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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.

Smith gone 69-6.18.2 overs, they are fucking brainless 4th test in Australia and still have not learned how to play test cricket

Believe weather in the build up has in poor (Melbourne… who knew?) so the pitch hasn’t dried out
Smith described the grass cover as ‘furry’ the day before but then the groundsman has left 10mm of grass on it
The inevitable result ensues
Presume the ground staff have somewhere they want to be on Sunday. Perth maybe?

Smith ( the other one) out to the King of Melbourne 
68/6

66-5 Brooks 16.2 overs

Root gone 

Brook running down the pitch to Starc

Crawley is gone 9 for 3

Bethell gone

Duckett gone 7-1 fucking clowns

Crawley is driving and missing FFS

Chance from Duckett not learning 

Can we bat with restraint this time?

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

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

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

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. 

TNT is an embarrassment, the fact a cycling commentator is leading it shows how shit it really is.

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 

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.

twoleftfeet wrote: ↑24 Dec 2025, 13:13 Melbourne = Manchester

Perth every time for me. 

Melbourne = Manchester

Perth every time for me. 

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.

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...

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?

Plastic Aussie cսnt trait 

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?