Yes, stop the boundaries . Wickets will automatically come.If the pitches are roads & the ball isn't doing much I'd advise Oz to bowl to ODI fields, with slightly more attacking lines outside off looking to save a singles! If it does move/deck's green just use traditional fields with maybe one more player on the boundary?
Stokes might need to retire from tests anyway if his knee gets any worse.BMac gets carted off to the Tower of London and is replaced as coach by Peter Moores......Stokes retires and we appoint Zac Crawley as skipper.
If Australia couldn't win in 2019 they certainly won't in 2023.England have won 4 series and drawn 1 series against Australia at home since 2001 by playing Test cricket normally.
Now if Australia wins the Ashes this time , will Bazball survive ? I believe there would be huge criticism of Bazball from English media.
Rain. As in 1989 and 2022, it will be the only thing which stops an Aus whitewash.Hard to see 3-0 to anyone, there's no such thing as a draw never mind 2 draws with Bazball.
Man I can’t wait to dig this upRain. As in 1989 and 2022, it will be the only thing which stops an Aus whitewash.
Seriously, imagine Pat Cummins, Scott Boland, Mitchell Starc, Jhye Richardson, Michael Neser or Josh Hazlewood at the top of their marks, quivering as they look up and see…. Ben Duckett and Zac Crawley striding out to take guard on a green pitch with a cool English morning and cloud cover on offer.
Stick a fork in it. This is done already.
Yeah planning to invest at some stage, England currently 1.9 Australia 2.8 Drawn series 8/1.Rain. As in 1989 and 2022, it will be the only thing which stops an Aus whitewash.
Seriously, imagine Pat Cummins, Scott Boland, Mitchell Starc, Jhye Richardson, Michael Neser or Josh Hazlewood at the top of their marks, quivering as they look up and see…. Ben Duckett and Zac Crawley striding out to take guard on a green pitch with a cool English morning and cloud cover on offer.
Stick a fork in it. This is done already.
Theoretically Aus should have won 2009 and 2019Yeah planning to invest at some stage, England currently 1.9 Australia 2.8 Drawn series 8/1.
I know it's been a while since Aus won in England but it's been a lot closer than the results suggest.
lol England at $1.90 when they got clocked 4-0 by their opponents 18 months ago and spared yet another whitewash by rain. It’s laughable. Get on Aus now, or better yet wait til we lose again to india and blow out even further.Yeah planning to invest at some stage, England currently 1.9 Australia 2.8 Drawn series 8/1.
I know it's been a while since Aus won in England but it's been a lot closer than the results suggest.
England only drew 2019 because smith got concussed, but more importantly because the Australian side was basically on the piss for the whole time between the 4th and 5th tests.Theoretically Aus should have won 2009 and 2019