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

[Lord]

8 hours ago, Ravi_Shastri said:

36 year starc taking 6fers after 6fers while the sofa experts on ICF wants India to move on from shami coz he is 36 

 

Jokw's on you if you think Shami is 36

[Lord]

6 hours ago, Nikola said:

Dumb shots by green and smith, momentum with england now

 

Smith's was just a good catch. Labu played a poor shot

[putrevus]

2 hours ago, Lord said:

 

Jokw's on you if you think Shami is 36

Forget his age, would he have been better bowler on display in this odi series if he had played.

[BacktoCricaddict]

Apparently, Steve Smith's nickname is "Smudge" (at least according to this end-of-day interview with Weatherald: "Obviously Greeny backed himself…[he] probably would have his shot back if he could, we all can when we get out. But up to then, I think he put a lot of pressure on them, same with Smudge [Smith] as well."

 

Is it a reference to:

(a) The smudge on the ball from sandpapering it?

(b) The smudge on his reputation for being a serial cheater?

(c) The smudge on his face from crocodile tears of remorse?

(d) All of the above?

[vvvslaxman]

4 hours ago, Lord said:

Australia seemed bitten by Bazball bug. Two wickets gifted away.

 

Still if they can get 100 run lead it's their game to lose

 

I think it is probably has something to do with at what point they want to bowl being a pink ball test and all.

[Lord]

3 hours ago, putrevus said:

Forget his age, would he have been better bowler on display in this odi series if he had played.

 

The series is meaningless. No way he's making it to 2027.

 

If Prasidh doesn't work, we find another youngster, not go back to him

[Lord]

2 hours ago, BacktoCricaddict said:

Apparently, Steve Smith's nickname is "Smudge" (at least according to this end-of-day interview with Weatherald: "Obviously Greeny backed himself…[he] probably would have his shot back if he could, we all can when we get out. But up to then, I think he put a lot of pressure on them, same with Smudge [Smith] as well."

 

Is it a reference to:

(a) The smudge on the ball from sandpapering it?

(b) The smudge on his reputation for being a serial cheater?

(c) The smudge on his face from crocodile tears of remorse?

(d) All of the above?

 

You found that out today?

 

Its because 'Smith's in England have that nickname. Hussey picked that up in county cricket and then it carried on from there

[rageaddict]

Today could be the last day of this Test, expect England to implode in their second innings.

[pkmmamks]

5 hours ago, rageaddict said:

Today could be the last day of this Test, expect England to implode in their second innings.

looks a good batting pitch. Should go to day 4

[nitinbwj]

Stokes started with Carse. He has been absolute crap.

[pkmmamks]

Carey is underrated 

[rollingstoned]

7 hours ago, BacktoCricaddict said:

Apparently, Steve Smith's nickname is "Smudge" (at least according to this end-of-day interview with Weatherald: "Obviously Greeny backed himself…[he] probably would have his shot back if he could, we all can when we get out. But up to then, I think he put a lot of pressure on them, same with Smudge [Smith] as well."

 

Is it a reference to:

(a) The smudge on the ball from sandpapering it?

(b) The smudge on his reputation for being a serial cheater?

(c) The smudge on his face from crocodile tears of remorse?

(d) All of the above?

Every person with Smith name in England is called smudger. It comes from there.

[vvvslaxman]

2 minutes ago, pkmmamks said:

Carey is underrated 

Dropped very first ball lol He has a significant vulnerability when right handers bowl round the wicket. Their line is not good.

[Lord]

Another loose shot. Whats the hurry

[AKane]

Gussy boy Atkinson finally gets a wicket..... supposedly first wicket taken by a bowler born in England too (from cricinfo) !!

[Lone Wolf]

Whatta an effort by Roach and Greaves our Maharathis could never.

[pkmmamks]

31 minutes ago, vvvslaxman said:

Dropped very first ball lol He has a significant vulnerability when right handers bowl round the wicket. Their line is not good.

He scores verry important runs. Not related to this test only. Batting with the tail is an art not many are living up to these days 

[Lord]

6 minutes ago, Lone Wolf said:

Whatta an effort by Roach and Greaves our Maharathis could never.

tbf we saved the Manchester Test from tough position too

[Lord]

just get to 100 lead

[Lord]

lmao why is he laughing? Pathetic drop