Nasser, KP and Strauss react to England defeat | Second Test | Ashes 2023

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[@rocknral]

As an Australian, i absolutely love listening to Nass. Loves his country, loves his team, but very fair, objective and unbiased. He should be the coach. But im glad he isnt.

[@dangerrayy]

He was a player and captain of England for a decade that never won an ashes series. I hope he becomes Englands coach so they can lose for a decade

[@user-mq5wy7hx6u]

​@@dangerrayy They had below per team those day.. Nasser is one of the best captain cricket has ever seen.

[@ads2686]

the whole sky team Is good nasser & atherton are the top class

[@anupamdevburman6056]

He's a great voice.

[@ramonjones1200]

He's not unbiased

[@SynthCity-mx5oe]

Spot on by Nasser, unbiased and very well said.

[@phoenix1473]

Agreed mate

[@saulgoodeguitars]

Nasser does seem to be the fairer ones out of the English commentators Atherton just seem bitter a lot of the time

[@dangerrayy]

I disagree. I think they always cared about results. I think nassa needs to be a bit more switched on. He believes his own hype

[@XiagraBalls]

Except he still doesn't understand the law - Bairstow was stumped, not r/o.

[@nazmulhaqnion806]

​@@XiagraBallsthat's out rules of ICC

[@Adam-je1nf]

Nasser is absolutely spot on winning is everything there’s nothing to shout about choking the first two ashes tests credit to Australia for finishing the job

[@dangerrayy]

Winning is not everything. No shame in narrowly losing to this Australian side

[@calebharders3347]

​@@dangerrayysaid every loser ever

[@markhaliwell9037]

Well, winning would be good but they did fail gloriously.

[@huxleybennett4732]

@@markhaliwell9037 Nope, Stokes, Duckett, and maybe Broad failed gloriously. Everyone else just failed. Apart from Bairstow, who failed pathetically - again

[@anupamdevburman6056]

@@huxleybennett4732 Bairstow runout was pathetic for sure. But heartbreaking for Stokes.

[@matthewdunn2034]

“Margins are so much smaller, and consequences are so much higher against Australia”. Excellent point that form Strauss.

[@fab4601]

In fairness I believe bairstow saw a pie halfway down the pitch and went for it

[@gordonhouldsworth422]

Thats Gold fab

[@buttsniffa7469]

Tubby ginger fk

[@jozzieokes3422]

Haha agreed 🤣

[@mickjoG]

😂😂 ohh boy… hahaha 🤦🏻‍♂️😂😂

[@jharris7407]

Just seen this brilliant yet another overrated ,picked on reputation cricketer !!

[@GC-369]

Nasser Hussain, the voice of reason as per usual. Any talk about the 'spirit of cricket' and whatnot is a sideshow to the real issues facing this England outfit.

[@ajdrums8075]

Someone mentioned he lost every ashes series he ever participated in. Is that true?

[@GC-369]

@@ajdrums8075 I believe that to be correct. Hussain played during a period where Australia won every single Ashes series between 1989 to 2003.

[@ajdrums8075]

@@GC-369 Ouch

[@switchhit3774]

@@ajdrums8075 Australia beat nearly everyone else at that time too bar India in 01 in India… They were one of the best teams in history. Nasser Hussain as a probably wouldn’t get in the current England side. We were pretty poor in the 90’s.

[@SilentHotdog28]

@@switchhit3774 I think he might, his average wasn't too bad. But he is certainly no lock.

[@bradleyparker9233]

I'm an Aussie and the passion from Nas is remarkable it's so heartfelt and it just seemed to be thrown out by the rest of them. From the outside looking in this has always been the problem with English cricket, it's so disjointed. It's the same reason Queensland beats NSW, Australia will always have it over England because they want it more and it means more to them.

[@Ryan-ng3jw]

QLDERRRRRR

[@andrewjolly319]

Yep. I lived in England for 5 years recently and honestly most of the country doesn't care about cricket.

[@andrewjolly319]

And I'm from Brisbane and now live in Sydney and totally agree with you. Most people here don't care about Origin.

[@rocknral]

Yep. Spot on. I live in Queensland and love origin and ashes, and it is exactly the same.

[@andrewjolly319]

I'd say in England they care about cricket probably as much as Australia cares about rugby. When their country plays they'll get big crowds, but its a bit niche and mainly private school based.

