Ashes 2025-26.

[Arthur Crabtree]

Groin strains are usually terminal.

Not obvious how much of the pace attack survives this. Surely they won't go back to Wood. Archer is worth staying with, but there isn't much chance of him being fit very often. We may have seen the last of Potts and they didn't like Cook.

Stokes will play when fit. Tongue and Atkinson will carry on. Carse might survive due to his constant availability. But they need a few more for the squad. The issue of Robinson may re-emerge.

[Arthur Crabtree]

My question would be, would archer, atkinson and stokes have all got injured if our spinner was actually a spinner and was trusted to bowl more when it gets flat

Don't think it was an issue. They intended to bowl pace constantly.

[backfootpunch]

My question would be, would archer, atkinson and stokes have all got injured if our spinner was actually a spinner and was trusted to bowl more when it gets flat

Don't think it was an issue. They intended to bowl pace constantly.

The intention was to play 4 seamers and stokes id imagine

Not 3 seamers and stokes

Meanwhile tongue got smith with a ripper so obviously we go straight to short balls, from ball 1, against starc. Instead of trying to get him out normally.

[backfootpunch]

As if to prove my point tongue pitches one up and gets him out with another ripper

There is still seam movement. You just have to hit the right line and length consistently. Not bowl a load of dross.

[backfootpunch]

For the last time in the series. Soon be time to get behind the sofa and watch the england top order find a familiar but different way to be 50-3

[Arthur Crabtree]

There were hints yesterday that Neser might be injured.

[backfootpunch]

They might as well get the flights booked for tomorrow

Surely that is the last innings crawley plays, or doesnt play in this case, for some time

[Arthur Crabtree]

Feels a definitive failure, but so have many before. If the same people are running things in the summer, I expect he'll be there.

[backfootpunch]

Perhaps we need to arrange some sort of strike for england cricket fans

Refuse to attend games if he is in the team

[Arthur Crabtree]

Crawley always takes a review with him.

[Arthur Crabtree]

Perhaps we need to arrange some sort of strike for england cricket fans

Refuse to attend games if he is in the team

He has some advocates. More than poor old Popey.

[Arthur Crabtree]

50 partnership. England fight back!

[GarlicJam]

50 partnership. England fight back!

and, 2 in a row, isn't it now?

Nobody awake to see Bethels's maiden first class century?

[GarlicJam]

Tests have been won from more precarious positions than this.

Come on, England fans!!

[GarlicJam]

I am disappointed in you lot.

That was very good theatre. Well done Bethel, I enjoyed that.