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eastwoodsdustman · 2025-12-26T07:08:09+0000

chiefdave said:
I'd better not wake up to England being 50 all out or something similar

You’ll be pleased then!

Brighton Sky Blue · 2025-12-26T08:26:38+0000

Can they all just be left behind in Australia please?

StrettoBoy · 2025-12-26T09:05:18+0000

The team is woefully underprepared for this series and - as I said to the wife yesterday - they shouldn't be picking Bethell, given that he has barely played any first class cricket this year. To expect a young player, with that lack of experience and game time, in a downcast and beaten side, to come out in front of 100,000 baying Aussie fans and play well is ridiculous. He is a very promising talent but they are going to ruin him if they carry on like this. How long before the media get on his back?

Brighton Sky Blue · 2025-12-26T09:22:36+0000

Just caught up with the highlights and watched Brooks charging down the wicket. Genuine laugh out loud moment.

mmttww · 2025-12-26T09:22:53+0000

this tour has got proper Mike Bassett vibes now.

Brighton Sky Blue · 2025-12-26T09:26:35+0000

mmttww said:
this tour has got proper Mike Bassett vibes now.

That had a redemption arc in it at least.

Mcbean · 2025-12-26T09:41:03+0000

Omg I listened all night - wasn’t sure we would reach 30 let alone 100 odd - feel for Bethell - that place was a cauldron with 93 k

fatso · 2025-12-26T10:15:31+0000

Went to bed with Travis Head batting for Australia.
Woke up with Travis Head batting for Australia.

Took me a while to work out wtf had happened in between!

tisza · 2025-12-26T11:15:57+0000

Maybe there is a cricket board dumber than ECB. Cricket Australia recently announced big losses yet "allow" a pitch like this where they'll likely lose 2 to 3 days of 90k plus crowds.
Still would have batted Stokes at 3 and tried to protect Bethell a little.

chiefdave · 2025-12-26T11:24:53+0000

Brighton Sky Blue said:
Just caught up with the highlights and watched Brooks charging down the wicket. Genuine laugh out loud moment.

Pretty much sums the tour up. Get them out for a low score to give ourselves a chance and then do things like that. The response from Aggers and Tuffers is all of us

It's beyond parody at this point. In all honesty it's so bad you wouldn't be surprised if some huge betting scam comes to light.

Brighton Sky Blue · 2025-12-26T11:29:13+0000

chiefdave said:
Pretty much sums the tour up. Get them out for a low score to give ourselves a chance and then do things like that. The response from Aggers and Tuffers is all of us

It's beyond parody at this point. In all honesty it's so bad you wouldn't be surprised if some huge betting scam comes to light.

I’d prefer it if it was just match fixing rather than being this bad to be fair. I remember when we had the infamous ‘Fredalo’ incident, this lot seem to have multiple of these a week.

Agnew’s quote of ‘it’s like nothing that’s been said in the last month has gone in’ is bang on. Genuinely, it’s what you see in a Sunday village friendly: just go out there and tee off.

Mcbean · 2025-12-26T11:35:07+0000

In his defence he had to break up the field positions as they had us pinned down - virtually every ball in the first 4 overs was taking a wicket - true maybe the first ball was a bit previous

fatso · 2025-12-26T11:43:05+0000

Sums up how bad we have been when we are hoping its one big betting scam rather than an unbelievably bad tour.

Grendel · 2025-12-26T11:54:37+0000

The whole series batting wise has been awful from both teams. England have 4 of the top 6 highest averages.

The issue has been Head and Carey have been head and shoulders above all and Starc dominated the bowling

It’s been rank quality from everyone else

CCFCSteve · 2025-12-26T11:55:25+0000

tisza said:
Maybe there is a cricket board dumber than ECB. Cricket Australia recently announced big losses yet "allow" a pitch like this where they'll likely lose 2 to 3 days of 90k plus crowds.
Still would have batted Stokes at 3 and tried to protect Bethell a little.

Spot on. Stokes is the only one with the temperament and technique to play at 3 out of that lot and unless he’d bowled a shedload should’ve gone in there. Throwing Bethall to the wolves when we’re usually one wicket down within a couple of overs is asking a bit much

CCFCSteve · 2025-12-26T11:57:06+0000

Grendel said:
The whole series batting wise has been awful from both teams. England have 4 of the top 6 highest averages.

The issue has been Head and Carey have been head and shoulders above all and Starc dominated the bowling

It’s been rank quality from everyone else

Thats the frustration, a semi competent batting display in the series would’ve probably seen us win it.

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