2nd Ashes Test: Australia v England @ The Gabba Thu Dec 4-8, 2025

[Sphagnum]

Why would they wait until their whole campaign is in the doldrums before they start batting sensibly? It’s fkn daft.

 

[hineyrulz]

A spinner would be handy about now.

 

[Eelectrica]

Green looking sharp. Wicket not far away maybe?

 

[Chins]

A spinner would be handy about now.

90% of LU has hated on Lyon for 10 years and now want him back

 

[Fangs]

Oof close. Boland has been good.

 

[Marshall_magic]

Looks like they are taking their time and assessing the conditions.

Pretty piss weak if you ask me.

How is anybody ever going to remember having the privilege of watching them play if they do things like that?

 

[mave]

Nice to see some proper Test Cricket being played, instead of 4 T20 innings in a row

 

[This Year?]

f**k yeah it's time for some Head!

 

[Chins]

I'll probably be wrong but offspin mostly sucks. I'd bowl Smith or Labs before Head

 

[Raiders_Premiers]

Regardless of whether we win or not here - leaving out Lyon is a horrific decision.

 

[Chins]

Regardless of whether we win or not here - leaving out Lyon is a horrific decision.

Would have been ever so slightly less horrific if Webster was his replacement

 

[Chins]

Mad Marns UNLEASHED!

 

[This Year?]

So some gentle 120kmph bouncers yeah?

 

[mozza91]

Do we get the moral victory now they’ve ditched Bazball and are batting like Geoff Boycott?

 

[This Year?]

He's actually bowling really well.

 

[Chins]

Pick 5 quicks and then tell Marnus to bowl his "pace" and not his leg spin......what a plan

 

[blue bags]

Agree we need Head

They heard what we said
Need help from more Head
And sharkie

 

[undertaker]

I'll probably be wrong but offspin mostly sucks. I'd bowl Smith or Labs before Head

I'd much prefer to see Labuschagne bowl leg-spin over his imitation medium pacers.

Also, Smith's leggies are underrated.

 

[Fangs]

Marnus bowling seam up? I thought this was a spinners paradise.

To be fair Lyon doesn't spin the ball anyway. He can get wickets with bounce which could work on this deck. He could have been useful at this point in the match.

Neither team is interested in using spin though.

 

[blue bags]

England started today with 6% chance of winning
Now it's 11%
Boycott tactics are working