Ashes 2025/6

[Virgil]

The comms were pretty correct earlier
England should have won the 1st test before their brain fart threw jt away. The series could easily be 2-2 going into Sydney

[mohikamo]

@Virgil

Yeah the poms have f'd up this series good and proper.
Poms have the raw material to get it done, but the Aussies have played it much smarter.

Bazball does have a place. Just gotta pick the right time.
Aussies finished the 1st test off with bazball.

Financial disaster; ACB guna make sure that the wickets are ultra flat for at least the next generation!
Didn't mind the shoot out myself; very entertaining.

Test cricket got way better when ODI tactics and strategies came into it; dunno about the T20 version of test cricket tho.

[game_film]

I’ve reached the point in life where I look at this series and all I see is lost revenue

[Donsteppa]

Being reported as a $10 mill financial loss to Cricket Australia.

One very costly mower height setting.

[KiwiMurph]

Black Caps can look forward to a road in Melbourne next Boxing Day

[1kiwi]

[Cyclops]

You can kind of see what the groundsman was going for when you look at how we've been preparing our pitches lately (the basin and hagley especially), where the pitch is almost as green as the outfield at the toss and often by tea a lot of the life is gone. I can see why they went for that option. Will be very interesting to see what way they go next year.

[bayimports]

Crowe rules “unsatisfactory” personally would have been great opportunity to say worst Australian action at MCG since 1981

[booboo]

@bayimports said in Ashes 2025/6:

Crowe rules “unsatisfactory” personally would have been great opportunity to say worst Australian action at MCG since 1981

Could argue since 1987. Kinda worse with the Dyer The Liar action on top of the Morrison LB on McDermott ...

https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/new-zealand-tour-of-australia-1987-88-62088/australia-vs-new-zealand-3rd-test-63475/full-scorecard

Noting that said Jeff Crowe was the captain.

[bayimports]

@booboo said in Ashes 2025/6:

@bayimports said in Ashes 2025/6:

Crowe rules “unsatisfactory” personally would have been great opportunity to say worst Australian action at MCG since 1981

Could argue since 1987. Kinda worse with the Dyer The Liar action on top of the Morrison LB on McDermott ...

https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/new-zealand-tour-of-australia-1987-88-62088/australia-vs-new-zealand-3rd-test-63475/full-scorecard

Noting that said Jeff Crowe was the captain.

Nice, Jeff clearly missed a trick to have some fun with a serious matter