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June
Pre-Ashes Tests
Thursday 1st - England vs Ireland, Lord's (England win by 10 wickets)
Wednesday 7th - Australia vs India, The Oval (Australia win by 209 runs)
The Ashes 2023
Friday 16th - 1st Test vs England, Edgbaston (Australia win by 2 wickets)
Wednesday 28th - 2nd Test vs England, Lord's (Australia win by 43 runs)
July
Thursday 6th - 3rd Test vs England, Headingley
Wednesday 19th - 4th Test vs England, Old Trafford
Thursday 27th - 5th Test vs England, The Oval
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Five tests in 6 weeks an utter nonsense
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It's been that way for ages, though. Ashes series in England (including this one) have consistently lasted around 46-48 days since 2009, and often a week less Down Under. You have to go back to 2001-2005 for eight-week Ashes series, and the 1990s for ones that lasted all summer. The real scandal is no Ashes or Test cricket of any kind in August, because we all have to genuflect to the Hundred.
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Tonguey gets a maiden Test five-fer on debut, name on the honours board at Lord's and a place in the squad for the first Ashes Test; all thoroughly deserved. When he made his senior debut in 2017 I remember someone commenting he looked like a young Steve Harmison, and he'd be bowling for England one day. Rough ride, but he got there!
Not sure what the future holds for Ireland at this level, they were unlucky in 2019 but this was a real pasting. Combing the globe for diaspora talent will get you so far, but they need to be playing the red-ball game regularly and to a decent standard. While their domestic league's suspended I think exemptions need to be made for their players to join the County Championship again as non-overseas, and it'd be nice to see them have proper rotating series against the likes of Afghanistan, Zimbabwe, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka and even the West Indies.
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Moeen is back
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(07-06-2023, 15:19)themaclad Wrote: Moeen is back
If were we facing any other opponent I think they'd have given Rehan Ahmed or Will Jacks the nod, but the Ashes is the Ashes, and experience matters. And worst case scenario, if he arses it up like he did four years ago, at 35 it's hardly a promising future nipped in the bud. Plus his batting will suit Bazball down to the ground. I remember the story about the Aussies sledging Mo in 2015 and calling him "Osama"; he's got one last chance to get even, here's hoping he takes it.
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England win the toss and will bat first at Edgbaston. So far so good!
England: Crawley, Duckett, Pope, Root, Brook, Stokes ©, Bairstow (wk), Moeen, Broad, Robinson, Anderson.
Australia: Warner, Khawaja, Labuschagne, Smith, Head, Green, Carey (wk), Cummins ©, Lyon, Boland, Hazlewood.
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Declare at lunch win by an innings at tea 4 days off sorted
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That drive to the boundary from Crawley off the first ball was pure statement of intent, banishing the spectre of Burns's imperial duck down under. Got Edgbaston rocking right from the word go. Duckett got a bit too eager Bazzing the ball about and gave his wicket away, Zak got a bit lucky with an edge, but otherwise the first hour's going to plan. And the Aussies have got Nathan Lyon on inside of 10 overs. Magic.
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Aaargh, Crawley gone to the last ball before lunch! One delivery away from a terrific first session, instead we're letting them stay in the game. Concentration, lads.
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