[@TJSaw]

Nasser is an absolute gem!

[@user-kp3py4gr3v]

I use to think Nasser Hussein was one of the most biased commentators ever but I never understood his opioion. Excellent commentator love listening to him!!

[@mohankrishna9904]

Previously he was

[@pulakkabir2276]

he is the best commentator in England

[@Yes-no1bl]

@@mohankrishna9904 nope, he was pretty good from the start.

[@sue.F]

Brendon McCullum stumped at least 3 batters in this fashion when he played for NZ as a wicketkeeper. I’m astonished at his apparent forgetfulness.

[@TC-sm8rc]

He might still be upset from the world cup final at mcg when he got bowled by starc... im sure mccullum will bounce back (excuse the pun) and have a beer with the aussies at the end of the series

[@mervstash3692]

And Johnny tried it in literally this game.

[@agathabrowne]

He did Murli when he was celebrating his team mate's ton

[@terryjross1184]

Dont be - hes a kiwi

[@davidkelly790]

Standard in sports. Players, coaches, fans - we are all hypocrites when it comes to our team.

[@ac2244]

Nasser is all class. Unbiased, articulate and fair in his opinion. Quality.

[@musickiwi900]

The only people saying bairstow shouldn't be out are england fans.. Fair wicket in my eyes

[@DaveWhoa]

Spirit of the Game exhibit A: Bairstow attempted the exact same thing by trying to catch Marnus Labuschagne stepping out of his crease two days ago. Spirit of the Game exhibit B: England coach Brendon McCullum has three instances of identical dismissals. (Mpofu 2005, Muralitharan 2006, Collingwood 2009) Spirit of the Game exhibit C: Broad edging a ball to slip but refusing to walk, an edge the English quick has since admitted to. Spirit of the Game exhibit D: England keeper Ben Foakes stumping Irishman Andy Balbirnie after holding onto the ball for a far greater amount of time than what Carey did. Spirit of the Game exhibit E: The MCC long room behaved disgracefully. Not surprisingly three MCC members are now suspended. Spirit of the Game exhibit F: The crowd chanting that Australians are cheaters. Actually the only person convicted of cheating in this series is England's Moeen Ali. Spirit of the Game exhibit G: England bowling 'Bodyline' on day 4, for a record 98% short balls. Also extremely boring to watch - so much for "entertaining bazball". Spirit of the Game exhibit H: England/fans not respecting umpires decision. This was not a bad LBW call, a missed no ball (etc)... this was within the laws. Spirit of the Game exhibit I: Ollie Robinson telling Usman Khawaja to "F off" after dismissing him on 141 I won't add Duckett not walking re Starc's catch, because we respect that rules are rules I also won't add England's controversial win over New Zealand in the World Cup final involving Stokes himself as there's been no shortage of comments about that.

[@DaveWhoa]

I have to keep reposting this, as it keeps getting deleted by a Sky Sports moderator, but find me one thing I've said that's incorrect?

[@JoshuaMSP1995]

A list of exhibits that show you don't understand cricket.

[@jefferyhitchmough1790]

Spot on

[@DaveWhoa]

@@JoshuaMSP1995 A list of exhibits that show you don't respect the written laws of cricket, and that show "it's ok for England to do these things, but if anybody else does then it's not ok".

[@arjun.harikumar]

Well written , spot on!

[@bruceismay5440]

I’m an Aussie and this was a painful innings to watch until the stokes wicket. I was talking to people online that were litterally crying because we couldn’t get stokes out and it felt like we would soon be over. Didn’t help that at the start of the day 9 showed clips from headingly so the whole game felt live ptsd flashbacks to that. Even just before the final wicket I feared England was about to win. Glad to see this result

[@trev1775]

I thought we were making the exact same mistakes as Headingley, kept the fields back late in the over and let him take an easy single to keep a strike, was only getting 1 or 2 balls at Broad and when we did get to bowl to broad we went short like we did too Leach. But unlike Headingley we found a way to dry up Stokes boundaries, people praising Stokes for summing up the game well but they were refusing to take easy singles too keep the score ticking over and got bogged down, which lead to his wicket, it was 4,6 or nothing.

[@iankearns774]

Didnt have much left after Stokes and Bairstow, Robinson saying we had 3 number elevens is comical after him, Broad, Tongue and Andersons efforts.

