Ashes 2023

[Donsteppa]

For Australia, it'll be interesting to see if Labuschagne and Smith finally front with the bat. One top innings aside from Smith, they've mainly been AWOL. Likewise if Cummins has learnt any captaincy lessons.

Warner might jam one, but only on the stopped clock basis.

[Donsteppa]

As for England, their bowling attack looks about right. Just the bewildering choice of concrete shoes Bairstow for keeping duties to back them up. Some good keeping analysis from Dinesh Karthik in the buildup.

Ali at 3 is a puzzler. I imagine there would have been large odds on that selection two months ago...

[MN5]

Ashes live on TVNZ ! How fucken good ? I love free sport !!!!

Nice start from Warner.

[Donsteppa]

@MN5 the last Test was as well. And even better, they show the full build up each day as part of the coverage unlike the Spark Sport corner cutters...

[MN5]

James Anderson has played almost a hundred more test matches than the great Sir Paddles.

England play more tests, more cricket played nowadays etc etc but hats off, that is an exceptional achievement.

Still less Michelle’s than the great man though.

[Donsteppa]

Warner on 12*, seven runs better than I expected so far...

[Donsteppa]

... instead it's Khawaja wasting a review. 15/1.

[KiwiMurph]

@Donsteppa said in Ashes 2023:

instead it's Khawaja wasting a review by asking Warner

Fixed

[MN5]

Bairstow is such a sloppy keeper

[MN5]

@MN5 said in Ashes 2023:

Bairstow is such a sloppy keeper

…..and then gets Warner……..

He was actually looking pretty good too.

Jeepers crazy shit from Smith first ball !

[KiwiMurph]

Good review by Wood & Stokes. England needed that.

[MajorRage]

Strange day so far. Felt Oz largely on top but here we are at 189/5

[sparky]

600th Test wicket for Stuart Broad.

Australia’s ahead in a competitive first day. Pitch looks the slowest so far this series.

[MiketheSnow]

Another cracking day of test cricket

[sparky]

Stuart Board got for head for his 600th Test wicket.

And his popstar girlfriend, Mollie King, has promised him a treat as well.

[Donsteppa]

Waking up to that scorecard, looks like a lot of starts from Australia, but England stopping them from becoming big scores.

Probably not a bad total after being sent into bat, but looks like it could have been bigger with Australia batting down to number 10.

[DaGrubster]

@Donsteppa

This is the first series that I have seen much of him. And for a guy with a big reputation, I haven’t been impressed with him.

He has a very punchable face too

[DaGrubster]

@KiwiPie

They won 1 test in 17 before BMAC.

England arent Minnows but they were an incredibly poor side

[NTA]

Imagine getting out to Moeen Ali?

[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.