The Ashes 2025

[maccavennie]

Let’s see if they can bat sensibly today. Looks a great wicket to be batting on

We'll see

 

[toffeemax]

First wicket sweepstake, I'm going 2nd over

 

[PITA]

Wickets down by lunch sweepstake. I’m hoping for 0 but expecting 3.

 

[nsno_traditionally]

Hundred without loss at lunch

 

[PITA]

First wicket sweepstake, I'm going 2nd over

1st. As in 1st over

 

[maccavennie]

First wicket sweepstake, I'm going 2nd over

3rd over.

 

[slipstream86]

Quality commentary on TMS from AH...."These surfaces suit Englands batters more than the ones that nip and turn"

 

[Wizard]

We'll see

Ben Duckett: “Hold my beer”

 

[nsno_traditionally]

Hundred without loss at lunch

I would like to revise the above prediction with we'll lose a wicket any second.

 

[Gablett]

Fair play, hell of a 1st over from Starc that

 

[Wizard]

Fair play, hell of a 1st over from Starc that

It was but Duckett wafting around like a mad man again

 

[Gablett]

It was but Duckett wafting around like a mad man again

Yep, doesn't bode well for a new approach but we will see

 

[Swartzy]

Crawley - 48
Duckett - tonne
Pope - tonne
Root - 60
Brook - 70
Stokes - 35
Smith - 80
Jacks - 20
Carse - 35
Archer - 15
Tongue - 12

 

[PITA]

Starc didn’t put much effort in there to try to stop the 4.

 

[Swartzy]

Should know not to tempt fate by now..