[@222JT]

Just goes to show how good Stokes is, almost took the Aussies down single handedly again

[@stilllearning1160]

What was frustrating was watching the Australian bowlers keep doing the same stupid thing that was getting them hit out of the park. It took them way too long to stop bowling leg side and fall pitched deliveries to then dry up the easy boundaries, frustrated the Stokes and get him taking different risks.

[@anupamdevburman6056]

@@222JT Not only Lord's but Headingly, WC Final and T20 WC final. He's a match winner.

[@cdillowtg]

Stay in ya crease Johnny boy 🤣🤣

[@nikhil8869]

KP: It Is About Winning, It As Simple As That. Cricket Is A Sport And Not Entertainment.

[@daveoz2]

when it's played well it is naturally entertaining. the Bodyline crap that England said a record for on the 4th day with a record 98% of deliveries being short was SO BORING to watch - the complete opposite of what they claim their bazball is.

[@jtfc7286]

From the same bloke he texted his mates in the other dressing room telling them how to get his team mate out…

[@Metal5678]

​@@jtfc7286 spot on .

[@jamiemoore2463]

Just as simple as winning 1 test in 17. How on earth can any England be moaning right now. Would you rather traditional and win 1 in 17??? 😅😅😅😅😅

[@dinkin_flicka14]

Absolutely. Cricketers don't play to entertain fans, they play to win. And when both teams play to win and give their best, it makes for an entertaining match.

[@mangeshinde]

Entertainment is not just swinging gung-ho, even after so many years, people still remember Atherton - Donald battle as a pure entertainment 👍🏼 Nasser Hussain is spot on.

[@boosterhuiz2779]

Carey threw the ball before Bairstow had left his crease. He knew he was going to walk at the end of the over.

[@SFTaYZa]

end of every ball

[@Marto2168]

@@SFTaYZaBairstow did it to Marnus in the first innings but didn’t hit the stumps. Pope did it last year vs NZ. Baz did it 1-2 times in his career. England players are complete hypocrites. Sore losers.

[@gregtomamichel973]

​@@SFTaYZayep, you nailed it.

[@Brentrobbo]

Beautifully said Nas. Completely unbiased and measured.

[@bhaumikpatel2968]

Let’s appreciate Australian team lost both the tosses England had better condition in both the matches and still Australian manage to win both the matches

[@sharonmercer3549]

And lost their bowler as well.

[@harsharnkamalpreetsingh9046]

Nasser is one gem of man..great commentator great analyst

[@markwillies7666]

As a South African I'm glad to see Petersen decided he wanted to be English.He is still a giant chop.

[@goodshipkaraboudjan]

I'm just glad he isn't spending his summers in Australia anymore.

[@zingzangspillip1]

Aussie here. Mark Wood should be an automatic selection when fit. He and Jofra Archer are the only England bowlers who can scare our batsmen. Tongue was a revelation at times but he's a new boy and shouldn't be relied upon to continue his form. Robinson/Anderson haven't offered much so unless it's going to swing for the 3rd Test, they need to make a change.

[@Nazzi6566]

I honestly think joffra a would make a world of difference. A fit nathan lion would be lot more interesting. Brave ben strokes pun intended. Aussis prove they are world champions

[@niweshlekhak9646]

@@Nazzi6566 Jofra couldn't even complete the IPL, maybe give Chris Jordan a shot if Wood is not fit.

[@Nazzi6566]

@@niweshlekhak9646 Hey was referring to a fully fit Joffra A . A fully fit N lyon woul make that test a lot nore interesting to watch

[@BirenDaftary]

Strauss & Pietersen in one frame. WOW!

[@featuredview6546]

My thoughts 🤣

[@imammo867]

Water under the bridge. The establishment has forgiven KP.

[@kennyomega8937]

Thinking the Same 😅

[@Cheeeesseee3678]

Is KP v tall, or are the other three on the short side?

[@jenconvertibles]

@@Cheeeesseee3678kp is very tal

[@baldeagle8597]

Nasser nd punter has been my fvt duo in commentry for first 2 tests.

[@swaminathan6961]

Logical classic and to the point .. love his analysis and even when he was a captain .. a very intelligent guy ..

