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1st Ashes Test: Australia v England @ Gabba Dec 8-12, 2021

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Meth

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Harris hitting the winning runs has booked his spot for the series.


Good win though. We've had a few stand outs. Not much for England other than Root and Malan yestetday.
Dream captaincy debut for Cimmins

We know what Khawaja can do and we know what Harris can't do. But Usman is hardly banging down the door with an impatient 11 v the Lions. I think Harris will be retained for Adelaide and then Boxing Day is fair game.
 

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Pretty disappointing performance from England tbh, they should get better and will need to

Great innings by Head, and Cummins is awesome…. Great to see Harris and Lyon perform when it counts 😎
 

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Harris 1/10 Poor again, has 2 innings left to do something
Warner 7/10 missed out on a jump but loves home conditions @JJ
Labuschagne 7/10 weirdo threw it away
Smith 5/10 Not at his best but it didn't matter
Head 9/10 Succulent
Green 5/10 Bowling better
Carey 6/10 Didn't make a mistake with the gloves
Cummins 8/10 Usual excellent performance
Starc 3/10 perfect start but problems remain
Lyon 3/10 remains bald and overrated despite 400th wicket
Hazelwood 5/10 does enough without being spectacular
 

AdelaideSharky

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Harris 1/10 Poor again, has 2 innings left to do something
Warner 7/10 missed out on a jump but loves home conditions @JJ
Labuschagne 7/10 weirdo threw it away
Smith 5/10 Not at his best but it didn't matter
Head 9/10 Succulent
Green 5/10 Bowling better
Carey 6/10 Didn't make a mistake with the gloves
Cummins 8/10 Usual excellent performance
Starc 3/10 perfect start but problems remain
Lyon 3/10 remains bald and overrated despite 400th wicket
Hazelwood 5/10 does enough without being spectacular
Didn't Lyon get 4 wickets in England's 2nd innings?
 

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Good win in the end after the poms showed plenty of ticker yesterday. Still a few passengers in this side, and Smith's form getting concerning (by his own incredible standards)-think thats one ton in his past 10 or 11 tests. Harris has to go, and Starc should too, but the pink ball will save him. Hugely important win in the context of the series, Broad the flog and Anderson may be just about unplayable under lights in Adelaide (and giving them another chance to skittle us in a DN in Hobart is a very interesting decision). Great knock from Head, hopefully a career defining innings!
 

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Good win in the end after the poms showed plenty of ticker yesterday. Still a few passengers in this side, and Smith's form getting concerning (by his own incredible standards)-think thats one ton in his past 10 or 11 tests. Harris has to go, and Starc should too, but the pink ball will save him. Hugely important win in the context of the series, Broad the flog and Anderson may be just about unplayable under lights in Adelaide (and giving them another chance to skittle us in a DN in Hobart is a very interesting decision). Great knock from Head, hopefully a career defining innings!
We like to give our opponents a chance.

We saw how unfair it was last season when India batted on a pitch which moved a millimetre.

36 ALL OUT

So to make it fair we then served up 3 graveyards.

Just like they will do with us when we tour again.
 

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This late rally should give the one trick pony another 5 years in the test team averaging 40 with the ball.

that stat is more relevant than the 400 wickets

any park cricketer who's bowled as many over for Oz as Lyon had would also have a shit load of wickets imo

most average player to ever take so many wickets
 
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