Ashes 2023

NTA

@MiketheSnow said in Ashes 2023:

Oz sitting pretty at lunch

Those are the 3 wickets everyone expected, but perhaps not at that rate. One wonders what could have been if the deck offered anything at all.

NTA

Brook very agressive but he's finding the right balls to play it against.

Got away with that one tho. Good effort from head

KiwiMurph

@NTA said in Ashes 2023:

Good effort from head

You have to catch that surely.

KiwiMurph

I think Head is a bit more suited to infield than outfield

NTA

@KiwiMurph said in Ashes 2023:

@NTA said in Ashes 2023:

Good effort from head

You have to catch that surely.

Yep but according to Tubs Taylor "he's not a natural catcher" 🙄

NTA

That's about as weird a dismissal as you'll get. Unlucky for Brook

KiwiMurph

Haha holy shit.

KiwiMurph

That sucks - gun bat who averages 80+ gets out to that meanwhile Marnus is about the luckiest bloke in cricket history

NTA

Wasted review

NTA

Leg side ish

NTA

And height. That was a better review but not by much

Bairstow to go on and get a ton

KiwiMurph

Bloody impressive return from Bairstow.

KiwiMurph

Another fielding error by the Aussies - Carey drops Bairstow

KiwiMurph

Lyon makes sure the damage isn't too bad. Gets Bairstow.

KiwiMurph

Good non-review. Steve Smith no idea haha

MajorRage

Looking like Aussie's day so far, but if England can get to 400, then that's 400 runs on the board which certainly means its anyones game.

Golf club was great fun ... a few Aussies in amongst the partisan crowd. Lot of cheers for both sets of fans. I seemed to get lumped in with the Aussies so can't win. Pom on here, Aussie over here.

Worthy first day of an Ashes series. England playing Bazball through and through. Lots of runs, and a few wickets.

KiwiMurph

Bazball is awesome. Declaring with under 400 on the board is ballsy as fuck

MajorRage

@KiwiMurph said in Ashes 2023:

Bazball is awesome. Declaring with under 400 on the board is ballsy as fuck

Yeah, what the fuck! Sort of have to congratulate with a hint of "what the fuck are you thinking"

canefan

@MajorRage said in Ashes 2023:

@KiwiMurph said in Ashes 2023:

Bazball is awesome. Declaring with under 400 on the board is ballsy as fuck

Yeah, what the fuck! Sort of have to congratulate with a hint of "what the fuck are you thinking"

I can see Aussie getting 500 then rolling the Poms in the second innings. High risk

NTA

@canefan said in Ashes 2023:

@MajorRage said in Ashes 2023:

@KiwiMurph said in Ashes 2023:

Bazball is awesome. Declaring with under 400 on the board is ballsy as fuck

Yeah, what the fuck! Sort of have to congratulate with a hint of "what the fuck are you thinking"

I can see Aussie getting 500 then rolling the Poms in the second innings. High risk

It'll be interesting to see what Ali and Root can do as this dry wicket dries out further.

I think the entire point of Bazball is high risk. Two stumpings in the last session show that it is all about momentum and taking the Draw off the table as a likely outcome, with some rash decisions.

Look at the strike rates: everyone about 70 except Stokes and Robinson (who is a otherwise total fucking bunny). Can't do that on anything but a road.

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Ashes 2023