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

[rollingstoned]

2 minutes ago, Suhaan said:

Bucknor BC gave a fulltoss to a ducking Sachin,LBW

Years later it was thookbaaj Pontingwa virtually umpiring and raising fingers randomly,sending Ganguly ,Dravid and co.  pavilion like beimanta kids do

If we had a stat for how much **** umpiring deicisons cost batsmen Sachin would top that list easily. For some reason he was still against drs until his retirement. 

[Suhaan]

If Brook stays ,they still have Smith , Stokes 

These 290 runs can be achieved in a canter

Aus shouldn't underestimate these 3

I think they know that,truer conditions in Aus will actually help the batting side as much as it does with bowling side

[Gollum]

8 minutes ago, rollingstoned said:

Don't remind me of the 1999/2000 series when we went there. We got so many **** decisions with that *nor lbw decision taking the cake. As if it wasn't hard enough having to play that Aussie team lol. 

 

1 minute ago, Suhaan said:

Bucknor BC gave a fulltoss to a ducking Sachin,LBW

Years later it was thookbaaj Pontingwa virtually umpiring and raising fingers randomly,sending Ganguly ,Dravid and co.  pavilion like beimanta kids do

This is why for me, DRS is the greatest thing to happen to our sport. There are some issues like umpires' call, snicko, number of reviews, tech limitations (like bat and pad being adjacent to ball) etc. but it will ultimately evolve to a better system, today's cricket is way better than pre-DRS era. When you factor in clampdown on chucking, tampering, fixing, it makes current cricket so fair. Best era ever for me. 

[rollingstoned]

3 minutes ago, Suhaan said:

54 allout then ,43 allout now(In red ball though)

Kambli never played another match again for India after that 54 AO lol. 

[Suhaan]

Just now, rollingstoned said:

Kambli never played another match again for India after that 54 AO lol. 

Arey uska comeback bh ushi time hua tha,go back bh turant hi gaya

[Gollum]

3 minutes ago, rollingstoned said:

If we had a stat for how much **** umpiring deicisons cost batsmen Sachin would top that list easily. For some reason he was still against drs until his retirement. 

Due to bad experience in the 2008 test series in Lanka which we lost. Though it had less to do with how we used technology. Just that except Viru, none of our guys could read Mendis' carrom ball. 

[Gollum]

5 minutes ago, rollingstoned said:

We were only strong in home tests. Turnaround started under Wright in the 2000 CT. 

Pooks and Lankans used to beat us regularly in bilateral odis until 2004. 

Even in home tests we were bad in 99-00. Pak won 2/3 tests in 99, then the merciless whitewash by Cronje's RSA. 

[Suhaan]

Crawley using dept of the crease(good batting)

Signs of pitch being quite beautiful to bat,true bounce and pace for batsmen to trust

 

[Suhaan]

4 minutes ago, Gollum said:

Due to bad experience in the 2008 test series in Lanka which we lost. Though it had less to do with how we used technology. Just that except Viru, none of our guys could read Mendis' carrom ball. 

Thore din baad me Raina bh achha read karne laga tha usey off the hand,phir Dhoni 

If I'm not wrong Raina is also debut centurion that too vs Lanka

Edited December 20, 2025 by Suhaan

[Gollum]

1 minute ago, Suhaan said:

Thore din baad me Raina bh achha read karne laga tha usey off the hand,phir Dhoni 

2010 we toured SL again, drew that series. Sachin scored a 200, VVS masterminded an epic 4th innings chase battling back spasms. 

 

Mendis ko bahut maara humne us series mein, ended his career. 

[Suhaan]

1 minute ago, Gollum said:

2010 we toured SL again, drew that series. Sachin scored a 200, VVS masterminded an epic 4th innings chase battling back spasms. 

 

Mendis ko bahut maara humne us series mein, ended his career. 

Saare fasad ki jad Sehwag hi tha

Wish we had someone like him today in our test setup,maverick mercurial Sehwag,rare breed

[Stan AF]

23 minutes ago, rollingstoned said:

I still don't know how Pak lost that 1999 Hobart test lol. I had woken up in the morning to watch that before school and seen Gilly  and Langer had won them the game. There are fixing rumours around that test along with the '99 WC final ofc. 

 

Don't remind me of the 1999/2000 series when we went there. We got so many **** decisions with that *nor lbw decision taking the cake. As if it wasn't hard enough having to play that Aussie team lol. 

 

 

Langer cheating 

[vvvslaxman]

Poor captaincy by CUmmins. Why is Head bowling with Lyon in the side. Lyon was turning big.

[Suhaan]

Shoaib Akhter used to run in from ,beyond the straight boundary only to find Dravid blocking him casually,6 balls blocked,game over for Shoaib ,he used to plead Dravid please hit me for 4 atleast don't block me ,mai lahore se daud ke aa raha hu bc block kar diya GF ki tarah

Very frustrating for pacers,red ball should be played the way it is meant for,yes should have shots also to back your defence 

[Gollum]

6 minutes ago, Suhaan said:

Saare fasad ki jad Sehwag hi tha

Wish we had someone like him today in our test setup,maverick mercurial Sehwag,rare breed

Jaiswal, Pant can be just as devastating IMO. But not under this toxic coach. 

 

Against spin though, don't think world will see another Viru. Even Ashwin has said how helpless he would feel bowling to him in the nets. Viru didn't consider offies as bowlers, he used to treat even peak Murali like a nobody !!!

Edited December 20, 2025 by Gollum

[Suhaan]

Just now, vvvslaxman said:

Poor captaincy by CUmmins. Why is Head bowling with Lyon in the side. Lyon was turning big.

Yes ,Crawleys feet is moving now

If Brook stays,Aus will be in trouble

[Suhaan]

Just now, Gollum said:

Jaiswal, Pant can be just as devastating IMO. But not under this toxic coach. 

 

Against spin though, don't think world will see another Viru. 

Naa Sehwag was generational spin basher

[Lord]

4 minutes ago, vvvslaxman said:

Poor captaincy by CUmmins. Why is Head bowling with Lyon in the side. Lyon was turning big.

 

Head got Pant in MCG when Lyon was doing nothing maybe going for something like that

[Gollum]

Aus will win easily. Some nice defensive bowling and field sets till over number 80, couple of wickets will fall by then, 280/5 and then new ball. Best case scenario for Poms but even that won't be enough. 

[MK55]

Good strategy. Starc should target their bodies. Getting too comfortable these two.