The Ashes 2021/22

[Inappropriate Smilies Bee]

Cook & Harmison trying to commentate is preferable to the Aussies. Harmison just slagged the Aussie commentators off too haha. Aren’t they all BT Sport together?

 

[Cham]

Stokes gone

 

[NorthamptonBee]

Stokes gone

Not sure what he did there

 

[Inappropriate Smilies Bee]

Ffs

 

[Banana]

We're winning!!!!!!!

 

[BEEcool]

True, but I am glad there is some rather than waking up to depressing news that we were 130-7 or something!

Debatable.

 

[NorthamptonBee]

Open the bowling with Wood with one job, try and break a few bones and helmets before the start of the 2nd test please.

 

[Banana]

Think Leach can see this one out. 520 balls?

 

[Gazza Bee]

9 wicket defeat - apart from most of day 3 we were abject in general. I know Stokes is the saviour of English cricket but he has barely played since he broke his finger so can't be expected to carry our hop alongside Root

 

[whyteleafebee76]

If we don't learn to leave the ball better in this series we will get hammered 4 or 5 nil. To many dismissed just hanging the bat outside off stump.

 

[TW3Bee]

The main TV generator has gone down, they're now showing it from a single low camera without any commentary.

The only positive was not having the biased Aussie commentators.

 

[Indian Bee]

A blow for Australia. Hazlewood put for the 2nd test.

Hazlewood ruled out of second Test with side strain

Jhye Richardson is the frontrunner to come into Australia's XI in Adelaide

www.espncricinfo.com

 

[Untouchable]

England squad named for second test. Jimmy in. Wood out.

 

[IslandBee]

England squad named for second test. Jimmy in. Wood out.

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Apparently, Wood is nursing an injury, which is a real shame because he really added something at Brisbaine. I would leave Leach out.

 

[Inappropriate Smilies Bee]

4am start tonight. Can’t wait.
Jimmy back for this one. He said it was only planned he’d play 3 out of 5 max anyway.

 

[Indian Bee]

Looking forward to the 2nd test. Not a huge fan of day night test matches as I find watching test match cricket with a pink ball hard but will be able to watch two whole sessions each day at a reasonable time:

I hope if Root wins the toss he is brave and opts to bat first. I have got no stats to back me up but I think generally teams batting first in day night test tend to win more often than not. Odds on it be Anderson, Woakes, Broad and Ollie leading the attack. England hope their bowlers can replicate what they did in the second innings last time round in Adelaide (remember Anderson & Woakes blowing away the Aussie batting).

I actually thought there was some pluses for England in the first test with Ollie bowling well and Malan looking good at number 3. Hameed needs to start converting his early starts into bigger runs. Burns needs a score in this match and also needs a haircut ! Having a ponytail in 2021? What is that about …

 

[Beecareful]

Good post Mr Indian Bee.

I'll be watching here in South Africa. The Safffers are backing the baggies big time.

 

[davido_i]

You’d like to think that Hazelwood is a massive miss for them, but Cameron Green seemed to do depressingly well in the 1st Test and even took wickets as well as bowling very economically.

We’re desperate for top order runs and for other batters to take the pressure off Root.
Looking for more from Hameed and Pope, I’ve no faith at all in Burns. He’s just keeping an opening slot warm until someone decent finally comes along.

 

[Indian Bee]

Good post Mr Indian Bee.

I'll be watching here in South Africa. The Safffers are backing the baggies big time.

Lucky you. Hope you are enjoying SA. I had tentative plans to visit SA after Xmas for the SA/ India test series but dumped that idea when SA was put on the red list but hey now they are off it.

 

[Indian Bee]

You’d like to think that Hazelwood is a massive miss for them, but Cameron Green seemed to do depressingly well in the 1st Test and even took wickets as well as bowling very economically.

We’re desperate for top order runs and for other batters to take the pressure off Root.
Looking for more from Hameed and Pope, I’ve no faith at all in Burns. He’s just keeping an opening slot warm until someone decent finally comes along.

Hazelwood is a huge loss. Got 5-8 last time round at Adelaide when India were rolled over for 36 (cough cough).

 

[Untouchable]

Definitely this come 0400 tomorrow

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1471187898225541125

 

[Inappropriate Smilies Bee]

Looking forward to the 2nd test. Not a huge fan of day night test matches as I find watching test match cricket with a pink ball hard but will be able to watch two whole sessions each day at a reasonable time:

I hope if Root wins the toss he is brave and opts to bat first. I have got no stats to back me up but I think generally teams batting first in day night test tend to win more often than not. Odds on it be Anderson, Woakes, Broad and Ollie leading the attack. England hope their bowlers can replicate what they did in the second innings last time round in Adelaide (remember Anderson & Woakes blowing away the Aussie batting).

