Ashes 25/26

[Westend]

Labs ton today for qld good to see

 

[Westend]

Webbie first ball duck took three wickets opening the bowling

 

[RookiePick]

Labs ton today for qld good to see

I take drugs

 

[Borisdog]

He has form in a different space - he was accused of being one of the “racists” in the Azeem Rafiq Yorkshire situation. Incidentally so was Hoggy.

Accused isn't "form". Nor is it guilt.

Vaughan repeatedly and vehemently denied it and was CLEARED by an ECB hearing.

Sorry mate, but I genuinely hate the automatic "racist" dog whistling. It's nasty piece of mud you can't unthrow when untrue. Especially when it's been used as a bridge to "Indecent assault".

 

[toml]

Labs ton today for qld good to see

Also made 64 and 67no in the two pre season innings he batted in against Tasmania last week, one in a 50 over match and the other in a 3 day red ball hit out. Hopefully will give him a bit of confidence going in to the shield in a few weeks.

 

[Art Vandelay_]

I take drugs

Why no sharing teammate?

 

[Art Vandelay_]

A game in [checks notes] Lucknow, India, is just perfect trial for an Ashes test spot at Perth.

Said no one ever.

 

[sabso]

I take drugs

Given your club it’d be more surprising if you didn’t take drugs

 

[RookiePick]

Given your club it’d be more surprising if you didn’t take drugs

Hey!

 

[74561347]

His entire career has been warming into it.
Webster's numbers are superior

kurtis patterson averages 144 at test level, we better drop steve smith for him because his numbers are better

stuart law was never dismissed in his entire test career, guess hes the best batsman of all time

 

[big_e]

A game in [checks notes] Lucknow, India, is just perfect trial for an Ashes test spot at Perth.

Said no one ever.

Because that's not why they are there.

 

[the_interloper]

kurtis patterson averages 144 at test level, we better drop steve smith for him because his numbers are better

stuart law was never dismissed in his entire test career, guess hes the best batsman of all time

Voges as good as Steve Smith pretty much

 

[Jack Mundy]

kurtis patterson averages 144 at test level, we better drop steve smith for him because his numbers are better

stuart law was never dismissed in his entire test career, guess hes the best batsman of all time

Stuart law averaged zero. Dreadful

 

[the_interloper]

Stuart law averaged zero. Dreadful

Actually he doesn't have an average i believe

 

[crows dude]

Webster with 85

 

[the_interloper]

Webster with 85

Wade 100 off 60 odd, spewing I missed that

 

[sabso]

Voges as good as Steve Smith pretty much

5 runs better currently

 

[Freezin]

His entire career has been warming into it.
Webster's numbers are superior

As are Green's numbers batting in the top 6 then, compared to Inglis'a at the 1st class level. Inglis at 3?....not sure why or where you pulled that from.....

 

[OhhhhhCyril]

Still can't believe how fast tickets sold out for this entire series, and the resale cost is beyond stupid.

 

[Gough]

English squad.

New deputy among Ashes squad surprises for England | cricket.com.au

Visitors announce pace-heavy 16-man group charged with regaining the urn for first time since 2015

www.cricket.com.au

 

[Westend]

English squad.

New deputy among Ashes squad surprises for England | cricket.com.au

Visitors announce pace-heavy 16-man group charged with regaining the urn for first time since 2015

www.cricket.com.au

Fantasic that they haven't picked a left arm spinner thought leach would play...we struggle against Left arm spin

Looking forward to seeing our lads feast on Bashir pies

and before you say...yes bethell bowls slow left arm...but he is not really a frontline spinner yet

 

[74561347]

Bethel is the latest in a line of next big thing future trivia questions that England bring out every time there is an ashes in Australia.

Who legitimately remembers mason crane? Scott borthwick?

 

[Outshined]

Being realistic, they should finally at least be competitive and win a test after going 0-13 since 2010/11.

The hubris is building though. Yeah the current Australian side is rapidly heading towards its sunset but there's still a lot of quality in the XI.

 

[the_interloper]

Being realistic, they should finally at least be competitive and win a test after going 0-13 since 2010/11.

The hubris is building though. Yeah the current Australian side is rapidly heading towards its sunset but there's still a lot of quality in the XI.

The only issue is the top order really. Someone 4-6 will usually make runs (hard when you're often 2 for 30), Carey solid as a rock with gloves and bat, Lyon keeps getting written off but still can get wickets from days 1-5. Quicks are elite plus we have cover, they're very durable but getting older of course.

Slips/gully catching and fielding should be better than England, our tailenders seem to always get it done. Hopefully a decent series for Khawaja, think his partner is going to struggle whoever it is, if Green can lock down 3 and get some runs it might be the key.

 

[10Dulkar]

Aside from night watchmen and the likes of O'Keeffe opening, who was the last player to bat in the top order in tests without a FC century?

Leach is still (for all his critics) by far the best spinner in England but he'll never play tests again under this regime.