The Ashes 2023

[neil999]

Honestly don't know how any of you enjoy anything, sport just seems a way for some of you to vent....

 

[Mozza1987]

Errr, I don't think it's anywhere near as bad as some are saying in the past few week or two, however it's a bit one-dimensional in my eyes - where's the variety?

Broad and Anderson have been brilliant, some of the best ever, but they ain't young any more. For me, we're missing Leech

Yeah it's the same from pretty much all of them

 

[PhilM]

Honestly don't know how any of you enjoy anything, sport just seems a way for some of you to vent....

Have you ever watched Everton? That's the root cause of it all.

 

[jazzy]

Errr, I don't think it's anywhere near as bad as some are saying in the past few week or two, however it's a bit one-dimensional in my eyes - where's the variety?

Broad and Anderson have been brilliant, some of the best ever, but they ain't young any more. For me, we're missing Leech

Phil ,
The problem with the England pace attack ( yeah they aren't as good as the Aussies, who are?) is that they are all so similar. There is no point of difference, no left arm seamer , no great pace and no spinner of any note
I hated the Australia tactics in the 1st test which we should have won but in the 2nd they have been good and we have played some terrible cricket at passages in the match
This feels so inevitable.

 

[PhilM]

Phil ,
The problem with the England pace attack ( yeah they aren't as good as the Aussies, who are?) is that they are all so similar. There is no point of difference, no left arm seamer , no great pace and no spinner of any note
I hated the Australia tactics in the 1st test which we should have won but in the 2nd they have been good and we have played some terrible cricket at passages in the match
This feels so inevitable.

The point I was trying to make. When they were talking about going into the Ashes without a spinner, I said to my friend that it was almost suicidal.

We're not looking able to get wickets at the rate we need, whereas Australia do. Let's not forget, they have some fairly strong batsmen too bar their tail end.

 

[Brennan]

Have you ever watched Everton? That's the root cause of it all.

WHEYYYYY

 

[jazzy]

Honestly don't know how any of you enjoy anything, sport just seems a way for some of you to vent....

Oh mate you need to do a psychology course.

 

[neil999]

Oh mate you need to do a psychology course.

I'm OK thank you

 

[neil999]

Have you ever watched Everton? That's the root cause of it all.

Never heard of them

 

[jazzy]

Have you ever watched Everton? That's the root cause of it all.

Yep it's the sporting equivalent of the Stockholm syndrome lol

 

[Kev The Rat]

thats the end of that

 

[roydo]

Thought we looked set. Oh well.

 

[Milk]

I’m watching without commentary. Do they only have 10 on the field? Surely they can’t have a sub after they forced Pope to field

Yeah, guy called Matt Renshaw.

What was interesting was that if Englands short balls to Lyon had pinged him on the head, they could have enforced a concussion substitute who would’ve been allowed to bowl


FFS, Root gone as I typed

 

[jazzy]

Root out to a helluva ball.
Game over , well.actually it was over about 4 hours ago.

 

[PhilM]

thats the end of that

Indeed. As a minimum, we now need to give it a reasonable response although it may be difficult to do so as the last two wickets have gone to great balls.