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  • @tonymontanatv_
    @tonymontanatv_ Před rokem +76

    Pat Cummins's knock will go down as one of the most clutch knocks by a captain in test match history. Ice is in his veins 🥶🥶🥶

  • @jehanariyaratnam2874
    @jehanariyaratnam2874 Před rokem +179

    He criticised Pat Cummins captaincy most of the test match, and here he says "I admire Pat Cummins captaincy" lol

    • @SMA265
      @SMA265 Před rokem

      Kev or Sanga?

    • @jehanariyaratnam2874
      @jehanariyaratnam2874 Před rokem +27

      @@SMA265 mostly Kev, but Sanga was a lot too

    • @sanjayprakash471
      @sanjayprakash471 Před rokem +34

      Good point. Kevin P is a has been. Australia have played their form of test cricket with grit and determination without the nastiness. Cummins has led from the front. Leadership at its best showing the way with the captaincy, bat and ball. A proud Aussie fan.

    • @briankilgannon262
      @briankilgannon262 Před rokem +25

      in Australia and hearing Morgan commentary for the first time , the bloke is a C grade performer in the box. just all emotion with no critical thinking, he adds nothing to the conversation.

    • @jehanariyaratnam2874
      @jehanariyaratnam2874 Před rokem +5

      @@sanjayprakash471 he's just taking out his frustration for his career being ended by aus in 13/14 despite being the highest run scorer

  • @tesseract4056
    @tesseract4056 Před rokem +107

    Hindsight is ALWAYS 20 20.
    From an Aussie here.
    Everyone would have praised Stokes if they got those last two wickets.

    • @mohammad-A927
      @mohammad-A927 Před rokem +4

      But Cummins is WTC champions captain. Hes up there with Stokes now dont forget he dominated the No. 1 test bowler spot for years already

    • @perthgirl1012
      @perthgirl1012 Před rokem +1

      Your NOT an Aussie!!

    • @fortytwo9517
      @fortytwo9517 Před rokem +4

      Mcgrath > pat cummins

    • @akshatkaushal861
      @akshatkaushal861 Před rokem +3

      Well they were praising his captaincy anyways , All the commentators were praising him and it was like England were far ahead in the game, but in reality it was always 50-50.

    • @Gman1044
      @Gman1044 Před rokem

      @@perthgirl1012 So?

  • @footballtalk5798
    @footballtalk5798 Před rokem +38

    Great test the only thing missing was Warney he would have loved this test. RIP

  • @grunthostheflatulent9649
    @grunthostheflatulent9649 Před rokem +54

    Great cricket by both teams.
    A perfect example of why test cricket is the pinnacle of the game.
    🇭🇲🇬🇧

    • @derekwhyle1884
      @derekwhyle1884 Před rokem

      Only if it’s played in the right spirit. No declaration on day one could have changed the whole complexion of the match

  • @abyss7049
    @abyss7049 Před rokem +108

    England can't afford to produce flat pitches. They are only batting for around 130 overs per match, the Aussies will bat for around 200 per match. That is a massive difference in terms of bowler workload, and England's bowlers are way older. I think that could be telling.
    However, if England produce pitches with a bit in them and try playing Bazball they will get skittled!

    • @natwally7869
      @natwally7869 Před rokem +12

      Spot on. Broad, Robinson and Anderson bowled 132 overs in this game compared to only 83 from Boland, Cummins and Hazelwood. Have to wonder what the bowling load differential caused by the Bazball approach will be in the later Tests. England scored at 4.61rpo per over across the match, considerably higher than Australia’s 3.20rpo. The greatest difference since 1904 for an Ashes Test.

    • @DD-xw6uw
      @DD-xw6uw Před rokem +5

      That’s the thing. Aussies forced English bowlers to bowl more overs than themselves and later in the series it could hurt England

    • @saisandeep8741
      @saisandeep8741 Před rokem +2

      Spot on 👌

    • @bruh-vf1uc
      @bruh-vf1uc Před rokem +1

      Great comment, I think that's spot on.

    • @rossmenzies1484
      @rossmenzies1484 Před rokem +2

      Agree. It's all very well scoring 400 at 6 an over but the recovery time is the same as them being bowled out for 120 at 2 an over.

  • @shekhar4654
    @shekhar4654 Před rokem +12

    That was such a gutsy declaration by Ben Stokes. That let the Aussie back in the game and almost negated the draw. If he hadn't declared early, since Root and Robinson had momentum they could have added another 40+ runs and an hour out of the game and it would be mentally tough for Aussie batters in the first inning. As an Aussie fan, I look forward to more such gutsy , entertaining declarations from England over the next 4 tests. 😆

    • @DD-xw6uw
      @DD-xw6uw Před rokem +3

      Steve Waugh would’ve laughed at stoke’s declaration. Stokes wanted to scare Aussies, but Steve Waugh would’ve batted long longer until he mentally disintegrated them

    • @steventhomas231
      @steventhomas231 Před rokem

      Batsman

    • @iandavies6474
      @iandavies6474 Před rokem

      "There are 2 teams out there. One is playing test cricket - I don't know what the other side are doing" Bill Woodfull.

