Ashes 25/26

[PhatBoy]

Bit like Mitchell johnson

Mitchell Johnson doesn’t belong in a conversation with Chris Woakes, I’m sorry, even though I can see your point.

Two tours to England and he averaged 32 and 34.

The bad home series he averaged 36.

The good one he averaged 13.

he had 4 series out of 14 away from Australia where he averaged over 40.
Woakes averages almost FIFTY away from home.

Woakes has had 7 - and only played 11.

 

[sabso]

Mitchell Johnson doesn’t belong in a conversation with Chris Woakes, I’m sorry, even though I can see your point.

Two tours to England and he averaged 32 and 34.

The bad home series he averaged 36.

The good one he averaged 13.

he had 4 series out of 14 away from Australia where he averaged over 40.
Woakes averages almost FIFTY away from home.

Woakes has had 7 - and only played 11.

Tbf Woakes is more accurate on average

 

[PhatBoy]

Tbf Woakes is more accurate on average

His average overall is higher, and he’s a far bigger liability away, and his ‘ceiling’ is nothing like Johnson’s. Even his batting probably is only marginally better.

There would be very, very few people who would select Woakes in many conditions, save for English ones

 

[PhatBoy]

Btw I like Woakes I think he’s a good honest cricketer and player with a lot of heart I just think he’s a bit of a budget Vernon Philander

 

[DaRick]

That's the issue with Duckett - he compulsively pokes outside off-stump. On pitches with more bounce, he's gonna give quite a few chances to the slip cordon.

RE Chris Woakes, he's more like an early Stuart Broad. Good lower-order batsman, threatening at home (more consistent, but also less likely to bowl game-changing spells), usually pretty anodyne away. Very much a horses-for-courses pick; I have no idea why he's played in two overseas Ashes tours.

 

[Westend]

and now with the Eng/India series complete we move to the Ashes

If we stay disciplined and don't get involved with a big swinging dick competition with the poms we will win

 

[Trojan90]

and now with the Eng/India series complete we move to the Ashes

If we stay disciplined and don't get involved with a big swinging dick competition with the poms we will win

Definitely! But I do love a dick swinging contest.

 

[sabso]

and now with the Eng/India series complete we move to the Ashes

If we stay disciplined and don't get involved with a big swinging dick competition with the poms we will win

Just bowl a foot outside the off stump you’ll win em all

 

[PhatBoy]

Just bowl a foot outside the off stump you’ll win em all

Really? Crawley has a really poor defence when the ball is on off, Brook thrives on anything outside off but can be suspect if he has to defend straight ones - I dunno, I think if they are trying to get nicks they will leak a lot of runs

 

[RookiePick]

Definitely! But I do love a dick swinging contest.

Strong username to post correlation

 

[revo333]

That's the issue with Duckett - he compulsively pokes outside off-stump. On pitches with more bounce, he's gonna give quite a few chances to the slip cordon.

He is one of the luckiest batsman I've ever seen.

 

[revo333]

and now with the Eng/India series complete we move to the Ashes

If we stay disciplined and don't get involved with a big swinging dick competition with the poms we will win

I'm more confident after watching them play India than what I was before the series.

If our bowlers stay healthy we should start as favourites.

The Windies was a nice wake up call with the batting which should most determined to get runs and avoid the pressure of trying to keep their spot for the first test.

 

[Kapow!!!]

Honestly...kinda expecting England 3-1 or 4-1 if the weather holds in Sydney and Brisbane. Feels like an era ending/changing series.

 

[Westend]

Honestly...kinda expecting England 3-1 or 4-1 if the weather holds in Sydney and Brisbane. Feels like an era ending/changing series.

 

[PhatBoy]

He is one of the luckiest batsman I've ever seen.

Seriously? This series was the first time, I’m fairly sure, he has EVER, left two consecutive balls in his test career. That’s not an exaggeration for effect, but the way. That’s a literal fact: I’m sure the cricinfo statistician pointed it out in the first or second test.

You think an opening batsman who plays at the ball THAT much, has achieved an average in the 40s through luck.

 

[Westend]

‘Don’t think he’ll play’: Two brutal axings, exiles back as great tips Aussie Ashes XI

‘Don’t think he’ll play’: Two brutal axings, exiles back as great tips Aussie Ashes XI

www.foxsports.com.au

Don't think so BJ ...we need a spinner regardless where we play

and by that stage greenie will be bowling again...and webbie might still be in the side ...so thats 6 medium/fast options if lyon misses out

I do see merit with Sweeney opening and marnus at 3....but they both need to be scoring runs in the lead up games

 

[big_e]

‘Don’t think he’ll play’: Two brutal axings, exiles back as great tips Aussie Ashes XI

‘Don’t think he’ll play’: Two brutal axings, exiles back as great tips Aussie Ashes XI

www.foxsports.com.au

Don't think so BJ ...we need a spinner regardless where we play

and by that stage greenie will be bowling again...and webbie might still be in the side ...so thats 6 medium/fast options if lyon misses out

I do see merit with Sweeney opening and marnus at 3....but they both need to be scoring runs in the lead up games

A spinner in Perth? That'll never work!

