The Ashes 2023

[putrevus]

2 minutes ago, wazza said:

England will not dish this out. They will doctor the pitch to make sure it aids zero spin. Masters at it but silently pass the blame onto sub continental teams who have a habit of being subservient and love fighting amongst themselves. England's concept of pitches is treated like gospel.

We should be careful in saying Lyon is better than Ashwin based on his England stats.

 

Ashwin is far better bowler than Lyon, it is due India's inept batting he has not been getting chances overseas.

[vvvslaxman]

9 minutes ago, Serpico said:

Yes he picked up the gifts 

 

Apart from Pople's wicket most of them were gifts.

[putrevus]

How did Umpire give that LBW out and they denied so many LBW calls to Indian bowlers.

[rollingstoned]

* that looked dead real time. Smith also shaking his head coz on a similar trajectory of delivery he got given out. 

Edited June 19, 2023 by rollingstoned

[Nikola]

1 minute ago, rollingstoned said:

* that looked dead real time. Smith also shaking his head coz on a similar trajectory of delivery he got given out. 

 

it should have been umpire's call at best but said hitting wickets which is why i was surprised a bit too.

[rollingstoned]

23 minutes ago, wazza said:

Bumrah is not a very bright captain at all. Shocking tactics. No plan etc. Rohit is awful. Virat was the best captain although his performances dipped badly. Vitat has his flaws in terms of selections but he is way better than idiot rohit. Lazy uncouth guy who has no idea about what he is doing. Blindly picks personnel and has no plan whatsoever. Worst ever captain in India's history. 

I agree actually, vada pavs abusiveness is comparable with Kohli but completely flies under the radar. 

[vvvslaxman]

If England adds another 100 this could get tricky in 4th innings. Labu and SMith will have to step up

[Nikola]

Good session to watch. England dominated first half and then Australia got field settings right in last half an hour and pressure seems to be on England. Choke their runs and let them earn every single run & boundary.

[vvvslaxman]

This is the last successful 4th innings chase by Australia in England. Way back in 2001. 

 

https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/australia-tour-of-england-and-ireland-2001-61345/england-vs-australia-3rd-test-63938/full-scorecard

[vvvslaxman]

Since 2001 Australia failed in 8 4th innings chases.  3 were drawn.

[vvvslaxman]

KP is the biggest IPL sucker. Root gained all this confidence with RR under Sangakkara according to him.

[vvvslaxman]

Root is sublime form. He is wasting it.

[vvvslaxman]

Signs of Cummins finding form which is good for Australia

[vvvslaxman]

KP is full of praise for Zaheer khan about how he could hide the ball and swing both ways.

[vvvslaxman]

Ponting is showing more energy / aggression  as a retired Australian than Rohitt on the field

[vvvslaxman]

They are showing Ponting's innings from 2005. Damn how good he is off the backfoot both on side and off side.

[vvvslaxman]

England's bowlng unit  in 2005 looks much quicker than current bowling unit. Simon Jones, Harmison, Flintoff

[Stan AF]

Bazball all you want now, pommie fukkers

[vvvslaxman]

Stokes averages 45 against Lyon. But in current form  it is tough. He is batting like Thala now.

[vvvslaxman]

Damn.. Boland reminds me of Ishant at peak. That incoming ball honing on to middle stump always keep you in busines. Bhuvi did that regularly to Guptill.