The Ashes 2025

[Jebus_lives]

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In for his batting as well

 

[Rita_Poon]

deliver on a length just outside off stump and they can't help themselves.

aus dug in and dug in and dug in and batted for time. that's how to play the pink ball game.

 

[ToffeeTim]

The preparation was terrible. The application has been terrible. And the mentality has been terrible.

You can't keep playing like this and expect success. Either you accept some responsibility and accountability and play with some discipline. Or if that's not possible, then you change the coach and captain.

What we don't know yet is whether this team don't want to learn lessons or if they just can't learn lessons.

 

[Rita_Poon]

"humiliated in that second day in perth, and then today shown em how to bowl and how to bat".

 

[f.t.r.s]

No, they do not. Root would be the only player I would have out of your side.

We both know thats not true

 

[Rita_Poon]

"can they keep going out the same way michael?"

"No they're going to get hammered!"

 

[Rita_Poon]

this is the aus second string, they've got a thousand wickets (taken) not playing.

 

[ToffeeTim]

This performance as a collective has been worse than Perth

Take away Root's unbeaten hundred and the batting has been pathetic. And the bowling was absolutely terrible. Short wide rubbish. And the fielding was diabolical.

This team has ran its course and this style can't win big games. It only works against mediocre opposition.

 

[NathDogg]

Arrogance personified this England side - not enough cricket played by them, not enough respect shown to the opposition, no respect shown to a test match and what that means.

Try and smack every delivery that comes your way in one day cricket, no issues at all with that, we used to be far too conservative in one day matches.

Now we have lost any semblance of control on our batting except for root who is the only player they Aussies would have.

Crap in the field, due to lack of proper matches.

We Can’t bowl consistently line and length anymore either (come back Jimmy Anderson) so make ok batters look spectacular.

So sick and tired of bazball.

This latest embarrassment has to be the death of it.

Well done Australia, played like a proper test side in a test match (mad tactics them) and have battered us.

 

[Rita_Poon]

McGrath laying in about intensity when bowling and not supporting the bowlers right. Freebies with all the field set right back.

 

[cronullasharks]

We both know thats not true

If I was delusional, sure.

 

[Rita_Poon]

oh dear, trying to excuse away "caught and bowleds happen!"

 

[ToffeeTim]

This team are like one of those teams who have defenders terrified of the ball, yet the manager insists on them playing out from.the back at every opportunity and at every match situation, because style is seen as more important than results.

 

[Rita_Poon]

This team are like one of those teams who have defenders terrified of the ball, yet the manager insists on them playing out from.the back at every opportunity and at every match situation, because style is seen as more important than results.

ah, the martinez methodology.

 

[Connor]

In for his batting as well

Can’t keep, dreadful footwork, looks mentally shot. We’ve a better option in the pipeline with Rew