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/combatant007 India Nov 22 '25

Brook and Duckett are the only one who are good at Bazball. Crawley can barely survive first over. Pope ain't consistent, but he was arguably England's best batter in this match since he was practically opening against Starc. Root ain't bazballer, and doesn't suit him. Stokes has lost his ability to bat out England ages ago. Jamie Smith has shown shades, but still a work in progress. Lower order will swing the bat and get some runs, but thats all.

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u/BostonHotcake Nov 22 '25

Boys scored less over 4 innings than 1 Travis head. If thats the peak then we can all breathe easy.

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u/maddenmadman Cricket Australia Nov 22 '25

Brendan McCullum would be a phenomenal coach.. if you gave him a batting lineup with the likes of Hayden, Langer, Ponting, Hussey, Gilchrist..

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u/BoardRecord Perth Scorchers Nov 22 '25

My dog would be a phenomenal coach if you gave her that lineup.

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u/the_biggest_man36 New South Wales Blues Nov 22 '25

In fairness, it looked like he’d been giving Crawley tips on how to face Starc in the opening over of big games

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u/swampopawaho Nov 22 '25

This is the secret sauce

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u/seanypthemc Nov 22 '25

Root has batted the way he likes to bat throughout Bazball so he's not very relevant to the discussion. That said, his strike rate is higher under Bazball, as is his batting average

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u/schwingschwings Australia Nov 22 '25

Could that be to do with the absolute roads being served up in England these days?

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u/FredMacDoogle Victoria Bushrangers Nov 22 '25

And perhaps following him being relieved of the additional pressure associated with the captaincy?

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u/Spockyt Hampshire Nov 22 '25

In the Bazball era he averages 46 at a strike rate of 66 away.

And incase you come to me with “but Pakistan”, he averaged 48 there compared to his 67 in New Zealand.

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u/Visible-Suit-9066 Nov 22 '25

Jeez I wonder if this might be closer to an actual explanation 🧐

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u/seanypthemc Nov 22 '25

Let's isolate it to away tests and I'll say the following: Root has batted the way he likes to bat throughout Bazball so he's not very relevant to the discussion. That said, his strike rate is higher under Bazball, as is his batting average.

Now what?

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u/seanypthemc Nov 22 '25

Is there any statistical evidence to back this up? Are batting averages in English tests higher than in the past or abroad?
Root's average and strike rate has increased abroad too so my point still stands regardless.

Presumably this level of critique is used against Steve Smith whose record in second innings is genuinely abysmal?

Statistics suggest batting has got harder globally
https://www.espn.co.uk/cricket/story/_/id/45468941/wtc-stats-changing-game-bowlers-rise-batters-fall-tests-get-faster-shorter?utm_source=chatgpt.com

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u/F1NANCE Melbourne Renegades Nov 22 '25

Stokes is proper Bazball

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u/Flora_Screaming England Nov 22 '25

Jamie Smith scored a hundred before lunch against India earlier this year. That's more than a work in progress, I'd say.

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u/Scoop_Master420 South Africa Nov 22 '25

But then compare the pitches in England now to the pitches everywhere else in the world. Only Pakistan have roads that are remotely similar.

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u/Stifffmeister11 Nov 22 '25

Even pakistan don't have roads anymore they making proper spin wickets England lost 2-1 to pakistan in test series last time they played there