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

[putrevus]

1 minute ago, The Realist said:

 

KL Rahul is 2 years older and still we await...

You will wait for eternity and still not see it from KL

[Gollum]

Yeh sab dekh ke aur gussa badhta hai, so many simple chases we have messed up, Indian batting legacy is overrated. 

[Frustrated]

T Head blasts his way into a 69 ball century on a tough pitch where no batter is able to survive 10 balls.    We badly need a batter like him in the side.  

[Sgattick10]

What a special special 100 by Head 

[Tillu]

Loser Labu playing well in the reflected glory of Head. Without him, doubt he would still be in the crease

[nitinbwj]

2 minutes ago, raki05 said:

Exactly but we have gobar azam fillowers like pakistani who hust spoke about 2018 chase , typical pakistani mentality, these besharm dint see how hack pant inspite of hacking couldn’t buy 10 runs. Look at head inspite of spread out field how he is picking up boundaries and sixes.

Yeah. I still can't digest how the fukkk did we lost by 30 runs. Axar started hitting when SA only needed 1 wicket. It would have taken just 2-3 overs of aggressive batting when we had wickets in hand and we would have won easily. We have cowards in our lineup up headed by MC Gambhir and Gill.

Edited November 22, 2025 by nitinbwj

[Manucrick]

Just now, Gollum said:

Yeh sab dekh ke aur gussa badhta hai, so many simple chases we have messed up, Indian batting legacy is overrated. 

Flats tracks Bully home tracks Bully nothing more but now a big zero 

[putrevus]

I thought Archer would be better bowler but he is not that skilled plus he is useless with older balls.

[Gollum]

More disdainful than Warner's 100 in 2012 WACA against Vinay Kumar and co @Lone Wolf

[goose]

head is a slimmer boon

[Gollum]

Just now, Tillu said:

Loser Labu playing well in the reflected glory of Head. Without him, doubt he would still be in the crease

He is doing his job, playing at a good clip. 

[Manucrick]

What happened to England big mouth talk. 

[BCCISelector]

1 minute ago, Frustrated said:

T Head blasts his way into a 69 ball century on a tough pitch where no batter is able to survive 10 balls.    We badly need a batter like him in the side.  

Jaiswal has the ability but lacks the temperament.

[nitinbwj]

1 minute ago, Frustrated said:

T Head blasts his way into a 69 ball century on a tough pitch where no batter is able to survive 10 balls.    We badly need a batter like him in the side.  

We sure can if they are given a role. They will happily do that. Jaiswal and Pant should be given the license. I'm sure no one has asked them to curb on their natural instincts but we never know. Jaiswal has been a total disaster last few matches. Pant is unfit and doesn't have the ability now to boss the opposition. Sundar is not a no 3 ffs 

[Gollum]

2 day finish coming up 

[Vickydev]

Ngl I genuinely thought Head was 35 or something and was looking forward to his retirement. 

[nitinbwj]

1 minute ago, BCCISelector said:

Jaiswal has the ability but lacks the temperament.

More about the freakish ability. He seems to nick more often than not. Head too but he is way more consistent. He got out to similar type of ball by Stokes in the first innings,which he smashed for four in the second. 

[Gollum]

@Lone Wolf you think Poms will be able to bounce back? This must be demoralizing for them, won't get easier when Hazlewood, Cummins return. 

[nitinbwj]

Can't remember how many games this Head has won single handedly for Aus. A total freak like Gilchrist.

[nitinbwj]

Just now, Gollum said:

@Lone Wolf you think Poms will be able to bounce back? This must be demoralizing for them, won't get easier when Hazlewood, Cummins return. 

They need to sort their batting. Root and Stokes are the weak links.