The Ashes 2023

[Frustrated]

A score of 275-300 would be a match winning one on this green pitch.   Aus are almost there.  Need to add some more.  

[Norman]

1 minute ago, Lord said:

 

Bumrah even if he comes back won't be the same

 

Siraj is the new leader. Need to groom Prasidh and Umran for SA tour in Dec.

 

Umran will make Umesh look like McGrath with his control. 

 

He will never be a Test or even ODI bowler. We should use him only in T20s as a middle overs enforcer like Pak does with Haris Rauf. 

[vvvslaxman]

Would be nice if we go into decider in 5th test from an entertainment perspective. Australia could very well lose t his after a poor performance in the firs tinnings.

[Kothili]

3 minutes ago, Lord said:

its not a dead pitch. There's enough bounce and movement.

 

They'll miss Hazelwood though.

We shall see. If that's the case England will struggle tomorrow against this Aussie bowling.

[nitinbwj]

Murphy can bat.... Atleast against Ind. 

[Lord]

1 minute ago, vvvslaxman said:

Green is a faster bowler than Marsh.  So that element will be missed by Australia. 

Marsh is not gonna bowl much. Though already did the job.

 

they should have retained Hazelwood.

[Kothili]

I dont understand this approach from Carey. Too timid with the bat.

[sage]

4 minutes ago, nitinbwj said:

You can't survive more than 4-5 overs of sheer pace if you are a no 10 and 11 and not only Aus survived, they scored 54 runs as well.. Ahahahahaha... What braindead selection. 

If anything Bazball mentality should be about picking the fastest bowlers in your country

[sage]

4 minutes ago, nitinbwj said:

You can't survive more than 4-5 overs of sheer pace if you are a no 10 and 11 and not only Aus survived, they scored 54 runs as well.. Ahahahahaha... What braindead selection. 

If anything Bazball mentality should be about picking the fastest bowlers in your country

[sage]

4 minutes ago, nitinbwj said:

You can't survive more than 4-5 overs of sheer pace if you are a no 10 and 11 and not only Aus survived, they scored 54 runs as well.. Ahahahahaha... What braindead selection. 

If anything Bazball mentality should be about picking the fastest bowlers in your country

[Kothili]

Just now, Lord said:

they should have retained Hazelwood.

Hazlewood is a trundler like Ollie R. He might get bounce but he has been missing all series.

[vvvslaxman]

Just now, Lord said:

Marsh is not gonna bowl much. Though already did the job.

 

they should have retained Hazelwood.

 

If they see off Cummins and Starc is missing the radar Australia will be in a hopeless position. Murphy is too raw. Every now and then he bowls a rubbish ball.

[rkt.india]

1 minute ago, vvvslaxman said:

Would be nice if we go into decider in 5th test from an entertainment perspective. Australia could very well lose t his after a poor performance in the firs tinnings.

Leeds is usually a better fast bowling pitch than Lords and Edgbaston.

[vvvslaxman]

Just now, sage said:

If anything Bazball mentality should be about picking the fastest bowlers in your country

 

Yea.. that is the most foolproof theory of working everywhere. Backing 4 high quality seamers  with variety is the best way to win tests overseas even with average batting side. India had briefly. Once Ishant was done and Bumrah picked up injury we lost that variety. 

[nitinbwj]

1 minute ago, Frustrated said:

A score of 275-300 would be a match winning one on this green pitch.   Aus are almost there.  Need to add some more.  

Eng can bazball and theh wouldn't care if they overhaul this total in 50 or 60 overs with all out. Stokes is in form too and Cummins, Boland don't have the pace. Eng should be wary of Boland. He relishes bounce

[Kothili]

Really poor from Carey.

[rageaddict]

What a collapse this is.

[Lord]

1 minute ago, Norman said:

 

Umran will make Umesh look like McGrath with his control. 

 

He will never be a Test or even ODI bowler. We should use him only in T20s as a middle overs enforcer like Pak does with Haris Rauf. 

 

We need his pace though. Not there yet but can be groomed.

[Kothili]

It's done. Oz well on their way to losing this one. 

[sage]

England will get around 400 at 5+ RPO and should have this test in the bag. Good bowling by Wood