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

[vvvslaxman]

Just now, Lord said:

 

Got Duckett with similar one first innings.

 

Master of his craft

 

Duckett is a short guy. But this is a problem he has in India. Always stuck at crease .

[Lord]

1 minute ago, vvvslaxman said:

Stokes's front foot game is like he takes 1 inch forward lol That is his frontfoot game against spin. He got bamboozled by Ashwin like this many times.

 

Even Sundar got him in England

[vvvslaxman]

Just now, Lord said:

Stokes made it look better tbh

 

Honestly England missed a genuine spinner. Jacks is just a part timer.

[Gollum]

Lyon's career about to be revived? 

 

These Aussie bowlers have amazing longevity. Starc 35, Lyon 38. 

[vvvslaxman]

Just now, Lord said:

 

Even Sundar got him in England

yes. He has good defense against pace. But against spin he is not that good with defense. 

[Lord]

Just now, Gollum said:

Lyon's career about to be revived? 

 

These Aussie bowlers have amazing longevity. Starc 35, Lyon 38. 

 

Fitness. Starc still bowling 145ks

 

Our pacers collapse after 4 overs in IPL

[vvvslaxman]

Just now, Gollum said:

Lyon's career about to be revived? 

 

These Aussie bowlers have amazing longevity. Starc 35, Lyon 38. 

 

Definitely they need him always  to provide relief to other bowlers

[Lord]

1 minute ago, vvvslaxman said:

 

Honestly England missed a genuine spinner. Jacks is just a part timer.

 

Root is their best spinner lol

[Suhaan]

2 minutes ago, rollingstoned said:

Yes he was caught on the crease there. 

Problem with English players is they think they are too good to set foot on field,while they always end up getting humbled

Brook,Stokes,Duckett,Archer all believe they are GOATs assembled to win against mortals

They need to stay honest and concentrate on the game rather than proving their hypothetical supremacy 

[Suhaan]

Gilchrist is speaking like a popla,lost all teeth all this while 

Lots of air coming out with words

Edited December 20, 2025 by Suhaan

[rollingstoned]

Off spinners jerk off to this kind of dismissal to a rhb. Made him lose balance. 

[Stan AF]

Crawley 

Gaali 

[vvvslaxman]

1 minute ago, Suhaan said:

Problem with English players is they think they are too good to set foot on field,while they always end up getting humbled

Brook,Stokes,Duckett,Archer all believe they are GOATs assembled to win against mortals

They need to stay honest and concentrate on the game rather than proving their hypothetical supremacy 

Their goal is to bring crowd to stadium lol 

[Lord]

No variations like Ashwin, but Lyon has made a great career just bowling classical offspin

[Gollum]

This is Lyon's home ground. Used to work as a groundsman here. 

[vvvslaxman]

1 minute ago, rollingstoned said:

Off spinners jerk off to this kind of dismissal to a rhb. Made him lose balance. 

 

They showed one ball today morning i knew England would fold. CUmmins needlessly gave 5 overs to Head.  Lyon was starting to turn square.

[Suhaan]

Just now, vvvslaxman said:

Their goal is to bring crowd to stadium lol 

Then that is good for cricket

One side is atleast too committed 

[vvvslaxman]

Wish we had genuine spinners when they chsed down 370 against us. 

[vvvslaxman]

Harry brook gave the opening. lol He is going to be roasted for the rest of his life. With series on the line he played that shot

[Gollum]

Poms are mentally shot, even if they don't admit.