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chiefdave · Dec 19, 2025

The more you read about this mess with snicko the worse it gets.

Games here use ultra edge which is paid for by the ECB. Games in Australia don't have any technology provided by Cricket Australia, they leave it up to the host broadcaster. Despite it being on two channels Fox is considered the host broadcaster and use snicko.

The other channel covering it, Channel 7, use ultra edge.

How is this not someone mandated by the ICC?

Just to add to the mess Fox is the broadcaster of the Big Bash League. For that they use ultra edge

tisza · Dec 19, 2025

ovduk78 said:
Moving forward after another 5-0 Ashes drubbing how many of this team/squad should be in the next England squad? Definitely Stokes, Root & Archer and Atkinson & Brooks if he can bat more responsibly. Maybe Smith but Foakes is a better wicket keeper. I don't know what players can come in but the top 3 can all go & so can bowlers who cannot bowl to the field settings. No idea on a spinner but Bashir who was fast tracked for his height hasn't had a look in & clearly isn't trusted/rated. You watch the whole team start playing properly in 4th & 5th tests to earn retrieves. I thought the words from Stokes would have the desired effect for this test but clearly not

Problem is it's not a difficult home Test program for 2026 - New Zealand & sri Lanka. Duckett will make runs against them so they have to decide whether they need a sort-term boost or there's a more long-term approach again. Ideally someone steps upand makes early runs in the CC to force their way in.
Pope & Crawley have to be gone.
There's a lot of options for wk/batsmen - Foakes, Cox, one of the Rews and others.
There just isn't a spinner atm and early season conditions won't see anyone make a case for selection.

DT-R · Dec 19, 2025

chiefdave said:
The more you read about this mess with snicko the worse it gets.

Games here use ultra edge which is paid for by the ECB. Games in Australia don't have any technology provided by Cricket Australia, they leave it up to the host broadcaster. Despite it being on two channels Fox is considered the host broadcaster and use snicko.

The other channel covering it, Channel 7, use ultra edge.

How is this not someone mandated by the ICC?

Just to add to the mess Fox is the broadcaster of the Big Bash League. For that they use ultra edge

Though we've deserved nothing from this test, or this series, take away the 40 odd runs Australia gained from a dodgy snicko decision and the possible 30 or so we couldve got extra with the dodgy Smith snicko decision, and the 2nd innings is a lot more of a contest than it currently is.

That being said, bazball is the reason we're in the position we're in and the biggest downfall to English cricket, not snicko.

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Liquid Gold · Dec 19, 2025

Aussies have shown us how to bat. play defensively and wait for width, play yourself in and frustrate bowlers. Simple test cricket.

eastwoodsdustman · Dec 19, 2025

Sibley and Hameed were top of the averages and runs scored in the county championship and either or both would offer a more solid start as openers.

SBAndy · Dec 19, 2025

eastwoodsdustman said:
Sibley and Hameed were top of the averages and runs scored in the county championship and either or both would offer a more solid start as openers.

Find it interesting that Sibley didn’t get more time when brought in previously - he does have a clear fault in his play but then so does Crawley and he’s had more lives than a cat.

ccfctommy · Dec 19, 2025

Sam Hain anyone?

tisza · Dec 19, 2025

Liquid Gold said:
Aussies have shown us how to bat. play defensively and wait for width, play yourself in and frustrate bowlers. Simple test cricket.

also how to bowl. Line & length. There's no magic formula for playing on Australian wickets - do the basics properly and capitalise on mistakes.

Terry Gibson's perm · Dec 19, 2025

ccfctommy said:
Sam Hain anyone?

Blimey the Warks batting line up looks shaky already don’t take another one.

Otis · Dec 19, 2025

Crawley shows potential, I reckon.

Terry Gibson's perm · Dec 19, 2025

It’s time for Rehan Ahmed to come in for the summer.

Bethell will be in for the next test instead of Pope who has been lucky to last this long and if he played for most other counties would have been gone ages ago.

Terry Gibson's perm · Dec 19, 2025

Bashir has a problem Somerset don’t want him and he needs to get away but who is going to take him knowing they are going to be paying him once his central contract finishes Warwickshire were talked about but they will go all in on Taz Ali

At best in a years time he will be England's fourth choice spinner.

Liquid Gold · Dec 19, 2025

Otis said:
Crawley shows potential, I reckon.

He's either great or terrible, nothing in between.

I think he needs to be dropped for a bit to wrk on the terrible.