    • @derekwhyle1884
      @derekwhyle1884 Před rokem +1

      @@iandavies6474 the side that’s “ not playing test cricket” is trying to ensure this form of the game remains attractive to fans and TV networks. Otherwise it dies.

  • @danielkelly4487
    @danielkelly4487 Před rokem +6

    The way Kevin Pietersen , eoin Morgan and Kumar criticised Australia throughout the match was ridiculous you’d think England won by and innings

  • @clivemilne7787
    @clivemilne7787 Před rokem +25

    if Australia had won the toss and batted first, it wouldn't have been a close contest.

    • @danbill9165
      @danbill9165 Před rokem +3

      Ye Aussies would’ve been miles clear on runs or you mean Root would’ve kept batting even now ?

    • @Gman1044
      @Gman1044 Před rokem

      Wasn't it close enough for ya?

    • @danbill9165
      @danbill9165 Před rokem

      @@Gman1044 just the no ball different lol

    • @chrisbuesnell3428
      @chrisbuesnell3428 Před rokem +2

      Yes I thought the same. Australia would've batted till lunch day 2.

    • @derekwhyle1884
      @derekwhyle1884 Před rokem +2

      No, it would’ve been a dull rain delayed draw.

  • @acwilson1831
    @acwilson1831 Před rokem +7

    "Bazball" tactics allowed Usman the time to play the long game (even with all the rain they had), he knew we only needed a couple of runs per over to get it done, played conservatively and took it right to near the last hour where the pressure dials up and England are under the most pressure and inevitably make mistakes. Usman goes harder earlier and loses his wicket we might have been closer to the total sooner but without the time pressure back on the Poms, they would have cleaned us up!

    • @Gramscifreedom
      @Gramscifreedom Před rokem

      I love this idea that the Aussie plan all along was to hope that Cummins would play a special knock in the last hour of the last day 😂
      Bazball may not work against this Aussie side but it certainly surprised them. Australia are a better side man for man and I honestly believe that England are giving themselves the best chance to win this series playing like this - it may not work but it’s better than being rolled over all the time.

  • @raphaelsingh9394
    @raphaelsingh9394 Před rokem +8

    Great game by both teams. What a start to the series.

  • @humorousdave
    @humorousdave Před rokem +11

    We needed a specialist wicket keeper and a fit spinner. I love the way England play though

    • @debasismohanty1952
      @debasismohanty1952 Před rokem +1

      England don't have any quality spinners and England will play 5 tests in india in December 😂😂😂 and IND will prepare rank Turner's😂😂😂

    • @darkstars-torpedoes-of-truth
      @darkstars-torpedoes-of-truth Před rokem

      Isn't Bairstow a specialist keeper? I thought that he was.

  • @cakeandcustard7
    @cakeandcustard7 Před rokem +51

    Disappointing of course, but wow so much respect for pat cummins bowled and batted like a true captain 👏🏼 i have to say we lost the test due to the drops and missed opportunities from Bairstow. Simple as that. Foakes has got to come in, idc how.

    • @jacklowe3037
      @jacklowe3037 Před rokem +5

      I think you drop Moeen Ali for Ben Foakes and use root as the spinner then include Bairstow as the specialist at bat. Then I’d drop Anderson for wood, cos we also missed the extra pace today.

    • @kiriakoz
      @kiriakoz Před rokem +5

      @@jacklowe3037Joe Root averages almost 50 ffs. Need a proper spinner for the latter half of the match.

    • @cakeandcustard7
      @cakeandcustard7 Před rokem

      @@jacklowe3037rooty wont be able to spin us to victory, hes good for the odd wicket or 2 but thats it. I think if mo isnt fit then hes gota be replaced for another spinner (no idea who) crawley has to go for foakes imo

    • @braindonor8753
      @braindonor8753 Před rokem

      @@cakeandcustard7it’s more the point he can’t bowl 50 overs and bat at the same level. He isn’t a machine.

    • @lukepittle8961
      @lukepittle8961 Před rokem +2

      As an Aussie, proud of Captain Planet, he was nothing short of spectacular, especially today on a pitch which favoured the bowlers

  • @thatsbollox
    @thatsbollox Před rokem +9

    Luvved Carey's game. Top Top class.

  • @prajnesharajnarayansingh9121

    I like how both sanga and Morgan wore matching shoes with their outfits

  • @KonohasOrangeFlash
    @KonohasOrangeFlash Před rokem +18

    We won with Smith and Marnus doing nothing the whole game. If just ONE of them wakes up, let alone both, to be their true self for the rest of the series, England are in massive trouble. England probably lost their best chance at getting a win and possibly setting themselves up to win the series.

    • @debasismohanty1952
      @debasismohanty1952 Před rokem +5

      If Smith back to his best England will face huge trouble

    • @jlk760
      @jlk760 Před rokem

      It showed that the Aussies aren’t a one or two man band, reliant on those two to get the bulk of the runs, as good as their records have been in the recent past. Khawaja, Head, Green, Carey, Cummins all stuck their hand up and contributed in either or both innings. Warner showed signs of some form in the second innings which may give him confidence for the rest of the series.

  • @shamus3477
    @shamus3477 Před rokem +19

    They had Australia 8 down for 225 they had plenty of runs. England's lack of bowling really showed and it will be the reason Australia win the series. Bazz ball won't beat this Australian team their bowlers are too good for that

  • @TheAverageGuy12
    @TheAverageGuy12 Před rokem +7

    "Remember 2005, that's all you have to do," Kevin Pietersen on commentary. "So much for Bazball," WTC 2023.

