England’s first Ashes Test hopes to pass as Travis Head punishes poor field and fitness problems

Stokes, as i said earlier, no practice, has been out for a long time and he needs to come in 11-3. That’s exactly what you don’t need. New ball, bowlers at the top of the game, self-confidence high. His lack of practice training said he just caught the ball and his chest was in a bad position because you haven’t had a match cricket.

Hameed and If Buttler played very well, their honor. Gutsy, determined, stayed inside. Buttler came and attacked. But you can’t do anything if you get a good ball, and they both got a good ball, you have to raise your hand and say, “At least I made the seamstresses hit me out, I didn’t donate punches.” full credit to them. ”They did well, but by then it was almost over.

The young pope strikes beautifully, wonderful footwork, looked confident, relaxed, I thought – and I thought for a long time – that he can strike, he is a quality striker. But then he hooked a fine leg down his throat. We’ve all done it, it’s a big mistake, especially when it’s in trouble, and in Australia the ball accelerates, it gets a little big sometimes, not smart, but we’ve all made mistakes.

After that, he will never get out of jail. Chris Woakes did a few runs, looks good, we know he can hit a bit, but the English need him to take the score. When he hits, England is in such great trouble that he can’t get us out of it.

Our bowlers are playing catch up cricket again. They have to produce exceptional performance to keep Ashes alive. If England lose this test match, they will have to win two of the next four, as Australia is the holder. possible? Yes, but realistically very unlikely. England need a great bowling performance, a great catch and then an exceptional stroke in the second set. We can only pray for that miracle.