The Ashes 25/26

[dedja]

By the way, Sydney to Hobart still going …

BTW
Hurryup Broom averaged 59 this test match

[Jim05]

Wouldn’t be fun refunding 90k people

May have misheard them on ABC but thought they said tomorrow alone will cost CA over $11m

[am Bays]

Fair play to England their bowling today was very good put pressure on with their lengths

Batted smart put the pressure back on us (helped with poor lines) and then hit the cruise button.

Best team won

Pitch is a disgrace like the Perth one but not the reason why we lost

[dedja]

Yep, well played Pommie bastards.

Tongue MotM and Bethell looked alright despite the peroxide tips, so not all doom and gloom.

[mal]

By the way, Sydney to Hobart still going …

BTW
Hurryup Broom averaged 59 this test match

typical repugnant vulgar disgraceful pathetic disgusting reply by you
I will keep reminding you
if you post shit expect to cop shit

[dedja]

[am Bays]

By the way, Sydney to Hobart still going …

BTW
Hurryup Broom averaged 59 this test match

[mal]

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AB and Dedja in business ?

[dedja]

Wouldn’t be fun refunding 90k people

May have misheard them on ABC but thought they said tomorrow alone will cost CA over $11m

CA are tight arses, they’ll do everything possible to keep the coin.

[mighty_tiger_79]

Commemtators on ch7 whinging about the pitch
Blame the players

[am Bays]

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

Commemtators on ch7 whinging about the pitch
Blame the players

I reckon if the test last three days it’s on the players, à la Melbourne in 86-87 and 10-11 when we lost

However if it’s a two day test the pitch is the main reason

[locky801]

Commemtators on ch7 whinging about the pitch
Blame the players

Bradman and WG Grace probably would have scored double tons on it

[Jim05]

Commemtators on ch7 whinging about the pitch
Blame the players

Players were poor but pitch deserves to cop it too.
It was a poor pitch hopefully it’s rated that way too

[mal]

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

Commemtators on ch7 whinging about the pitch
Blame the players

I reckon if the test last three days it’s on the players, à la Melbourne in 86-87 and 10-11 when we lost

However if it’s a two day test the pitch is the main reason

One eyed post again
Didja forget the first test went 2 days and Australia won

But the pitch is the main reason- so can agree
Plus the law of averages , that England had to win a test in Australia eventually

[Armchair expert]

back in da boys

no changes

[RB]

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.

Fantastic. Hopefully Jim Jones, sorry I mean Baz, is still in charge come the next Ashes.

[locky801]

Australia,lost 20 wickets in less than 80 overs.

It's the quickest the Aussies have been bowled out twice in a Test since 1928.

[RB]

Even if Melbourne went the full five days - i.e. finishing at the end of Tuesday - it's still a complete joke that the Sydney test is scheduled to start on Sunday (i.e. Days 2-5 will be working days for many people) rather than a Saturday. Two or three days' break - fine. Four days' break - no thanks, let's get two weekend days in, rotate your squad if folks can't pull up.

[dedja]

Even if Melbourne went the full five days - i.e. finishing at the end of Tuesday - it's still a complete joke that the Sydney test is scheduled to start on Sunday (i.e. Days 2-5 will be working days for many people) rather than a Saturday. Two or three days' break - fine. Four days' break - no thanks, let's get two weekend days in, rotate your squad if folks can't pull up.

They’re beholden to the calendar as both Tests are dictated by Boxing Day, but I get what you mean.

[am Bays]

Commemtators on ch7 whinging about the pitch
Blame the players

Players were poor but pitch deserves to cop it too.
It was a poor pitch hopefully it’s rated that way too

Just checked, surprisingly Perth got a “very good” rating which I thought was too high, https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/ashes-2025-26-icc-hands-down-pitch-rating-for-two-day-perth-test-1513164 However given better judges than I Vaughn, Agnew Atherton and Hussain thought Englands preparation contributed to the outcome

Hopefully this pitch isn’t rated that high