England Cricket 2023

killerandflash said:

Interesting that our player of the series only played 3 games. 

Equivalent of coming on as a sub at 2-0 down, setting one up and scoring one to draw I guess!

Callumcafc said:

Stig said:

Didn't watch any of the play today, but from following the scorecard it looks like we made it far more tense than we should have. Great result though.

We did well today IMO. Took all 10 wickets for less than 200 runs.

The problem was yesterday’s opening partnership putting on 140.

That's good. It just seemed to me that until that late flurry of wickets around 5pm it looked closer than I'd have hoped. Maybe the weather had a hand in that. But, like I say, wasn't actually watching. 

Well done Australia for defending the Ashes

Another Ashes series on the record books. 

Will be very interesting to see what attack goes to India , I have doubts about Robinson's fitness and how effective Jimmy and Woakes will be in Indian conditions so Josh Tounge I would guess will play along with Wood and whoever else is fit!

Spin I would assume Ahmed goes and Leach if fit? Liam Dawson wouldn't be a bad shout if we need someone that can also give a bit with the bat too 

North Lower Neil said:

Todds_right_hook said:

DamoNorthStand said:

Mark Wood on TMS:

"Me and Woakesy won 2-0 so I'm pretty happy!" 

Wood cracks me up, he would definitely be interesting to have a beer with

He doesn't drink!!  

I'd have his share

Kind of incredible how Bazball won every single controversial argument over selection in the end. Most notably Crawley and Bairstow, but also Moeen Ali scoring 60+ runs and taking 3 on one leg putting in probably his best Ashes performance when it mattered

North Lower Neil said:

Leuth said:

Kind of incredible how Bazball won every single controversial argument over selection in the end. Most notably Crawley and Bairstow, but also Moeen Ali scoring 60+ runs and taking 3 on one leg putting in probably his best Ashes performance when it mattered

Picking Bairstow possibly cost us the series.

Lots of things could have changed the outcome, notably the rain at Old Trafford. If ENG had won that one, who is to say how this game would have gone with different things at stake and different pressure?

killerandflash said:

England were massively undercooked going into Edgbaston. There's a massive difference between our catching and general decision making at Edgbaston when compared with the last 3 Tests 

You saying Ireland wasn’t the same warm up as playing India? 

Jints said:

Great series but shame it's not even August and there's no more test cricket this summer.

Hundred to look forward to though, eh?

Chance to see Ashes top scorer Zak Crawley back at his home ground at Lords playing for the erm, Middlesex Invincibles?  London Sprinters?  Oh you know, the only one sponsored by the posh crisps.

One, tiny milestone overcome today: this was the first Ashes match Jimmy Anderson has won since 2015. 

What a way to end a career,your last hit goes for 6,and your last ball squares an ashes series.all teams need a bit of luck,Australia  got theirs with the weather,and a Bairstow"misjudgement*,we got our with Nathan Lyons getting injured,dont want to piss on our parade,but the really missed him.

thickandthin63 said:

What a way to end a career,your last hit goes for 6,and your last ball squares an ashes series.all teams need a bit of luck,Australia  got theirs with the weather,and a Bairstow"misjudgement*,we got our with Nathan Lyons getting injured,dont want to piss on our parade,but the really missed him.

agreed about Lyons but didn't ENG had Archer out, Leach out then Pope injured and Wood only available part-way through? Not sure if AUS had any other injuries though