It's The Ashes (again)

[Everything Zin]

I haven't watched it, and in part that's because I find the whole attitude and style so frustrating. It's too reckless to the point I don't enjoy watching. That's a personal preference, I understand those who lack attention span and the Hundred types will enjoy it, but looking at the score and how we collapsed to a low score after 50 overs or so, I'm guessing that reckless mentality has once again cost us?

Wow. So those of us who like to be entertained watching sport ‘lack attention span’?

Compare the results under Stokes/McCullum with what went before.

[Lurker#3]

I haven't watched it, and in part that's because I find the whole attitude and style so frustrating. It's too reckless to the point I don't enjoy watching. That's a personal preference, I understand those who lack attention span and the Hundred types will enjoy it, but looking at the score and how we collapsed to a low score after 50 overs or so, I'm guessing that reckless mentality has once again cost us?

Wow. So those of us who like to be entertained watching sport ‘lack attention span’?

Compare the results under Stokes/McCullum with what went before.

We have been spanked and put to bed now under root and a cook before hand playing conventional, boring and predictable cricket. With a fully firing, Jimmy & Broad etc. 

Now with our new approach, we have pushed the best test team in the world to wire on each and every test if the series and if we were to win this test the only thing that's stopped us regain the urn is the wonderful Manchester weather. 

Keep it up, keep backing the batters to go big and early and work out the bowling attack, then go again .

[Hughie Reed 31]

Bazball is just cricket moving on to another level
This test series has been one of the best if not the best in the history of the game

Just enjoy it.

[Cuzer]

This Hughie, usual suspects can't wait to jump on the negativity

We were probably 50 shy yesterday of a good score, Aussies come out to bat and it brightens up, typical

I don't give a hoot in the main for The Hundred, IPL, T20 I'm a test advocate and will quite happily watch 5 days play for a gripping draw yet this style of cricket, in test cricket, is different, entertaining and in the main has been stupidly successful, it's only a matter of time before we see all the rest adopting aspects of it

Whilst we have it, just roll with it, we shall win way more than we lose I'd wager

We're what? Fifth best test team in the world on paper? Therefore punching massively above our weight

Cuzer

[AnelkasBeard]

And hey, for all the negative nellies, a lot of this squad are pretty old. They only have to deal with this approach for another few years before we go back to boring boring England, and scrapping draws in the Windies before losing the series.

[Ted Maul]

And hey, for all the negative nellies, a lot of this squad are pretty old. They only have to deal with this approach for another few years before we go back to boring boring England, and scrapping draws in the Windies before losing the series.

Bowling stock is knocking on but the batting line-up is pretty fresh.

Crawley, Ducket, Pope, Root, Brook, Stokes, Bairstow - on current form and given their ages I'd expect all of them to be in or around the team by the time the Australians are next here in 2027.

[rsbaggy2]

This Hughie, usual suspects can't wait to jump on the negativity

We were probably 50 shy yesterday of a good score, Aussies come out to bat and it brightens up, typical

I don't give a hoot in the main for The Hundred, IPL, T20 I'm a test advocate and will quite happily watch 5 days play for a gripping draw yet this style of cricket, in test cricket, is different, entertaining and in the main has been stupidly successful, it's only a matter of time before we see all the rest adopting aspects of it

Whilst we have it, just roll with it, we shall win way more than we lose I'd wager

We're what? Fifth best test team in the world on paper? Therefore punching massively above our weight

Cuzer

Don't think it's always been that way in the series. The weather at Manchester last week will serve to be the main weather discussion over riding all that went before.

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This Hughie, usual suspects can't wait to jump on the negativity

We were probably 50 shy yesterday of a good score, Aussies come out to bat and it brightens up, typical

I don't give a hoot in the main for The Hundred, IPL, T20 I'm a test advocate and will quite happily watch 5 days play for a gripping draw yet this style of cricket, in test cricket, is different, entertaining and in the main has been stupidly successful, it's only a matter of time before we see all the rest adopting aspects of it

Whilst we have it, just roll with it, we shall win way more than we lose I'd wager

We're what? Fifth best test team in the world on paper? Therefore punching massively above our weight

Cuzer

Don't think it's always been that way in the series. The weather at Manchester last week will serve to be the main weather discussion over riding all that went before. Seems as though conditions will be bowler freindly this morning however.

