Australia are the clear favourites IMHO.
England are going to end up with a lead of about 200. All it needs is for one of the Aussie batsmen to get away and make a 60+ and they are nearly there.
@sparky said in Ashes 2025/6:
Aussie batsmen to get away and make a 60+
This bowling unit has the potential to make that really difficult.
Aus chasing 204
Nine wickets in a session. Excellent effort by the Australian seam attack. Pathetic in the circumstances by England.
Good bowling but some of the shot selection was mad.
@Cyclops said in Ashes 2025/6:
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.
The Aussies will win. They've been brought up to fight.
Half decent batting in that innings and England could have put the game beyond Australia's reach.
They failed.
It will be tough going batting 4th on that pitch, but the Aussies will relish it.
@sparky said in Ashes 2025/6:
@Cyclops said in Ashes 2025/6:
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.
The Aussies will win. They've been brought up to fight.
who's getting runs?
Waj? Weatherald? marnus? It's going to be Steve + 1-2 others ... not a heap of experience.
HEad and Smith key
@sparky said in Ashes 2025/6:
@nzzp 204 for the tie. 205 to win.
England need 10 wickets.
This isn't going to be a draw. This isn't going into Day 4 or Day 5.
Will it make Day 3?
This Aussie team is plenty flakey.
Get to and through Smith cheaply and they'll fall short.
Not putting any money anywhere.
Some English commentators are moaning about the Jamie Smith wicket and saying that Snicko didn't show enough for the Third Umpire to give it.
Clutching at straws.