 

[Kapow!!!]

Seriously? This series was the first time, I’m fairly sure, he has EVER, left two consecutive balls in his test career. That’s not an exaggeration for effect, but the way. That’s a literal fact: I’m sure the cricinfo statistician pointed it out in the first or second test.

You think an opening batsman who plays at the ball THAT much, has achieved an average in the 40s through luck.

I agree with your point entirely but Marnus averaged 50+ for quite a number of years batting at 3 and you could make an argument that was somewhat achieved through luck

 

[Bradesmaen]

Seriously? This series was the first time, I’m fairly sure, he has EVER, left two consecutive balls in his test career. That’s not an exaggeration for effect, but the way. That’s a literal fact: I’m sure the cricinfo statistician pointed it out in the first or second test.

You think an opening batsman who plays at the ball THAT much, has achieved an average in the 40s through luck.

yes, if you've seen where his runs come, a lot behind the wickets.

 

[PhatBoy]

I agree with your point entirely but Marnus averaged 50+ for quite a number of years batting at 3 and you could make an argument that was somewhat achieved through luck

I think it definitely helped but he also did have a very good run of form.

yes, if you've seen where his runs come, a lot behind the wickets.

I’ve watched more or less every series he’s played aside from the Pakistan ones. They do, but he is also very strong off his legs (and pays the price a bit too - he’s been bowled or leg before more in more than a third of his dismissals) - compare that to a noted opening nicker like a David Warner who had a lot of issues at times with getting caught behind the wicket who was bowled or leg before 57 times in 197 innings.

Duckett will always run the risk of getting caught behind the wickets, it’s going to be the trade off for anyone who plays at as many balls as he does and is willing to risk scoring that way. But he is arguably just as susceptible if not more, to bowlers going at his stumps. Bottom line is either way, he will take you for runs, it’s how many you’ll give up before you get him.

 

[Bradesmaen]

I think it definitely helped but he also did have a very good run of form.




I’ve watched more or less every series he’s played aside from the Pakistan ones. They do, but he is also very strong off his legs (and pays the price a bit too - he’s been bowled or leg before more in more than a third of his dismissals) - compare that to a noted opening nicker like a David Warner who had a lot of issues at times with getting caught behind the wicket who was bowled or leg before 57 times in 197 innings.

Duckett will always run the risk of getting caught behind the wickets, it’s going to be the trade off for anyone who plays at as many balls as he does and is willing to risk scoring that way. But he is arguably just as susceptible if not more, to bowlers going at his stumps. Bottom line is either way, he will take you for runs, it’s how many you’ll give up before you get him.

Sure he gets a lot of runs on flat tracks, that's all they give them now to allow Bazball to flourish. But put him on anything that moves slightly and he's useless as **** to a bull. Crawley is worse however. Harry Brook isn't far behind. The most overrated cricketer of a generation.

 

[PhatBoy]

Sure he gets a lot of runs on flat tracks, that's all they give them now to allow Bazball to flourish. But put him on anything that moves slightly and he's useless as **** to a bull. Crawley is worse however. Harry Brook isn't far behind. The most overrated cricketer of a generation.

But he’s not, is he. Crawley is junk but even when you exclude the innings Brook played in NZ where he was dropped half a dozen times and made 180, he’s smacked not one but two hundreds there at better than a run a ball where the ball was moving all over the place.

On the only pitch they played on this series that had genuine s a movement sideways he hit a run a ball 50 and then a century at better than a run a. Ball.

It’s getting tired mate.

 

[Art Vandelay_]

Sure he gets a lot of runs on flat tracks, that's all they give them now to allow Bazball to flourish. But put him on anything that moves slightly and he's useless as **** to a bull. Crawley is worse however. Harry Brook isn't far behind. The most overrated cricketer of a generation.

21 centuries for the 5 test series. A test cricket record.
Says it all about the pitches prepared for this bazball crapola.

Fully expect us to win the series comfortably, and our batting is a mess.
We won't give them batting tracks, and Ponting pointed out. Since covid the pitches in Australia for tests and FC matches have been considerably less batsman friendly than ever before.

 

[Bradesmaen]

But he’s not, is he. Crawley is junk but even when you exclude the innings Brook played in NZ where he was dropped half a dozen times and made 180, he’s smacked not one but two hundreds there at better than a run a ball where the ball was moving all over the place.

On the only pitch they played on this series that had genuine s a movement sideways he hit a run a ball 50 and then a century at better than a run a. Ball.

It’s getting tired mate.

And fairies are real, as are leprechauns.

 

[revo333]

And fairies are real, as are leprechauns.

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