The Ashes 2023

[Sgattick10]

Aus and Eng always change the ball when they need a wicket. India needs to do that in SENA

[wazza]

3 minutes ago, Sgattick10 said:

Aus and Eng always change the ball when they need a wicket. India needs to do that in SENA

Something fishy going on

[wazza]

3 minutes ago, Frustrated said:

I don't think we can blame the selectors and the TM on the fact that Sundar remains injured 90% time in a year.  

True. 

Pant - guess kishan for now or upendra

Sundar - maybe axar

Jaiswal should be in automatically

Shaw too but because he is overweight he is not getting chances. 

[Lone Wolf]

I think India would lose badly on this pitch...  It is just totally anti to our style of play. 

A poor England side smashed us in 2021 here.  Pitch has fizz & nice carry here.  Our chomus will typically go out nicking here while bowlers won't find ideal length like  they did in 2021.

Even Australia's hit the deck guys seems struggling here a bit.

 

[wazza]

What is the point of todd Murphy? Again he only looked good vs india lol against old players. Lyon won't be replaced for a long time.

[vvvslaxman]

England has batting depth. 20 here 20 there would get them home.

[wazza]

3 minutes ago, Lone Wolf said:

I think India would lose badly on this pitch...  It is just totally anti to our style of play. 

A poor England side smashed us in 2021 here.  Pitch has fizz & nice carry here.  Our chomus will typically go out nicking here while bowlers won't find ideal length like  they did in 2021.

Even Australia's hit the deck guys seems struggling here a bit.

 

We did well here dint we? We pick the correct bowlers we can run through them.we will lose due to selection not cause of lack of quality. 

 

First pick the right players then results will come.

[putrevus]

Very good pitch, bowlers getting wickets if they bowl well and batsmen are able to play their shots and get value for their shots.

 

Aussies will rue the fact Smith and Labu threw their wickets away.

[wazza]

So when we play England and sA. Moral of the story is change balls as soon as you realise you can't get a wicket. Ok? 

[vvvslaxman]

6 minutes ago, putrevus said:

Very good pitch, bowlers getting wickets if they bowl well and batsmen are able to play their shots and get value for their shots.

 

Aussies will rue the fact Smith and Labu threw their wickets away.

 

Leeds is the fastest pitch in England. They rightly brought in Wood. He made a massive difference.  He ran through the tail in a jiffy which played big part. 

[wazza]

5 minutes ago, vvvslaxman said:

 

Leeds is the fastest pitch in England. They rightly brought in Wood. He made a massive difference.  He ran through the tail in a jiffy which played big part. 

That's where guys like umran harshit tyagi would be handy. 

 

Bumrah removes tail easily. He was missed. 

[vvvslaxman]

5 minutes ago, wazza said:

That's where guys like umran harshit tyagi would be handy. 

 

Bumrah removes tail easily. He was missed. 

 

It is hard for Bumrah to do the  middle over enforcing, opening spell and finishing too. Bumrah shouldn't bowl that many overs in t he first place.

[Majestic]

Starc is underrated. For a genuine pacer, playing all three formats and participating in over 80 tests is not a joke. 320 test wickets at avg of 27 taking 4 WPM is an excellent test record. 

 

[vvvslaxman]

Just now, Majestic said:

Starc is underrated. For a genuine pacer, playing all three formats and participating in over 80 tests is not a joke. 320 test wickets at avg of 27 taking 4 WPM is an excellent test record. 

 

 

Almost half the matches were against India and England. 38 tests to be precise. 4 wickets per match almost against all sides. Against India less than 3 wickets per test.

[wazza]

12 minutes ago, vvvslaxman said:

 

It is hard for Bumrah to do the  middle over enforcing, opening spell and finishing too. Bumrah shouldn't bowl that many overs in t he first place.

Yea. That's why we miss ishant prime. 

Harshit and Sen are waiting. Only we are delaying.

 

BTW given bumrah a d pants injury in a world 11 right now, no Indians would make it in my honest opinion. Bumrah pant walk in otherwise. 

 

Karunaratne  SL

Azam (I don't rate him but...)  PAK

 

Root  EnG

Smith  Aus

Stokes  eng

Carey  aus

 

Green  aus or ash

 

Ash IND Maybe ash at 8 india but if it's a sena pitch I put jansen

 

Cummins  Aus

Nortje  SA

Wood  eng or jansen

 

4 aus

3 poms

1 pak

1 Lanka's

Maybe 1 indian

1 SA or maybe 2 if sena pitch

 

 

So given no bumrah and Pant. Only ash manages to maybe squeak in or jadeja.

[vvvslaxman]

What a rubbish ball from Starc. Juicy half volley on the off

[Lord]

Stokes falls

 

Rare occurence of luck going against him.

[vvvslaxman]

Game is done and dusted. Another strangle

[wazza]

4 minutes ago, vvvslaxman said:

 

Almost half the matches were against India and England. 38 tests to be precise. 4 wickets per match almost against all sides. Against India less than 3 wickets per test.

Only india play him well. He blows everyone away. Actually pak play him well too.

[vvvslaxman]

That was a terrible ball lol Should be in long leg crowd