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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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I love how Pommie bowlers walk off the field after every spell. Substitution nonsense must get regulated more. You wont see Aussie bowlers trudging off very often like that.

Posted
8 minutes ago, cowboysfan said:

these Bazball pitches are not my favorites.I want the pitch to be more challenging as the games goes on but with Bazball England  have opted for dull pitches which doesnt break up at all.

 

There is 4 degree turn on the offer. Nobody is there to exploit. It seems like they miss tukloo Leach more than others.

Posted
10 minutes ago, Kothili said:

I love how Pommie bowlers walk off the field after every spell. Substitution nonsense must get regulated more. You wont see Aussie bowlers trudging off very often like that.

That's the real Bazball :).  They want you to think it's about extraordinary hitting alone to keep keen observers distracted. It starts right from pitch preparation to rolling the pitch in a very specific way when England bat to granular data analysis (to identify phases of the game to be ultra-aggressive and ruthless match-ups to aggressively working on the ball(Root's sweater must be shredded) to get swing and if not, to get it out of shape and get a replacement and to substitute bowlers as much as possible to get them fresh and reduce over rates as much as possible etc. The hitting is actually the sideshow. 

 

 

Posted
4 hours ago, rkt.india said:

They are doing well after two tests because of Chris Woakes and Mark Wood, not because of bazball. Both combined have 28 wickets at 19.

their batting improved too in the last 3 tests; not just bowling.

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34 minutes ago, vvvslaxman said:

 

There is 4 degree turn on the offer. Nobody is there to exploit. It seems like they miss tukloo Leach more than others.

they should bring in rehan ahmed and make root bowl 20 overs per match; his batting is not that needed in home conditions

Posted
1 minute ago, Vijy said:

they should bring in rehan ahmed and make root bowl 20 overs per match; his batting is not that needed in home conditions

 

They should have tried him or anyone who is available for the whole match. They have a turning pitch. But  bowler is not available. This is the 2nd time in this series. They have given Stokes too much power. You cannot out of the blue bring back your IPL mate to play tests. What are selectors doing? Shouldn't they have the final say ?

Posted
5 minutes ago, vvvslaxman said:

 

They should have tried him or anyone who is available for the whole match. They have a turning pitch. But  bowler is not available. This is the 2nd time in this series. They have given Stokes too much power. You cannot out of the blue bring back your IPL mate to play tests. What are selectors doing? Shouldn't they have the final say ?

no, only stokes rules all. Eng team is based on their political system. have a monarch, but give that person absolute power

Posted (edited)

We are unlikely to have anymore play today. So is it a draw ? Some rain for tomorrow as well, so if even one session gets washed out there will not be enough time to enforce a result.

 

Australia will be the happiest side right now , not only will they be retaining the Ashes but also winning the series 2-1.

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Just now, rageaddict said:

We are unlikely to have anymore play today. So is it a draw ? Some rain for tomorrow as well, so if even one session gets washed out there will not be enough time to enforce a result.

 

Australia will be the happiest side right now , not only they will be retaining the Ashes but also winning the series 2-1.

it will likely be a draw if some part of tomorrow gets washed out

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Tomorrow's forecast is similar, if not worse.  Maybe we will get 20 to 30 overs (max) of play tomorrow.   Not enough to get a result. 

Eng's weather is one of the worst regardless of which season it is.     2 out of 5 tests literally being washed out is embarrassing for Ashes in particular and test cricket in general.  

Posted

Ass3, meanwhile made an appearance on the paddock at the Belgian F1 GP. He was chatting with Will Buxton post race. Looked pretty sozzled as usual.

Posted
2 hours ago, Vijy said:

no, only stokes rules all. Eng team is based on their political system. have a monarch, but give that person absolute power

Again I repeat - It matters not who wins or loses but that "Jimmy" plays the game.

Posted

Report Card of Ashes :-

 

Top performers :

 

Usman Khawaja

Mitchell Starc

Zak Crawley

Stuart Broad

 

Failures :

 

James Anderson

David Warner

 

Posted
3 hours ago, LordPrabhzy said:

Eng should be banned from hosting cricket- the worst summer weather in the entire world

 

Australia is the best place to watch cricket, proper dry summers.

 

 

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