The Ashes 2023

[vvvslaxman]

I am not gonig to go one way or th e other given how the seriess has panned out.

[Norman]

Now English media and their ex cricketers will sing praises about this bazball tamasha and how England would have won the ashes if not for rain in Manchester..

[vvvslaxman]

betting merchants will be watching with bated breath

[Kothili]

Should have sent Starc earlier than Marsh to have a swing. McDonald is the dumbest coach in a while.

[vvvslaxman]

Just now, Norman said:

Now English media and their ex cricketers will sing praises about this bazball tamasha and how England would have won the ashes if not for rain in Manchester..

 

The fetish for Olderson is one of the key reason besides Bairstow's subpar keeping in a couple of tests

[Kothili]

Just now, Norman said:

Now English media and their ex cricketers will sing praises about this bazball tamasha and how England would have won the ashes if not for rain in Manchester..

It will serve to only delude themselves some more.

[rollingstoned]

4 minutes ago, vvvslaxman said:

Cummins is a feisty batsman. HE almost pulled off a draw agianst us with Hazlewood

They won that first test only because him, Lyon playing a part too. For some reason Aus thinks Starc is a better batsman than him and keep sending him ahead lol. 

[SM2907]

Rain should come now if Aus lose another wicket

 

Poms will cry either ways - win or lose this test

[rollingstoned]

1 minute ago, Norman said:

Now English media and their ex cricketers will sing praises about this bazball tamasha and how England would have won the ashes if not for rain in Manchester..

As things stand they wouldn't exactly be wrong. 

[Frustrated]

Woakes' avg bowling speed in all 3 tests has been around 130.  Yet he has been picking bucketload of wickets.  Why do our trundlers who bowl at the same speed look so helpless and go wicketless in SENA??

[Norman]

Lol now the sun is out in all it's glory.

 

If Head or Marsh stayed there, the new ball would have travelled to all the corners. 

[SM2907]

Rain in 30 mins

[Kothili]

Thanks to corrupt umpires, Poms will get another crack with their third new ball. You cant make this up.

[rollingstoned]

1 minute ago, vvvslaxman said:

 

The fetish for Olderson is one of the key reason besides Bairstow's subpar keeping in a couple of tests

Olderson has had his first poor summer in eons. Not something anyone could have foreseen even if he is a grandpa. Darren Stevens type dibbly dobbly bowlers still clean up in county cricket. 

[Kothili]

Just now, SM2907 said:

Rain in 30 mins

Where are you seeing this?

[vvvslaxman]

1 minute ago, Frustrated said:

Woakes' avg bowling speed in all 3 tests has been around 130.  Yet he has been picking bucketload of wickets.  Why do our trundlers who bowl at the same speed look so helpless and go wicketless in SENA??

 

 

I think his wrist position and release point. Siraj sometimes bowls at 135k which appears to be nippier than the same 135k from others.

[Frustrated]

Just now, vvvslaxman said:

 

 

I think his wrist position and release point. Siraj sometimes bowls at 135k which appears to be nippier than the same 135k from others.

I was also thinking about the same.  

[rollingstoned]

2 minutes ago, Frustrated said:

Woakes' avg bowling speed in all 3 tests has been around 130.  Yet he has been picking bucketload of wickets.  Why do our trundlers who bowl at the same speed look so helpless and go wicketless in SENA??

That is the right speed to bowl in England. Bowling too quick and looking for seam movement is no good, if the ball swings it's optimal to stay below 140. Hence why Shami sucks there in general. 

[SM2907]

1 minute ago, Kothili said:

Where are you seeing this?

it was in cricinfo comments. rain from 6 pm to  8 PM

[rollingstoned]

Well this is getting over very quickly lol.