Early in for England losing the Ashes - Aussie team still got Warner and Smith to come in.

Edit: also early call for dedicated ashes thread (and for the WC too).

Gayle recall to ODI squad, this should be fun

This thread is virtually dead gets like 3 posts week, why do you need a dedicated ashes thread?

Why do we still play Jennings? Like Ramps/Hick averaged 60 in FC, Jennings is @34 from 100+ matches ... which suggests he isn't that good ... what am I missing?

The cupboard is bare, but it's still surprising they haven't taken a punt on someone else. This could be his last series though.

Hicks was a flat track bully. Nothing wrong with that. If his test debut hadn't been so delayed maybe he'd have done better. Maybe not.

Ramps really is a mystery. I put it down to the selectors not giving him unequivocal runs.

Colin Munro GOAT batsman

Take that man to the World Cup!

**** me Warnie loses me sometimes.

Not picking Starc and favouring Richardson. I can't believe he wouldn't recognize that both Cummins and Richardson are basically the same bowler and we need the variety that a left armer brings (I'm still not convinced his form warrants the criticism he is getting anyway as I can tell you any batsman would rather face Richardson than Starc).

Secondly who the **** is this Dan Worrall guy - just because he plays for the Stars and Victoria doesn't mean he should be mentioned as a back-up ashes test bowler when he has played hardly any shield cricket and averages 30 with the ball. **** me - and **** off Peter Siddle even being considered. Warnie must be spending too much time on the felt.

Roooooooooooot

Good to see you poms finally put in with the bat

BURNIN', SHOOTIN', RAPIN' AND A LOOTIN'.

Root instantly declaring when he got himself out with Stokes at the other end three short of a half century is great ****housery

Lol south africa

What's the biggest 10th wicket partnership to win a test?

Kusal Perrera GOAT KP, all others step aside.

Innings of the decade definitely.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/cricket/47266263

Up there with Lara's 153 chasing against Australia in the 90s.

'It's the best Test I've played for Sri Lanka' - Perera https://es.pn/2IhJoDm
via ESPNCricinfo app http://es.pn/ciapp

WOW Kusal Perera, what a champion knock. Test cricket goatness

Props to number 11 too

"Vishwa told me: "I'll hit the ball with my body, if nothing else. You do what you can, Kusal*aiya." I took a lot of strength from that"

Lol BBL final today.

Renegades bat first make a below par score.

Stars need 70 off 10 overs ten wickets in hand Dunk and Stoinis set, Maxwell, Handscomb, Bravo, Maddinson still in shed.

Lose easy.

Lol impressive fail

Can't stress enough how hyped I am for the upcoming women's series (england in India and NZ in Aus)

Top 5 sexiest women cricketers - 2019 update - max 1 per country.

1. Sophie Molineux (Aus)
2. Sune Luus (RSA)
3. Kainat Imtiaz (Pak)
4. Dannii Wyatt (eng)
5. Jahanara Alam (Ban)

Would sending out the worst batsmen at the top of the order and having them go for a maximum strike rate to start a T20 inning be an incredibly stupid thing to do?

Isnt that what they do with Narine? Not the worst batsmen but just told to hit every ball at the top of the innings.