Australia begins the ashes in aggressive way by declaring the Playing XI three day before the start of the first test at the Gabba
Australia ( Playing XI) :
Marcus Harris, David Warner, Marnus Labuschagne, Steve Smith, Travis Head, Cameron Green, Alex Carey (wk), Pat Cummins (c), Mitchell Starc, Nathan Lyon, Josh Hazlewood.
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The Ashes 2021 - 2022
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Cameron Green letting it rip at >140 km/h, vicious pace for a second change bowler. Soon seam bowlers who average 130km/h and below will not be deemed international quality, unless they can bat too
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Is this really the best XI cricketers in the county cricket scene? I reckon they are better off calling up some mid-thirties, grizzly county opening batsmen, plug them into the team and instruct them to occupy the crease until lunch because the opening batsman they have barely last the first session and the middle order is facing a newish ball, swinging at/away from them at +140 km/h which isn’t ideal
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Bairstaw was doing well, damn what a messed up way to use your wicket. I doubt England will go over 200 in this innings :W:
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England losing by an innings in just over 2 days. Bowled out for 68. Ashes over in 3 tests flat.
They got hammered in India as well, lost home series to India and New Zealand.
If this were Bangladesh or Zimbabwe, people would have come in their undergarments and shouted for their test status to be stripped.
They got hammered in India as well, lost home series to India and New Zealand.
If this were Bangladesh or Zimbabwe, people would have come in their undergarments and shouted for their test status to be stripped.
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sam_ahm wrote: ↑Tue Dec 28, 2021 5:01 am
England losing by an innings in just over 2 days. Bowled out for 68. Ashes over in 3 tests flat.
They got hammered in India as well, lost home series to India and New Zealand.
If this were Bangladesh or Zimbabwe, people would have come in their undergarments and shouted for their test status to be stripped.
Thank you…the gatekeepers and opionionstas of the sport somehow miss the irony
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According to Micheal Vaughn, "A team incapable of scoring more than 100 run in a test innings has no business playing test matches". Someone needs to ask him if this applies to the great England test team
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Khawaja will finally get his chance now that Travis Head is out of Sydney test.
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Atherton blaming IPL for England debacle in Ashes https://sports.ndtv.com/the-ashes-2021- ... 3289/amp/1
😂 How many English players in that Ashes Squad played in IPL second edition in UAE ? None
😂 How many English players in that Ashes Squad played in IPL second edition in UAE ? None
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Atm as I type, Scott Boland has taken 8 wickets in the Ashes for 7 runs.
What a legendary team England is 😂
What a legendary team England is 😂
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Great fight back by Stokes and Bairstow, now this game is resembling a test!!
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Great fight back by Stokes and Bairstow, now this game is resembling a test!!
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Back to back centuries for Usman Khawaja, what a comeback. Can't believe he was kept out of the side for 3 years esp when their openers were doing Zilch.
Absolutely brilliant from Khawaja and a slap in the face of Justin Langer.
Absolutely brilliant from Khawaja and a slap in the face of Justin Langer.
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Back to back centuries for Usman Khawaja, what a comeback. Can't believe he was kept out of the side for 3 years esp when their openers were doing Zilch.
Absolutely brilliant from Khawaja and a slap in the face of Justin Langer.
Absolutely brilliant from Khawaja and a slap in the face of Justin Langer.
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sam_ahm wrote: ↑Sat Jan 08, 2022 7:43 am
Back to back centuries for Usman Khawaja, what a comeback. Can't believe he was kept out of the side for 3 years esp when their openers were doing Zilch.
Absolutely brilliant from Khawaja and a slap in the face of Justin Langer.
He seems to have been judged at a higher standard than other Aussie batsmen. Any dip if form and he was out of the team!! I hope they don’t do the same to Marnus when he inevitably has a poor series and a run of poor scores
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Tinah09 wrote: ↑Sat Jan 08, 2022 10:53 am
sam_ahm wrote: ↑Sat Jan 08, 2022 7:43 am
Back to back centuries for Usman Khawaja, what a comeback. Can't believe he was kept out of the side for 3 years esp when their openers were doing Zilch.
Absolutely brilliant from Khawaja and a slap in the face of Justin Langer.
He seems to have been judged at a higher standard than other Aussie batsmen. Any dip if form and he was out of the team!! I hope they don’t do the same to Marnus when he inevitably has a poor series and a run of poor scores
Marnus still to play in sub continent, upcomming tours of Pakistan & India will be a big test for him.
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Bairstow is one tough b*****d, he is the only England batsman standing in the way of whitewash. Zimbabwe batsmen esp those with limited stroke playing abilities can learn a lot from him.
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Bairstow is one tough b*****d, he is the only England batsman standing in the way of whitewash. Zimbabwe batsmen esp those with limited stroke playing abilities can learn a lot from him.
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