England Fans - how is this series shaping up compared to 06/07 and 13/14?

[S.Kennedy]

english cricket is pretty boring so its no surprise that their test matches are going to be dull.

Can you be more blatant?

 

[TheJediBrah]

I'm trying to remember moments that I can remember in this Ashes and there were only really two, the first day at Perth and England's little fight back day 4 at Adelaide. The rest of it all seems to merge into one, granted I've not watched much of tests 4 and 5.

So basically the only times England have been remotely competitive?

not surprising

Can you be more blatant?

he's only slightly more blatant than you tbf

 

[S.Kennedy]

So basically the only times England have been remotely competitive?

not surprising



he's only slightly more blatant than you tbf

You need competitive cricket to produce good cricket.

 

[TheJediBrah]

You need competitive cricket to produce good cricket.

very true

edit: unless you love watching your team dominate, and/or hate England. Which I'm sure many people do. Even some on this very forum.

 

[TNT]

Can you be more blatant?

Yes I could, but if you found that hard to bear you dont want the unedited version.

 

[S.Kennedy]

very true

edit: unless you love watching your team dominate, and/or hate England. Which I'm sure many people do. Even some on this very forum.

I'm certainly aware of that.

 

[Compton]

Tbf like half of the match time has just been Smith piling runs-on-runs-on-runs.

Other than the major Smith marks (myself very much included) that’ll likely get boring after a while.

 

[Burgey]

Was that hot out at the ground today I began to feel sorry for the Poms.

Then I bumped my old skipper just after the declaration and he sad “I’d have kept them out there”.

Sometimes it’s good to get a wise perspective

 

[Furball]

Since when were you captained by Border?

 

[TNT]

You kinda get the feeling that the english think they are humble in victory and graceful in defeat.

 

[fredfertang]

You kinda get the feeling that the english think they are humble in victory and graceful in defeat.

As the mother country, of course we are

 

[TheJediBrah]

You kinda get the feeling that the english think they are humble in victory and graceful in defeat.

how would we know?

 

[Adders]

how would we know?

You've had plenty of experience the last decade or so mate.

 

[TheJediBrah]

Ancient history

 

[stephen]

Really, Smith has killed the competitiveness of this series. Every time England have looked like getting on top he's come out and crushed their hopes and dreams with his water torture batting.

 

[JRC67]

Really, Smith has killed the competitiveness of this series. Every time England have looked like getting on top he's come out and crushed their hopes and dreams with his water torture batting.

The scary thing from an English perspective is he will play at least 2 more a Ashes series in Australia. 2029 might be the next chance to win in Australia. On relatively benign wickets it's hard to see a way to take his wicket!

 

[S.Kennedy]

Summon Jardine's ghost

 

[GuyFromLancs]

In England, we're marginally better. In Australia, they're exponentially better.

I don't see either of these facts changing much in the near future.

 

[Adders]

Australia have the basis of a very good test side if they can keep their bowlers fit, England on the other hand have a number of holes in the lineup that we don't look close to filling.

I don't think it is a foregone conclusion that we'll get the urn back in 2019 at all.

 

[Burgey]

Still big question marks over numbers one, three and six in Australia's batting line up. Number five too, if you factor in Darsh will be about 36 come 2019.