    • @debasismohanty1952
      @debasismohanty1952 Před rokem +2

      Don't take Kevin Pietersen statement s seriously bro he is biased commentator he always supports England and criticise australia he criticise Cummins captaincy

  • @tast7017
    @tast7017 Před rokem +15

    who declares on day 1. hilarious. Keep it coming

    • @hamza361
      @hamza361 Před rokem +3

      It was a good call. England just flopped at the end and gifted Australia the match.

    • @zeeqayum4834
      @zeeqayum4834 Před rokem +5

      @@hamza361it was a terrible call. Who declares on day 1 before even reaching 400? Absolutely ridiculous.

    • @hamza361
      @hamza361 Před rokem +2

      @@zeeqayum4834 this is aussies highest ashes chase since 1948, pat just played an exceptional and unexpected innings, nothing wrong with the deceleration. Your too focused on the end result and england losing.

    • @11hitmanDagenius
      @11hitmanDagenius Před rokem +3

      Nah this was a dodgy declaration even while not considering the end result. There were too many variables that not were in control to decide that a sub 400 1st innings score is good enough on a flat batting pitch.

    • @Bazballsux
      @Bazballsux Před rokem

      @@hamza361 isn’t the end result what you play for?

  • @jbhav10
    @jbhav10 Před rokem +18

    As an England fan, I am not really that mad. In comparison to how I felt when I stayed up all night watching Australia hammer us in the recent Ashes down under, this is actually one of the best ways to actually lose, if we had to.
    The thing with ‘Bazball’, it gives us the best chance of winning but also paradoxically increases our chances of losing.
    Watching Cricwiz, on Sky, changing odds constantly made me think that it could have been easily played out so that the Aussies only had like 5% of winning hypothetically if we batted “more sensibly”. But I also guarantee that our odds of winning would also decrease to around 20 to 30% of winning (40% max) - the reason being that bowling out a side on this pitch would always be difficult. As a result the draw would have taken up the majority of the odds. So whilst, this would mean that we would only have had a 5% chance of losing, we would actually have less chance of winning.
    Therefore, I am actually alright with the result, because whilst I hate losing, I love winning more, meaning that I would feel much more satisfied going for a win than just making sure I don’t lose. And I get the feeling that this is what this England side wants to do and I am all here for it.
    What are your thoughts on this?????

    • @nickmaclachlan5178
      @nickmaclachlan5178 Před rokem +2

      Yup, I like the Bazball approach of get a result, even if it's not the one you want. Nothing worse than a team batting for two full days in their first innings and almost guaranteeing a draw. Looking back, I'd have preferred a score of 450 in our first innings rather than the early declaration. That was a ballsy move and it ultimately cost us the win. But it also may have made the draw more likely had they gone down that road.

    • @deepaknambisan3251
      @deepaknambisan3251 Před rokem +1

      @@nickmaclachlan5178great comment if I may say so 🙏🏾

    • @jakkaxn5513
      @jakkaxn5513 Před rokem

      Coz England were playing at home

    • @jameswest6085
      @jameswest6085 Před rokem +2

      I absolutely agree, and as the last year has shown, we lose infrequently and have been tough to beat even when we play higher risk cricket. Ask any England fan when we had Aussies needing 60 odd with 3 wickets in hand whether Bazball is good and all would answer yes, but as you said that paradoxically increases chance of a loss. I like this brand of cricket a lot, Stokes took a draw out of the game and went full throttle for the win. Why wouldn’t you? This time it didn’t come off but I really look forwards to the next test

    • @nitiniimcal
      @nitiniimcal Před rokem +1

      What a great match❤ Testcricket is winning.

  • @de1623
    @de1623 Před rokem +1

    I could listen to Kumar all day. Such a fine speaker. Amazing considering english is his second language!

  • @sandy_2314
    @sandy_2314 Před rokem +2

    I believe England did struggle due to lack of an extra pace option in their armery. If Wood was there, Aussie tail would've rattled up early...😢

    • @TheWhitsboy
      @TheWhitsboy Před rokem

      I don’t think so, Wood isn’t all that special, Andersen & Broad are the destroyers, they are a class act & streaks ahead of the rest of their bowlers.

  • @stevenp2309
    @stevenp2309 Před rokem +3

    5 days of criticising everything Cummins did as being defensive and now Sangakkara says
    "I admired Pat Cummins'captaincy"
    Shame he decided to speak as if Australia was 500 runs behind every time he was on the mic over the last 5 days 🤷

  • @adarsh7776
    @adarsh7776 Před rokem +1

    Last time Michael holding,rob key Isha guha ,metthew Hayden great Shane Warne, all were there in the commentry, through the covers always my favourite

  • @Sillygoooose624
    @Sillygoooose624 Před rokem +5

    Still not a single Englishman to analyses England Cricket.
    Sort it out Sky.