[@robinreddu]

Nasser is on point

[@rohitchakraborty6914]

Where is Jofra

[@ludaheracles7201]

Stupid Americanism

[@malcolmmcdonald1885]

A mighty innings from Stokes....but, leadership is not about always being the hero. True leadership is finding, and unleashing the hero in others.

[@gtaveteran]

Stokes seemed to have no faith in Broad or any of the other blokes to get runs so took it all on himself, don’t get me wrong it was an amazing innings but i felt that if he had of put a bit of faith in broad to get off strike he could have taken some singles and what not they could have got closer to Australia’s score rather than trying to bash everything for 4 or 6

[@nsptech9773]

@@gtaveteran I agree, this point England should take note of

[@Lawangeenkhan-uu6fw]

Nasser all time fav commentator, analyst and expert 🔥🔥🔥

[@AhmedRaza-lm8hn]

I wholeheartedly agree with Nas's sentiment that winning is everything. While it may be disappointing to see England falter in the first two Ashes tests, credit must be given to Australia for their tenacious and determined performance in finishing the job. There is no doubt that the next few matches will be a true test of England's resilience and determination to succeed. ♥️

[@rabbits77]

No rule was broken ,he stepped out his crease ,its not under 9s its world class 👏 😢 go aussies 😊

[@peterschmidt1453]

It's not like it's the first time this type of dismissal has taken place, when England has done it I don't see their fans upset by it.

[@bonaranjha]

steppes out but disnt you see him making a stance with his foot? 😂😂😂

[@leesykes6962]

@@peterschmidt1453Go on then give us one when England have do it and don’t use the de Grandhomme dismissal because that’s completely different.

[@nickrad6966]

Underarm ball was legal as well

[@rabbits77]

Wins a 🏆

[@jacobkuntflapp]

Stokes shouldve taken a breath before his press conference and realised playing the victim is unbecoming. Dont see Pat crying about Stark catch.

[@rishabhsingh7826]

Because he won the match that's why he didn't cry. Few years back Jadeja was hit and replaced with concussion substitute Chahal , chahal bowled well and Won the match ,after that whole australian media , captain started crying by saying India cheated . 😂😂 So people cry when they are at reciveing end.

[@riccardod5119]

@@rishabhsingh7826 not everything is about india, relax

[@rishabhsingh7826]

@@riccardod5119 sorry if my comment hurts your feeling and ass😂😂😂

[@sudharsan1775]

​@@rishabhsingh7826everyone will cry if you substitute an all rounder with a full time bowler thereby effectively playing with 12 men..

[@sudharsan1775]

@_K-I-N-G_ yes, rules says you have to use like-for-like substitute..

[@thegenesis5477]

Outstanding Australian Victory 🦘. Cummins and the team. Congratulations 🎉🎉🎉. Nas dynamic analysis.❤

[@salilchoudhury524]

Johnny bairstow doing coach McCullum on the run out dispute. the sports spirit thing, himself did 3 times so

[@ranchitotaquito5911]

great series so far...bring on game 3

[@presidentxijinpingspoxdoct9756]

5 - 0 is my prediction

[@realife1542]

I remember watching Nasser bat as a kid , I’m Australian but always liked to watch him bat and play well

[@julianbutterworth2272]

What a series so far but I totally agree with Nas these teams are not that far apart but I will add that the Aussies were bowler short and he is a hell of a fifth day bowler but I think Headingley will be another classic how will both teams react wonderful stuff. Still the best form of cricket and the best series

[@lesliecunliffe4450]

The British are too enamoured with heroic failure. Australia are enamoured with ruthless success. This contrast goes back decades.

[@Chinmay_Wagh]

That's very well put

[@handyvickers]

Correct, Leslie.... Stokes saying that they aren't a results-driven team was sheer bull****... Spoken by someone who's just lost an Ashes test. Saying they are there to entertain is only partially true. They are there to win! We will all be thoroughly entertained of England wins the Ashes. We don't want the entertainment of losing! There's no asterisk next to the result, which says the crowd was royally entertained, despite the loss.

[@sandwichman100]

first test australian captain pulls off unlikely win by batting to the finish second test england captain helps make england not lose by 150, but they still lose who is the hero?

[@longjohn5322]

Bravo! I learned this whilst I was in England playing cricket. The only ruthlessness I observed was from the umpires.

[@ross4970]

Think what you're trying to say Nasser is youve got to know when to hold em and know when to fold em. And never walk away without grounding your bat first.

