Ashes 2023

@Duluth said in Test Championship Final: Aus v India:

@NTA

consistent and nagging

Starc v Hazlewood for the last spot in the Ashes attack?

Hazlewood as it turns out.

@NTA

Thanks for reminding me this starts today

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England choose to bat

England
1 Zak Crawley, 2 Ben Duckett, 3 Ollie Pope, 4 Joe Root, 5 Harry Brook, 6 Ben Stokes (capt), 7 Jonny Bairstow (wk), 8 Moeen Ali, 9 Ollie Robinson, 10 Stuart Broad, 11 James Anderson

Australia
1 David Warner, 2 Usman Khawaja, 3 Marnus Labuschagne, 4 Steve Smith, 5 Travis Head, 6 Cameron Green, 7 Alex Carey (wk), 8 Pat Cummins (capt), 9 Nathan Lyon, 10 Josh Hazlewood, 11 Scott Boland

@Duluth said in Ashes 2023:

England choose to bat

Good. I hate watching us bat.

Tough choice for the Australian selectors. Slightly surprised it was Starc who missed out, he probably lengthens their batting. Maybe they've decided his more random bowling and economy rate will suffer most against Bazball, but Starc is also the most likely to bowl something unplayable out of the blue.

In one of the more ‘what the fuck’ moments of sporting realisation I note that Australia haven’t won an Ashes in England for over 20 years.

Aus have way too much class across the board and the wheels will fall off ‘Bazball’ ( stupid term )

Australia to win 3-0 or 4-0

@MN5 said in Ashes 2023:

In one of the more ‘what the fuck’ moments of sporting realisation I note that Australia haven’t won and Ashes in England for over 20 years.

Away team has won twice this century

Aus in 2001
Eng in 2010/11

Aus did draw and retain the Ashes in 2019 away

Track looks dry as the proverbial dead dingo's donga

Second delivery might have been worth aiming for a yorker length, just to see if Crawey would try that again.

How does Crawley get a test gig ?

Are England really that bereft of test openers ?

And Hazlewood also bowls a first up pie to Crawley.

Duckett just stepping in front of his stumps and working it. Need to bring it across a little and challenge the 4th stump line

They’re certainly scoring quickly ( still refusing to say “Bazball” )

@MN5 yet you keep saying it

The Hoff. Duckett not comfortable outside off

Haha how's the no footwork approach

@KiwiMurph said in Ashes 2023:

Haha how's the no footwork approach

BAZBALL

Took an over, but once Hazlewood found his rhythm, that one was a sure thing.