Cricket- the sport not the insect

[ritiklahori270]

I try but not many takers..............we just beat the Poms in an ODI series usually that's time for rejoicing for Aussies !

Yes, this was bad cricket

 

[Joshjames]

Its An Awesome Sports.

 

[Sujo]

Yeah, It Is One Of The Most Watched Sports On The World.

 

[CXXC]

Huge crowd in Perth for the Ashes opening day (51.5k) and what an eventful days cricket. I squirmed as England crumbled certain that Starc would be man of the day.
I should have been more assured that if the England batsmen struggled so much things were not going to go all Australia's way, Ben Stokes stepped in and we now see honours tied .

 

[Tim Cahill]

Well that’s enough cricket for now, when’s Mallorca challenge starting?

 

[CXXC]

Day 2 England's batting was so inconsistent some nice shots could not even cover their crumble , Oz batting was superb . Humiliation for England the 5 day test match over in 2.

 

[CXXC]

Sadly I did not have the heart to mention tests 2 and 3, more England failing Ashes lost and little for the barmy army to sing about. I continue to respect the English players they just found themselves up against a good Australian team on fine form.
So here we are test 4 and I was hoping for better from England! MCG was a tricky wicket and the English bowlers delivered well giving early reason for false optimism , of course if Australian batsmen faltered England would crumble once more.

Day 2 and we're already into the 2nd innings, I was brought up in an era where 5days often did not seem long enough to achieve a result.

 

[Tim Cahill]

Harry Brook played one of the funniest innings in history at least, down the track first bowl to the #1 in the world at the moment when you're 8-3, never seen anything like it in my life.

https://twitter.com/x/status/2004443767815000390

 

[Tricycle Rider]

Harry Brook played one of the funniest innings in history at least, down the track first bowl to the #1 in the world at the moment when you're 8-3, never seen anything like it in my life.

https://twitter.com/x/status/2004443767815000390

I don't really understand cricket, but the commentators' reaction says it all.

 

[yaco]

It would be good if Australia could produce test quality pitches. The pitches in Perth and Melbourne have been poor.

 

[CXXC]

It would be good if Australia could produce test quality pitches. The pitches in Perth and Melbourne have been poor.

Is a quality wicket realistic in Australia given high temperatures? Luckily for England the dodgy wicket turned the 4th test into more of a lottery and after so many years England won an Ashes test in Australia .