The Ashes 2023

[steven]

2 players in the 40s absolutely cruising and just chucking their wickets away

Could say the exact same thing about Head for Australia. It's just the way they play now, I agree it's stupid and they need to manage their innings much better.

 

[ToffeeTim]

40s don't win test matches....

 

[steven]

40s don't win test matches....

They do when one goes big, Duckett needs to convert into a big ton now

 

[NathDogg]

Don’t think we can play test match cricket anymore - even the greats like Root.

 

[Rita_Poon]

98 out

Fool!

 

[ste d' indica]

Ahhh nuts.

 

[neil999]

Oh mate...shame

 

[maccavennie]

ffs

 

[ToffeeTim]

Daft !

 

[steven]

That. is. stupid.

 

[ToffeeTim]

There is plenty of room to mix some common sense in with an aggressive style.

The 3 dismissals today have been set batsmen throwing their wickets away. You cannot win ashes tests playing like this !!

 

[maccavennie]

2 wickets gone for the last 20 runs.
Simply need another big score from someone here because I wouldn't want to be giving them an 80-100 run headstart

 

[neil999]

I think your all being a bit harsh! 98..well done, maybe got nervous

 

[NathDogg]

There is plenty of room to mix some common sense in with an aggressive style.

The 3 dismissals today have been set batsmen throwing their wickets away. You cannot win ashes tests playing like this !!

Shambolic tbh - I don’t find this entertaining cricket, it’s frustrating cricket.

 

[ToffeeTim]

I think your all being a bit harsh! 98..well done, maybe got nervous

5 days is a long time. You don't have to take on every short ball every time.

They are scoring at 4.5 an over, they don't need to keep taking risks. You get over 400 in a day at that scoring rate!