The Ashes 2025

[Hinchcliffe's Corner]

Really out of form though isn’t he?

Class though. Big game player. He's the danger man from the beginning. If they don't get him out soon it's 100% over.

 

[Charro]

Class though. Big game player. He's the danger man from the beginning. If they don't get him out soon it's 100% over.

True.

Will be the biggest wicket of the series for us.

 

[f.t.r.s]

Embarrassing batting

 

[alwaysblue]

59-1 to this , I blame myself because we were one down and cruising when I woke up

Very similar, but the score was 65-1. I was excited as no-one else was up apart from the dog. Made a cuppa and the second wicket fell, then a debacle.

 

[ElGato]

Game over I think. As predicted pitch looks to have flattened out. Can see the carry through to the keeper has died a touch. Looks a great batting pitch now.

England needed to show some game awareness in their second innings and try to be batting in this session only 3 or 4 down. Something they've lacked for a long time!

 

[ElGato]

I've just watched the dismissals and the top order kept chasing wide balls on a pitch with bounce. I've no idea what Crawley was doing either - just chipping it back at the bowler.

My main criticism of the Mccullum Stokes team is that this team aren't ruthless or patient enough to capitalise when they are on top in the game. A lead of a hundred for only 1 down and then a collapse with big drives against wide deliveries. This was a day to bat time, get a good lead, and let the bowlers rest. The wicket isn't that bad.

Pope Root Brook

Really poor.

Those in the know were saying that the pitch would flatten by the end of the day, with day three being best day for batting. It was obvious that we needed a 250-300 lead and had to still be there after tea

Really poor strategy. Do they even have a game strategy under McCullum? Lot of living in the moment

 

[Hinchcliffe's Corner]

Only 25 times in history has a test finished in 2 days. Might be 26?

 

[Hinchcliffe's Corner]

Terrible bowling too now. Gone from being optimistic to disappointed within 1 hour. Test cricket eh.

 

[ElGato]

Depressing stuff.

This team doesn’t have the right mentality to win when the game is there for us.

Reminds me a bit of Test 1 or 2 over here last Ashes. Lyon went down injured and the moment called for some patient batting, get overs into the legs of their quicks and stretch the lead to be unassailable. Proceeded to lose a handful of wickets and they chased us down.

Parallels are clear here!

 

[Deulofeumygod]

Went to sleep and we had a lead of 77 for one wicket.

Wake up and hardly felt surprised.

Wasteful. Huge opportunity to bat for the day and get a lead of 300/350.

 

[Wat Tyler]

England are the proper Everton of cricket

 

[Charro]

This is an absolutely disgraceful performance.

 

[ToffeeTim]

They haven't bowled well but this is entirely on the batting line up.

 

[Exeter_Gently]

Abysmal batting.

It's up it's own arse "Bazball"

I got up 3am to watch it,Last time I do that ha.

 

[Exeter_Gently]

They haven't bowled well but this is entirely on the batting line up.

Top order piling the pressure on constantly.