The dilemma(?) for England now though is that they have effectively only 10 players and no suitable candidate to bat 3 or bowl spin. Ali's injury could bethe major factor in all this. Be interesting to see who takes up the 1st down spot when England come to bat again.

[SuperBob2002]

I'm seeing a load of nonsense on the BBC feed calling Australia boring. Presumably idiots that only want to watch sixes. It's called Test cricket. It's how it's been played for over a hundred years. And guess what? It's winning cricket. I know which cricket team I'd rather be watching.

I wish these folks would sod off and stick to the Hundred rather than criticise the beauty of Test cricket.

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Wake me up when the Aussies decide to wake up. Snooze fest.

Ash in Elland
SMS Message: If England are playing 'Bazball', then Australia are playing 'do whatever it takes to win the series ball.' from Paul (Ashford)
If England are playing 'Bazball', then Australia are playing 'do whatever it takes to win the series ball.'

Paul (Ashford)
SMS Message: All joking aside, England have tried to play attacking, exciting cricket and right now Australia... aren't. from Ben in France
All joking aside, England have tried to play attacking, exciting cricket and right now Australia... aren't.

Ben in France

What utter drivel. Michael Vaughan is also a knob.

[Ted Maul]

I'm seeing a load of nonsense on the BBC feed calling Australia boring. Presumably idiots that only want to watch sixes. It's called Test cricket. It's how it's been played for over a hundred years. And guess what? It's winning cricket. I know which cricket team I'd rather be watching.

I wish these folks would sod off and stick to the Hundred rather than criticise the beauty of Test cricket.

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Wake me up when the Aussies decide to wake up. Snooze fest.

Ash in Elland
SMS Message: If England are playing 'Bazball', then Australia are playing 'do whatever it takes to win the series ball.' from Paul (Ashford)
If England are playing 'Bazball', then Australia are playing 'do whatever it takes to win the series ball.'

Paul (Ashford)
SMS Message: All joking aside, England have tried to play attacking, exciting cricket and right now Australia... aren't. from Ben in France
All joking aside, England have tried to play attacking, exciting cricket and right now Australia... aren't.

Ben in France

What utter drivel. Michael Vaughan is also a knob.

That's bollocks losers chat. Reminds me of when we used to lose to Stoke all the time and we had people saying "they'd rather lose than win like that" to make themselves feel better.

Isn't "do whatever it takes to win the series ball" the entire fucking point anyway?

[SuperBob2002]

I'm seeing a load of nonsense on the BBC feed calling Australia boring. Presumably idiots that only want to watch sixes. It's called Test cricket. It's how it's been played for over a hundred years. And guess what? It's winning cricket. I know which cricket team I'd rather be watching.

I wish these folks would sod off and stick to the Hundred rather than criticise the beauty of Test cricket.

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Wake me up when the Aussies decide to wake up. Snooze fest.

Ash in Elland
SMS Message: If England are playing 'Bazball', then Australia are playing 'do whatever it takes to win the series ball.' from Paul (Ashford)
If England are playing 'Bazball', then Australia are playing 'do whatever it takes to win the series ball.'

Paul (Ashford)
SMS Message: All joking aside, England have tried to play attacking, exciting cricket and right now Australia... aren't. from Ben in France
All joking aside, England have tried to play attacking, exciting cricket and right now Australia... aren't.

Ben in France

What utter drivel. Michael Vaughan is also a knob.

That's bollocks losers chat. Reminds me of when we used to lose to Stoke all the time and we had people saying "they'd rather lose than win like that" to make themselves feel better.

Isn't "do whatever it takes to win the series ball" the entire fucking point anyway?

Exactly. Sport is not an entertainment business. Winning is the best entertainment.

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I said cricket too much in my post. Repetitive cunt.