Ashes 2025/6

@MN5 said in Ashes 2025/6:

@Godder said in Ashes 2025/6:

Not to defend Bazball entirely but I always figured that if you can't bat time, you basically have to score runs quickly since you're effectively there for a good time, not a long time. That might be because of poor technique, or because the bowlers have the ascendance currently (for whatever reason e.g. bowler quality, pitch, weather conditions etc.). Lord knows how often I watched average NZ teams in the 90s and 00s try to bat time to avoid losing, and just not having a defendable target so it was all for nought and predictably nought at that...

Boycott has said more recently that given today's pitches and bowling techniques etc, he would probably score faster than he used to because batting time is harder than it was.

Definitely depends on the situation. But crikey, we're early on day 2 and England are batting again. Surely they reign it in a bit compared to the first innings.

DIsclaimer: Would not be surprised in the slightest if they have a heave.

You would think so, but if they don't think they will last, they may as well hit out - no difference in balls faced, but maybe a few more runs on the board instead of dot balls.

This is going to be a tasty summer. Aggressive batting and bowling - can't wait

@nzzp said in Ashes 2025/6:

This is going to be a tasty summer. Aggressive batting and bowling - can't wait

Anyone with 4th day tickets may be disappointed though.

Interesting situation.

It feels like England still need to get a lead of 250-300 at least to win. But probably won't get there.

Boland comes alive and Aus back in it

Very loose outside the off stump from Brook and Pope.

Bang-Bang-Bang

Three quick wickets by Boland have turned this game back in Australia's favour.

Can Root and Stokes respond?

Starc!!

And now Root.

Grace Hayden undoes the second button

England crumble.

@sparky said in Ashes 2025/6:

@nzzp said in Ashes 2025/6:

This is going to be a tasty summer. Aggressive batting and bowling - can't wait

Anyone with 4th day tickets may be disappointed though.

The wya this is going, the third day looks unlikely

Huge belief and desire by the Australian bowlers to seize back control of this game since lunch.

@nzzp said in Ashes 2025/6:

@sparky said in Ashes 2025/6:

@nzzp said in Ashes 2025/6:

This is going to be a tasty summer. Aggressive batting and bowling - can't wait

Anyone with 4th day tickets may be disappointed though.

The wya this is going, the third day looks unlikely

Could easilybe done by tonight.

WinViz - Today:
Before Pope's Wicket: Australia 24% England 74%
After Pope's Wicket: Australia 31% England 69%
After Brook's Wicket: Australia 37% England 63%
After Root's Wicket: Australia 44% England 56%

Australia now the favourite IMHO.

Bazball looking completely rubbish when you look at this scoreboard and consider the likelihood of Australia shitting the bed twice......

392/26 in the match.

@nzzp said in Ashes 2025/6:

@sparky said in Ashes 2025/6:

@nzzp said in Ashes 2025/6:

This is going to be a tasty summer. Aggressive batting and bowling - can't wait

Anyone with 4th day tickets may be disappointed though.

The wya this is going, the third day looks unlikely

What is/are the shortest tests on record?

Commentators pretty critical of Oz going to the bouncer against these two. Sounds right to me.

They've been nicking everyone else out and now they've gone to the short ball and these guys have made hay.

England 194 ahead now, which probably has things at 50-50 given how it's gone so far!

I honestly don't know how to judge a good score on this pitch. I feel like there's abaut even odds of a England winning by about 50-70 runs and Australia winning by 8 wickets, I just have no idea how tough it really is.