Ashes 2025/6
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@Donsteppa said in Ashes 2025/6:
Billion dollar stadium, Ashes Boxing Day Test, thousands travelling halfway around the world, and a two dollar groundsman.
Is this all down to the pitch? Do the batsmen need to take any responsibility?
And that's tea. 98 to win, 8 in hand.
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@booboo said in Ashes 2025/6:
@Donsteppa said in Ashes 2025/6:
Billion dollar stadium, Ashes Boxing Day Test, thousands travelling halfway around the world, and a two dollar groundsman.
Is this all down to the pitch? Do the batsmen need to take any responsibility?
And that's tea. 98 to win, 8 in hand.
Not the pitch that’s making the ball swing so much
Definitely too much movement seam wise but mixed with poor batting as well -
@booboo said in Ashes 2025/6:
@Donsteppa said in Ashes 2025/6:
Billion dollar stadium, Ashes Boxing Day Test, thousands travelling halfway around the world, and a two dollar groundsman.
Is this all down to the pitch? Do the batsmen need to take any responsibility?
And that's tea. 98 to win, 8 in hand.
Clincher for me was Steve Smith admitting he'd have bowled first. Given the received wisdom in Australian Test captaincy about batting first always, going back to Ian Chappell. Especially at home.
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@booboo said in Ashes 2025/6:
@Donsteppa said in Ashes 2025/6:
Billion dollar stadium, Ashes Boxing Day Test, thousands travelling halfway around the world, and a two dollar groundsman.
Is this all down to the pitch? Do the batsmen need to take any responsibility?
And that's tea. 98 to win, 8 in hand.
For mine you could compare this pitch to a pitch in India that is taking far too much turn. There is consistent movement off the seam which means that there is going to be a ball with your name on it sooner or later, so you really need to score as many as you can before then. Very poor pitch, and a bit of an equalizer really.
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@sparky said in Ashes 2025/6:
Thoughts with anyone who laid a lot of money to travel a long distance and to purchase day three tickets.
Happened to me in Perth, although Optus Stadium is within walking distance of where I live.
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@Donsteppa said in Ashes 2025/6:
Surely Brook and Root can manage this one.
Kane and Ross did when it mattered
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Wonder if the SCG will be a 4 day pitch...
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@Godder said in Ashes 2025/6:
Wonder if the SCG will be a 4 day pitch...
Everyone thought that Bazball was thinking short term, but he's been playing 3d chess all along. Lose in 2 days, bankrupt CA, tank their development programs and in 2060 the English will win 10 on the trot!