    • @nichobee
      @nichobee Před rokem +1

      Morgan was your ODI captain 😂😂

    • @Sillygoooose624
      @Sillygoooose624 Před rokem

      @@nichobee Irish

    • @nichobee
      @nichobee Před rokem

      @@Sillygoooose624 mate half your team is normally foreign anyway! Strauss...Morgan...Pietersen...STOKES...Tony Greig...I've missed a few more too

  • @parthmhatre1448
    @parthmhatre1448 Před rokem

    which ground is england's fortess?

  • @user-rx6uv6nd3i
    @user-rx6uv6nd3i Před rokem

    3 respected pundits/commentators (particularly Kumar) refusing to discuss in depth the wicket keeping problems have me astounded.....Eoin is right by saying both Bairstow and Foakes should play.....What's never mentioned is the fact that they both played during Bairstow's golden summer with Jonny showing what a great slip fielder he is.......The elephant in the room is Brooks' amazing start to his test career......I do believe Australia would be ruthless, presented with such a selection quandary.

  • @TheMaster1246
    @TheMaster1246 Před rokem +1

    England must be worried going into the next test. Both Marnus and Steve the number 1 and 2 ranked test batters failed to score runs and Australia still won the match. Imagine what would happen if they start scoring runs.

  • @raghavjayanthi5511
    @raghavjayanthi5511 Před rokem

    lot of people talking about the declaration but i think it is more down to the chances that england let off in the australian first innings batting without which england would have a much bigger first innings lead

  • @musaarif3126
    @musaarif3126 Před rokem +1

    I think England needs to bring a specialist Wicket keeper (Foakes) and a spinner. Well done Australia, bravo Pat, bravo Khawaja. You deserve to win

  • @farhaanchy
    @farhaanchy Před rokem +2

    only punter talked raw and sense !

  • @nikunjdixit1175
    @nikunjdixit1175 Před rokem

    I think if the pitches are going to be flat and the overhead conditions are clear, then Eng attack might struggle. I feel this test finally exposed the fact that Broad and Anderson are getting older and can't really shoulder the weight of that much bowling. Anderson made next to no impact in this test. While Broad was superb, Stokes mentioned in the presentation that he was completely spent by the end. Flat pitches will only lead to more bowling for these guys. Plus, Anderson, Broad, and Robinson leads to too much sameness. With Moeen Ali injured and Stokes clearly unable to bowl long spells, they will need to freshen up the attack a bit. I don't think they have a good enough spinner to replace Ali, so I would just go all in with pace. I think Wood is a must, just to have a point of difference. I think they can stick with the other three for now, but Woakes will lengthen their batting if they choose to have him. For Aus, apart from the form of Labuschagne, they don't have much to be concerned about. If the pitches are flat, then I think Starc over Boland would be a wise choice. Both will go for runs in such conditions, but Starc creates a point of difference with the angle and has more pace, plus adds some more batting.

  • @Gman1044
    @Gman1044 Před rokem

    And England made a few run donating blunders in the field, dropped catches and didn't take the new ball which all adds to their loss. But Boland and Lyon also made valuable contributions with the bat.

  • @brianroads3694
    @brianroads3694 Před rokem +3

    We need to remember, test cricket is on the verge of extinction in many places. I applaud England for playing the way they do! It was a great test match, congrats to Australia for having the character to pull through. Long live Baz ball lol

    • @darkstars-torpedoes-of-truth
      @darkstars-torpedoes-of-truth Před rokem

      Unfortunately T20 tip and run and IPL are destroying cricket. I can't watch big bash and the likes, next thing they will have is 6 and outs.

    • @Trajan2401
      @Trajan2401 Před rokem +1

      ​​​@@darkstars-torpedoes-of-truthyeah the IPL or big bash doesn't interest me test cricket is the real cricket

  • @santoshraghavan7662
    @santoshraghavan7662 Před rokem +2

    Bazzball wont work consistently against dogged and determined teams like australia as they will keep hanging on and wait for the right opening... England are just batting 150 overs a test and on decks that dont offer much assistance to suit their style.. the problem with that approach is that gives 300 overs for the opposition to get the same score batting at half the rate.. this further will get highlighted when their bowlers start tiring as the series moves on.. if they play an additional bowler then their batting may have to just take it a bit slow..so its going to be very intresting to see how it pans out as the series unfolds.... Those who say the declaration was right..jiust remember they bowled 4-5 overs.. without giving the ball to Jimmy.. and with thr way root was batting at that point.. he would have easily got another 40 runs during that period..and that would have compensated for the time it took for stokes and bairstow to get going on day 4...so they would have probably had 20 runs more and another 2-3 overs to have a crack at Australia.. the conditions also weren't overcast.. bazball should be cricket backed by some logic and not just trying to show ur different ot u want to win..

  • @NishantSharma-vf2wd
    @NishantSharma-vf2wd Před rokem

    Declaring on 393 with Root hitting boundaries for fun was going to be acceptable if and only if England would have had a realistic chance of picking up at least 2 wickets of Australia by the end of Day 1 which could have been possible either if the pitch had assistance for pacers or if they could bowl at least 10 overs whereas they could bowl only 4 overs and realistically 1 wicket of Warner or Khawaja at that time looked like was not gonna make a huge difference as Australia has 7 to 8 top batsmen.

