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markysimmo
Johnny nice-tits
The Ashes 2025-26: Australia's Alex Carey reprieved by Snicko operator error
The company that owns the Snicko technology takes "full responsibility" for the error that reprieved Australia wicketkeeper Alex Carey on day one of the third Ashes Test.
www.bbc.co.uk
MartyFunkhouser
Willie Hall
Its getting ridiculous now
MartyFunkhouser
Willie Hall
kb 1984
Tony Parks
Absolutely shocking decision we should ask for Snicko not to be used.in the next two tests
Let's be honest even without the DRS fudge ups we have been really poor. England won't be talking about that it will be all about Snicko
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MartyFunkhouser
Willie Hall
Mate its horrendous.
I really dont know why they didnt pay a county team to fly Abu Dhabi for winter training and have a test warm up before continuing to Aus or something, loads of teams out there usually in winter (ok bit early for teams winter training) but just do something different which would at least get some prep into this lot, the batting looks so under cooked, you can't play yourself into form during an Ashes, ridiculous
Feel so bad for Ben Stokes. Constantly having to not play his own game, everyone dropping around him and he plays selflessly. His numbers might not be up there with the best, but he is up there for me. Time and time again he'll see one of his batsmen struggling and take up four or five balls of the over for them.
Most of them should hang their heads in shame, and as much as I love Root there is a question mark about him when wanting to be talked about in the same breath as Smith when he so constantly flops over here whilst Smith does the business everywhere.
Most of them should hang their heads in shame, and as much as I love Root there is a question mark about him when wanting to be talked about in the same breath as Smith when he so constantly flops over here whilst Smith does the business everywhere.
MartyFunkhouser
Willie Hall
Great player and a really good captain
Roots class, you just can't do what he has done in cricket and not be, especially in all formats of the game. Special player
Regardless of Ashes results I think he's a great captain, the players have let him down IMO and don't think we have enough good players supporting him.
Oh I agree, Root is class it wasn't meant as a big put down. I'm just talking more about who is the best of the best, Smith comes to our country and looks so difficult to get out. For the life of me I can't figure out why someone as good as Root struggles here, I'd understand more if it was in India....
LutonSpurs
Eric Dear
Seeing Carey come up to the stumps to Boland is pretty special. Keeping at its highest level in my view. Really changes the mindset of the batter and it's so much harder to play. For the cricket nerds @scaramanga
MartyFunkhouser
Willie Hall
I saw James Foster stand up to Graham Napier bowling 85mph, took a nicked catch too. Unreal
LutonSpurs
Eric Dear
MartyFunkhouser
Willie Hall
Napier could have been a proper threat in internationals but wasn't till late in career he got his confidence up and got over injuries. He was a proper bowler for Essex and he could absolutely smash it to all areas
Gazza Dazzla
Rafael Van Der Vaart
Is this the worst ever performance in an Ashes series so far? I think it’s the worst in my memory? Even when they were clearly better in the 90’s we still got the odd score on the board and took it deep on occasions in tests, even if we ultimately lost them.
That first test loss is the biggest fudge up i can think of, to be in (almost) complete control of the test match at lunch on day 2 with 8 wickets in hand, to then lose by close of play was just criminal.
That first test loss is the biggest fudge up i can think of, to be in (almost) complete control of the test match at lunch on day 2 with 8 wickets in hand, to then lose by close of play was just criminal.
kb 1984
Tony Parks
all I kept hearing was England had been planning for this series & we had learnt from previous losses. In reality they haven't prepared for Australian conditions at all. The pace & bounce seems to have completely confused them it's like they expected English conditions.
The stupid thing is Australia were there for the taking especially in the first two tests & we have completely fudged it up
Gazza Dazzla
Rafael Van Der Vaart
Yea this Aussie side is actually pretty average, but we’re making them look like 70’s/80’s Windies!
MartyFunkhouser
Willie Hall
Na not for me, when we had them fly home through fear and the one when we thought Hameed was an opener good enough for the Ashes. They were by far worse.
The opening test we should have won and you could argue we were in a place not to have lost the last. From what respect we have been horrific, but at least we were in them, we have had tours before when we were not even in it from day 1.
This is 3/4 sessions in 3 and half tests where we have thrown this IMO
Gazza Dazzla
Rafael Van Der Vaart
Hmm I’m not sure personally…. We don’t even look like making a par score, let alone a good one….. so far at least (fingers crossed). Even with much poorer sides against FAR superior Aussie ones we’ve been more competitive with the bat at times.
Bowling, yea it hasn’t been a complete disaster, we bowled well in the first innings of the first test but since then? Very hit and miss to put it politely.
Maybe I should say it’s the worst batting performance I can remember then.