The Ashes 2023

[Rita_Poon]

The pitch favours the bowlers and we’re facing the best attack in the world.

Learn to defend? Wait the new ball out? Patience and posture? Gonna give the match away in the opening 90 minutes of the first day of five.

Catastrophic.

 

[Rita_Poon]

83-3
3 dropped catches
Shambles.
Mentality of being in the winning position at OT, when it aint been earned here. Minds are elsewhere. Who will dig in to provide a marker for Khawaja and Smith?

 

[ToffeeTim]

Another even session of cricket, good end to the session by Brook

 

[Old Blue 2]

131-3 at lunch.

Brook 48 off 41 balls! The lad is a monster!

 

[PITA]

I don't know if I'm a hard marker of the players but I don't think we've got the better players. A lot of our players are in or entering the twilight of their careers and Marnus who I think is proper world class has been scratching around at the crease for a while now till his last innings. I would honestly say on paper your team edges ours.

I agree when playing in England but I still think that your bowlers are far superior in Australian conditions. The next Ashes series will probably confirm this.

 

[Connor]

He's big
He's fat
Brilliant with the bat
Harry Brook, Harry Brook

 

[Walken]

83-3
3 dropped catches
Shambles.
Mentality of being in the winning position at OT, when it aint been earned here. Minds are elsewhere. Who will dig in to provide a marker for Khawaja and Smith?

pipe down si

 

[Walken]

He's big
He's fat
Brilliant with the bat
Harry Brook, Harry Brook

Feels like he will be a top 5 top 10 in the world batsman, if he's there for just a few hours he is a huge problem for the oppo skipper

 

[Connor]

Feels like he will be a top 5 top 10 in the world batsman, if he's there for just a few hours he is a huge problem for the oppo skipper

He's not doing it here yet, but shown he can drop anchor and dig in too. Not just a smash you about for 25 and out type.

Looking forward to seeing his development

 

[Walken]

He's not doing it here yet, but shown he can drop anchor and dig in too. Not just a smash you about for 25 and out type.

Looking forward to seeing his development

I'm sure coming through a lot of people were thinking about his white ball potential, its one of the benefits of Stokes and Baz that these players may start thinking red ball first.

 

[Rita_Poon]

pipe down si

knock it off kenners, you and yer 'good times'...

 

[Connor]

I'm sure coming through a lot of people were thinking about his white ball potential, its one of the benefits of Stokes and Baz that these players may start thinking red ball first.

As ever, the best teams have a mix of good red ball players and good white ball players. Not making any comparisons to KP for Brook, but the best England teams of my lifetime were helped by Cook playing his game and then KP smashing it about

Why I'd have Bohannon at 3. He's got tee off potential but he's red ball first - pretty poor T20 player.

 

[Milk]

No idea why Moeen is staying out. Just retire hurt and return later after treatment

 

[cronullasharks]

Oow I like seeing that off stump fly

 

[ToffeeTim]

Every time a team has looked to be getting on top, they lose wickets

Strange series