  • @ray.shoesmith
    @ray.shoesmith Před rokem +13

    Bazball: For when you dont have a Test cricket side but try anyway. Points for turning up though 👍

    • @muchomacho7300
      @muchomacho7300 Před rokem +2

      Disagree, I think they should expand on Bazball. At the drinks break their butler should come out with a tray of Mai Tais', might help them hold on to those catches. Worth a try.

  • @anujagarwal3687
    @anujagarwal3687 Před rokem +10

    First innings declaration wasn’t a wise move. And I don’t say this because England lost.

    • @MrCarrera28
      @MrCarrera28 Před rokem +1

      It was consistent with Bazball philosophy of chasing wins rather then settling for draws.

    • @MrCarrera28
      @MrCarrera28 Před rokem

      @nostradam7036 😆🤣😆🤣

    • @yeggydegz4330
      @yeggydegz4330 Před rokem +1

      Aus got hammered on day 1 and the deceleration let them back in the test match. Just like asking NZ to follow in in the winter was the only thing that allowed them back into that test. Bazball is costing us test matches fact.

    • @MrCarrera28
      @MrCarrera28 Před rokem

      ​@@yeggydegz4330 By declaring they got the Australians in to bat after a long day in the field and given Warner's lack of form there was a chance they could have gotten a wicket. They knew that Australia would bat slower and take longer to get runs.
      If they had continued into the morning session and lasted till lunch that reduced the likelihood having sufficient time to get Australians out particularly given chance of rain in England. With the Australian batters appearing in form after WTC there was a perception that doing this gave them chance for a win or to bat out for a draw. Where as declaring increased the likelihood of a result.
      England didn't loose because they declared they lost because their fielding and no-balls were not good enough. If they had focused on these two things they would likely have gotten Khwaja out and Australia would likely have collapsed. Plus Moen Ali couldn't bowl in second innings.
      The Australians would not have declared but Australia is not playing Bazball and is happy to have draws.

  • @nickmaclachlan5178
    @nickmaclachlan5178 Před rokem

    Great game, you could say that England had the chances to win it, and should have done so. But taking nothing away from the Aussies for hanging on in there and getting over the line.
    Looking back, pivotal moments were maybe a slightly early first innings declaration? Losing those two quick wickets after the short rain delay at the start of innings two? Bairstow a little flaky behind the stumps? A couple of catches not sticking (Root & Stokes) during the last session and maybe an over too far for Root when the new ball could have been taken? Pity we couldn't have finished off the Aussie tail like we did in their first innings, that was ruthless.
    England definitely need to polish those chances off, you get punished for not converting them.
    I hope the English summer does us proud and we don't lose time to weather in the next four tests, it promises to be a classic Ashes series.

    • @KonohasOrangeFlash
      @KonohasOrangeFlash Před rokem

      We won this Test match with Smith and Marnus doing absolutely nothing. Just think about that for a second. If just ONE of them wakes up, let alone both, to be their true self for the rest of the series, England are in massive trouble.

    • @nickmaclachlan5178
      @nickmaclachlan5178 Před rokem

      @@KonohasOrangeFlash Totally agree, but on that topic we only really had one batter produce the goods in a big way too, so it's a two way street. Your first few batters can't all score "Daddy Hundreds" in one innings (well they can, but the game would be a draw straight away) so I appreciate your point, but it isn't really valid.

  • @jayfloramusic
    @jayfloramusic Před rokem

    I am ok with Bazball but only as far as run rate goes (5+). Not onboard with early declarations. If Eng got 10 overs to bowl on day 1, I would understand early declaration, but not for just 4 overs when only 2 wickets are left and Root is smashing it. Those extra 20-30 runs could've made the difference. I was neutral when the game started but really wanted England to lose after the 1st innings declaration.

  • @thornwivans
    @thornwivans Před rokem

    Though Im an Australian and I think England is unlikely to emerge victorious in this Ashes series, I believe this English team will leave a significant imprint on the way test cricket is played in the coming years. The influence of Bazball and T20 cricket is likely to nurture the development of more aggressive playing style over the next decade and consequently alter the dynamics of all cricket formats. In my view, test cricket will inevitably adopt a more aggressive approach, resulting in a more captivating and appealing viewing experience. Bazball will be looked on as an key evolution point of the game.

  • @rongt859
    @rongt859 Před rokem

    The only criticism of Cummins is after tea on the first day he started to bend his back and increase his pace something needed from the start . As far as Baz Ball goes , any team with a bowler that bowls 150 km plus and a great spinner will make it look foolish

  • @shivdaskesavan9442
    @shivdaskesavan9442 Před rokem

    Excellent and memorable game. Congrats and Hats off to Pat n Team. Aussies are not going to give up till the last ball. I was impressed with Ben Stokes Captaincy through out the game, except for the "MOST COSTLY DECLARATION", which is going to Haunt England team for long, unless they win the series. NEVER again Ben is going to Declare in Similar situation, especially while playing against great teams. What ever justifications given cannot be covered from reality...👍...Don't u agree dears ?

  • @robinsingh-bv3vu
    @robinsingh-bv3vu Před rokem

    England's bowling is i think below par because they don't have bowler who can bowl 140-145+.They have wood but they are not using him and they donot have a proper spinner. I think bowling will be the key in this series going forward

  • @francisedwards8786
    @francisedwards8786 Před rokem

    Guys, sort the audio out please.

