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The Ashes.

Posted: 15 Nov 2025, 06:52
by only1billybonds
Just been announced that Josh Hazlewood will miss the first test due to start in Perth next Friday. This is a big blow to the Australians as they will already be without their captain and no.1 pace bowler Pat Cummins.

Englands preparations for the tour has been questioned by many as they have opted to play no warm up games aside from a one off against the English lions. 

Many are saying that its crucial that we get of to a good start in Perth which basically means we cant afford to lose seeing as the 2nd test in Brisbane is a day/night game ( fucking ridiculous) where the Aussies are strongly fancied.

Looking forward to this now but really unsure of how it will play out, I guess I'd still make them slight favourites due to home advantage. Going to be a few all nighters in the coming weeks for me, let's hope it'll be worth it.

Re: The Ashes.

Posted: 26 Dec 2025, 04:33
by Westham67
Bethell gone

Re: The Ashes.

Posted: 26 Dec 2025, 04:27
by Westham67
Duckett gone 7-1 fucking clowns

Re: The Ashes.

Posted: 26 Dec 2025, 04:21
by Westham67
Crawley is driving and missing FFS

Re: The Ashes.

Posted: 26 Dec 2025, 04:20
by Westham67
Chance from Duckett not learning 

Re: The Ashes.

Posted: 26 Dec 2025, 03:53
by Westham67
Can we bat with restraint this time?

Re: The Ashes.

Posted: 26 Dec 2025, 01:10
by fraser
BerlingtonBertie wrote: 26 Dec 2025, 01:00 Fraser was the Oz version of David Blunkett. So not sure had bottle top glasses in his Steven Hawkings ride on can make judgement on cities. Probably people kept away from him as so AIDS and thats why he was deported back to Blighty
Ha my eyesight was fine then and I'm as fit as a fiddle... Why are people so precious about Perth it's a beautiful place but boring, Melbourne was full of those in their twenties that left there because of it...

I'm an Aussie citizen they can't deport me.. 

Anyway nice to see us turn up this session 

Re: The Ashes.

Posted: 26 Dec 2025, 01:00
by BerlingtonBertie
Fraser was the Oz version of David Blunkett. So not sure had bottle top glasses in his Steven Hawkings ride on can make judgement on cities. Probably people kept away from him as so AIDS and thats why he was deported back to Blighty

Re: The Ashes.

Posted: 26 Dec 2025, 00:34
by fraser
onsideman wrote: 25 Dec 2025, 23:38
fraser wrote: 24 Dec 2025, 11:26
Massive Attack" wrote: 24 Dec 2025, 11:15
Take it it's shit then?
To be fair it's a lovely city and there are great beaches there, aesthetically it's good.. It's just really quiet and boring. Spent a long weekend there and the streets are literally empty. 
If you're holed up in Perth you don't stay there.  You go to Fremantle or Cottesloe or Scarborough... or even Rottnest. Or fuck off to Margaret River
I went to Freemantle.. Quite a few places in fact... Perth is just too quiet..

Feet so what if you've been to Melbourne and visited I lived there for 13 years had some close friends who were Mancs and ill take the word of someone who lived in both cities. 

Re: The Ashes.

Posted: 25 Dec 2025, 23:38
by onsideman
fraser wrote: 24 Dec 2025, 11:26
Massive Attack" wrote: 24 Dec 2025, 11:15
fraser wrote: 24 Dec 2025, 10:27 I'm not impressed with the way we've prepared at all but nobody should have to spend a month in Perth 
Take it it's shit then?
To be fair it's a lovely city and there are great beaches there, aesthetically it's good.. It's just really quiet and boring. Spent a long weekend there and the streets are literally empty. 
If you're holed up in Perth you don't stay there.  You go to Fremantle or Cottesloe or Scarborough... or even Rottnest. Or fuck off to Margaret River

Re: The Ashes.

Posted: 25 Dec 2025, 23:35
by twoleftfeet
TNT is an embarrassment, the fact a cycling commentator is leading it shows how shit it really is.

Re: The Ashes.

Posted: 25 Dec 2025, 23:34
by twoleftfeet
fraser wrote: 24 Dec 2025, 13:28
twoleftfeet wrote: 24 Dec 2025, 13:13 Melbourne = Manchester

Perth every time for me. 
You've clearly never been to Manchester or Melbourne 
Been to both places you fucking bell end.

Re: The Ashes.

