The Ashes 25/26

[Jim05]

I know he's on 112 so they need to try something but I've never understood a right-arm seam bowler bowling around the wicket to a right-hander.

Smith does seem to be a tad befuddled I guess.

It’s just rubbish.
Not sure how they think they will get a wicket

[The Dark Knight]

Seems a bit weird when you have near on 450 on the board but bit disappointed with some of our cricket today and feel we are going to leave about 200 runs out there.
Flat deck against a mediocre attack who have basically given up and are just waiting for the series to end.
Was a huge opportunity to grind them into the dirt especially when you pick 8 batters.

How about now, do you think being 7/518 with a lead of 134 going at 4.17 and batting for 124 overs and batting all day is not grinding them into the dirt? Australia don't have to be in any rush while they build a lead and take time out of the game aswell.

[dedja]

AUS wont make 250

This is why you’re one of the most loved here … please never change.

[locky801]

AUS wont make 250

This is why you’re one of the most loved here … please never change.

think he meant to add in their second innings as they probably wont get one

[Jim05]

Seems a bit weird when you have near on 450 on the board but bit disappointed with some of our cricket today and feel we are going to leave about 200 runs out there.
Flat deck against a mediocre attack who have basically given up and are just waiting for the series to end.
Was a huge opportunity to grind them into the dirt especially when you pick 8 batters.

How about now, do you think being 7/518 with a lead of 134 going at 4.17 and batting for 124 overs and batting all day is not grinding them into the dirt? Australia don't have to be in any rush while they build a lead and take time out of the game aswell.

The last partnership definitely tilted things back better but just felt a few of our batsman did bat poorly today and I honestly thought we could have finished only 4 or 5 down against this attack.
If we can get 200-250 in front we may not need to bat again

[Brodlach]

Seems a bit weird when you have near on 450 on the board but bit disappointed with some of our cricket today and feel we are going to leave about 200 runs out there.
Flat deck against a mediocre attack who have basically given up and are just waiting for the series to end.
Was a huge opportunity to grind them into the dirt especially when you pick 8 batters.

How about now, do you think being 7/518 with a lead of 134 going at 4.17 and batting for 124 overs and batting all day is not grinding them into the dirt? Australia don't have to be in any rush while they build a lead and take time out of the game aswell.

I get what Jim is saying, some of the shots to get out were poor.

Great position to be in but like Jim it could have been better

[The Dark Knight]

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[The Dark Knight]

This is the first time that Root and Smith have scored a hundred in the same test match.

[Brodlach]

Trav needs to play a Test in Darwin so he scores a ton in all 8 capital cities


Only one to do it in 7 capital cities

[Booney]

Trav needs to play a Test in Darwin so he scores a ton in all 8 capital cities


Only one to do it in 7 capital cities

Bangas in August.

[Lightning McQueen]

Seems a bit weird when you have near on 450 on the board but bit disappointed with some of our cricket today and feel we are going to leave about 200 runs out there.
Flat deck against a mediocre attack who have basically given up and are just waiting for the series to end.
Was a huge opportunity to grind them into the dirt especially when you pick 8 batters.

How about now, do you think being 7/518 with a lead of 134 going at 4.17 and batting for 124 overs and batting all day is not grinding them into the dirt? Australia don't have to be in any rush while they build a lead and take time out of the game aswell.

I wonder if Smith, Green or Webster would’ve had the same effect if Neser didn’t go in as a nightwatchman? I didn’t see it as a negative tactic and if Starc gets a hit we could hit a record amount of 50 run partnerships in the one innings, it is currently 7 as I’m sure you’d be all over.
What it did do is install a bit of confidence in Green and it allowed Webster to get a decent innings in him with less pressure, I’m sure we all had faith in him and this match we focussed on getting runs, something we have not been able to do consistently.
I think if we can bat til halfway through the middle session we’ll have more than enough runs to be able to bowl them out in 4.5 sessions, in hindsight a spinner would’ve been handy on day 5 but we don’t have any close to Lyon’s capabilities and if we batted first it would be a redundant comparison.

[The Dark Knight]

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[Armchair expert]

How do you think Carse has gone this series?

[The Dark Knight]

[I didn’t see it as a negative tactic and if Starc gets a hit we could hit a record amount of 50 run partnerships in the one innings, it is currently 7 as I’m sure you’d be all over.

Do you work for Cricinfo? #statsmanLM

Day Three Stats-
7 Number of fifty-plus partnerships for Australia at SCG, the most in an innings in the Ashes. These are also the second-most for any Test-match innings, behind the eight by India in their first innings against England at The Oval in 2007. https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/stat ... ad-1518258

[am Bays]

How do you think Carse has gone this series?

He’ll be lucky if he doesn’t get the arse when he gets back home….

[Armchair expert]

How do you think Carse has gone this series?

He’ll be lucky if he doesn’t get the arse when he gets back home….

Do you think Boland has had a better series than him?

[The Dark Knight]

How do you think Carse has gone this series?

He’ll be lucky if he doesn’t get the arse when he gets back home….

Do you think Boland has had a better series than him?

I know what you're getting at, he's taken more wickets than Boland at a better Strike Rate.

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[Lightning McQueen]

[I didn’t see it as a negative tactic and if Starc gets a hit we could hit a record amount of 50 run partnerships in the one innings, it is currently 7 as I’m sure you’d be all over.

Do you work for Cricinfo? #statsmanLM

Day Three Stats-
7 Number of fifty-plus partnerships for Australia at SCG, the most in an innings in the Ashes. These are also the second-most for any Test-match innings, behind the eight by India in their first innings against England at The Oval in 2007. https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/stat ... ad-1518258

I’m the Temu TDK, I love your work and I used be all over it and had a nickname of unysis, you are well and truly the guru of all things cricket, I have Punter and you neck and neck, then daylight ahead of everyone.

[Lightning McQueen]

How do you think Carse has gone this series?

He’ll be lucky if he doesn’t get the arse when he gets back home….

Do you think Boland has had a better series than him?

My answer is no, he’s had to bowl to better batters and on foreign soil, I thought he was crap initially but he’s grown on me with his ticker. I do see lower back stress fractures coming his way with his action though.

[Armchair expert]

How do you think Carse has gone this series?

He’ll be lucky if he doesn’t get the arse when he gets back home….

Do you think Boland has had a better series than him?

I know what you're getting at, he's taken more wickets than Boland at a better Strike Rate.

Should be in the team of the series