Cricket- the sport not the insect

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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 .
 
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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.
 
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It would be good if Australia could produce test quality pitches. The pitches in Perth and Melbourne have been poor.
 
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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 .
edit Subsequently the MCG was given a wrap on the knuckles by the ICC for the substandard wicket.
 
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