Ashes 2023
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@Catogrande said in Ashes 2023:
how much better Aus are as a team, how much better they are man for man than England
I'll put my hand up and say I was saying this earlier in the series but the teams for test 3 were different to the teams at the start of the series
Wood vs Anderson for example
In 1 test Wood got man of the match bowling 150k+ heat getting 7 wickets and 40 runs.
In 2 tests combined Anderson got 3 wickets and 15 runs.
Meanwhile Murphy got 9 overs to bowl in the whole of test 3 - the first time in 100 tests they have had to play without Lyon.
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And yet… the first two tests were very close and could have gone either way- just like the third.
In all three tests you could probably take out one decision or piece of play and the result is likely different.
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Anyway. Apology accepted. 😁
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@nzzp said in Ashes 2023:
@MN5 said in Ashes 2023:
Look, whatever Bazball is, if the crowds keep coming and people keep watching, it's a success. It's getting a slightly inferior team to perform, and that's impressive. Roll on Test 4, and I wish I didn't have to sleep so I could settle in and watch it!
They always get full houses for the Ashes and England haven't lost a series to Australia in England for over 20 years - minnows they were not before BMac and the 2 squads are very similar to 4 years ago.
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@Donsteppa I think I remember him living a charmed life early in his career. He may have been been dropped more than Nicholls one year which is some feat. He's got a lot of talent but still plenty of work ons.
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It seems odd to this Englishman too. I'd want Bairstow in the side for his middle order batting but would prefer Foakes behind the stumps. It is just how to shoehorn them both in. Ideally you don't want Bairstow batting any higher than 5 or Foakes any higher than 6, so who do you leave out?
With pope gone do you put Root up to 3 and Brook to 4? Not sure I'd want that. Moeen is not a test 3.
I see it as a narrow call either way between Bairstow and Foakes with the actual problem being who come is at first drop.
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that's an incredibly strong batting lineup. Cummins at 10?
and very interesting to not have a spinner.
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@mariner4life Been raining a lot in Manchester and Murphy bowled under 10 overs the whole of the last test. It's a good move to can the spinner I think.
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yeah i get the reasoning, but with Lyon ever-present, it just looks weird.
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@mariner4life said in Ashes 2023:
yeah i get the reasoning, but with Lyon ever-present, it just looks weird.
First Test in a bajillion years (or just over a decade in real terms) we haven't had a spinner.
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