Ashes 2021-22

[Godder]

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Back underway fortunately.

[NTA]

Poor shot from Labuschagne - not the length to play at.

Wood's extra pace an asset

[MN5]

Huge Wicket England.

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@mn5 said in Ashes 2021-22:

Averages of England batters to debut in men's Test cricket over the last six years:

Foakes: 31.53
Burns: 30.92
Malan: 30.35
Pope: 29.79
Denly: 29.53
Sibley: 28.94
Hales: 28.26
Hameed: 27.80
Crawley: 27.74
Stoneman: 27.68
Lawrence: 27.23
Jennings: 25.19
Vince: 24.90
Westley: 24.12
Roy: 18.70
Duckett: 15.71
Bracey: 2.66

Stolen from Wisden, I assume this is all the specialist batsmen who’ve debuted in this period ? Christ England would kill for debutants of the calibre of Nicholls, Blundell, Conway, Young ( ok, jury still out on him and Blundell maybe ) wouldn’t they ?

Fuck that’s a lot of players who have been tried and found wanting…..

Had to look up mid nineties NZ which is generally remembered as a pretty barren period after Edgar/Wright, using 1993-1999:

Jones 42.00 (1 test, for injury)
Astle 40.00 (1 test, tactically)
Wright 38.20 (his final series)
Horne 38.20
Young 32.12
Spearman 31.29
Stead 30.00
Greatbatch 23.17
Pocock 22.93
Murray 20.20
Twose 19.58
Bell 16.53
Hartland 14.75
Vaughn 13.25

Strangely strong compared to that lot.

[NTA]

Anderson finding some juice here.

[NTA]

Smith looking unsettled. That was a rank 126kmh half tracker from stokes that threatened nothing but boredom

[NTA]

Anderson gets his man. Some sustained pressure that previous bowling units weren't delivering.

[NTA]

England's session

[Chris B.]

@nta said in Ashes 2021-22:

Poor shot from Labuschagne - not the length to play at.

Wood's extra pace an asset

Looks like the Cricket Gods have had their joke - OK we've got him to number 1, the fielders can start catching now!

[NTA]

[NTA]

@chris-b said in Ashes 2021-22:

@nta said in Ashes 2021-22:

Poor shot from Labuschagne - not the length to play at.

Wood's extra pace an asset

Looks like the Cricket Gods have had their joke - OK we've got him to number 1, the fielders can start catching now!

🙃 I said to someone after the second test that England where learning despite the results. No warm up games haven't helped but they're finally getting the bowling length right.

If they start understanding when to leave with the bat, they'll be better than they've shown.

[Chris B.]

@nta I think the English bowling unit has more to offer than their batting unit. But, the Oz bowling unit trumps them - even without Hazelwood.

[MN5]

@chris-b said in Ashes 2021-22:

@nta I think the English bowling unit has more to offer than their batting unit. But, the Oz bowling unit trumps them - even without Hazelwood.

Not hard to be fair.

….but the English bowling attack is pretty decent it has to be said. The old boy has done bloody well.

@NTA what about Harris’s innings ? Enough to keep the wolves at bay for awhile ?

[NTA]

@mn5 I guess it has to.

[MN5]

Jeepers, Australia might actually not get much of a lead.

But still, huge pressure on the English top order as always and it’s doubtful both Labuschagne AND Smith will fall cheaply again.

[NTA]

@mn5 they will if they keep chasing wide shit like that

[MN5]

Anderson with four and Australia lead by 68.

I’m picking England will be two down before getting ahead again.

[Chris B.]

@mn5 said in Ashes 2021-22:

Anderson with four and Australia lead by 68.

I’m picking England will be two down before getting ahead again.

Optimist!!!

[Chris B.]

Is there a better Jaapies who don't play for SA team, than the Jaapies have?

We can contribute Wagner and Conway - and Watling can pull on the gloves.

Oz can put up Labuschagne and Neser and who knows who else.

Malan is not strictly a Jaapie, but doubtless eligible.

[Machpants]

A fine display of cricket so far, with the first innings over...

Ozzie 267 all out