Analysis The Cricket Thread 2025/26

[DQ 4EVER]

I don't take him seriously in any way.
When the heat was on he squibbed it. Couldn't take the heat of the day or the game. Had to be berated and cajoled by his skipper to perform. For one of their bowlers who was supposed to terrify the Aussies, he has given very little. His pace, apart from his first soell in Perth was ordinary. Was going to ride on Woods back.

That last line has me visualising the poms giving each other piggy back rides in the changerooms.
Sorry, just a funny visual for me

 

[DQ 4EVER]

With the chance that Tongue gets Boland out first ball, would that be the first time in test history a hat-trick has involved the same batsman twice?

 

[Nothing]

With the chance that Tongue gets Boland out first ball, would that be the first time in test history a hat-trick has involved the same batsman twice?

Yes

 

[Piggy Smalls]

With the chance that Tongue gets Boland out first ball, would that be the first time in test history a hat-trick has involved the same batsman twice?

Howie clearly trawling Big Footy

 

[Piggy Smalls]

I don't take him seriously in any way.
When the heat was on he squibbed it. Couldn't take the heat of the day or the game. Had to be berated and cajoled by his skipper to perform. For one of their bowlers who was supposed to terrify the Aussies, he has given very little. His pace, apart from his first soell in Perth was ordinary. Was going to ride on Woods back.

Tongue and Atkinson both look like better prospects

 

[Jezzitizle]

Waiting for Cam Green to do something utterly brain dead here.

Need a vintage Smith innings.

 

[Chris25]

Has a curator ever been fired before the end of day 2? Could be on for a record if Cricket Australia has any say.

 

[serial_thrilla]

Has a curator ever been fired before the end of day 2? Could be on for a record if Cricket Australia has any say.

But that 10 mm grass length will pay off BIG TIME on Day 5.

 

[Nothing]

**** Cameron

 

[Jezzitizle]

That shot looked like how coaches do slips warm ups.

 

[Nothing]

Learn to ****ing leave a ball

 

[go_the_dockers]

170 to 180 is not really enough.

Need to get another 30 somehow

 

[Dockeroo]

Waiting for Cam Green to do something utterly brain dead here.

Need a vintage Smith innings.

No expert on this sport but jeez Cam Green looks like a potato out there all summer. Surely there is someone else amongst the entire cricket playing population of Australia to take his spot?
Or is he just there for his fielding

 

[Jezzitizle]

170 to 180 is not really enough.

Need to get another 30 somehow

Ball still doing a fair bit, 170 is competitive.

 

[Lach72]

No expert on this sport but jeez Cam Green looks like a potato out there all summer. Surely there is someone else amongst the entire cricket playing population of Australia to take his spot?
Or is he just there for his fielding

Yeah not good.

What was he doing playing that ball?

 

[Docker82]

Ball still doing a fair bit, 170 is competitive.

Exactly. Hard to tell who wins from here. It's 50/50 IMO.

 

[Docker82]

Yeah not good.

What was he doing playing that ball?

Disappointing as I thought he played better than just about anyone (Head aside) before that shot.

 

[E Shed]

Some serious chestnut roasting in the near future for the curator.

Just BTW when the Gatorade drinks break arrives and the slogan is Water wasn’t made for this I can’t help but think of Idiocracy the movie. It’s all coming true.

 

[largebus]

Some serious chestnut roasting in the near future for the curator.

Just BTW when the Gatorade drinks break arrives and the slogan is Water wasn’t made for this I can’t help but think of Idiocracy the movie. It’s all coming true.

CA have already said they're gonna step in to drag out the length of matches.

First order of business, watering the pitch with Gatorade to make the grass die.

 

[Jezzitizle]

CA have already said they're gonna step in to drag out the length of matches.

First order of business, watering the pitch with Gatorade to make the grass die.

 

[estibador]

Well they finally got us.

But it's a testament to England's comical fragility that when they needed 10 more runs with 4 wickets left I still thought we were a chance to win.

 

[ImperialPurple]

36 wickets in 2 days. Abominable performances all round. Just slightly less abominable by the Poms.

 

[DQ 4EVER]

Congrats 2 the poms, but it is always embarrassing losing 2 england

 

[E Shed]

Joke. Can you imagine how much money everyone loses with it all over already and how many pissed off people on holiday looking forward to watching it are?

 

[largebus]

They rode their luck in the 4th innings but they were the much better team with bat and ball today.

Bazball will be declared a success with them winning their first Test here in over 5,400 days. Which is still 2,300 days less than Essendon's finals drought.