[@danielconnolly8565]

Your damn right it’s about winning, Nasser and KP! 👏🏼

[@Slushpuppie55]

Wise words from Nasser... always liked the guy. As a proud Aussie, I've got nothing but praise for the Australian Team and their Captains performance on this Ashes Tour thus far. England are close.. but need to wake up and look at the Big Picture if they are to get back on track in this series. (By no means are they out of this yet). Get Mark Wood in for starters!!! Oh and Probably the most Ugly, Disrespectful 'NON-STOP Verbal Abuse' English Crowds I've ever seen/heard by the way! All Good... it's within the Rules.

[@SilentHotdog28]

England really need to smarten up to take this series as they don't hold it, so they need to win 3 in a row. Aus have 2 wins in the bank now and either need 1 win or 2 draws to win the series or just need to draw 1 if they wish to at least retain and draw the series, which would be severely disappointing because we still haven't won a series in England since 2001.

[@jacksonconstantine5740]

Lots of things are within the rules but that doesn’t make them sporting. Mass hysteria like that doesn’t come from nowhere. If everyone is offended then it’s probably worth looking in rather than out

[@maxchurchward315]

I think the mass hysteria was caused by the commentary of the English players in the lead up to the series. They have been scathing in the "boring" Aussie tactics and loudly predicted a clean sweep using their " entertaining" bazballs. The English fans have lapped it up, " we're going to give it to those Aussies". Well it hasn't happened and now they're looking for someone to blame and it can't be us because we're so good, it has to be the cheating Aussies. I mean they have form( as if England hasn't 😂) English arrogance created this atmosphere and now they hide behind the veil of "spirit of the game" when beaten by a better team. Sorry, it just won't wash. Anyway you have 3 more tests to prove the worth of bazballs. I wish you all luck.

[@anthonyjames7534]

@@SilentHotdog28 if all else fails and we get the yips, we still have the Oval for the fifth mate.

[@Cricsport-co2yk]

Go Aussies support from Pakistan i want to see AUS winning a ashes on england soil and rightly Australians are playing like champions 🏆

[@zingleraster9124]

Thanks mate!!

[@Cricsport-co2yk]

@@zingleraster9124 After Pakistan AUS is most loved Team in pakistan we love Aussie cricketers especially my favorite Davey Warner and Smithy 😘

[@krishnakumarmishra9891]

​@@Cricsport-co2ykdo not tell a lie . You r flattering . Pakistanis love england rather i should say they love those who go to play there😂. No hate mate just telling the facts

[@Cricsport-co2yk]

@@krishnakumarmishra9891 Oh dgggy Indians will tell everyone which team we Pakistanis love after Pakistan let me share something interesting with you. After Pakistan, Australians are the most loved team in Pakistan, and we Pakistani cricket fans love their cricket team. Although we were supporting and cheering for Australia during the WTC Final, it was a great match..

[@krishnakumarmishra9891]

@@Cricsport-co2yk u can use burnol.the way u replied is totally ridiculous. I did not use any abusive word . This is showing your level. One thing that is sure PAKMB forever. Do not take it seriously, just kidding

[@tspoon772]

Kevin Pietersen really redeemed himself in this test, pulled the finger out and was honest.

[@bigbigbirdd]

Still unfortunately had a go a Gary Lyon though

[@gtaveteran]

@@bigbigbirdd yeah that was so cringe listening to that… Lyon was there that day that Phil Hughes, his mate was hit on the head & subsequently died as a result of it. It’s just disgusting to even suggest that he would want to be hit on the head & concussed.

[@AhmedRaza-lm8hn]

No rule was broken in the incident. Jonny Bairstow stepped out of his crease, and while this is not uncommon in world-class cricket, it was a costly mistake. Credit must be given to Alex Carey for his presence of mind and exemplary work in executing the run-out. Well done, Carey 👏

[@CreedM8]

Nah it wasn’t in the spirit of the game 😊

[@riccardod5119]

@@CreedM8 cry harder, time heals all wounds luckily for you

[@bonaranjha]

​@@riccardod5119he clearly used his foot to make a stance before leaving the crease. once a cheater always a cheater. kwep winning aussies like that

[@mattjns]

@@bonaranjhaMate the ball was in his glove a split second before he threw it back. That ball had barely stopped moving. Cry harder. 😂

[@tobystewart4403]

@@CreedM8 It lifted my spirits. But, sure, you are right. Bairstow ought not stay within his crease until the umpire calls over. Rather, umpires need to get Bairstows mobile phone number, and be sure to give him a call after every six balls, to see what he thinks about the matter, before the next over can begin. Solid.