  • @sujanrijal7027
    @sujanrijal7027 Před rokem +6

    Starting to think Kumar is getting paid to praise Stokes and England. Doesn't surprise me.😂😂😂

    • @farhaanchy
      @farhaanchy Před rokem

      working for the broadcaster...seems like the whole commentary team got dissapointed as australia had fields all around which minimised boundaries and forced the batsmen lose their wicket playing bad strokes

  • @amit92saini
    @amit92saini Před rokem

    When stoksey took the new ball, I think the bowlers didn't execute the plan as they did when they had old ball. They had leg side field and aiming for hitting bouncers. Even stokes almost took a blunder with that plan but the moment new ball was taken, bowlers kinda deviated away from the plan and did a lot of full length deliveries and went for runs. Maybe they were hoping that the ball would move around if they go for full length. Also, not trusting Jimmy at such a crucial occasion, not even for an over, wasnt ideal for me, specially when they had new ball.

  • @crickettragic
    @crickettragic Před rokem +1

    Reminded me of India's win at the Gabba. Superb cricket from both teams. Bravo. I have no nails left.

  • @user-pj3fr5cp8c
    @user-pj3fr5cp8c Před rokem

    wonderful

  • @brotherben4357
    @brotherben4357 Před rokem

    How much do Ponting and Sanga love each other? What a bromance.

  • @stepupthriftingstore7024

    Where is Chris Woakes?

  • @steventhomas231
    @steventhomas231 Před rokem

    Biggest difference between the two side was Lyon. Still dont know why they produced a pitch that didn't suit our bowlers

  • @fortytwo9517
    @fortytwo9517 Před rokem

    Sangerz is the coolest dude going

  • @gavbr210
    @gavbr210 Před rokem +1

    I don't think the style of England's approach is questionable. Positive cricket has made an average team better.
    But obviously bad decisions have proven to be bad decisions.
    Ali selected over a spinner playing first class cricket - He isn't hardened to 5 day cricket
    Dropping Foakes and having so many missed chances behind the stumps
    That declaration.

  • @jaykhan6524
    @jaykhan6524 Před rokem +2

    Do some analysis rather than fizz pop. Moeen, the main spinner, operating without the index finger. Perhaps that had some impact on the outcome. Lol. 🥶.

  • @sekharraja9679
    @sekharraja9679 Před rokem

    Aren't these the same people who criticised everything pat Cummins and aus did saying they are defensive and hyping everything eng did as some unassailable good decision.

  • @shaungillingham4689
    @shaungillingham4689 Před rokem

    Congratulations Australia on there recent win.
    For a start as has been the case, we went into the test with only 3 strike bowlers, two of those recovering from injury. We have a spinner & then it's a few odd overs from one or two other players.
    The old saying, "you can't win a test match on the first day but you can loose it"?
    Declaring was stupidity, i know there's often good reason for putting in the opposition at the end of a day, there was so little in the wicket that favoured putting them in.
    If our tail enders were scoring freely, how were we going to create pressure on their openers.?
    In conclusion, the 20 or 30 runs or even possibly 50 odd runs we turned down would have improved our chances on the last day.
    Same with one more front line pace bowler, he might have curtailed there score by 20 or 30 runs, or taken one or two more wickets, it's the fine margins that matter, I like our aggressive approach but we still need to be a bit clever in the decision making.
    When I saw our bowling attract on day one, I put my money on Australia.
    Been watching England since the mid 1960s, I don't need a panel or a woman to tell me what's right in front of my nose.

    • @asktoseducemiss434
      @asktoseducemiss434 Před rokem

      the hard cricket both teams have played and hope they continue to play in their own ways and enjoy the series.

  • @jetpark3743
    @jetpark3743 Před rokem +1

    Australia played smarter cricket. It was easy target and didn't let nerves get the better of them

  • @noloveforthehaters
    @noloveforthehaters Před rokem +1

    Any chance Kumar can get off Stokes' family jewels for a moment?

  • @danielatlas7059
    @danielatlas7059 Před rokem +1

    There is no way that English team plays Bazball with Australia. Not in this life it won't.

  • @pussyjefferson
    @pussyjefferson Před rokem +5

    Wheres KP? I want to hear more about joe root's 40 in the 2nd innings 😂

  • @nakulpisolkar2861
    @nakulpisolkar2861 Před rokem

    England needs to bring in Mark Wood for next test as all others bowl at similar pace and lack variety

    • @partha7211
      @partha7211 Před rokem

      They defeated india last year and lots of other teams since last year with the same bowling attack...so no excuses..give credit to Australia..they r just different from other teams..

    • @SuperEdge67
      @SuperEdge67 Před rokem

      Robinson is just a dribbly medium pacer……..Wood would be more effective against Australia especially if they keep preparing flat wickets.

  • @JonDoe..
    @JonDoe.. Před rokem +2

    Meh, if he doesn't declare then their probably playing for a draw. I think you can question his tactics/field positions, but ultimately if the Poms took their chances and had a better keeper they would have won, the end.

  • @theguardian308
    @theguardian308 Před rokem

    When are we going to talk about Warner and his place in the team?

