Banter The No Dazzlering Big Cricket Thread - 2025/26 Ashes Edition

[Cuzz09]

Stars look like Essendon rounds 1-10 just flying...

nek minnit

 

[kane249]

The Hurricanes and Stars seem to the two stand out side this year, and by a fair margin.

Some of the test players coming back might even things out a bit though.

Tim David's injury is a huge blow for the Canes, have to see how long hes out for

 

[Tugga27]

Tim David's injury is a huge blow for the Canes, have to see how long hes out for

I'm pretty sure he will be out for the tournament.

Will focus on getting ready for the T20 WC in Feb.

Beau Webster coming back should soften the blow though.

 

[ioppolo]

Weatherald slotting back in up top is an improvement on Ward as well

 

[WA footy mad]

Melbourne stars should win this year given a huge prop up by the ACB. Its all about the revenue ACB needs a melb team winning so they handed them a few gift players..

 

[Tugga27]

Melbourne stars should win this year given a huge prop up by the ACB. Its all about the revenue ACB needs a melb team winning so they handed them a few gift players..

Who?

 

[Carbine Chaos]

Tye batting at 8?

 

[FKASC]

Seasoned campaigners

 

[amazingjoshy]

The Viccos are of course being completely rational about this

 

[RookiePick]

1/6 off 2.overs by this fresh faced AJ Tye fellow. Quality bowling, a shame The Scorchers didn't identify him and pick him up!

 

[amazingjoshy]

1/6 off 2.overs by this fresh faced AJ Tye fellow. Quality bowling, a shame The Scorchers didn't identify him and pick him up!

Majority of this board wanted him turfed 3 years ago

 

[Selurs]

1/6 off 2.overs by this fresh faced AJ Tye fellow. Quality bowling, a shame The Scorchers didn't identify him and pick him up!

Majority of this board wanted him turfed 3 years ago

Finished 1/29 - pretty much summing up why didn't bother sticking with him...

 

[amazingjoshy]

Finished 1/29 - pretty much summing up why didn't bother sticking with him...

Bowled the power play play over which cost him a few runs but was still easily their 2nd best bowler behind Zampa

Not too pissed about Perth letting him go tbh as it was time, but he was great for us right till the end, despite the hate he got on here

 

[FKASC]

Bowled the power play play over which cost him a few runs but was still easily their 2nd best bowler behind Zampa

Not too pissed about Perth letting him go tbh as it was time, but he was great for us right till the end, despite the hate he got on here

tbh the hate was mostly exasperation as he went from someone with a heap of tricks to someone who just bowled fast and predictably. Which is bizarre because you’d think it would be the other way around as someone gets older.

 

[Tugga27]

Scorchers win tonight and we go to 3rd.
Lose and I think our finals chances might slip away.

Really a must win game.

Has anybody heard anything about Kelly?
Surely he's injured.

 

[JoshWoodenSpoon]

Season on the line

 

[ioppolo]

I'm still pissed we let Behrendorff go.

 

[squashface]

Should be watching Day 5 right now

 

[Tugga27]

Lost the toss and are batting.

Hobson dropped for Inglis

 

[Ochre]

Should've dropped a bowler for Inglis and bowled Hardie and Coops for 4 each.

 

[ioppolo]

Lost the toss and are batting.

Hobson dropped for Inglis

After a somewhat respectable batting performance after our stars at the top of the order shat their pants.

 

[Shifty1]

Lost the toss and are batting.

Hobson dropped for Inglis

Yeah Hobson really unlucky. Would have dropped Hardie but I guess we need his shit bowling.

 

[Cuzz09]

Prediction:

Scorchers 8/155

 

[Shifty1]

Ball doing quite a bit. Batting second probably optimal here.

 

[FKASC]

didn’t realise they moved the game to the MCG