Cricket Thread: Ashes 2025-26 Pink Test

[Rabish Binney]

Prediction:

Lose the toss

Poms all out for 250 on Day 1. Cummins 5 for
Weatherald and Head both unbeaten at stumps

The openers finish Day 2 150+ not out each with the English bowlers wilting in 40 degree heat. Joffra Archer off the field with a "side strain"

Or the alternative. We win the toss and bat. AUST 4-376 at stumps. Continue to bat on day 2 and declare just after tea at 8-550 keeping the Poms out in the heat for the most part of 2 days.

Poms 3-39 at stumps.

 

[Eagleboy2011]

How negative would it have been for Australian cricket if Khawaja at 39 had been chosen? The selector did the right respectful thing by selecting him in the squad for his past performances.


Australia XI: Travis Head, Jake Weatherald, Marnus Labuschagne, Steve Smith, Cameron Green, Alex Carey (wk), Josh Inglis, Pat Cummins (c), Mitchell Starc, Nathan Lyon, Scott Boland

 

[Kane McGoodwin]

How negative would it have been for Australian cricket if Khawaja at 3 had been chosen? The selector did the right respectful thing by selecting him in the squad for his past performances.


Australia XI: Travis Head, Jake Weatherald, Marnus Labuschagne, Steve Smith, Cameron Green, Alex Carey (wk), Josh Inglis, Pat Cummins (c), Mitchell Starc, Nathan Lyon, Scott Boland

Sensible changes.

 

[Kane McGoodwin]

Members busy already.

 

[FR0GGY]

Smith out of the match

 

[Kane McGoodwin]

Smith out of the match

Big loss.

Who in?

Gather Khawaja... so does Head tevert down the order.

 

[Kane McGoodwin]

Khawaja officially back for Smith.

 

[FR0GGY]

Khawaja officially back for Smith.

Khawaja at four where he’s batted twice for a highest score of 2

 

[BRL121]

Khawaja officially back for Smith.

That's terrible! Enormous difference. Our batting and catching is back to the pack now.

 

[Vader]

That's terrible! Enormous difference. Our batting and catching is back to the pack now.

We're effectively playing with 10 players, both batting and fielding.

 

[BRL121]

We're effectively playing with 10 players, both batting and fielding.

I'm just trying to work out how Khawaja concussed him!

 

[Kane McGoodwin]

Khawaja at four where he’s batted twice for a highest score of 2

There is an SA captain who would be more suited to #4... but the Australian selectors rarely change.

 

[jackster83]

What are the odds of a Head ton by lunch?

 

[FR0GGY]

What are the odds of a Head ton by lunch?

A ton of head before lunch would be perfect

 

[FR0GGY]

Usman gets to open anyway

 

[Eagleboy2011]

Camera work on AO is brilliant. Imagine someone overseas looking at this picturesque ground.

 

[Eagleboy2011]

WTF did our boys have for lunch. 4-94

 

[FR0GGY]

Thank god for Usman

 

[Eagleboy2011]

Thank god for Usman

Would that have been on your bingo card?

 

[FR0GGY]

Would that have been on your bingo card?

No

 

[GreyCrow]

I always believed Ussie




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[Eagleboy2011]

I always believed Ussie




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I do as well. Now, where is that post from yesterday where I rubbished him? I need to delete asap.

 

[FR0GGY]

Will smith get back in?

 

[FR0GGY]

Crowd of 54700ish

 

[GreyCrow]

Crowd of 54700ish

10k out back in the marquee