The Ashes 25/26

[goose2010]

Few of the top order could learn a lot from Archer. Defend the good, smash the bad. 

[trabuch]

Poor old Archer going to have to open the bowling after bailing out our shit batsmen. Fully expect McCullum to blame the bowlers.

[trabuch]

Is this the first time in the series we'll have faced the 2nd new ball?

[trabuch]

 Jofra

[goose2010]

Nice early break through. One more before lunch would be ideal

 

Even better then Aussies got it wrong on appeal 

Edited 19 December 2025 by goose2010

[trabuch]

Australia -  see off the new ball and fill your boots. It's not rocket science - it's cricket.

[PAULCFC]

We look out of ideeas on the bowling front now!

[PAULCFC]

And that just sums the whole shit show!

 

[PAULCFC]

I'd stay up.......but England don't really look like taking a wicket.

[Lionator]

35 minutes ago, PAULCFC said:

I'd stay up.......but England don't really look like taking a wicket.

They took two instead!

 

I reckon the Aussies can just about get a lead of 400 here which will be too much with Lyon. 

[Tommy Fresh]

Ah shame he dropped that, could have really shifted the momentum 

[CL Fox]

Stokes is done isn't he. Sad times, but his body just cant do it. Call Rehan up as the all rounder for the next test.

[ealingfox]

Being ground into the dirt now.

[Wsl]

 I feel for Jacks. He was brought in because our batting is so weak and because they got the Bashir experiment wrong although I think he still should have played. Arguably he couldn’t, as a spinner, do worse than a part time spinner. Stokes can’t do the all rounder role for a 5 day test. Archer has delivered a half century and a 5-for, but he must be shattered now. Tongue and Carse have been completely unthreatening. We’re effectively playing with 3 bowlers. And that’s not down to injury issues. But the batsmen’s failures loom right over this mess. If they weren’t so weak, they wouldn’t have needed to turn to Jacks. And they’ve never put the Aussie batsmen under any scoreboard. Let’s see how confident Duckett is in chasing down any total the Aussies care to set, as he once claimed they could do. At this rate he’ll have enough time to deliver on it as the Aussies won’t foul this up by not giving themselves enough time to bowl us out. 

[Super_horns]

Another strong Australian century .

 

Seems like they have at least one scoring very well each innings (usually after getting a life !) whereas we have only had one I think so ?

[RonnieTodger]

Can we pull Ahmed out of the BBL?

[AKCJ]

Completely predictable.

[Corky]

Would genuinely make it a three Test series over there. This is not competitive cricket.

[RowlattsFox]

England to bat for one and half days and save the draw 

[Silebyfox_89]

12 hours ago, RonnieTodger said:

Can we pull Ahmed out of the BBL?

Little point now.

 

Got a feeling they don't rate him as much as county fans do.

[STEVIE B]

4 hours ago, Corky said:

Would genuinely make it a three Test series over there. This is not competitive cricket.

It's only because of the huge army of English fans that it is still 5 Tests. 

England, India & Australia, sell out whenever playing each other, home or away. They are the cash cows. 

[Voll Blau]

Carse opening up. 

[goody2028]

Need 6 wickets in the session and we open with Carse again. Laughable. 

[trabuch]

Imagine having an opener who can score 150

[Super_horns]

11 minutes ago, trabuch said:

Imagine having an opener who can score 150

And not a proper one either !

 

Guess Stokes is bowling to prove he is fit enough or just desperate .