I actually thought there was some pluses for England in the first test with Ollie bowling well and Malan looking good at number 3. Hameed needs to start converting his early starts into bigger runs. Burns needs a score in this match and also needs a haircut ! Having a ponytail in 2021? What is that about …

See post #316

 

[Cham]

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1471274873741737986

Cummins out due to covid

 

[tfel63]

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1471274873741737986

Cummins out due to covid

Cummins caught in Covid scare hours from Adelaide Test​

Cummins could be ruled out of the Test after being identified as a close contact

• ESPNcricinfo staff10 mins ago

 

[Banana]

4am start tonight. Can’t wait.
Jimmy back for this one. He said it was only planned he’d play 3 out of 5 max anyway.

You would have thought that that would be 1,3,5 rather than start at 2

 

[Lewbeelou]

You would have thought that that would be 1,3,5 rather than start at 2

I think it’s because they want him to play the day nighter which comes too soon after the first test

 

[B2B]

What a shock - Smith Captain again.

'Poor' Tim Paine, thrown under the bus for exactly this reason. Anything to win the Ashes

 

[Edmundo]

He didn't break any of the rules, but that was incredibly careless of Pat Cummins. What was he thinking?

 

[rebus]

He didn't break any of the rules, but that was incredibly careless of Pat Cummins. What was he thinking?

He didn’t.

 

[Banana]

Much better bowling here. Not surprising as we've chosen our two best opening bowlers!

 

[Banana]

Plumb

 

[Banana]

Or maybe high....and wide

Grrrrr

 

[Indian Bee]

That’s huge news about Cummins not playing. Aussies best two bowlers out. However, doesn’t sit right with me that Smith is the captain. Cheats should never prosper and no one @ me and tell me he has served his time.

 

[Untouchable]

Broad strikes.
Aus 7-1.

 

[Untouchable]

Aussie commentary is currently minimising Smith’s cheating to justify him being made captain for this test. *****

 

[NorthamptonBee]

They’re doing it again, good bowling but the Aussie batsmen take their luck, blank out playing and missing and just get runs.
Our lot would be in a hole after a dropped chance or a few false shots and just last an over or two max. It’s a lot about heart and sack strength and sadly the Aussies have it.
I loved the Botham tour with the worst England side ever and Cook, Trott and KP’s 300-2 series, we had the bigger sacks in both of those.

 

[Indian Bee]

Positives for England so far, scoring rate has been low and one is hopeful that in the next hour and ‘night’ session the ball will do more. One negative the bowling seems one dimensional at the moment - all like for like. Woods whom bowled superbly would have been useful on this wicket. Let’s see how the 2nd half of the day goes. It would not be unrealistic to still see Aussies bowled out for under 180.

 

[Inappropriate Smilies Bee]

Where’s their so-called “fans”? Lots of empty seats even though they are doing well on the first day.

 

[Untouchable]

Warner out on 95.

Jog on cheat.

 

[Humblebee]

Warner out on 95.

Jog on cheat.

And another cheat replaces him.

 

[Indian Bee]

And another cheat replaces him.

It’s a joke. Look back at the last ashes series down under. It still amazes me how the Aussies bowlers got it to reverse swing and England didn’t. Then boom the next series Australia played they got caught out. For both Warner and Smith still to be playing in this test series doesn’t sit right with me. Should have been a 5 year ban. But a precedent has now been set. It’s a complete joke Smith is the captain in this test match.

 

[IslandBee]

Where’s their so-called “fans”? Lots of empty seats even though they are doing well on the first day.

Capacity is limited due to Covid - 35,000 or so upper limit with ground holding 52,000

 

[IslandBee]

Positives for England so far, scoring rate has been low and one is hopeful that in the next hour and ‘night’ session the ball will do more. One negative the bowling seems one dimensional at the moment - all like for like. Woods whom bowled superbly would have been useful on this wicket. Let’s see how the 2nd half of the day goes. It would not be unrealistic to still see Aussies bowled out for under 180.

Agreed but he is nursing an injury apparently. It was always a risk we would end up with this type of attack: fast-medium bowlers all trying to seam or swing a ball that doesn't really want to do that in Aussie conditions.

 

[Mark H]

What are the odds on Lyon getting a five for in the last innings?

Yet again we go into a test without a recognised spinner. Leech has really been screwed hasn’t he? If he isn’t good enough don’t select him and choose Parkinson to tour. .

 

[Inappropriate Smilies Bee]

Capacity is limited due to Covid - 35,000 or so upper limit with ground holding 52,000

Don’t make excuses for them!

Big last 20 minute here, our top boys against theirs!

 

[Inappropriate Smilies Bee]

f*** my old boots

 

[Indian Bee]

Can someone pls remind me why Foakes isn’t the wicket keeper?

 

[Inappropriate Smilies Bee]

You just cannot drop that. Heartbreaking that one.

 

[bees1984]

Painful watching unfortunately. You just have to take your chances. They will bat through towards the evening and then out us in. I expect our batsmen to be playing at far too much and catching edges rather than leaving it and we will get a paltry total

 

[Inappropriate Smilies Bee]

Gutted. Can we avoid discussing that and stick to slagging off Aussie the commentators please. Absolutely piss poor.