@sparky said in Ashes 2025/6:
At 847 balls bowled, this was the shortest completed Ashes Test since 1888.
Three days left, still time to play another one!
Two one-dayers would have lasted longer.
Just watched Day 2 highlights.
Fuck me dead.
If you put yourself in the mind of an England fan for a few minutes, you'd be incredulous at the way some of your blokes got out.
Then you'd be dumbstruck by Travis Head going apeshit with the timber to cruise to a win.
This is going to be a long series of short matches. Glad they didn’t bother playing any proper warm up matches. Shameful
In the space of 4 hours England went from a lead of 100 runs with 9 wickets in hand to losing by 8 wickets…
@Dodge said in Ashes 2025/6:
This is going to be a long series of short matches. Glad they didn’t bother playing any proper warm up matches. Shameful
They clearly took no notice of the BCs last tour to Australia. No warm up games, got ground up in first test in Perth and never recovered
Three extra days of holiday for the English top order, and more time for McCullum to polish his usual cliches.
@canefan said in Ashes 2025/6:
@Dodge said in Ashes 2025/6:
This is going to be a long series of short matches. Glad they didn’t bother playing any proper warm up matches. Shameful
They clearly took no notice of the BCs last tour to Australia. No warm up games, got ground up in first test in Perth and never recovered
No tours games isn’t an excuse for batting like a bunch of beach cricketers trying to hit every ball into the surf.
I’ve played more watchful innings at Mahia….
@sparky said in Ashes 2025/6:
@MN5 No, it's an excuse for lots of golf.
Khawaja will tell you how dangerous that is
@canefan said in Ashes 2025/6:
@NTA said in Ashes 2025/6:
Starc. Fucked England's top order both innings.
If our batting showed any patience whatsoever on Day 1 we win by an innings
Still destructive, even after all this time
Still have nightmares about him fucking us in the CWC final. Not only is he an outstanding bowler he's got a little bit of menace in him which is great
@MN5 said in Ashes 2025/6:
@canefan said in Ashes 2025/6:
@Dodge said in Ashes 2025/6:
This is going to be a long series of short matches. Glad they didn’t bother playing any proper warm up matches. Shameful
They clearly took no notice of the BCs last tour to Australia. No warm up games, got ground up in first test in Perth and never recovered
No tours games isn’t an excuse for batting like a bunch of beach cricketers trying to hit every ball into the surf.
I’ve played more watchful innings at Mahia….
Our Geoffrey is still with us and I was right. He's furious! He's in his mid-eighties, but he's hauled himself from his recliner to the writing table to pen a critique! 
Fabulous stuff!
@Chris-B said in Ashes 2025/6:
@MN5 said in Ashes 2025/6:
@canefan said in Ashes 2025/6:
@Dodge said in Ashes 2025/6:
This is going to be a long series of short matches. Glad they didn’t bother playing any proper warm up matches. Shameful
They clearly took no notice of the BCs last tour to Australia. No warm up games, got ground up in first test in Perth and never recovered
No tours games isn’t an excuse for batting like a bunch of beach cricketers trying to hit every ball into the surf.
I’ve played more watchful innings at Mahia….
Our Geoffrey is still with us and I was right. He's furious! He's in his mid-eighties, but he's hauled himself from his recliner to the writing table to pen a critique!
Fabulous stuff!
Awesome article. It’s even better if you read it out loud in a Yorkshire accent if you can do one.
Everything he says is right.
I’d hope like fuck McCullum never gets anywhere near coaching the Black Caps.
We have our own regular humiliation from time to time, we don’t need what ever the fuck this fetish he and Stokes love to engage in
@Virgil said in Ashes 2025/6:
I’d hope like fuck McCullum never gets anywhere near coaching the Black Caps.
We have our own regular humiliation from time to time, we don’t need what ever the fuck this fetish he and Stokes love to engage in
Everyone fell in love with Bazball. Maybe bit so much now
@MN5 A worrying thing for England is that he's right about Archer.
Bowled nine overs the previous day and looked super threatening.
Second innings he was struggling to crack 135kms and innocuous.
2/11 off nine overs in the first innings.
0/45 off eight overs in the second.
He's not going to be much use if he can only bowl two shortish spells per match.
@Chris-B said in Ashes 2025/6:
@MN5 A worrying thing for England is that he's right about Archer.
Bowled nine overs the previous day and looked super threatening.
Second innings he was struggling to crack 135kms and innocuous.
2/11 off nine overs in the first innings.
0/45 off eight overs in the second.
He's not going to be much use if he can only bowl two shortish spells per match.
I think their batting approach and talent is of more concern.