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England Cricket 2025
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271-4 at stumps
Australia lead by 356.
Head 142 n/o
Carey 52 n/o
Unbeaten partnership of 1220 -
The Jacks pick is going swimmingly.2
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You can’t convince me he is a better spinner than Root.North Lower Neil said:The Jacks pick is going swimmingly.1 -
Jacks 19-0-107-1MrOneLung said:
You can’t convince me he is a better spinner than Root.North Lower Neil said:The Jacks pick is going swimmingly.
Root 8-0-32-00 -
It's all very depressing but very predictable.
We could all see it was gonna be 5-0 after the first test couldn't we?0 -
Dunno how anyone is still giving these wankers the time of day (or night)2
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I thought all the planning and thinking for the last few years was to make a side that would be competitive down under.... I don't think it's too early to start the post mortems now because this needs to be an absolutely seismic change in thinking from the ECB.2
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Gravesend_Addick said:It's all very depressing but very predictable.
We could all see it was gonna be 5-0 after the first test couldn't we?
We're very good at winning dead rubbers and preforming when the pressure is off, though. Australia won't necessarily be totally invested in winning a long series especially when they will take the opportunity to rest the likes of Starc and Boland. I hope that doesn't happen because it is those pointless wins that the English management tend to focus on - "we showed what we are capable of and need to build on that now". There's a reason why we haven't beaten Australia and India in series since 2018.
Ironically, Australia have, themselves, their own re-building process prior to the 2027 Ashes especially in the fast bowling ranks. The difference is that they are starting from a higher base and will gradually feed those players in. Where we find a spinner from, under the current system of prioritising "step and hit" cricket I really do not know.3 -
Baz Ball Bollocks. McCullum has to go.There is a reason why Test matches are scheduled for five days!There needs to be a root and branch review into the structure of cricket in England - they need to decide whether or not they want England's performances in tests to be a priority, or not.If it is then scrap the bash/20/20 non-cricket crap and focus on the county game. Not sure the ECB have the cohones though, and the counties would oppose because they are about the only money spinners they have.If the ECB don't do it then I fear England Test Match cricket as we used to know and love is dead.1
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Addick Addict said:Gravesend_Addick said:It's all very depressing but very predictable.
We could all see it was gonna be 5-0 after the first test couldn't we?
We're very good at winning dead rubbers and preforming when the pressure is off, though. Australia won't necessarily be totally invested in winning a long series especially when they will take the opportunity to rest the likes of Starc and Boland. I hope that doesn't happen because it is those pointless wins that the English management tend to focus on - "we showed what we are capable of and need to build on that now". There's a reason why we haven't beaten Australia and India in series since 2018.
Ironically, Australia have, themselves, their own re-building process prior to the 2027 Ashes especially in the fast bowling ranks. The difference is that they are starting from a higher base and will gradually feed those players in. Where we find a spinner from, under the current system of prioritising "step and hit" cricket I really do not know.
Oh I think the Aussies will turn up with a pretty good attack in 2 years - probably led by Fergus O'Neill and Xavier Bartlett. I have no idea what the England attack will be by then.0 -
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They'll be picking the usual suspects including the always injured Wood.MarcusH26 said:Addick Addict said:Gravesend_Addick said:It's all very depressing but very predictable.
We could all see it was gonna be 5-0 after the first test couldn't we?
We're very good at winning dead rubbers and preforming when the pressure is off, though. Australia won't necessarily be totally invested in winning a long series especially when they will take the opportunity to rest the likes of Starc and Boland. I hope that doesn't happen because it is those pointless wins that the English management tend to focus on - "we showed what we are capable of and need to build on that now". There's a reason why we haven't beaten Australia and India in series since 2018.
Ironically, Australia have, themselves, their own re-building process prior to the 2027 Ashes especially in the fast bowling ranks. The difference is that they are starting from a higher base and will gradually feed those players in. Where we find a spinner from, under the current system of prioritising "step and hit" cricket I really do not know.
Oh I think the Aussies will turn up with a pretty good attack in 2 years - probably led by Fergus O'Neill and Xavier Bartlett. I have no idea what the England attack will be by then.0 -
It doesn't need to be one or the other. The Australians take red ball domestic cricket more seriously than us, have a successful T20 league (even if it is fading a bit now), and have won both white ball World Cups as well as the WTC in recent years. The ECB definitely need to take the county game more seriously but that doesn't mean you have to lose the white ball stuff, it just needs proper structurebobmunro said:Baz Ball Bollocks. McCullum has to go.There is a reason why Test matches are scheduled for five days!There needs to be a root and branch review into the structure of cricket in England - they need to decide whether or not they want England's performances in tests to be a priority, or not.If it is then scrap the bash/20/20 non-cricket crap and focus on the county game. Not sure the ECB have the cohones though, and the counties would oppose because they are about the only money spinners they have.If the ECB don't do it then I fear England Test Match cricket as we used to know and love is dead.0
