WTC and Ashes 2023

[Sword of Justice]

England definitely picking the right side of the coin too, Cummins had like a 10 match winning streak with the toss, would love a win soon.

I believe I heard the other day that Australia has never lost the match when Cummins has lost the toss. He truly is the modern day super skipper.

 

[John S]

I believe I heard the other day that Australia has never lost the match when Cummins has lost the toss. He truly is the modern day super skipper.

Well, so far it's been right - lost all three tosses for the ashes, won the first two games!

I think if Cummins won the toss, he'd have bowled first on that deck.

 

[Dctarget]

I think we can safely say that Green wouldn't have done that with the bat. Marsh's knock is disaster averting. Has already taken a wicket too. It'll be harder to tell though if we're missing Cam's screamers in the gully.

 

[Braveheart81]

But Green just might be another one if we persist with him.

I think Green is well and truly locked in. His batting average is 34 which isn't bad at this point of his career.

If you thought an alternative that isn't an all rounder is someone like Pete Handscomb, his test average is only 37 which doesn't make a compelling case to pick him over Green.

 

[Braveheart81]

You could have got 100-1 or better on Mitch Marsh scoring an Ashes hundred on this tour before the series started I reckon. Incredible.

 

[John S]

You could have got 100-1 or better on Mitch Marsh scoring an Ashes hundred on this tour before the series started I reckon. Incredible.

Esp as his batting average before this test was 27.01 and his bowling 37.95 - rather the wrong way round for an all-rounder I'd say.

 

[Tex]

Bairstow has been the gift that keeps giving for us.

 

[Dctarget]

Bairstow has been the gift that keeps giving for us.

As has Carey. He's been the player of the series for me so far.

 

[The_Brown_Hornet]

Agreed on both counts. Carey has come on in leaps and bounds as a 'keeper.

 

[Sword of Justice]

That was a beautiful bad ball from Starc

 

[Pfitzy]

ScoBo getting a bit of shape

 

[John S]

That's the start we needed. Now to get Stokes out

 

[Pfitzy]

Fuck me Boland beating the edge of both batsmen now. Hint of shape and a bit of seam

 

[Sword of Justice]

I don't understand why our bowlers feel they need to reinvent the wheel when Stokes starts playing like this.

 

[cyclopath]

Tactical nous is sadly lacking from the Aussies. Stupid tactics and bowling rubbish to boot.

 

[CoinboxSoldier]

Giving the tail free runs fuck me dead

 

[Sword of Justice]

Cummins is a future legend but is sometimes made ridiculously uncomfortable in these game situations.

 

[The Ghost of Raelene]

Cummins produces great moments as a player but I wish their was a bloke walking up to the bowlers and telling them to fucking switch on and cut the shit.

 

[John S]

It is so frustrating listening to all these short balls being bowled when stokes has his eye in. The wicket still has some life, whats wrong with bowling at the stumps?

 

[Sword of Justice]

Cummins produces great moments as a player but I wish their was a bloke walking up to the bowlers and telling them to fucking switch on and cut the shit.

Agreed. It must be hard when he has to provide all the leadership but I'm not sure the coaches are doing enough to keep discipline up.