The Ashes 2023

[Vijy]

2 minutes ago, vvvslaxman said:

Wow. What a ball from Anderson. Khawaja was very lucky not to get an edge. He blindly chased the swinging ball.

old man has still got it. could have bullied indian flashy players like gill on this patch

[vvvslaxman]

Longer Boland bats, less the chance for Australia to win the match. Atleast Khawaja has to score runs.

[vvvslaxman]

2 minutes ago, Vijy said:

old man has still got it. could have bullied indian flashy players like gill on this patch

 

Would have lost a few. Every single ball was on the money. 

[Kothili]

Boland is impressive. Solid.

[Frustrated]

Is Boland a nightwatchman or a top order batsman?    

[vvvslaxman]

They are attacking the stumps persistently.  Test of temperament/technique.

[Kothili]

1 minute ago, Frustrated said:

Is Boland a nightwatchman or a top order batsman?

Our tailend clowns are nowhere near.

[vvvslaxman]

1 minute ago, Frustrated said:

Is Boland a nightwatchman or a top order batsman?    

 

So far he is doing mroe than a decent job. They have issue against tail. Bumrah alone t roubled them twice. Then Shami batted like proper batsman at the Lords.

[Frustrated]

Eng are already a bowler short.  Dont think M Ali will be able to bowl.   

[vvvslaxman]

1 minute ago, Frustrated said:

Eng are already a bowler short.  Dont think M Ali will be able to bowl.   

 

Stokes will bowl if needed.  Their strength is their skill in different types of deliveries. That make them more potent than they are on the paper. For isntance Broad can bowl a decent b ouncer, yorker, outswinger to lefties,  Bumrah had so many tricks up his sleeves before injury. THat is like having 2 bowlers in one.  But you can stifle them with good batting.  Missing piece in their line up is Mark wood. 

[vvvslaxman]

I totally agree with Punter here. Y ou want to keep the scoreboard moving. Getting stuck here with loss of overs will make the job harder for the rest when they actually lose the wicket.

[vvvslaxman]

Bairstow  is so late lol Man this guy should abandon keeping. 

[vvvslaxman]

Athers says about his chat with Jimmy Anderson. Seems like Jimmy is carrying a groin niggle.

[khadekhademaaro]

if it gets to 50 runs 4 wickets

[sage]

England have got the best of the weather in this match. Mostly batting under sun. Get to bowl under clouds here. Cloud modification theory making sense

[vvvslaxman]

Short ball tactics 

[Norman]

I think even our tail can hold their forte against these English seamers with their dobbly 130 KPH length balls. That is exactly why Australia are going to walk their way to this target. Cummins, Lyon and Hazlewood alone are capable of scoring 50 between them.

[vvvslaxman]

Two card trick worked. Set the field for bouncer. And threw one up.

[vvvslaxman]

Simple set up. Experience is experience. 

[Ajju]

Ho what a match. Best conditions for England