[@mimortal]

We go again. This time the gloves come off. Let’s win this series

[@mayurmadiwalar8978]

KP and Strauss in the same frame? interesting...are they good now?

[@RR42636]

in public yes

[@gitlyndon]

Another Aussie here loving what Nass is saying. Absolutely spot on. England have the tools to win, just need to be a bit smarter. Great test matches so far.

[@chirayuagrawal3051]

Nass is so good to listen..on point and unbiased always..!

[@tinashedzinoreva752]

Look at that! Kp and Strauss there together

[@trovelemmanuel5627]

Nasser, besides being unbiased, might just be the Attenborough of cricket commentary. Love it❤

[@The_Bit_Player]

Respect to Nasser. Finally somebody in England understands Cricket.

[@jamiemoore2463]

We all do

[@buttsniffa7469]

​@@jamiemoore2463the only think you understand is moaning and whinging

[@Quincycle]

@@jamiemoore2463 you're all football thugs masquerading as cricket fans

[@richardsmith6368]

We invented it

[@buttsniffa7469]

@@richardsmith6368 we perfected it

[@SirOrganic]

That was a good breakdown by Nasser. You actually forget how poorly some of the England players batted , papered over by a brilliant innings from Stokes. I don’t mind the ‘Bazball’ approach but you don’t just swing at every ball 🏀 as some players were doing for the sake of it. Happy for England to bring the Bazball approach to the third test let’s see if they can keep the series interesting. From an Aussie 🇦🇺.

[@robertmckinnon6564]

Agreed, some batted poorly. Balzball's great but you have to be able to play "normal" test cricket as and when required, perhaps more so when it's against Australia.

[@simonjess8471]

We had Australia on the rack at 180-1. Cummins had to resort to silly tactics and we took the bait. Just at that moment we had to think, understand the situation and force Cummins to look for plan C.

[@akamiguelsanchez9985]

Spot on from Nasser. The combination of positivity and ruthlessness would be perfect.

[@Sparky4664]

Of all the commentators in the present cricket world, Nasser got to be up there as a top individual who voices his opinion in an unbiased fashion unlike many other commentators who sort of glorifies their nation. Used to be a great fan of Ian Chappell for his commentary as he's ruthless as well and he still is to a large extent. This game needs more such kind of personalities so that people sitting at home watching the game or listening to their voice on the radio can get to learn and understand more about the game. Now-a-days commentary has sort of become a marketing thanks to the individuals beating the drums elevating an individual or an organizing body to the godly level. That should stop I reckon for the betterment of the game and commentators being ruthless without taking anyside would eventually does lots of good for this game we all love.❤

[@matthewvicendese1896]

Well said guys. However, England has everything in their favour with the toss and weather in both games and have still come up short. If the shoe was on the other foot in the first test and Australia batted first, they would have batted for 4 and a half sessions with 500 on the board and put in a dog-tired England when the weather got cloudy on day two. If the shoe was on the other foot in the 2nd test and Australia had bowled first they would have rolled England for less than 200 and then gotten through to the sunny day two and batted England out of the game. The law of averages says that you can't keep having luck fall your way, so if you don't maximise that luck then when it turns you're screwed.

[@khurmiful]

Nas, a fantastic leader himself, I only wished he captained a better England team than what he had. The only problem would have been that he might not have made the best 11.

[@longjohn5322]

Nasser had plenty of good players in his team. They just couldn’t compete with the best.

[@SpagmanAus]

Nasser is spot on. While runs on the board is always critical, making 350 in 60\70 overs also allows extra time for your opponent to make runs. The pressure of runs on the board is lessened by the extra time you allow your opposition to make them. The England team clearly have the talent, but just need to adjust their gameplan more readily out on the ground as currently the 'flat out' (I refuse to say Baz ball) approach is leaving gaps in the strategy that the Aussies have capitalised on to go 2-0 up.

