Another Ashes season has begun - and like most, it began with a lot of expectations. England were going in without their talisman (Stokes), so, it looked like winning was going to be difficult. But then 2 new players called Vince and Stoneman, showed that England might just have a chance to win!
False signals it turned out. England lost the test by 10 wickets - mainly due to average bowling and really bad batting. There were a lot of sidelights that impacted the game - Bairstow headbutting Bancroft (much much earlier in the tour) , Moeen Ali given out stumped due to the line being of uneven width.... but they seriously cannot take away the fact that Australia played well and England played bad. With the way the English are playing, it seems unlikely that even Stokes will revive them. Sure, England might win a Test in this series (maybe 2 if they are lucky) , but it looks sort of impossible for them to win the series.
I will be watching the remaining 4 matches with my face covered I guess!
False signals it turned out. England lost the test by 10 wickets - mainly due to average bowling and really bad batting. There were a lot of sidelights that impacted the game - Bairstow headbutting Bancroft (much much earlier in the tour) , Moeen Ali given out stumped due to the line being of uneven width.... but they seriously cannot take away the fact that Australia played well and England played bad. With the way the English are playing, it seems unlikely that even Stokes will revive them. Sure, England might win a Test in this series (maybe 2 if they are lucky) , but it looks sort of impossible for them to win the series.
I will be watching the remaining 4 matches with my face covered I guess!
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