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The Ashes 2023


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  1. 1. Who will triumph?


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  • Poll closed on 07/07/23 at 04:00 PM

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Posted
4 minutes ago, vvvslaxman said:

 

I mean for England even home win will be celebrated in Ashes like Botham's 149.

Don't we celebrate 281 , where was that? Why are we cheapening runs scored by English batsmen in England.

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Bairstow is counted among top WK bats in the world but he is so overrated. The guy plays one good bazball knock here and there and goes missing more often than not. 12 100s in 92 test matches and an average of 36 which is only going down.

Posted
1 minute ago, Norman said:

Almost every team makes these 4th innings chases difficult for the batting team. But we ended up conceding 3 chases last year by picking 9 wickets combined. Simply pathetic..

Worst. The batting team should always be under pressure while chasing in 4th innings but in our case it's the opposite. 

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3 minutes ago, Norman said:

Almost every team makes these 4th innings chases difficult for the batting team. But we ended up conceding 3 chases last year by picking 9 wickets combined. Simply pathetic..

Those pitches were way flatter. And bowlers dint get enough rest. It's test cricket. You need to bat time and fatigue opponents. We dint do that. Only survived for 50 overs and scored not much barring that last eng test where we were rusty after IPL

 

Batting was entirely ar fault. Give india Smith and see what happens. 

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Just now, putrevus said:

Don't we celebrate 281 , where was that? Why are we cheapening runs scored by English batsmen in England.

 

I think OS record is special. But given the magnititude of the occasion this innings will be celebrated for sure. Sachin's 136 would have gone down as an ATG knock if we eneded up on the right side.

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4 minutes ago, putrevus said:

Don't we celebrate 281 , where was that? Why are we cheapening runs scored by English batsmen in England.

Because brook is crap. Fluke shots to get to his 50. He was out almost 3 times. Clear weakness vs short ball and leg spin. 

 

Home wins does cheapen out if its on a flat deck.  This isn't too flat but still. 

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Just now, putrevus said:

Aussies have third seamer issue thruout the series, only our morons made Scott Boland second coming of Mcgrath.

 

Without Pant it was always going to be an uphill Task. That Kona Bharat was a freaking tailender.

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Just now, wazza said:

Because brook is crap. Fluke shots to get to his 50. He was out almost 3 times. Clear weakness vs short ball and leg spin. 

 

Home wins does cheapen out if its on a flat deck.  This isn't too flat but still. 

What was Eden garden Bunsen burner then? This pitch is far more spicy than that Eden Garden pitch.

 

You don't score by fluke 1000 plus runs at 70 avg.

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3 minutes ago, vvvslaxman said:

 

Without Pant it was always going to be an uphill Task. That Kona Bharat was a freaking tailender.

Kisha was there. 

Upendra is there. 

 

Bowling has harshit. 5 games. So what. He has skills and is ready. He is super fit. 

 

Bumrah only played 15 to 20 games before debut. Shami 25. 

 

Undacutta also there. Better than umesh for swing conditions. Tall.

 

Jaiswal was ready. Shaw is there for dynamism. 

 

First get selections right. Then we will talk.

 

Posted
1 minute ago, putrevus said:

What was Eden garden Bunsen burner then? This pitch is far more spicy than that Eden Garden pitch.

 

You don't score by fluke 1000 plus runs at 70 avg.

Bright young player. Will become better with more games. Not a tulla lol 

Posted
4 minutes ago, putrevus said:

What was Eden garden Bunsen burner then? This pitch is far more spicy than that Eden Garden pitch.

 

You don't score by fluke 1000 plus runs at 70 avg.

Eye test is there. He sucks. He will get found out in India and aus. Scoring some fluke runs on a moderately flat deck at HOME doesnt mean much. 

 

What did brook do in the last 2 tests. 

 

Almost out again lol. What a tulla.

Posted
2 minutes ago, vvvslaxman said:

 

Without Pant it was always going to be an uphill Task. That Kona Bharat was a freaking tailender.

I don't think Pant would have made any difference. When bowlers leaked 470, match was effectively over.

 

Pant is great for a WK batsman but he cannot be your best batsman in the team. Your team will go nowhere if that is the case.

 

Pant did play in last finals.

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