Was just reading that on cricinfo...Another attempt to get a ball change... but umpire Wilson's handcuffs are taking no prisoners
Was just reading that on cricinfo...Another attempt to get a ball change... but umpire Wilson's handcuffs are taking no prisoners
Consider Harry Brook in those.That's a decent total for England considering their big 3 (Root, Bairstow, Stokes) all failed...
BairstowWho do you want to kick out of that group to fit Brook in there?
*For English playersWorst Ashes bowling averages in a single series (Minimum 700 balls bowled ) :
1.Moeen Ali 2017/2018 Ashes in Australia
5 wickets @ 115.00
2.Andy Caddick 1993 Ashes in England
4 wickets @ 97.60
3.Len Braund 1907/8 Ashes in Australia
5 wickets @ 92.40
4.James Anderson 2023 Ashes in England
4 wickets @ 82.00*
5.Graeme Swann 2013/14 Ashes in Australia
7 wickets @ 80.00
Nope. They actually bowled much better to the tail. Also used spin wellWe bowled short at the tail again didn't we...
That's good to hear. I'm glad we learned something by test no.5. Not so glad to hear Wood and Woakes batted well, but good on them.Nope. They actually bowled much better to the tail. Also used spin well
Woakes and Wood batted well
George Tribe (AUS) 1946/47 AshesNope , these are the top 5 , English or Australian
Yeah my mistake I listed Australia only as oppositionGeorge Tribe (AUS) 1946/47 Ashes
2 wickets @ 165.00
Keith Stackpole (AUS) 1970/71 Ashes
2 wickets @ 131.50
Ted a’Beckett (AUS) 1928/29 Ashes
2 wickets @ 108.00
Bill Howell (AUS) 1901/02 Ashes
3 wickets @ 83.66
Simon O’Donnell (AUS) 1985 Ashes
6 wickets @ 81.16
We're still basking in the warm afterglow of the idiotic declaration on day 1 of the series.Good to see the ‘Bazball sux’ brigade remembered their passwords again having lost them somewhere around lunch on day 2 at Headingley
Apparently it's not up to themwhen will Aussie selectors have the courage to get rid of that hasbeen?
Quoted for when Smith peels off a double tomorrow and you look like the imbo you really areAnyone who’s followed this series would know it’s unlikely that Oz will run away with it tomorrow, but you’d certainly rather be in their position than ours tonight.
Labuschagne feels like the key wicket to me now he’s back in form. Suppose you can never write Steve ‘fewer runs in the series than Harry the Hack Brook’ Smith off either.
I always look like an imbecile, but at least I’ve the good grace to not use horrendous abbreviations like ‘imbo’. JesusQuoted for when Smith peels off a double tomorrow and you look like the imbo you really are
Either way, Anderson will make it by the end of this test.George Tribe (AUS) 1946/47 Ashes
2 wickets @ 165.00
Keith Stackpole (AUS) 1970/71 Ashes
2 wickets @ 131.50
Ted a’Beckett (AUS) 1928/29 Ashes
2 wickets @ 108.00
Bill Howell (AUS) 1901/02 Ashes
3 wickets @ 83.66
Simon O’Donnell (AUS) 1985 Ashes
6 wickets @ 81.16
I was listening to The Grade Cricketer podcast yesterday, and they mentioned something along the lines of how England have been 'relentlessly impressed' with themselves this series. It's been all about their 'journey' as a team, and they have a cult-like aversion to criticism or mentioning anything outside the team's circle.Nah, just the rank stupidity of the Stokes/ McCullum rhetoric which has been so blindly bought into needs calling out