necessarily a bad thing, it's just funny Rob Key has been so obsessed with it building up to this and it's not as important as it used to be

leicsmac

leicsmac

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30 minutes ago, fleshdaddy said:


"... it doesn't really bother me those comments. That's as far as I'll go with that one."

Monty's comments bothered him so little that he just had to bring it up in a press conference lol

The Aussie press are the oldest and biggest trolls going when it comes to sport reporting. The only way to get them to shut up is to beat them.

 

Hopefully this team has at least a chance of being up to the job. 

Leicesterpool

Leicesterpool

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29 minutes ago, RonnieTodger said:

People losing their mind that this is on TNT. I’m sure it has been for years.

 

Sky don’t do any away series do they? 

Not for years anyway. Its on early hours so most wont see it anyway.

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DoveValleyFox

DoveValleyFox

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My concern is that Stokes will implement bazball and that that the pace bowlers will be one dimensional and play into the Aussies hands.

I hope that there will be defining performances from the likes of Archer, Wood, Brook and Root but we will need heroic series from at least three players to bring the ashes home.

 

Come on England. Do this.

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STEVIE B

STEVIE B

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5 hours ago, DoveValleyFox said:

My concern is that Stokes will implement bazball and that that the pace bowlers will be one dimensional and play into the Aussies hands.

I hope that there will be defining performances from the likes of Archer, Wood, Brook and Root but we will need heroic series from at least three players to bring the ashes home.

 

Come on England. Do this.

Bazball works well if the batters read the match situation. On too many occasions this hasn’t been applied & it comes across as dismissive & arrogant, to me anyway.

If the likes of Crawley, Brook & Smith go all out T20 mode they’ll come unstuck, especially against a good Oz attack, on bigger outfields, where boundaries are harder to clear.

 

Hopefully the bowling unit stick to a plan & doesn’t bowl too short for long periods, especially now the Aussie tracks do more now when the ball’s pitched up. I’m backing Carse to be the surprise package in this Series, with bat & ball. If Wood & Archer stay fit, it would be a huge bonus too, although l still don’t expect them to play in all 5 Tests. Can’t wait. 

 

 

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Voll Blau

Voll Blau

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3 hours ago, RonnieTodger said:

People losing their mind that this is on TNT. I’m sure it has been for years.

 

Sky don’t do any away series do they? 

Yeah. Sky Cricket is seriously crap value if that's the main reason you subscribe to them.

Tommy Fresh

Tommy Fresh

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1 hour ago, STEVIE B said:

Bazball works well if the batters read the match situation. On too many occasions this hasn’t been applied & it comes across as dismissive & arrogant, to me anyway.

If the likes of Crawley, Brook & Smith go all out T20 mode they’ll come unstuck, especially against a good Oz attack, on bigger outfields, where boundaries are harder to clear.

 

Hopefully the bowling unit stick to a plan & don’t bowl too short for long periods, especially now the Aussie tracks do more now when the ball’s pitched up. I’m backing Carse to be the surprise package in this Series, with bat & ball. If Wood & Archer stay fit, it would be a huge bonus too, although l still don’t expect them to play in all 5 Tests. Can’t wait. 

 

 

You know what will happen, we'll run through the top order, then just bowl short at the tail and let them get a load of runs

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Corky

Corky

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10 hours ago, RonnieTodger said:

People losing their mind that this is on TNT. I’m sure it has been for years.

 

Sky don’t do any away series do they? 

Sky are just the better all-round set up. You half expect Fletch to do the commentary for this and the half 12 kick off in the Premier League given he seems to be on virtually every thing you watch sports-wise.

RowlattsFox

RowlattsFox

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Stokes is always bowl first anyway but we could do with having a bowl, even if day 1 ends 300-3.

Getting blown away in that first session 50 for 5 will set the tone for the whole series. 

leicsmac

leicsmac

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45 minutes ago, RowlattsFox said:

Stokes is always bowl first anyway but we could do with having a bowl, even if day 1 ends 300-3.

Getting blown away in that first session 50 for 5 will set the tone for the whole series. 

Having it be 2002-03 all over again after choosing to bowl wouldn't be great either. 

 

Hopefully England will win the toss and Stokes will play the conditions. 

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