Ashes 2023

MN5

Weird scorecard. Five of the top six getting really handy starts but none of them going on.

VERY un Australian, you’d bank on one of them being unbeaten on three figures at the end of the day……

I’m assuming Stokes is too injured to bowl ? It’s a race between him and Ali to join the 200/3000 club. Only 15 have done it, three of them kiwis.

Catogrande

@DaGrubster said in Ashes 2023:

@KiwiPie

They won 1 test in 17 before BMAC.

England arent Minnows but they were an incredibly poor side

According to Howstats it was actually 2 wins in 18, both v India. Interestingly in one of them, the recently much maligned Bairstow scored a ton in both innings.

Edit: however your point stands.

Donsteppa

Cyclops

So many set batsmen getting out is interesting. I have seen any of the cricket, so would be interesting to know if it was mental errors or the Aussies toughing it out in difficult conditions and getting caught out by a good one.

Duluth

@Cyclops said in Ashes 2023:

So many set batsmen getting out is interesting. I have seen any of the cricket, so would be interesting to know if it was mental errors or the Aussies toughing it out in difficult conditions and getting caught out by a good one.

Neither description fits that well.

It was mostly a batting day but the occasional ball still did something.. the bowlers were never out of it. Good use of the 3rd umpire today by England on the lbw shouts. Despite the sun being out the was still a bit of swing every now and then. Just a good even day

Duluth

England finished that reasonably quickly. There was an extra 17 runs because of that no ball though

MN5

Moeen Ali at three just seems so wrong.

It’s like the Black Caps putting Vettori there

( actually in the era he played this wouldn’t have been a bad idea )

NTA

Great ball from Starc to remove Gimli

KiwiMurph

@MN5 it reminds me of when Black Caps tried Parore at 3

Catogrande

@NTA you get an upvote for Gimli only.

ACT Crusader

@MN5 said in Ashes 2023:

Moeen Ali at three just seems so wrong.

It’s like the Black Caps putting Vettori there

( actually in the era he played this wouldn’t have been a bad idea )

Ali’s technique is miles ahead of Dan’s. Has always looked a natural batsman, just a question of execution and circumstance

KiwiMurph

What an incredible session of cricket by England

178 runs in a session.

Definitely rode their luck but some wonderfully aggressive cricket.

Is Vettori responsible for Aus bowling plans and fields? Aus look all over the shop.

sparky

Bazball at its finest. A huge session for England. Australia seemed to run out of ideas there. They are really missing Lyons.

sparky

Really poor bowling from Australia. Crawley and Root are feasting. 296/2.

sparky

England with the lead.

Most one-sided day of the series.

I can’t ever remember seeing an Australian bowling line-up so devoid of ideas.

Bazball comes of age.

sparky

Crawley chops it onto his stumps. 189 off 182 balls. 336/3.

sparky

Australia have done better in last 45 minutes. They’ve taken a couple of wickets and slowed England down.

England’s day for sure but not looking at totally dominant as they did earlier this afternoon.

Half an hour left.

sparky

England 384/4 at the close. Rain about for all of the last three days but England well ahead in this game.

MiketheSnow

England's to lose

Unless the weather fucks it all up

Donsteppa

Bazball finally rolls over the top of Australia's batting passengers.

The Silver Fern

Ashes 2023