Boland beats Duckett first ball!
Mark Waugh saying he thinks Boland's bowled the loosest this morning he's seen.
Oz has some guy called Doggett on debut as the third seamer. His State record isn't fabulous.
They've got another debutant called Weatherald who will open - again his State record looks a bit mediocre for an Oz test player.
Both in their early 30s, so decently experienced.
England don't have a specialist spinner - Root is it I guess if they need it.
Root falls a hundred short of that maiden ashes ton in Australia.
Grace Hayden undoes a button on her blouse......
Never mind, my boy Brook will sort things out.
lol it’s all over already, wonder if the Aussies can wrap up the series inside 12 days like 4 years ago
Crazy difference between Boland and Starc - so far Starc is 5 overs 3/10, Boland 4 overs none for 29.
The step down from Starc is massive. Other bowlers not looking super scary right now.
of course, Starc with 3 wickets so far...
Huge wicket to Green as England were consolidating.
Brook and Stokes in the middle, mini crisis already, lets see the aggressive Ranga stand up !
94/4.
typical of this England team, 100 runs in a session at 4.5, but already 4 back in the shed.
Huge from Starc, night and day from the rest. At this rate Australia will bat for more than an hour today.
Massive wicket. At 100/3 at lunch the Aussies would probably have still had their nose just ahead but not by much, especially with two set batters.
@Chris-B said in Ashes 2025/6:
Oz has some guy called Doggett on debut as the third seamer. His State record isn't fabulous.
Harsh marker. He has 190 wickets at an average of 26
@sparky said in Ashes 2025/6:
Stokes gone. Australia far too good for England.
Brook will get a hundred and the tail will wag to make things competitive.
@MN5 said in Ashes 2025/6:
@sparky said in Ashes 2025/6:
Stokes gone. Australia far too good for England.
Brook will get a hundred and the tail will wag to make things competitive.
Lol nar