Ashes 2025/6

Make that 7. Green goorne

Lead is 161

Random unrelated observations ...

1. Is it just me or is Carse's run up (from front o , nots so much the action) quite reminiscent of Allan Donald?
2. The Poms have got the first slip way in front of the keeper. Is that usual?

8 now. Neser none. c&b Carse

ACB must be completely pissed off all the gate takings they're missing out on.

9
Carse bowls a no ball and thought it was over ... nup, re-bowl that. So Starc gives first slip catching practice.

That'll be that.

175 to win.

Smith abdicating responsibility to Richardson was cowardice.

30 wickets in 4 and a bit sessions?

This has been one fucking weird test series

@mariner4life said in Ashes 2025/6:

Smith abdicating responsibility to Richardson was cowardice.

30 wickets in 4 and a bit sessions?

The strike rate for wickets in this test to date is a wicket every 21.93 balls

@Virgil said in Ashes 2025/6:

@mariner4life said in Ashes 2025/6:

Smith abdicating responsibility to Richardson was cowardice.

30 wickets in 4 and a bit sessions?

The strike rate for wickets in this test to date is a wicket every 21.93 balls

Wow, that would be elite in ordinary stats, especially for fast bowlers.

Billion dollar stadium, Ashes Boxing Day Test, thousands travelling halfway around the world, and a two dollar groundsman.

Looking at the score board from the 1st test in Perth given it’s so similar at the moment.

England’s 2nd innings there only lasted 34.4 overs

Aussies 2nd innings just now lasted 34.3 overs

Cameron Green is the sort of all rounder that we'd have picked in the 1990's.

England 13/0 in the third. On track to be 3 - 1 in the series unless Boland reproduces statue form.

Starc does what he normally does in the first over. 51 runs too late? Who the fuck knows with this match!

Starc finally hits a very full length. Time for Boland at the other end... but Smith goes with Richardson.

Carse some sort of pinch hitter.

England are well in this. I wonder how they'll fuck this up

I'm going to go out on a limb and suggest blazing away at shit balls outside off.

Baz going for a big "save his job" play by showing how clever he is with the Carse promotion.

Either that or just to try and rub the Aussies noses in it on Day 2 at the MCG.

@Donsteppa said in Ashes 2025/6:

Billion dollar stadium, Ashes Boxing Day Test, thousands travelling halfway around the world, and a two dollar groundsman.

Is this all down to the pitch? Do the batsmen need to take any responsibility?

And that's tea. 98 to win, 8 in hand.