Sky_Blue_Dreamer · Dec 19, 2025

ccfctommy said:
Sam Hain anyone?

Yep, could definitely see us not winning until next halloween...

Brighton Sky Blue · Dec 19, 2025

DT-R said:
Though we've deserved nothing from this test, or this series, take away the 40 odd runs Australia gained from a dodgy snicko decision and the possible 30 or so we couldve got extra with the dodgy Smith snicko decision, and the 2nd innings is a lot more of a contest than it currently is.

That being said, bazball is the reason we're in the position we're in and the biggest downfall to English cricket, not snicko.

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It's a poor Australian team by their standards. The India team we faced recently was full of pretty 'green' players and the Indians were pretty pessimistic coming into the series; we could only draw.

You get what you deserve in this game.

Liquid Gold · Dec 19, 2025

Bowl them out quick snap tonight and then you’ve got a day and a half to make up that total.

Alternatively, let them bat as long as they want. Let them take it to day 5 and then play for a draw.

this England team is capable of neither.

tisza · Dec 19, 2025

Terry Gibson's perm said:
It’s time for Rehan Ahmed to come in for the summer.

Bethell will be in for the next test instead of Pope who has been lucky to last this long and if he played for most other counties would have been gone ages ago.

IF they bring in Bethell then i'd move Stokes to 3. Might take the pressure of Root as well.

Brighton Sky Blue · Dec 19, 2025

Liquid Gold said:
Bowl them out quick snap tonight and then you’ve got a day and a half to make up that total.

Alternatively, let them bat as long as they want. Let them take it to day 5 and then play for a draw.

this England team is capable of neither.

Could have spent a whole day in the nets just practicing defensive batting and honing some discipline. Nah, just piss off to the beach for a few days instead.

SkyBlueSoul · Dec 20, 2025

Sweet, only 435 to get and a day and a half to do it. Bring on 2-1

SkyBlueSoul · Dec 20, 2025

8 balls, fucking hell

hopesprings · Dec 20, 2025

Any one in Adeleide. Got a mate out there wanting to watch the match v Southampton

eastwoodsdustman · Dec 20, 2025

And the song remains the same!!
Fucking horrendous shot.

Brighton Sky Blue · Dec 20, 2025

Argh, another ridiculous shot selection.

Brighton Sky Blue · Dec 20, 2025

eastwoodsdustman said:
And the song remains the same!!
Fucking horrendous shot.

Just bowl at the stumps and these batsmen will get themselves out somehow.

eastwoodsdustman · Dec 20, 2025

Brighton Sky Blue said:
Argh, another ridiculous shot selection.

I have come to the conclusion that he is a bit of a twat.
Never learns.

Otis · Dec 20, 2025

Liquid Gold said:
He's either great or terrible, nothing in between.

I think he needs to be dropped for a bit to wrk on the terrible.

I was being sarcastic, but ironically, he's gone and put a performance in today.

Brighton Sky Blue · Dec 20, 2025

That’s probably done it. How to go from talk of a record breaking chase to another fuck up in record breaking time!

eastwoodsdustman · Dec 20, 2025

And another!

CCFCSteve · Dec 20, 2025

Shown a bit of fight at least but still very frustrating. Again the drops in the test cost us, Head in particular. Might’ve been interesting without that second innings one*

*Edit - and the broken snicko….and picking Pope

tisza · Dec 20, 2025

When Key appointed Brook white ball captain he said it was because he had "an excellent cricketing brain" - waiting to see evidence of that.

Terry Gibson's perm · Dec 20, 2025

tisza said:
When Key appointed Brook white ball captain he said it was because he had "an excellent cricketing brain" - waiting to see evidence of that.

Key should be the first sacked when they get back

tisza · Dec 20, 2025

Terry Gibson's perm said:
Key should be the first sacked when they get back

jobs for the boys

Terry Gibson's perm · Dec 20, 2025

Trott head coach, Bell batting coach and Patel as spin bowling coach.

tisza · Dec 20, 2025

Terry Gibson's perm said:
Trott head coach, Bell batting coach and Patel as spin bowling coach.

Don't mind Bell batting coach. Look at the last 2 - Ramps and Trescothick. First had an iffy temperament, 2nd didn't have the best technique himself.

Terry Gibson's perm · Dec 20, 2025

tisza said:
Don't mind Bell batting coach. Look at the last 2 - Ramps and Trescothick. First had an iffy temperament, 2nd didn't have the best technique himself.

Tresco was a bit flakey as well

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