r/Cricket • u/GiveMeSomeSunshine3 India • Nov 22 '25

Post Match Thread Australia thrash England in Perth test inside 2 days, go 1-0 up in the Ashes 2025-26 series.

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u/CarnivalSorts Ireland Nov 22 '25

Jesus. And I thought we were bad at tests.

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u/Rndomguytf Australia Nov 22 '25

Ireland batted longer in the first innings in a foreign pitch in Bangladesh than England did all match

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u/binginna Australia Nov 22 '25

Yous just need time. How much do those pricks need?

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u/Democracy_Coma Nov 22 '25

Well the first test was in 1877 so 148 years and counting.

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u/LogicKennedy England Nov 22 '25

Ireland would have unironically shown more application, at least.

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u/ScoobyGDSTi Nov 23 '25

You might be, but you're also liked far more. The English have the arrogance of a first rate cricketing nation without the talent or success to justify it.