Gotta be one of the all time days for a keeper by Alex Carey. Flawless up and back. #Ashes

you squint hard enough and you can just about hear Ponting snarling this from second slip. So good and spot on. Bring the pillow to Adelaide. #Ashes

Wouldn’t have hated Webster to 6 for some extra bowling cover in the extreme heat. But makes it even sweeter when we keep the urn (in record time) without Smith, Cummins, Hazlewood & Lyon for half the series #Ashes

why does anyone over the age of 35 seem to hate Cam Green? (and seem to have only seen him play home tests) Not excusing his two most recent dismissals. #Ashes

*Five absolute gifts given to the English. #Ashes

‘Remember how much fun we’ve had’ 😂 There is exactly the problem. You know what else is fun? Winning. And Australia do it a lot, especially against England.

Talk all you want about DRS, run rates rates, bowling pace & prep, the simple fact is this Australian team is just plain better than England. Three years of being sold a lie, ignored realities and delusion just to be 3-nil’d. And they thought they were a chance 🇦🇺 #Ashes

Not in the administrators/teams should be able to influence conditions camp, but Cricket Australia should probably be filthy that the two biggest venues for the biggest series of the decade have produced the two spiciest pitches, tailor made for fast forward cricket #Ashes

Both things can be true - Defensive techniques are left wanting, but this is doing way too much for a day 1 pitch. Fans & CA should be rightfully unhappy. MCG has been one of the best decks going around for the last few years, but this ain’t great. #Ashes

There should be some sort of license to be able to talk test team selection on here.

That Smith dismissal/entire Marnus over is probably the worst test cricket ever played #Ashes

Quite a skill to be continuously dismissed by leg stump half volleys #Ashes

What did George Bailey do to the guys he played against? 😳 - Test team has only lost 1 of 14 series since he took over & hold every bilateral trophy - won x2 World Cup’s + WTC - Lyon left out twice - Carey & Starc dropped mid WC’s - Webster, Neser, Inglis immediate impact

Yeah England’s prep was comical and snicko/DRS even worse, yeah Australia were missing a handful of their best players for the #Ashes, BUT spare me the notion things could’ve been different for England who’ve lost to Australia 3’s. They’re nowhere near the level - deservedly 4-1

Been offline here being online with the #AusOpen Social team 🤳🏻A hugely fun & rewarding few weeks being a (small) part of a huge global event. Looking forward to whatever is next, DM’s always open 🤝

Marcus Stoinis doesn’t seem to do much in between, but he’s quietly coming up clutch at #T20WorldCup’s 🇦🇺 2021: Ave 80/SR 137 2022: Ave 42/SR 162 2024: Ave 42/SR 164 Now a crucial 45 in the ‘26 opener vs Ireland.

You’ll struggle to meet a bigger G.Maxwell glazer than me, but thank goodness he gave us that ODI WC miracle - because his summer + T20 WC has been a tough watch. Injuries look to have caught up with him in the field + taken away some movement, and the batting isn’t what it was

Marnus Labuchagne with an *interesting* Shield dismissal first morning at the Gabba..

Regardless of the result, Italy having full strength England 5-100 in a proper game of World Cup cricket is equal parts amazing and hilarious. #T20WorldCup

Yeah there’s a T20 World Cup every 5 minutes, yeah the bowling cupboard is a bit bare behind the big 3, BUT.. Most Australian cricket fans would happily concede early T20 WC exits, if it means the test team continues to be a strong one. CA’s priorities are in order ✔️