The Ashes 25/26

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Re: The Ashes 25/26

Postby The Dark Knight » Sat Dec 27, 2025 3:46 pm

mighty_tiger_79 wrote:Aussies and dead rubbers
What do you mean?
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Re: The Ashes 25/26

Postby Eagles2014 » Sat Dec 27, 2025 3:48 pm

The Dark Knight wrote:
mighty_tiger_79 wrote:Aussies and dead rubbers
What do you mean?


Assuming he means the Aussies always lose dead rubbers?
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Re: The Ashes 25/26

Postby dedja » Sat Dec 27, 2025 3:55 pm

Eagles2014 wrote:
The Dark Knight wrote:
mighty_tiger_79 wrote:Aussies and dead rubbers
What do you mean?


Assuming he means the Aussies always lose dead rubbers?


There was a period a while ago when it wasn’t uncommon
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Re: The Ashes 25/26

Postby dedja » Sat Dec 27, 2025 3:58 pm

The Dark Knight wrote:
dedja wrote:
Jim05 wrote:Nice of these weak **** to turn up when the series is done and dusted
Same old pathetic England


I dunno, I suspect there was a hint of arrogance in the Aussie camp after Adelaide, I could be wrong though. I didn’t like the RonBall t-shirts for a start.

The divide between the 2 teams isn’t as great as the 3-0 score line suggests, and as has been well documented and discussed, the Aussies have been forever wallpapering cracks and you can’t expect to do that forever.

Fair play to the Poms if they do get up.
The Ron Ball tshirts was all Travis Heads idea, facilitated by Cheets from Type Media- https://www.instagram.com/reel/DSjuKZRD ... pvN2JnYg==


Yeah, I knew and get it from that perspective, but didn’t sit well with me in the aftermath of Adelaide seeing other players wear it … but maybe I’m just an old carrot* with no sense of humour. :D
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Re: The Ashes 25/26

Postby dedja » Sat Dec 27, 2025 4:05 pm

The question has to be asked, will every Pom in this Test be knighted if they win?
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Re: The Ashes 25/26

Postby am Bays » Sat Dec 27, 2025 4:16 pm

Once a King always a King
But once a Knight is enough….

or so I’ve been told
Let that be a lesson to you Port, no one beats the Bays five times in a row in a GF and gets away with it!!!
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Re: The Ashes 25/26

Postby pmackk » Sat Dec 27, 2025 4:18 pm

dedja wrote:
Jim05 wrote:Nice of these weak **** to turn up when the series is done and dusted
Same old pathetic England


I dunno, I suspect there was a hint of arrogance in the Aussie camp after Adelaide, I could be wrong though. I didn’t like the RonBall t-shirts for a start.

The divide between the 2 teams isn’t as great as the 3-0 score line suggests, and as has been well documented and discussed, the Aussies have been forever wallpapering cracks and you can’t expect to do that forever.

Fair play to the Poms if they do get up.

After winning the series in adelaide I knew england would win either Melbourne or Sydney with the players we have out. I had no problem with the Ronball shirts bit of fun.
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Re: The Ashes 25/26

Postby dedja » Sat Dec 27, 2025 4:21 pm

The only thing with the Poms winning this one is that this will help them justify their clearly flawed approach to the tour … and maybe help one or two keep their jobs.
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Re: The Ashes 25/26

Postby am Bays » Sat Dec 27, 2025 4:28 pm

This result is going to halve The South Australian Footballer content so that’s a good thing
Let that be a lesson to you Port, no one beats the Bays five times in a row in a GF and gets away with it!!!
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Re: The Ashes 25/26

Postby whufc » Sat Dec 27, 2025 4:31 pm

Given Australia will lose its first home Ashes test since 2010, the English were probably right. This is Australia’s worst side since the 2009/10 Ashes :)
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Re: The Ashes 25/26

Postby mighty_tiger_79 » Sat Dec 27, 2025 4:31 pm

Plumb
Matty Wade is a star and deserves more respect from the forum family!
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Re: The Ashes 25/26

Postby mal » Sat Dec 27, 2025 4:33 pm

Guiseppe Root OUT
5/158
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Re: The Ashes 25/26

Postby am Bays » Sat Dec 27, 2025 4:33 pm

whufc wrote:Given Australia will lose its first home Ashes test since 2009, the English were probably right. This is Australia’s worst side since the 2009/10 Ashes :)


WI and Pakistan in 2009-10 doth not an ASHES make
Let that be a lesson to you Port, no one beats the Bays five times in a row in a GF and gets away with it!!!
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Re: The Ashes 25/26

Postby locky801 » Sat Dec 27, 2025 4:45 pm

Havent posted at all during the Test match.

Interesting just to read everyones thoughts and mainly everyone on the same page.

Alot of talk has been and will continue to be about the pitch, was it really that bad.

From what i watched probably 80% of Australian wickets that fell was due to rash shots. England got knocked over in the 1st dig with some better bowling although they are always suspect with their techniques.

As Deja stated we have been covering problems in our batting areas now for some time, sure bring Trav for 5 to open and has been successful no one expected what he produced in Perh but test tons at Adelaide for him are as common as the amount of beers he drinks. But him opening leaves a huge gap in the middle order, kind of robbing Peter to pay Paul. He needs to be at 5

I am still trying to work out why play Green in this test, his batting his been abysml and he has bowled a total of 5 balls in this match, surely he could have been given a few overs in the 2nd dig when England were cruising.

Fair enough Ashes won however i have the feeling it will end up 3/2, i like the England attack now, have guys that will bowl long spells not come in for 4 or 5 overs bowling the occasional 150kph ball.

Food for thought is how many of this current test 11 worthy test players, Not half IMO

Anyway had my say time to go back intoi hyberntion

Aussie Sydney Test side in batting order

1.
2.
3.
4. Smith
5. Head
6
7. Carey
8 Neser (only on his 1st innings here)
9 STARc
10
11. Boland

Usman and Marnus have to go, they will give Jake one more test i would think, Not sold on Green at all. Inglis is not test standard, although Heads getting runs at the top him not being at 5 leaves a huge hole at the minute.

Can you play Webster, hasn't played any cricket as such in 4 to 5 weeks
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Re: The Ashes 25/26

Postby mal » Sat Dec 27, 2025 4:47 pm

Chokes I mean Stokes fails
6/165

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Re: The Ashes 25/26

Postby spell_check » Sat Dec 27, 2025 4:49 pm

Dot ball pressure
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Re: The Ashes 25/26

Postby dedja » Sat Dec 27, 2025 4:54 pm

By the way, Sydney to Hobart still going …
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Re: The Ashes 25/26

Postby mal » Sat Dec 27, 2025 4:59 pm

dedja wrote:By the way, Sydney to Hobart still going …


BTW
Hurryup Broom averaged 59 this test match
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Re: The Ashes 25/26

Postby whufc » Sat Dec 27, 2025 5:03 pm

Wouldn’t be fun refunding 90k people :)
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Re: The Ashes 25/26

Postby stampy » Sat Dec 27, 2025 5:04 pm

sprinkler anyone?
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