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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
24 minutes ago, vvvslaxman said:

Saw the highlights. I have to say Crawley was uber lucky . So many inside edges. So many outside edges. One was even dropped. One of those days things just went his way.

Just like that annoying Labu who always get lucky against us. 

Posted
9 hours ago, Serpico said:

I thought Root still playing ODIs? No way they are dropping root for a wc in India, right?

They might considering his experience in playing spin in SC pitches but I won't be surprised if they don't. They have moved on from Root as a white ball cricketer 

Posted
2 hours ago, nitinbwj said:

Eng upped their run rate from 3.5 to almost 6 in a day. Their scoring rate in one session was almost 7 :phehe:

West Indies & Aussies used to go after the captain.. now the Eng Tabloids, Barmy army & Eng batsmen are taking on Cummins

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11 hours ago, Vijy said:

he is an entitled guy, so he will say it anyway. aus won WTC against a very poor indian team

 

11 hours ago, Vijy said:

he is an entitled guy, so he will say it anyway. aus won WTC against a very poor indian team

Very poor indeed

Wrong selections

Just after ipl

Cockraoches that keep creeping when more deserving players miss out

 

Posted

Next two days weather not good. Stokes and Co need to get a lead of 200 runs quick and declare , see how it goes from there.. shouldn't be batting after lunch today.

Posted (edited)

Aussies bowlers are proving why they could not defend in Gabba against Pant.

 

Once batsmen start attacking this bunch, they lose the plot completely. India played into their hands by being ultra defensive.

 

That trundler Boland should have been smashed.

Edited by putrevus
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Utter lack of variety in their bowling. Starc left hander. Other than that there is no real variety. Woakes was bowling mostly at 78 mph. He was making the ball talk.

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Ponting : I won't take new ball. I think Australia is happy with the way thing are going. They have put a lid on England scoring rate

 

Taylor : I would take the new ball.  Just to show them they are still in the game.

 

Two celebrated captains Australian history have diammetrically opposite view on this one. 

Posted
8 minutes ago, putrevus said:

I am more amazed by England being able to get 20 wickets with their bowling attack in most conditions than Bazball.

 

As sangakkara mentioned somebody always steps up when one goes missing. With respect to Australia it is cummins or nothing given Hazlewood's poor recent form is one reason

Posted

Agree with Punter's comment about defense of Brook. You can be aggressive. But if you don't have good defense you will not survive much. Gill doesn't have solid defense.That is a problem.

Posted (edited)
8 hours ago, Vijy said:

it really lit a fire in those eng hearts

 

8 hours ago, rollingstoned said:

Have a feeling that looking back the Bairstow dismissal is what will be considered as the turning point of this series. Not unlike how McGrath stepping on a ball to get injured was in 2005. 

 

Nah, you don't expect England to hold such high morals / spirit of cricket drama to be hurt by that Bairstow dismissal, when they would also resort to such tactics to win games, Stokes is definitely not a saint.

 

It's just poor cricket from Australia all round, don't see any intent from them to be honest. Their first 2 wins were not comprehensive either.

Edited by MechEng

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