  • @rajarao281
    @rajarao281 Před rokem

    England needs fix the following:
    1. Drop james anderson and bring mark wood
    2. Drop Duckett and bring any batsman
    3. Take aggressive, but wise decisions. Declaring on day 1 at 393 with Joe root batting so well, was foolish not brave
    4. If moeen ali isnt fit, replace with woakes
    Australia needs to do the following:
    1. Drop warner
    2. Bring starc in place of hazlewood or boland

  • @cricmetapro99
    @cricmetapro99 Před rokem

    good

  • @sayantanpoali5877
    @sayantanpoali5877 Před rokem

    It was some match🤩🤩
    But if England continues to play with 3 quality bowlers and no quality spinner on such flat pitches, Australia will tire their bowlers and win the Ashes...

  • @noncookiecutter6753
    @noncookiecutter6753 Před rokem +3

    The early declaration didn’t cost England this test Match but the catching and the extras in Australia’s first innings did.
    The missed stumping on Green and the khawaja no ball off Broad cost them over 50 runs which would of put the Aussie win out of the equation.
    They got the Aussie big 3 out relatively cheaply and still lost. You’d fancy one of smith,Marnus or head to go big in the upcoming tests.
    I think England will rue this missed chance and I fancy Australia to go onto to win the series 3-1. I hope I’m wrong .

    • @MrCarrera28
      @MrCarrera28 Před rokem

      I completely agree the issue isn't Bazball but its not letting Bazball distract from doing all the little things well. A few less no balls and better catching by England could have seen them win on the 4th day.

    • @rahulsrinivas3224
      @rahulsrinivas3224 Před rokem

      Why is taking a wicket off a no ball considered a missed chance? Overstepping gives the bowler a clear advantage. The pace is higher, the length is different. There's no guarantee that the same delivery would have gotten a wicket if the bowler hadn't overstepped. It shouldn't be classed in the same category as a dropped catch, which is a clear missed chance.

    • @noncookiecutter6753
      @noncookiecutter6753 Před rokem

      @@rahulsrinivas3224fair point but broad barely overstepped and I doubt he got any advantage from it. It seemed abit of tired shot from khawaja and he regrouped after that. It seemed to knock the stuffing out of England on that 2nd evening .
      Taking the no ball out of the equation england still left out alot of runs on the table through execution on the batting side of things and on the fielding side .

  • @richardmartins1541
    @richardmartins1541 Před rokem

    Australia 🇦🇺 will make one change for the second test starc for boland and England at least 3 changes for Ali,bairstow and Anderson or Robinson

  • @lukegrant3201
    @lukegrant3201 Před rokem +2

    Surprised no one mentioned Bairstow with the gloves as something to review…

  • @brianmcginnis4359
    @brianmcginnis4359 Před rokem

    I used to love the debate with Bob Willis. This is not the same.

    • @jlk760
      @jlk760 Před rokem

      Yes, the Verdict was a must watch especially if England had a poor day or match. He didn’t hold back. Can imagine what he’d be saying about the declaration, Crawley, Bairstow’s missed chances and a few other things.

    • @brianmcginnis4359
      @brianmcginnis4359 Před rokem

      @@jlk760 and the first innings declaration. He would dress up as as a judge and send Stokes down lol

    • @jlk760
      @jlk760 Před rokem

      @@brianmcginnis4359 As he always used to start his summary ‘Well Charles’. Wonder what he would have made of Bazball? No doubt he would have had a few words about that declaration. Sorely missed.

  • @idreeskanchwala
    @idreeskanchwala Před rokem

    Cant blame stokes or bazball style of play for england's loss. great game, both team made mistakes but aussies made one less mistake and they won. both team also played great cricket, and again aussies played 1 moment better and they won. there is no need to go hard on england and criticise their decision making. Think we just need to enjoy the hard cricket both teams have played and hope they continue to play in their own ways and enjoy the series.

  • @gtr5973
    @gtr5973 Před rokem +1

    Tried & tested - 1
    Jazz hands cricket - 0

  • @kirtwilliamswilliams5280

    the declaration made it possible for a result in the match ..england bowlers have only themselves to blame for failing to take last two wickets,they had enough time

  • @jaikumarjadhav6575
    @jaikumarjadhav6575 Před rokem

    If they keep producing flat pitches, I don't see this current bowling lineup of England taking 20 wickets of Australia. Australia will bat 200+ overs every test unless its absolutely green wicket.

  • @tonymontanatv_
    @tonymontanatv_ Před rokem +1

    Virat Kohli should learn from Cummins on how to chase a target in the 4th innings of a test match 😉😉😉

  • @mikewalsh6168
    @mikewalsh6168 Před rokem +4

    The early declaration cost England the game

  • @mohammadfirdousalam7622

    🏀🏈

  • @samitdavid995
    @samitdavid995 Před rokem

    Got to drop Crawley

  • @AK-xj8lg
    @AK-xj8lg Před rokem +3

    Satisfied to see the crying faces of all three who were so sure about England's win, probably before the match started.. 😂

  • @darkstars-torpedoes-of-truth

    It's good to England as the new "calypso kings". But can they get win the ashes?

  • @devilkdg1512
    @devilkdg1512 Před rokem

    I think captain must me Cummins but field must be set by Smith🎉🎉🎉🎉

  • @tonymontanatv_
    @tonymontanatv_ Před rokem +3

    Sanga was criticizing the Australian tactics of being too defensive everytime he was on air. Now who has had the last laugh after that win huh Sanga ???

