My writing on the 2025/26 ashes series.
This was supposed to be a day 2 review – but seeing as it’s already over, I may as well wrap up the test as a whole.
Having stayed up to watch the entirety of the first day, followed by limited sleep and a social function that implored me to drink several lager beers, I am ashamed to admit I fell asleep at 0100, and awoke at 0930.
Full articleWow, that wasn’t quite what I expected, but it’s safe to say England will be the happier of the two sides in the sheds after the days play. The Aussies, when they reassemble outside the hospital doors, may be left a bit confused as to what on earth just happened to them.
England fans rarely have it easy, and today was no exception. For those of us brave enough, and with some annual leave to spare, the 2am wake up would go one of two ways….today it managed to go both.
Full articleAhhhhhhhhh fuck lads, I’ve got my hopes up again.
It’s been a long old time since England have looked remotely like competing over in HMP Australia, but this time……I fancy it.
Why? Well that’s a question I’ve been bouncing around in my small, uncultured English brain for the last few weeks, and I think I’ve finally found an answer.
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