The Ashes 25/26

[Corky]

Must be something about the name Brendan/on. Starts positively, breath of fresh air but fans are bored/ tired of them after three years.

[CL Fox]

23 hours ago, Lcfc-1992 said:

Think it’s time to move on from Wood

Been thinking ahead to next summer - feels like there might be some transition.

 

Been wondering who will come in for Crawley as I cant see him lasting - Haines or Mckinney seem the most obvious but Hameed must have a shout with his record.

 

Gay must have a chance too but Bethell seems the chosen one.

Edited 10 December 2025 by CL Fox

[AjcW]

I'm shocked they haven't gone for Hull over Fisher.

The chance to just have something different in the attack, a left armer, mix things up a bit.

 

Fisher has played 56 FC matches in 12 years  

[Voll Blau]

2 hours ago, AjcW said:

I'm shocked they haven't gone for Hull over Fisher.

The chance to just have something different in the attack, a left armer, mix things up a bit.

 

Fisher has played 56 FC matches in 12 years  

From a selfish Leicestershire point of view, I'm glad. Don't want his confidence to be destroyed by entering the tour at this stage.

[AjcW]

54 minutes ago, Voll Blau said:

From a selfish Leicestershire point of view, I'm glad. Don't want his confidence to be destroyed by entering the tour at this stage.

No they'll probably do worse and shove him in at 4-0 down in Sydney  

[Tommy Fresh]

13 hours ago, AjcW said:

I'm shocked they haven't gone for Hull over Fisher.

The chance to just have something different in the attack, a left armer, mix things up a bit.

 

Fisher has played 56 FC matches in 12 years  

It's not shocking is it with the clowns running the place

[leicsmac]

19 hours ago, Voll Blau said:

From a selfish Leicestershire point of view, I'm glad. Don't want his confidence to be destroyed by entering the tour at this stage.

Yeah, if they throw him in there now he's just going to get Kerrigan'd. That would be pretty awful. 

[StanSP]

Interesting choice to only have Jacks as the spinner in Adelaide. 

 

Tongue in for Atkinson too. 

[Super_horns]

I presume that was a pre planned move maybe ?

Doesn’t look good for Bashir as you suggest.

[STEVIE B]

4 hours ago, Super_horns said:

I presume that was a pre planned move maybe ?

Doesn’t look good for Bashir as you suggest.

I don't think Bashir has a county contract, currently. 

Seems like Leach is out of favour.

Not sure who's next on the rank ?

[RowlattsFox]

Weird to put all that time into Bashir with the Ashes in mind then not use him when it comes to it. What's changed? They not like what they've seen recently in the nets or just over-estimated how much they'll need a spinner so just packing the batting instead. 

 

[Voll Blau]

On 15/12/2025 at 13:37, STEVIE B said:

I don't think Bashir has a county contract, currently. 

Seems like Leach is out of favour.

Not sure who's next on the rank ?

Rehan or someone like Carson at Sussex, if they wanted a sensible option actually based on a mixture of form, talent, potential and batting/fielding ability chucked in.

 

In reality, who knows if any of the current regime or their methods survive this.

 

On 15/12/2025 at 13:56, RowlattsFox said:

Weird to put all that time into Bashir with the Ashes in mind then not use him when it comes to it. What's changed? They not like what they've seen recently in the nets or just over-estimated how much they'll need a spinner so just packing the batting instead. 

 

What's changed is they've shat the bed with him after realising too late that he was well undercooked as a cricketer for a series like this.

 

Apparently he hasn't looked great in the nets over there, either.

[Silebyfox_89]

49 minutes ago, Voll Blau said:

Rehan or someone like Carson at Sussex, if they wanted a sensible option actually based on a mixture of form, talent, potential and batting/fielding ability chucked in.

 

In reality, who knows if any of the current regime or their methods survive this.

 

What's changed is they've shat the bed with him after realising too late that he was well undercooked as a cricketer for a series like this.

 

Apparently he hasn't looked great in the nets over there, either.

I'd love to know the thought process in thinking Bashir was going to be the solution to this Ashes?

He has certain "traits" their looking for like a "high release point", tall and generates bounce on a flat wicket.

It was a big gamble and not playing for a county has hampered his development and not sure where he goes from here.

Odd decision my the management which appears to have backfired.

[Lcfc-1992]

Please don’t be sh*t

[lanefox]

Smith ruled out 

[RowlattsFox]

Steve Smith out 

 

Means nothing if our batters don't perform though. 

[Super_horns]

Well a boost potentially I guess if we can take advantage.

[RowlattsFox]

Of all the tosses Stokes as won, this is the one you'd probably want to win and Australia win it. 

 

Long day in the sun ahead. 

[RonnieTodger]

Rehan would’ve made much more sense as our front-line spinner, but he ended up injured anyway. 

[trabuch]

 Come on Jofra. Get at them.

[AjcW]

It’s a roaddddddddd  

[AjcW]

Oh good we’re bowling short again. Lovely 

[RowlattsFox]

Carse continously can't get 6 good balls together. Some decent ones and then 4. He's not an opening bowler. 

[goody2028]

Don’t know what we were expecting opening with Carse. Shocking. 

[Tommy Fresh]

Carse getting slapped again