3rd Ashes Test: Australia v England @ Adelaide Oval Dec 17-21, 2025

[undertaker]

Someone in London needs to do a welfare check on this guy right now:

 

[King-Gutho94]

haha, get some of that poms

where's ol mate Leeds Rino ?

Chasing the collison with Maika Sivo at pre season training in Leeds

 

[undertaker]

The 'overprepared' line by mccullum reminds me of when I thought I'd written a shit-hot paper for uni and barely passed. Only they've failed miserably here.

Years of planning down the drain & probably a feeling they'd at least win one of the tests Cummins & Haze were out for.

Eat shit. Hopefully some of the crabby old bastards that were in the long room at Lords have seen the result.

For all the crap McCullum has dished out during his tenure as head coach (and yes, he should definitely be sacked in the aftermath of this Ashes series), someone in the English cricketing setup that has flown under the radar and not come under much scrutiny throughout this whole shitshow down under is Rob Key.

When you've got someone like Rob as the managing director of the national cricket team, there's going to be inevitable problems. Yet another one of the myriad of Poms from his generation who scored thousands of runs in county cricket, but bombed out at test match level when given the opportunity. The same Rob Key who, much to the chagrin of county players and also former teammates such as Alec Stewart, thinks it's absolutely great to see high-scoring drawn matches in county cricket played on flat pitches with a Kookaburra ball, giving The Hundred tournament an exclusive window in the English cricket season (i.e. no tests/county matches played during it).....this is where a lot of things start to go wrong

 

[Marshall_magic]

Someone in London needs to do a welfare check on this guy right now:

In disguise

 

[undertaker]

World Test Championship table update:

2025–2027 World Test Championship - Wikipedia

en.wikipedia.org

Looks like this will be the 3rd consecutive cycle since it's inauguration where England miss out on making the WTC Final. I can't see them winning at least 10 or 11 of their remaining 13 tests (and hoping results from tests involving other teams go their way).

 

[Marshall_magic]

Bazball regime vs Aus and India

played 18
Won 5
0 series won

 

[blue bags]

Get head off

Head keep going with Head

 

[blue bags]

Where is Cam Green

Still on these ridiculous bowling loads

Head will unload the load

 

[King-Gutho94]

 

[This Year?]

So bloody proud. England fought hard in that chase and I was surprised they got within 100.

 

[yobbo84]

 

[Fangs]

How good was that?

We were far below our best and still stomped these guys 3-0. Would love us to make it 5-0.

Very pleased I got a chance to go to Adelaide day 1. I'd recommend the ground to anyone who has thoughts about going for the test next summer. Maybe the best ground I've watched cricket at in Australia.

 

[Front-rower2]

I thought yesterday that we would lose. It just had that aura about it. In the first session today, I was certain we were going to get done. But they play such dumb cricket, they threw that game away.

 

[jargan83]

Someone in London needs to do a welfare check on this guy right now:

The coward has turned off comments on his Instagram.

 

[Fangs]

The coward has turned off comments on his Instagram.

Thats unlike Piers. Usually a good sport despite being such a loud mouth git.

 

[undertaker]

Cummins in doubt for the Boxing Day Test:

‘I doubt I’ll play’: Three changes loom for Boxing Day as Cummins reveals Bazball surprise

‘Doubt I’ll play’: Three Boxing Day changes loom as Cummins reveals Bazball surprise

www.foxsports.com.au

Smudge will most likely come back in to captain the side. Who of the top 7 in the batting lineup makes way for Smudge is anyone's guess.

The other two changes will be Neser/Doggett for Cummins, and Kuhnemann/Murphy for Lyon.

 

[King hit]

After Perth and Brisbane does it even matter who bowls for us

 

[Fangs]

Cummins in doubt for the Boxing Day Test:

‘I doubt I’ll play’: Three changes loom for Boxing Day as Cummins reveals Bazball surprise

‘Doubt I’ll play’: Three Boxing Day changes loom as Cummins reveals Bazball surprise

www.foxsports.com.au

This is an opportunity.

Boland 100% plays. Starc 99% too.

Doggett could come in. But I'd just debut Fergus O'Neil on home turf.

The Ashes is won. If injuries happen then we need to push the fresh faces. I won't be upset to see Doggett but we've got other options too.

 

[undertaker]

After Perth and Brisbane does it even matter who bowls for us

Good point

The Brisbane test moreso proved that.

Starc + 2nd string pace attack of Boland/Neser/Doggett (I include Boland, because a fit Hazlewood gets selected infront of Boland) + no specialist spinner (Lyon) = "Bowl fast when there's nothing going on, champion"

 

[undertaker]

Piss funny!