  • @gillerssinbad
    @gillerssinbad Před rokem +1

    Exciting match. England made too many mistakes and could have won this. Bowling needs to be stronger. Maybe Wood, Tongue, Woakes.

    • @azaanr7063
      @azaanr7063 Před rokem

      Woaksy is a must for this English team .

  • @deadpool5423
    @deadpool5423 Před rokem

    Bazball can't be blamed, England was ahead most of the time missed stumpings and dropped catches are the prominent reasons. It boils down to the bad execution by individual players.

  • @Rockstardust69
    @Rockstardust69 Před rokem

    To knock the tail off England need a fast bowler and a quality spinner

    • @jlk760
      @jlk760 Před rokem

      Problem is they struggle to put a fit fast bowler on the park often enough and no one stands out in the spinning dept. Wood looks like the only current pace option, if fit. After a promising winter, the selectors probably think it’s a bit early for Rehan Ahmed. Not exactly ripping through 2nd div batting line ups for Leics with 6 wkts in 7 matches at 67.

  • @bryanstott6896
    @bryanstott6896 Před rokem

    Fine margins in this Test, can't help but feel Australia had that little run of the green to get over the line but take nothing away there either. Superb captain's innings from Cummins

  • @Jasian01
    @Jasian01 Před rokem

    We were lucky to get away with that one. I hope the Aussies take some learnings from it and kick on!

  • @Jack-gn4gl
    @Jack-gn4gl Před rokem

    Dropping Lyon, he would regret that

  • @andrew615
    @andrew615 Před rokem

    Does anyone know what axe to grind Kumar Sangakkara has with the Australians? His commentary was incredibly biased over the entire 5 days of the contest. This is a continuation from the 2019 Ashes series. The English commentators showed passionate support for their team but none of the bias that Sangakkara exhibited. The commentary of a great and historic match was poorer for his performance...

  • @matthewjackson3408
    @matthewjackson3408 Před rokem +1

    Declared to early
    No new ball
    Dropped catches
    Australia big favorites
    The best England can get out of the series is a draw .
    Lords next 1 weather stays good don't look good for England

  • @MJ.2223
    @MJ.2223 Před rokem +2

    Kumar was so negative to the Aussie! Hard to listen to at times, worked out in the end!

    • @nooneknows19
      @nooneknows19 Před rokem +1

      Tbf everyone were criticising them. Punter and Tubbs included.

  • @gregmayo6987
    @gregmayo6987 Před rokem

    Kumzr sounds like England won
    Whose decision was it to not take the new ball, the captain or coach? Bad decision

  • @sayeedabu7150
    @sayeedabu7150 Před rokem

    Kumar and Morgan's analysis skills may require some time for improvement, as they were both on the wrong side this time. The abundance of buzz ball noise was entertaining but hindered their chances of winning the test.

  • @HLDN2K
    @HLDN2K Před rokem

    England needed 2 wickets while still 50 runs ahead.. don’t wanna hear people blame a early declaration because it was always in Englands hands… and Barstows but he dropped it 😆

  • @kalumwanigasekara8292

    England could've batted more than 400 easily. That was a big mistake and should've used James Anderson in the last 15 overs.who is the most experienced bowler and expert of new ball particularly.and bew ball taken lately too.the result would've changed otherwise. bad captaincy.

  • @yeggydegz4330
    @yeggydegz4330 Před rokem

    Its a funny old game is cricket int it. Stokes has gone from single handedly winning England an ashes test in 2019, to single handedly losing one four years later. Captaincy decisions and allowing the batters to have zero responsibility. It doesnt have to be all in or nothing. One can play bazball while still putting value on their wicket. What a shame. What a wasted opportunity. If u dont win the tests when marnus and smith fail twice youll never win one when they come good. One can take losing ashes tests when not good enough, but throwing the ones away when youve been the better side is criminal!

  • @RDR1456
    @RDR1456 Před rokem +3

    Bairstow lost us that bless him. Early declaration was a bit edgy, but then it did finish late on day 5.

  • @nlsuman9696
    @nlsuman9696 Před rokem

    Atleast we had a great match till end , not like WTC final, India should learn how to fight....😂

  • @vikasbhardwaj455
    @vikasbhardwaj455 Před rokem +2

    5-0 to Australia followed by 5-0 to India. Bazball, the joke will be shown where it stands.

    • @johnou.k.3780
      @johnou.k.3780 Před rokem +2

      India were smashed by the Aussies , England will win this series and then beat your lot , at least it was a test played in the right spirit, unlike when your lot play

    • @vishalramadhin1261
      @vishalramadhin1261 Před rokem +2

      ​@@johnou.k.3780man england aint winning nun against big teams

    • @johnou.k.3780
      @johnou.k.3780 Před rokem +2

      @@vishalramadhin1261 India aren’t a big team, nothing for us to worry about

    • @vishalramadhin1261
      @vishalramadhin1261 Před rokem +1

      @@johnou.k.3780 lol🤣🤣🤣

    • @AK-xj8lg
      @AK-xj8lg Před rokem +1

      True. India will beat the crap out of that Bazzball thing..