The Ashes 2025

[Alan Whittle]

Starting to wonder if the strategy of playing one soft practice match was to keep Stokes and Archer fit. If so, working so far. Day one and counting.

 

[Bruce Wayne]

Starting to wonder if the strategy of playing one soft practice match was to keep Stokes and Archer fit. If so, working so far. Day one and counting.

They gave Wood a very gentle workload as well. I think he bowled 5 overs today.

 

[Noisy noise annoys]

Just caught up on iPlayer - what a strange opening day. England need to be a lot less cavalier with the bat tomorrow

 

[Hinchcliffe's Corner]

Khawaja wasn't having back spasms, he was having a big

 

[tommye]

 

[Eggs]

…woke up, switched 5 Live on and listened to the last wicket go. A lead of 40, terrific effort.

Now I have to decide to switch off or continue listening

 

[f.t.r.s]

Surely the Crawley experiment needs to end now....walking wicket

 

[Hinchcliffe's Corner]

That's just beautiful from Starc, wonderful catch.

 

[RomanReigns]

0-1 is a decent start to the second innings

 

[slipstream86]

All the time in the world and Crawley does that....again. You can still be positive without playing the new ball ball off the front foot with the bat miles away from the body.

 

[RomanReigns]

Good review

 

[Bruce Wayne]

You feel with both sides that the bowlers are comfortably better than the batters. Could be a low scoring series.

 

[Bruce Wayne]

As in the bowlers are good and the batters are utter [Poor language removed].

 

[slipstream86]

Game over

 

[Bruce Wayne]

Utter garbage after lunch. Shameful batting (again).