Universal Love Cricket - Ashes 2025

[PerfectFooty]

This English team is collapsing faster than the Berlin Wall .

The collapse was fast, but the Berlin wall stood for almost 40 years, no English teams of the past could reach that period of consistency (For the record this is a dumb internet forum, but Berlin wall = bad and I'm not calling it's longevity a net positive)

 

[Dory_77]

Top order have too many shandys yesterday?

 

[jhong]

Just as well we have already retained the Ashes .

 

[PerfectFooty]

ngl, we've been okay this series, england has just performed worse.

But i honestly thought after Adelaide and retaining the ashes we've maybe celebrated a little to hard afterwards on the shortest turn around so far in the series. Maybe I'm reading to far into it but i don't feel we prepared as well for boxing day the same as we did the last three tests and i feel that it's showing a little today

 

[PerfectFooty]

Nesser who was dropped last match seems like the only bloke interested at the moment

 

[PerfectFooty]

Tongue has been good, deserves a fifer

 

[PerfectFooty]

ngl, we've been okay this series, england has just performed worse.

But i honestly thought after Adelaide and retaining the ashes we've maybe celebrated a little to hard afterwards on the shortest turn around so far in the series. Maybe I'm reading to far into it but i don't feel we prepared as well for boxing day the same as we did the last three tests and i feel that it's showing a little today

If we're sloppy in the field I'm claiming this

 

[PerfectFooty]

Nesser was honestly stiff to get dropped after the gabba test

 

[Dory_77]

Another 2 day test on the cards.

 

[PerfectFooty]

We were just bad, England appear to have shat themselves in front of this big crowd

ahhhhhhhhhh, seems familiar

 

[schmuttt]

Another 2 day test on the cards.

Yeah this is crap for cricket IMO

 

[Toump Ass]

First time watching bat and ball in 20 years, what even is this sport anymore.
100 runs in an innings for test cricket. The **** is that shit.

 

[jhong]

Imagine being the MCG catering manager . Place orders for 5 days ,4 days , 3 days . Suppliers would not be happy if they have stocked up and now it looks like a 2-3 day test.
England had Australia on toast , and still managed to screw it up , again. This match could go anywhere tomorrow , its 50/50 .

 

[PerfectFooty]

Imagine being the MCG catering manager . Place orders for 5 days ,4 days , 3 days . Suppliers would not be happy if they have stocked up and now it looks like a 2-3 day test.
England had Australia on toast , and still managed to screw it up , again. This match could go anywhere tomorrow , its 50/50 .

A lot of frozen shit they can just hold until BBL games resume, drinks shouldn't be an issue

Honestly if i was the MCG and i was worried about all that food spoiling i'd send it to a foodbank or donate it for good pr, and because it would be a good thing to do

 

[PerfectFooty]

Years ago the MCG was accused of having a batathon pitch. Between now and then it's mostly been alright. Now though it swung to a bowlers pitch

 

[jhong]

So , can these batsmen make this test go into day 3 ? . If both teams bat like yesterday i doubt it . While i think the pitch was a bit too bowler friendly , so what ? Makes a change from some of the roads bowlers have to work on .

 

[jhong]

Not convinced Weatherald is a long term solution as an opener.

 

[MarcMaverick]

Not convinced Weatherald is a long term solution as an opener.

Or even a short term solution.

 

[jhong]

Our team must have a golf course booked for tomorrow. It appears they are happy for this to end today.

 

[Crimson Azure]

Boland is rivalling ANB as my favourite mouth breather.

Playing a summer sport he must swallow a million flies.

 

[Proper Gander]

Doozy of a Boxing Day test. One to really savour

 

[jhong]

Pitch still the problem ?
England are cruising to a win today . Our batting this morning was a disgrace .
Edit = maybe not cruising .

 

[jhong]

Oh well , win some ,lose some .

 

[The Dr]

Not that upset at today’s loss. Another win would’ve papered over a lot of cracks in our batting line up.

Our batting stocks are seriously thin.

 

[schmuttt]

Not that upset at today’s loss. Another win would’ve papered over a lot of cracks in our batting line up.

Our batting stocks are seriously thin.

Yep. England are pathetic mentally but they have way better long term prospects than we do.

Imagine if our batting had to face our bowling in a test?