The Ashes 2023

[Gilbert..]

Aussies were 4-1 to win an hour ago. I should have made a few quid there.

 

[ToffeeTim]

Totally agree. I'm convinced England will win the series regardless of this result.

They won't win it batting recklessly and making declarations to make a point.

 

[Old Blue 2]

Australia nominate the England captain as their Man-of-the-match for his declaration on Day 1 with Root still at the crease with a ton to his name...

 

[Kev The Rat]

Just like everton got relegated clown man

boo hoo you fool.

 

[ToffeeTim]

It doesn’t bode well that smith and labuschagne missed out and they still won.

Thought it was a great test match - think one England player needed to go big in that second innings, plenty of chances and still feel root three away his second innings wicket.

On to the next one.

Australia wont play that poorly again all series

That is a complete shocker. They literally chucked the game away

 

[Kev The Rat]

Oh well at least Kev's happy.

not happy, my prediction was correct though. Aus have the edge in these types of close situations, always have.

 

[spence03]

That declaration should be labeled at Stokes every bit as much as Hussain in Brisbane and Ponting here in '05

The height of utter, utter stupidity. Its bit England on the backside. I was annoyed with it Friday, utterly livid with it now. Got a monumental task to win the ashes from here.

 

[Kev The Rat]

Australia wont play that poorly again all series

That is a complete shocker. They literally chucked the game away

Yeah Aus likely to look back at this and adjust accordingly to a more attacking style

Had they been a bit more positive, they would have won this yesterday.

 

[bcblue1878]

Has to be real thought given to Woods (if fit!) and Foakes coming into that team for the next game at Lords!

 

[ToffeeTim]

The declaration on day 1 was one of the worst decisions I've seen in cricket. Was the cricketing equivalent of booting it into your own net

 

[MichaelEFC96]

Were Labuschagne and Darren Till separated at birth?

 

[samsonthedog1]

Has to be real thought given to Woods (if fit!) and Foakes coming into that team for the next game at Lords!

Agree, drop Ali and get the 4th seamer.

 

[ArtetaMoney]

The declaration on day 1 was one of the worst decisions I've seen in cricket. Was the cricketing equivalent of booting it into your own net

“The Michael Keane” I think is the technical term for it.

 

[ToffeeTim]

The bowling in the last 45 minutes was rubbish as well. Where was the energy and zip in that scenario?

Need pace brought into side

 

[steven]

The declaration on day 1 was one of the worst decisions I've seen in cricket. Was the cricketing equivalent of booting it into your own net

Ponying had it spot on yesterday when Pietersen was eulogizing about root controlling the second innings etc / ‘but he got out at 40’…

They need to be smarter with it