The Ashes. Fifth Test Australia v England @ Blundstone Arena, Hobart, 14-18 January 2022

[NYRB]

the way England are batting, Australia unlikely to get use of the 2nd new ball here. Game could be over within 70 overs or so

 

[TubbsFarquhar]

Starting to get concerned now. These two are doing it very comfortably.

 

[CoastersFlag No.5]

Best opening partnership of the series by the Poms.

 

[Pakenhamsaint]

its moments like this that Starc loses a lot of people. I still think he has a role when he is on. Boland Move makes sense. Its 50:50 england win IMO

Starc has been doing it for ages though. He gets wickets but he also leaks runs like no tomorrow.

 

[PhatBoy]

Which means the Warner dropped catch could prove costly...

I’d say his two ducks were more influential

 

[Coasters7]

Starc cooked it. They looked vulnerable early and he just wasn’t on target. The confidence is there for the batsmen now

 

[Santana]

Bowling too straight to Crawley there again.

 

[Jimthegreat]

Crawley marches forward and spanks Cummins through mid on.

....and again.

It's not a pitch to bowl too full on. Slightly back and seam.

 

[TennisPlayerAndy]

But the pitch is minefield and the ball should be hooping under the lights....

 

[Drugs Are Bad Mackay?]

We maybe need a fieldsman at backward square leg for Burns' cover drive

 

[Kuuz]

We’re bowling wayyyy too straight.

Still, conditions only get worse as the night wears on. Just need our boys to bowl better lines. Way too many going straight or down leg, for two openers who enjoy playing square of the wicket.

 

[LukeParkerno1]

Going to be an epic choke loss

 

[FullyBigKPro]

Time for a bit of GOAT Nafan magic??

 

[Marshland]

The Poms are playing it like an ODI. Fair enough, they have nothing to lose.

But it's up to us to slam the brakes and we're not doing it so far.

 

[LukeParkerno1]

Assuming we go one spinner in Pakistan (think people are underrating pacers there, I mean they produce enough of them) - could we go Cummins, Hazlewood, Boland?

Could but we won’t

 

[Collars]

England to win in a cantor. There is nothing too spicy in this pitch and batting looks comfortable. We just batted abysmally.

Yep, beginning to look that way. Our batting against Wood was pathetic.

 

[Joffaboy]

Going to be an epic choke loss

Onky a choke when something to win. The Ashes were won after 3 tests.

Inconsequential.

 

[Hawksboy72]

Reckon England get these runs.

 

[Sphynx]

Going to be an epic choke loss

As unfair as it is on the two, Head and Green lost it yesterday, we’re both super comfortable and in. Both had massive brain fades. Both should have put on 100+ more in that partnership.

 

[Mego Red]

Going to be an epic choke loss

By who?

Can't see England choking and losing this. Eventually something was going to go right for them. You can't lose every session.

We've already win the Ashes, should have won the last test and arguably deserve to lose this one, as we made some terrible errors in our 2nd innings. But that was going to happen at some stage.

 

[NYRB]

If England tour here next time, would love to see 6 Test matches with Perth and Hobart on the itinerary

 

[LukeParkerno1]

Onky a choke when something to win. The Ashes were won after 3 tests.

Inconsequential.

Not with test Championship points on the line

 

[Marshland]

As unfair as it is on the two, Head and Green lost it yesterday, we’re both super comfortable and in. Both had massive brain fades. Both should have put on 100+ more in that partnership.

Why does Green always get thrown under the bus so early in his career?

 

[Mr Taswegian]

Cricket Tas is setting their sights of bringing India to Tasmania for a test match following the Ashes success,I think it is unlikely to be successful with that.

 

[Jimthegreat]

Stop bowling too straight.