Australian Cricket Season 2025-26 (Ashes)

[love_the_life]

They don't seem to have grasped the difference between test cricket (a five day match) and one-day or Big Bash style cricket. There is no 'digging in' /biding your time/pacing by the batsmen.

 

[Cossie]

Wow, what a difference, didn't look for a while and Australia are right back in this.

Look after Starc!

 

[Pushka]

They don't seem to have grasped the difference between test cricket (a five day match) and one-day or Big Bash style cricket. There is no 'digging in' /biding your time/pacing by the batsmen.

It’s the Baz Ball way. Sometimes it works. Sometimes we have today.

 

[love_the_life]

Wow, what a difference, didn't look for a while and Australia are right back in this.

Look after Starc!

And please pension off Khawaja

 

[drron]

I agree. A fellow as experienced as an opener should not have managed things so badly managed a toilet break a toilet break. Surely he went before the start of the session. Had he been right to open he might have given Weatherald time at the other end to see what the ball was doing. Having to face in your first test would not be the most relaxed way to start.
Personally I would play Weatherald and Renshaw as the openers for the next test.

 

[Pushka]

I agree. A fellow as experienced as an opener should not have managed things so badly managed a toilet break a toilet break. Surely he went before the start of the session. Had he been right to open he might have given Weatherald time at the other end to see what the ball was doing. Having to face in your first test would not be the most relaxed way to start.
Personally I would play Weatherald and Renshaw as the openers for the next test.

Yeah. They left Weatherald out to dry in the first innings. Head didn’t do that. Team mates.

Yep to Renshaw. And there is still Bancroft.

 

[markis10]

Loving the twist and turns of a test.

 

[love_the_life]

Loving the twist and turns of a test.

Yes but it's not like a proper test match - will be over well before the 5 days.

 

[cjd600]

Not many go for 5 days any more... apart from the odd bore draw on subcontinent roads

 

[love_the_life]

Not many go for 5 days any more... apart from the odd bore draw on subcontinent roads

I am a bit of a stickler for tradition - like the 5 days

 

[cjd600]

I am a bit of a stickler for tradition - like the 5 days

I totally agree....
20/20 "technique " has ruined the ability of batsmen to bat out a day and show any patience, especially if the pitch is doing something
Different game now.

 

[drron]

Looks like the English will be beaten by Head’s bazball innings. Great century.

 

[cjd600]

Travball.
Arise Sir Travis

Another big game innings, unbelievable.

 

[moa999]

Yes but it's not like a proper test match - will be over well before the 5 days.

Looks like over in two.. that's somewhat embarrassing. Even though Travis has shown you can score runs.

The last two days Ashes test was in 1921 Nottingham.

 

[love_the_life]

Who would have thunk - saved by Head and Labuschagne

 

[TheRealTMA]

Who would have thunk - saved by Head and Labuschagne

Stunning result

 

[turtlemichael]

Sitting in the Hilton Parmelia now after witnessing the best 2 days of Test cricket I've ever seen. It will long live in the memory. Nothing embarrassing about it. It had all the twists and turns inherent in cricket at its best. I'm still glad I am not a Pom, however.

 

[Pushka]

Who would have thunk - saved by Head and Labuschagne

And Head played Bazball. Beat the Poms at their own game. Sometimes it works. But he's always played like this anyway.

 

[k_sheep]

And please pension off Khawaja

Politely disagree. We can't talk about Bazball being stupid and the T20 generation being unable to hold up an end in Test cricket - then drop the one guy who is an expert at seeing off the new ball, blocking, leaving and generally just showing incredible patience.

Sure he could be better about rotating the strike with low risk singles - but like we've said, most tests aren't going 5 days lately, so I'm okay with him taking his time.

Obviously he's injured and CA is trying to hide it or whatever - but that's probably the fault of the selectors / managers / whatever than the man himself.

 

[cjd600]

Politely disagree. We can't talk about Bazball being stupid and the T20 generation being unable to hold up an end in Test cricket - then drop the one guy who is an expert at seeing off the new ball, blocking, leaving and generally just showing incredible patience.

Sure he could be better about rotating the strike with low risk singles - but like we've said, most tests aren't going 5 days lately, so I'm okay with him taking his time.

Obviously he's injured and CA is trying to hide it or whatever - but that's probably the fault of the selectors / managers / whatever than the man himself.

He's barely passed 50 in 2 years.......