[Cricket] The Ashes - England v Australia - 5th Test, Oval, July 27-31, 2023

[A1X]

Recently, every Ashes series has felt (for England) like an ending. This one feels like a beginning for this team.

Only regret is it wasn’t next summer, reckon another year of Bazball tweaking and we’d have had them.

 

[Pevenseagull]

Next home test match July 10th

 

[keaton]

It was a great series. Ponting reckons both teams take credit for that, but the truth is it was because of Bazball. If we'd played the way the Aussies do, we'd be drawing the tests.

Ponting also thought 2-2 was a fair result - funny he'd say that, when they cheated for 1 win, and only got a draw in one because we had 2 days of rain. I'll always remember us winning the 2023 Ashes.

I agree with Ponting in both cases. No teams dominated properly. The Aussies weren't defensive or boring, they made less mistakes, scored quickly and took on two tough run chases

 

[Weststander]

Scyld Berry of the Telegraph, series player ratings (out of 10):

Duckett 8
Crawley 9
Ali 7 (based on useful runs too)
Root 8
Brook 8
Stokes 9
Bristow 6
Woakes 9
Wood 9
Broad 8
Anderson 5
Pope 4
Robinson 6
Tongue 7

Who’ll be the test quality bowlers to replace Broad, Ali and Anderson?

 

[Papa Lazarou]

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Scyld Berry of the Telegraph, series player ratings (out of 10):

Duckett 8
Crawley 9
Ali 7 (based on useful runs too)
Root 8
Brook 8
Stokes 9
Bristow 6
Woakes 9
Wood 9
Broad 8
Anderson 5
Pope 4
Robinson 6
Tongue 7

Who’ll be the test quality bowlers to replace Broad, Ali and Anderson?

Archer and a fit Robinson

 

[HangletonGull]

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Archer and a fit Robinson

Archer will never be fit

 

[dazzer6666]

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Archer and a fit Robinson

Really struggling to see Archer ever getting fit for 5 day cricket…….hope he does, but outlook does look a bit grim for him

 

[HangletonGull]

Ali done as well

 

[Weststander]

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Archer and a fit Robinson

Spinner? Especially for Australia and Indian subcontinent. Is Root enough?

 

[Weststander]

Ali done as well

Retired tonight.

 

[S'hampton Seagull]

I went today. What a special way for the game to end today, perfect.

A legend leaving the field for the final time

 

[5Ways Gull]

It was a great series. Ponting reckons both teams take credit for that, but the truth is it was because of Bazball. If we'd played the way the Aussies do, we'd be drawing the tests.

Ponting also thought 2-2 was a fair result - funny he'd say that, when they cheated for 1 win, and only got a draw in one because we had 2 days of rain. I'll always remember us winning the 2023 Ashes.

In more than 50 years of watching ashes series that was the closest I have seen to an England whitewash of Australia. Should have won the first test, would have won the 2nd if Bairstow hadn't been "run out", and OT must go down as the most one sided drawn test ever!! The most moral, moral victory in the history of sport.

 

[5Ways Gull]

Scyld Berry of the Telegraph, series player ratings (out of 10):

Duckett 8
Crawley 9
Ali 7 (based on useful runs too)
Root 8
Brook 8
Stokes 9
Bristow 6
Woakes 9
Wood 9
Broad 8
Anderson 5
Pope 4
Robinson 6
Tongue 7

Who’ll be the test quality bowlers to replace Broad, Ali and Anderson?

And who will get us the 180s once Bristow goes

 

[One Teddy Maybank]

Really struggling to see Archer ever getting fit for 5 day cricket…….hope he does, but outlook does look a bit grim for him

Not a chance.

T20 and 1 day only, and even that is in the balance.

 

[Questions]

Now that all that silliness is over we can all enjoy the Hundred. I'm sure it will be just as enthralling

I’ve yet to watch more than 2 minutes of that competition.

 

[HangletonGull]

Feels so strange the ashes series ending in July

 

[Neville's Breakfast]

Call it for what in reality it was a failed campaign. It did not achieve what it had been set-up to do which was to win back The Ashes.

Good grief. If you didn’t enjoy that then you need to take a look at yourself.

 

[Triggaaar]

I agree with Ponting in both cases. No teams dominated properly. The Aussies weren't defensive or boring, they made less mistakes, scored quickly and took on two tough run chases

Dominated properly - no, but we were the better side. The Aussies weren't boring (well, they were in their first innings at the Oval) but England weren't ordinary, it was them that made it exciting.

 

[Neville's Breakfast]

I’ve yet to watch more than 2 minutes of that competition.

Yeah, I feel the same about it although I have seen more than 2 minutes, if only on tv. It seems odd to have the T20 and the 100 so if it’s a choice for a live short form match then I prefer to watch Lancashire than Manchester. I’m sure a lot of you feel the same about Sussex and Southern Brave. Nothing beats test cricket though and never will.

 

[knocky1]

You probably will enjoy the Hundred

Excellent.