The longest Test innings where @acscricket.bsky.social know for certain balls faced is Len Hutton’s then-world record 364 at the Oval in the 1938 Ashes. He faced 847 balls.
The entire Boxing Day Test lasted 853 balls.
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It’s not even a question, we know exactly how pitches this lively are treated in other parts of the world. Stokes is right to call it out, and especially given he’s on the winning side so there’s no question of sour grapes.
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Why is Jacob Bethell wearing his budgy smugglers OVER his under armour, like Superman going to a yoga class?
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Did Steve Smith just…miss a straight ball?
Tongue, by the way, seems to like bowling at Smith. He’s got him out 3 times in 3 Test innings, at an average of 11.7 - no bowler who’s bowled as many balls at him has a better average.
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It is absolutely baffling that Brydon Carse is the second highest-wicket taker in the series. Other than the first innings at Perth, it’s hard to remember him bowling a single good spell.
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Ollie Pope’s position was untenable, but batting 3 and taking no form into the Boxing Day Test at 3-0 down is a tough gig for Jacob Bethell.
With Jofra Archer now injured, the pace attack now looks…it’s too quick to be popgun, but it doesn’t scream reliable or consistent.
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Since the retirement of Ashwin, the margin by which Nathan Lyon is the best spinner in Test cricket is ridiculous. Even his bad balls have more going for them than a lot of spinners’ good balls - the drift, the loop, the dip, the sheer energy.
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Setting up a gag on comm cam and then not showing the comm cam is…well
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Zak Crawley appears to be trying to get through this innings without anyone noticing he’s there.
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The Australian press think 🇦🇺 threw away their advantage by losing cheap wickets.
The English press think 🏴 threw away their advantage by not capitalising more on 🇦🇺 losing those cheap wickets.
Both sides are unhappy, no-one’s on top. All in all, pretty good day 1 of a Test.
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England have already squandered the opportunity of not having to face Cummins, Hazelwood or Lyon for two Tests - if they don’t capitalise on not having to bowl at Smith…
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It’s a measure of how badly the #MensAshes has gone for England that Hazlewood being ruled out for all of it feels almost irrelevant. To be honest, so does Wood going home.
McCullum & Stokes’ biggest challenge at Adelaide is going to be re-establishing any sense that this is a live series.
Given that all of England’s specialist quicks can handle themselves with the bat, interesting to see how Stokes plays this. This is usually the point where he goes from a normal batter to some sort of rampaging comic book villain trying to burn down the world single-handedly.
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This is nowhere near as bad as England were in 21/22. Or most of 17/18. Or 13/14, or 06/07…you get the idea.
But going 2-0 down to a an Australia team without Pat Cummins, Josh Hazlewood or in any meaningful sense Nathan Lyon would be one of the most disappointing #MensAshes performances ever.
#StatWatch Mitchell Starc’s the first to take a five-for and score a 50 in the same #MensAshes Test since Mitchell Johnson, also at the Gabba, in 2013.
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Most competitive single day of #MensAshes cricket in Australia since…?
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• This is 🏴’s first 50+ 10th wicket stand in 🇦🇺 since Derek Pringle & Norman Cowans at the WACA in 1982
• This is a higher score than 🏴 managed across the whole of the 2021/22 series
• 🏴 have now batted (significantly) longer than both innings from Perth combined
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Would England be *that* unhappy if they got bowled out in time to have half an hour at Australia tonight?
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A very happy We Don’t Have To See Matthew Hayden Nude Day to those who celebrate
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#StatWatch Ben Stokes is the first captain to be run out in the #MensAshes since Ricky Ponting was famously sniped by Andrew Flintoff at The Oval in 2009.
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A Travisty of a match
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All this talk of a spike is just making me think of this...
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After winning the toss and electing to bat, Stokes must be thrilled that England have almost batted to Tea on day two... oh, wait...
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