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Jasin Gold Member Offline Posts: 55130 Gender:	Re: Ashes 2025 Reply #180 - Jan 4^th, 2026 at 1:57pm Yes. The cricket has returned back to it's usual boring batting style although Donnybrook is still trying to sneak in T20 shots like an impatient kid. It's amazing to see the difference in styles with batting & bowling between the long and short games.
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Re: Ashes 2025
Reply #181 - Jan 4^th, 2026 at 1:59pm

Jasin wrote on Jan 4^th, 2026 at 1:57pm:

Yes. The cricket has returned back to it's usual boring batting style although Donnybrook is still trying to sneak in T20 shots like an impatient kid.

It's amazing to see the difference in styles with batting & bowling between the long and short games.

Stopped due to low light. Huh

POMs 3 for 213.

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Jasin Gold Member Offline Posts: 55130 Gender:	Re: Ashes 2025 Reply #182 - Jan 4^th, 2026 at 3:39pm Yes. The whole match looks like it will be pretty dim compared to the others.
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Bobby. Gold Member Offline Australian Politics Posts: 115967 Melbourne Gender:	Re: Ashes 2025 Reply #183 - Jan 5^th, 2026 at 12:15pm POMs 6 for 342 - we can't win.
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Bobby. Gold Member Offline Australian Politics Posts: 115967 Melbourne Gender:	Re: Ashes 2025 Reply #184 - Jan 5^th, 2026 at 1:30pm 8 for 382.
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Jasin Gold Member Offline Posts: 55130 Gender:	Re: Ashes 2025 Reply #185 - Jan 5^th, 2026 at 1:44pm 350 looks like the base respectable score in a Test. Anything above is the bonus towards a win. Anything below and it's still a possible loss.
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Bobby. Gold Member Offline Australian Politics Posts: 115967 Melbourne Gender:	Re: Ashes 2025 Reply #186 - Jan 5^th, 2026 at 1:47pm POMs all out for 384.
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Bobby. Gold Member Offline Australian Politics Posts: 115967 Melbourne Gender:	Re: Ashes 2025 Reply #187 - Jan 5^th, 2026 at 5:00pm Bobby. wrote on Jan 5^th, 2026 at 1:47pm: POMs all out for 384. Aussies - 2 for 166 at stumps on the 2nd day.
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Jasin Gold Member Offline Posts: 55130 Gender:	Re: Ashes 2025 Reply #188 - Jan 5^th, 2026 at 5:03pm A slow death towards a draw.
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Bobby. Gold Member Offline Australian Politics Posts: 115967 Melbourne Gender:	Re: Ashes 2025 Reply #189 - Jan 5^th, 2026 at 5:12pm Jasin wrote on Jan 5^th, 2026 at 5:03pm: A slow death towards a draw. But the pitch will get worse and then favor the bowlers?
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Jasin Gold Member Offline Posts: 55130 Gender:	Re: Ashes 2025 Reply #190 - Jan 5^th, 2026 at 5:15pm There doesn't look like any movement off the seam at all. Batsman's paradise. Not even good enough for Spinners. People should ask for their money back.
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Jasin Gold Member Offline Posts: 55130 Gender:	Re: Ashes 2025 Reply #191 - Jan 6^th, 2026 at 3:00am Stokes got the better of Labia in their mini battle. He made him over confident next over.
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Bobby. Gold Member Offline Australian Politics Posts: 115967 Melbourne Gender:	Re: Ashes 2025 Reply #192 - Jan 6^th, 2026 at 6:03am Jasin wrote on Jan 5^th, 2026 at 5:15pm: There doesn't look like any movement off the seam at all. Batsman's paradise. Not even good enough for Spinners. People should ask for their money back. There will be little holes and pits on the pitch now - that will affect some bowling.
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Jasin Gold Member Offline Posts: 55130 Gender:	Re: Ashes 2025 Reply #193 - Jan 6^th, 2026 at 8:27am It's been rigged to be dull to offset the Perth & Melbourne pitches. SCG used to be a Spinner's pitch. Australia can't stop cheating at sport. Just take that Steven Bradbury for example
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Bobby. Gold Member Offline Australian Politics Posts: 115967 Melbourne Gender:	Re: Ashes 2025 Reply #194 - Jan 6^th, 2026 at 11:06am Jasin wrote on Jan 6^th, 2026 at 8:27am: It's been rigged to be dull to offset the Perth & Melbourne pitches. SCG used to be a Spinner's pitch. Australia can't stop cheating at sport. Just take that Steven Bradbury for example Aussies 3 for 248 - slow game.
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