@subshakerz This is for another thread and so, I don't want to have a discussion here. But this shows the power of Ashwin and Jadeja when people feel the loss even an year before the series starts. No other country gives the same feel for the top nations. I am sure you won't heed to this but just saying that this shows that home performances are also worth noting. It is not just about away performances.
And how do you rate Englands chances when they go to India soon I think they will get smoked playing bazball style there not who knows ? Problem is in India they’ve got the two best spinners for those conditions then you got Axar as a back up as well. If they make it flatter they still got a very good pace line up as well. You can bet whoever tours there that both teams will crap the bed an innings or two though it’s all about taking your opportunities when you get a side out for like 150 or whatever. And any lead of like 50 is useful. It’s still the hardest place by far to get an away series win though.
India are beatable only because our batting has become more fallible. And honestly missing a fully fit Shreyas and Pant was huge that series. Its a totally different team when those two are batting 5 and 6.
They’re mainly beatable because their pitches are a double edged sword. Pretty much every batsmen has struggled there the last 3-4 years. But you’re bound to expect an innings or two where your bowlers get the other team out under 150-200 so you have to take advantage of it when it comes
Australia is in same position. Warmer, Khawaja, Starc, Hazlewood likely played their last Ashes as have reserves Marsh, Boland and Neser
England definitely wish it was, yesterday
Starc will still be around for the home series IMO. The other three yeah I expect they'll be gone - we know Warner will be for sure. Would never say never for MMarsh, the selectors obviously like him and he's actually still relatively young at 31.
You think Starc will still be playing at 36? I'd like it if he was as means he's bowled great next couple of years but I doubt it
Yeah, just as a gut feeling. The bloke seems to have found something of a second wind in his bowling in the last year or so, that's usually good enough to last a few seasons. He's certainly performed well enough to make it feasible; aside from a few games where he was obviously not in good rhythm/match fit against India (who are his bogey team anyway) he's bowled as well as he ever has the last 18 months in Tests.
Starc hasn’t lost any pace yet and his only recent injury wasn’t bowling related
Aren't Ashes 2025/26? That's 2.5 years away
Yeah sorry
Nope they have no young talent coming through
If you look at the stats pre-Bazball then you'd know it most definitely does. With a bit of common sense, England would be unbeaten this year, but then I guess a certain amount of common sense has to be thrown out to Bazball.
Entertainment. Bazball isn't a results based thing or something