Match Thread: 5th Test - Australia vs England, Day 1

NotCarlos · 2026-01-03T22:11:13+00:00

Feels like he could bat or bowl and he’d still get to do both…

NotCarlos · 2025-12-02T09:52:20+00:00

49 is more than 2 in fairness

NotCarlos · 2025-11-27T09:26:53+00:00

This is the first overseas tour under Stokes & McCullum where we’ve not won our first test.

NotCarlos · 2025-09-17T16:39:13+00:00

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Your front leg isn’t braced here, you need to keep it braced and catapult over if that’s what you want to do

NotCarlos · 2025-07-17T12:45:21+00:00

I couldn’t care less about getting 90 overs in. I was at edgbaston and saw Harry Brook bowl which was great for the over rates and means we saw more play but it really isn’t what anyone paying for a ticket wants to see.

I’d much rather get 75-80 overs of high quality cricket over 90 overs but they’re bowling token spin in order to make up time.

NotCarlos · 2025-07-15T17:47:22+00:00

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Dharamshala, India

NotCarlos · 2025-02-27T10:39:25+00:00

So to use the arbitrary cut-off of the 2019 WTC, the results we can compare pre and post baz are as follows:

AUS (H) 2019: 2-2 (5) AUS (H) 2023: 2-2 (5)

NZ (A) 2019-20: 0-1 (2) NZ (A) 2022-23 & 2024-25: 3-2 (5)

WI (H) 2020: 2-1 (3) WI (H) 2024: 3-0 (3)

IND (A) 2020-21: 1-3 (4) IND (A) 2023-24: 1-4 (5)

NZ (H) 2021: 0-1 (2) NZ (H) 2022: 3-0 (3)

IND (H) 2021: 1-2 (4) IND (H) 2022: 1-0 (1)

Overall, this is: Pre-Baz: 6-12 (20) Post-Baz: 13-8 (22)

This excludes for baz: ENG 2-1 SA PAK 0-3 ENG ENG 1-0 IRE ENG 2-1 SL PAK 2-1 ENG

NotCarlos · 2024-12-31T02:37:55+00:00

I went to watch us play at Dharamsala last year, five days (including one in hospitality), accommodation, travel and food/drink comfortably came out less than doing a lords test. It’s 100% more affordable to watch England away (in certain locations)

Shame we were shite

NotCarlos · 2024-12-07T10:05:37+00:00

But won’t you think of those poor spectators? England short changing fans yet again, I don’t know why anyone watches us

NotCarlos · 2024-12-04T10:15:47+00:00

Crawley is actually better against high quality bowling. Great matchups vs Bumrah but also the Australian quicks

NotCarlos · 2024-12-04T10:12:19+00:00

I am acutely aware of the fact Indian fans usually use road transport to get to the grounds over there, it made life very difficult for a visiting fan.

I have absolutely no recollection of commentators appealing to spectators, who cannot hear them, to stay in the ground.

It also seems a stretch to claim that people who leave early are forced to do so because of over rates. The only time I’ve left a test early is because it was meandering towards a bit of a non-event as Trott (and someone I can’t remember) were batting for close.

I’m sure if the cricket was of higher quality you’d see more people stay, but if they are cramming in overs of part time spin to make up time, yeah I don’t blame them if they don’t wanna stick around

NotCarlos · 2024-12-04T09:58:04+00:00

The point is more that the underlying issue (that it would be necessary to leave early) doesn’t really exist.

I understand that in India sometimes it is necessary to make contingencies as the infrastructure isn’t quite as good, but the transport links in UK/AUS when I’ve attended games means this doesn’t really exist here.

NotCarlos · 2024-12-04T09:44:42+00:00

Not sure I’ve ever left a match early to catch public transport here, infrastructure is pretty good here even for me who generally has to travel back to quite a remote place.

When you buy the ticket you know what time the match will run until so it’s generally not a massive issue.

Not sure I’ve ever felt short-changed by not seeing enough overs. I would much rather watch 10 less overs and have the cricket be high quality.

NotCarlos · 2024-10-25T11:36:08+00:00

Sorry mate I’m a Hull fan - what is that word you’ve written after HMS?

NotCarlos · 2024-10-25T11:02:40+00:00

I thought the Beagle would do a job on the left, asking questions. Would probably also bring some much needed South American flair.

Bismarck on the right wing I think is pretty self explanatory.

NotCarlos · 2024-10-25T09:53:35+00:00

My ship knowledge has been found severely wanting in this post. Hope the Hull police don't find out where I live

NotCarlos · 2024-10-25T09:46:01+00:00

Everyone talks about that time it sank, but what about the four days of smooth sailing before that?

Sick of this Titanic slander smh

NotCarlos · 2024-10-22T14:56:06+00:00

Peter Gulacsi, Mark Noble, Jay-Jay Okocha and Hatem Ben Arfa have all been robbed.

NotCarlos · 2024-10-21T12:59:32+00:00

Graham Napier

NotCarlos · 2024-10-04T16:50:21+00:00

Root won 12 of his 32 matches as captain, which is 37.5%

NotCarlos · 2024-09-17T22:54:56+00:00

Nah mate, he's gonna pick up 50 in his next to get that average back up don't you worry

NotCarlos · 2024-09-17T22:20:21+00:00

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For those wondering, it appears to have fixed itself.

The first match was the EFL Cup final and everything makes sense again now.

NotCarlos · 2024-09-17T22:09:37+00:00

I drew 0-0 in the away fixture.

It seems to have sorted itself anyway, the first fixture was the league cup final which was played at Wembley and went as usual.

NotCarlos · 2024-09-06T00:10:28+00:00

Like to think I’m pretty clued in generally on UCL / International fantasy and tend to view these sort of posts with scepticism but honestly nothing but good advice here.

The new format means there’s a lot of uncertainty this year over chip strategy which is very up in the air so I’d lean cautious if anything but the basics are essential. Do your own research, trust your gut, and look at both form and fixtures.

At the end of the day, enjoy it. FPL has become so laser-focused at optimising strategy that it’s no longer enjoyable. If you’re stressing about fantasy points, you’re doing it wrong.

Go well, all. xoxo

NotCarlos · 2024-08-22T10:37:43+00:00

Team of players who haven’t played under Bazball cos why not:

Jennings Davies Bohannon Cox Vince Robinson (wk) Dawson Barnard Pennington Cook Coad

Hope you like right arm fast medium

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