The Ashes | 2025-26 | 5 tests | Nov 21 to Jan 08 | Discussion Thread

[putrevus]

England should declare or hit out

[Serpico]

This is the best time to get Head and Smith out, stop wasting the time

[Ajju]

12 minutes ago, The Realist said:

Gambhir reckons Prasidh Krishna can become India's Starc

He already reached

[Gollum]

Root should look to play for 7 more years and target 20k runs, 60 centuries. 

 

Btw congrats @Laaloo, party time !!!!!!

[nitinbwj]

Eng getting closer to 300. Very handy runs by Archer. 

[nitinbwj]

Boland hammered.

[putrevus]

England chickened out , they should keep batting now..

[nitinbwj]

1 minute ago, putrevus said:

England chickened out , they should keep batting now..

Ball is doing nothing.These runs are valuable. 42 runs so far

[putrevus]

4 minutes ago, nitinbwj said:

Ball is doing nothing.These runs are valuable. 42 runs so far

They will be bowling with brand new ball , it will do more. They are batting against 70 over old ball .This is best time to bowl.

Getting couple of wickets is more important than 50 runs added.

 

There is argument for them to bat on too .

Edited December 4, 2025 by putrevus

[Gollum]

I just pray Smith also scores a 100 so that brother @Laaloo has a great weekend. Ab uth jaa be. 

 

5 hours ago, Laaloo said:

Going to sleep..hope this fker gets out next over

 

 

[Stan AF]

 

Boland 1 for 85 

[putrevus]

Kohli was pathetic against Boland.

[Stan AF]

Fifty stand for the last wicket

 

71.3

6

Boland to Root, SIX runs

Root x Bazball! Reverse-slapped over the head of deep third! Jumps across and collars Boland's short ball with impunity. Neser was down on the rope, actually got a hand to the ball - but couldn't hold on, or flick it back in

[Gollum]

Just now, putrevus said:

Kohli was pathetic against Boland.

Front foot lunging/plonking against Boland is suicide. Root is a brilliant backfoot player. 

[putrevus]

Starc looks exhausted . Running on fumes.

[sage]

Never in doubt for root, can expect him tonning up a few more times this tour now he has the first out of the way 

[Stan AF]

46 minutes ago, putrevus said:

Can he score 51 100s

 

He can score 60.  English teams have a habit of letting their legends play till 40 if they're performing well enough. 

 

Boycott, Gooch, Anderson all played well into their late 30s touching 40s. 

 

[putrevus]

1 minute ago, Gollum said:

Front foot lunging/plonking against Boland is suicide. Root is a brilliant backfoot player. 

So true, he had no shots other than cover drive. Looking back in Kohli’s career did he ever play cut and square of the wicket thru offside.

 

 

[putrevus]

Just now, Stan AF said:

 

He can score 60.  English teams have a habit of letting their legends play till 40 if they're performing well enough. 

 

Boycott, Gooch, Anderson all played well into their late 30s touching 40s. 

 

Cook retired by 36 if I am not wrong. So cannot say anything if he retires.

 

Root 2.0 has been something else , he has flawless technique too.

[Stan AF]

Starc massively improved his career figures just by playing pink ball tests. 

 

17 matches and 87 test wickets.