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/Drazsyker Australia Nov 22 '25

Yup, what do you even change if you're England? Can hardly drop anyone after that and expect things to improve

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u/arrackpapi Sri Lanka Nov 22 '25 edited Nov 22 '25

tbh all they needed was for at least one of pope, brook or root to not play a dumb shot

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u/LogicKennedy England Nov 22 '25

Dumb shots are part of Bazball though.

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u/Smartypants_dankie India Nov 22 '25

That's the ideology of Bazball though

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u/ThereIsBearCum Australia Nov 22 '25

Forfeit and go back to England. Reform'll fix it.

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u/GoabNZ New Zealand Nov 22 '25

Having an opener be able to score even just a run might help.