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

[Gollum]

Hardly saw our match today. Ashes just so engaging. 

[Suhaan]

This is how you chase ,our pussymen would have folded 

Anyway,that usman g@@du must be dropped from Aussie squad

 

[Number]

Was watching till England were around 60 for 1. Left for some work. 

After 4.5 hours checked scorecard and laughed so hard that people around me noticed it. 

 

 

[raki05]

1 minute ago, ravishingravi said:

Isa Guha. 

[ravishingravi]

Funny thing is England is still the better team. Man to man. If they get their stuff right, they can still come back hard. 

[Suhaan]

Just now, Gollum said:

Hardly saw our match today. Ashes just so engaging. 

Because our side sucks 

From coach to kaptaan everyone is manhus

[Trichromatic]

1 minute ago, ravishingravi said:

Isa Guha. 

Turkey

[Gollum]

Aussie mindset is impossible to teach. 

[Gollum]

Next test is D/N which Aussies rarely lose. This was the best chance for Poms. 

[The Realist]

17 minutes ago, nitinbwj said:

Someone go and watch BBC cricket youtube channel. There was this cleavage bearing host with Andy the hair Zaltzman and McGrath ! It was so cringe. Mcrath was short of words on Aus performance. Everyone else was giggling. Hahahah....I would sure like a repeat programme now 

 

Harshit Rana's man boobs?

[R!TTER]

2 minutes ago, raki05 said:

Ya only because they play more test… When sachin was at his peak before 2000 india was playing 7-8 test per year even when only test and odis were main events. This Anderson and Root will only be famous in england and Pakistan for obvious reason. Aussies are ultimate boss bloddy they dont care about individual even if that individual is cummins or hazzlewood .

They were playing even less, during his peak SRT didn't even play 20 games during a 5 year period at home.

 

https://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/stats/index.html?class=1;filter=advanced;home_or_away=1;home_or_away=3;orderby=matches;qualmin2=1000;qualval2=runs;spanmax1=31+Dec+1998;spanmin1=01+Jan+1994;spanval1=span;template=results;type=batting

[Gollum]

Now imagine how legendary the RSA effort was in WTC final. So many times they were down and out but kept clawing back in, and by the end of the match, they mentally broke Cummins and co. 

 

Australia's record in Lord's is probably better than their record in any of their home venues barring Gabba. 

Edited November 22, 2025 by Gollum

[raki05]

Lets switch to boaring event now…. Ye Siraj lagta hai Pant ko injured karega with all these high bouncers.

[Tillu]

So it was Heads idea to open the innings and Smith gave a go ahead. Just read this in the presentation.

[Suhaan]

Someone should have put an anchor and played a big innings for England

They were in pole position like us last year,due to true nature of these surfaces we piled on ,thanks to Jaiswal and Kohli

Aus did receive a pasting from us that too at Perth,then came badada Vada and rest is history 

[sadib10]

8 minutes ago, Gollum said:

Had Head failed here (good chance because of his risky style and this pitch), Smith would have been grilled and mocked by everyone. 

He wouldn’t give people the chance as he would've come in & win the game for them himself

[Gollum]

1 minute ago, Suhaan said:

Someone should have put an anchor and played a big innings for England

They were in pole position like us last year,due to true nature of these surfaces we piled on ,thanks to Jaiswal and Kohli

Aus did receive a pasting from us that too at Perth,then came badada Vada and rest is history 

Respect to our boys also man, winning in Perth and Gabba in last 2 tours. 

[raki05]

1 minute ago, Gollum said:

Now imagine how legendary the RSA effort was in WTC final. So many times they were down and out but kept clawing back in, and by the end of the match, they mentally broke Cummins and co. 

i feel till date our coaches are unable to read pitch and select teams. No matter who the coach is they will always play 2 spinners and 2 pacers , i m seeing this trait since eternity. 

[R!TTER]

2 minutes ago, Tillu said:

So it was Heads idea to open the innings and Smith gave a go ahead. Just read this in the presentation.

I mean that was the common sensical move, a target of 300+ and he would have come in at 5/6/7 et al. 

[The Realist]

Mccullum getting easy money for doing nothing. Literally has one approach, no other strategy or plan B.

 

A fraud.