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

[vvvslaxman]

Crawley is doing the same thing again. Deliberatly pulled out at the last minute.

[vvvslaxman]

Pat cummins is super nice.

[vvvslaxman]

Pope survives.  Lucky to get between the slips

[ravishingravi]

This is when you realize why Rahane's team achieved nothing less than a freak miracle. 

[vvvslaxman]

Marnus what the heck.. what an amazing slip catch. 99 out of 99 times we would drop that

[vvvslaxman]

1 minute ago, ravishingravi said:

This is when you realize why Rahane's team achieved nothing less than a freak miracle. 

Shows you cannot fluke Test wins in Australia. ENgland has lost 15 out of 17 or something.

[vvvslaxman]

Insane slip catching.

[MK55]

That’s the end of Popes career 

[vvvslaxman]

8 minutes ago, MK55 said:

That’s the end of Popes career 

HE is the reason why they are losing. No.3 batsman cannot be this weak. If you look at INdia we face the same issue. SOoner we find a better no.3 is the better. Cannot have a weak no.3.

[Gollum]

Root looking good for a 100 @Laaloo, may he destroy your weekend 

[nitinbwj]

Root gone once again to Cummins. 

[nitinbwj]

47 minutes ago, Gollum said:

Root looking good for a 100 @Laaloo, may he destroy your weekend 

Not really. Gone 

[Suhaan]

Rootwa gone to Kameenswa

[nitinbwj]

1 hour ago, MK55 said:

That’s the end of Popes career 

Played his best innings against us 196 

[nitinbwj]

Pope and Duckett turned out to be 2 big frauds alongwoth Jamie Smith and Eng didnt bring any spinner 

[Suhaan]

Jaiswal also does bowl,why don't our paindu captains encash situations where opposition is not in position to win by giving him the bowl which may very well give the bowlers much needed rest and also keeping Jaiswal in the groove

[Suhaan]

1 minute ago, nitinbwj said:

Pope and Duckett turned out to be 2 big frauds alongwoth Jamie Smith and Eng didnt bring any spinner 

J Smith's first tour ,need to see him next time then judge,all of them are stinking even their best batter

[Tillu]

Cummins took out root for the 16th time, the most by any bowler. Bumrah is next with 15.

[Laaloo]

56 minutes ago, Gollum said:

Root looking good for a 100 @Laaloo, may he destroy your weekend 

 

 

Fker had a catch just a bit short when he was on 6 but his luck runs out. Came to the crease and only faced starc for two balls before he was taken off and then he scored some easy runs against lyon and boland before Cummins made him his bitch again.

[Tillu]

It was Cummins who saved Hayden's honour and not Root.