Posted: 25 Dec 2025, 09:53
by Perry Nium
fraser wrote: 24 Dec 2025, 13:28
twoleftfeet wrote: 24 Dec 2025, 13:13 Melbourne = Manchester

Perth every time for me. 
You've clearly never been to Manchester or Melbourne 
Oddly, when I last went to Manchester in about 1987, my first thought was that it reminded me of Melbourne.. Not sure why, because they are very different, and Melbourne is several times larger.

Re: The Ashes.

Posted: 24 Dec 2025, 13:28
by fraser
twoleftfeet wrote: 24 Dec 2025, 13:13 Melbourne = Manchester

Perth every time for me. 
You've clearly never been to Manchester or Melbourne 

Re: The Ashes.

Posted: 24 Dec 2025, 13:13
by twoleftfeet
Melbourne = Manchester

Perth every time for me. 

Re: The Ashes.

Posted: 24 Dec 2025, 11:43
by fraser
Perry Nium" wrote: 24 Dec 2025, 11:41
fraser wrote: 24 Dec 2025, 09:11 Melbourne weather is shit at the moment... Wouldn't fancy being over there boxing day watching the cricket...
16c forecast for Friday. England should feel at home. A week ago it was 38c.
I'd definitely prefer the 38c, been to a few cold boxing days at the G... Not great with a Christmas hangover and only mid strength beer for a hair of the dog! 

Re: The Ashes.

Posted: 24 Dec 2025, 11:41
by Perry Nium
fraser wrote: 24 Dec 2025, 09:11 Melbourne weather is shit at the moment... Wouldn't fancy being over there boxing day watching the cricket...
16c forecast for Friday. England should feel at home. A week ago it was 38c.

Re: The Ashes.

Posted: 24 Dec 2025, 11:38
by fraser
Fauxstralian wrote: 24 Dec 2025, 11:33 Ha ha
Described the grandad raver to a tee it seems
How are your false teeth these days after grinding your teeth to the gums?
Ha I don't have any... Grandad raver, don't have grandkids.. The majority of ravers are around my age and I'll tell you what they all look younger and fitter than those of the same age who are sitting about being old.. It's great for the fitness. 

Re: The Ashes.

Posted: 24 Dec 2025, 11:34
by Far Cough UKunt
Plastic Aussie cսnt trait 

Re: The Ashes.

Posted: 24 Dec 2025, 11:33
by Fauxstralian
Ha ha
Described the grandad raver to a tee it seems
How are your false teeth these days after grinding your teeth to the gums?

Re: The Ashes.

Posted: 24 Dec 2025, 11:30
by Fauxstralian
It would have been perfect for the England cricket team
Bars, golf courses & a massive casino at Crown for Bryden C Arse 

Re: The Ashes.

Posted: 24 Dec 2025, 11:30
by fraser
Fauxstralian wrote: 24 Dec 2025, 11:04 Would have been good acclimatisation to the weather & pitches

More useful than watching the Melbourne rain & clubbing with drugged up toothless old English migrants dancing to mindless repetitive music wearing sandals & socks 
Though I understand the leader of those bogans was deported 
Sounds like you're talking about yourself Sven son, is that how you roll toothless and wearing sandals with socks, that's a very Aussie trait. 

Because you're supposedly describing Brits and you are one, but you'll know as well as I do there's a lot more toothless scag  and crackheads in oz. 

Re: The Ashes.

Posted: 24 Dec 2025, 11:26
by fraser
Massive Attack" wrote: 24 Dec 2025, 11:15
fraser wrote: 24 Dec 2025, 10:27 I'm not impressed with the way we've prepared at all but nobody should have to spend a month in Perth 
Take it it's shit then?
To be fair it's a lovely city and there are great beaches there, aesthetically it's good.. It's just really quiet and boring. Spent a long weekend there and the streets are literally empty. 

Re: The Ashes.

Posted: 24 Dec 2025, 11:15
by Massive Attack
fraser wrote: 24 Dec 2025, 10:27 I'm not impressed with the way we've prepared at all but nobody should have to spend a month in Perth 
Take it it's shit then?

Re: The Ashes.

Posted: 24 Dec 2025, 11:04
by Fauxstralian
Would have been good acclimatisation to the weather & pitches

More useful than watching the Melbourne rain & clubbing with drugged up toothless old English migrants dancing to mindless repetitive music wearing sandals & socks 
Though I understand the leader of those bogans was deported 

Re: The Ashes.

Posted: 24 Dec 2025, 10:27
by fraser
I'm not impressed with the way we've prepared at all but nobody should have to spend a month in Perth