[@richardswallow1967]

That balustrades in the Long Room could do with a coat of paint…should ask Warner and Smith to give it a rub down with a few sheets o sand paper…😏

[@cookingwithyayaslamdien6747]

Johnny did the same thin on day three .

[@andypalin3287]

Nasser bang on as per! 😀

[@adeelanwar8199]

I can hear nasser all day.. spot on and unbiased analysis..

[@camlawlett4758]

What absolutely shocks me is Bairstow tried the exact some thing towards Labuschagne 2 days earlier and I'm sure if he got him out they wouldn't have reneged on that (& rightly so). To me it is such an obvious smokescreen to get away from the fact that they lost despite conditions not because they weren't good enough but as Nasser rightly says they weren't "ruthless enough". These games should be the pinnacle of rivalry, pride and competition. For that to remain true both sides need to try to win through every way possible, that's what make it special, that's what makes it the Ashes. Don't give me that Bull**** otherwise

[@connorf4035]

Entirely different situation

[@arihantaryan8261]

Bro they are England's cricketers if they will lose a match they will cry on anything and make it excuse

[@SamHarper-co6uz]

I have seen a few mentions of this but can not recall it. Is there a video of this anywhere do you know?

[@aydendunne6051]

@@connorf4035both keepers threw in the same motion as catching and the argument of it being at the end of the over is silly. He was walking out every ball and the argument would’ve changed if it was on the 5th delivery. Difference is that Marnus watched the delivery through and stayed behind his crease.

[@garystrahan4601]

​@@SamHarper-co6uz Day 3 Jimmy Anderson bowling to Marnus Labuschagne it was the 2nd ball of the 31st over. Just do a search "Marnus Labuschagne Jonny Bairstow" and it will come up, there are also other comparisons showing the hypocrisy of the whinging coming from the England team and supporters, showing England past and present players and their coach doing the very same things in the past.

[@krishnasimhavemulapalli7124]

England shouldn't hide behind spirit of cricket, Aussies are too good,only thing Aussies don't have is pant or stokes kind of player who just takes away match from any place

[@hasinaacter4686]

They do have head

[@ahmedshakib3883]

I agree this is cricket , the greatest individual game in the world .

[@comeatmebro3229]

Has Head not done that? Gabba Vs Eng, Gabba vs SA, Hobart vs Eng, WTC final, Head has taken the game away from the opponent multiple times

[@Aman-nk5uq]

So what is Travis Head then?? He is the greatest test batter in last 2 years. Striking at 80+ and averaging 50+

[@magicalgamer3588]

​@@comeatmebro3229stop saying that bro they've got better batter than those Travis head

[@learnenglishgrammar242]

I always love to listen Nasser!💞

[@potdarkapil5365]

It is nice to c kp & strauss standing side by side

[@bloodangels-sonsofsanguini7992]

Nasser is a gun of a commentator

[@derykhamshaw3362]

The reason England are 2 down is the declaration in the 1st test. 2 batsmen with over 40 runs partnership batting into the 2nd morning may have brought us another 20 to 50 runs. Result, at least a Drawn game. It was like Christmas for Australia needing 170/180 to avoid the follow on instead of say 250. No wickets in that half hour.

[@Sbock86]

Was shocked that England declared. I know they wanted to be aggressive, but, they had the upper hand with plenty of time left.

[@Paul-ie8mq]

I’m an Aussie and I thought it was a smart declaration in terms of they had dominated the day with the bat and Usman and Warner had poor previous records in England, Warner especially was under immense pressure given his form over last 2 years as well as Broads dominance over him, I actually think the difference was Ali,the aussies were able to score boundaries off him to easily, I wouldn’t be playing Broad and Anderson in the same side either.

[@ameenqureshi5677]

Teams like eng and Australia look to develop their teams whereas India is still stuck on Kohli and Sharma who are highly overrated batsmen who can’t play genuine swing bowling in helpful conditions.

[@almac9203]

India have the most talent in the world. The problem is the pitches are terrible. You should stop producing dust bowls for test cricket. Produce more balanced pitches so pace bowlers and batters have a chance. A little short term pain but will produce far better players.

[@tom4115]

Kholi is not underrated. Amazing player.

[@rufuscollins2834]

​@@almac9203 India can't bowl for schit on English pitches. Highly overrated.

[@ManojKumar-yn9qx]

England, Australia and India are top 3 teams in the world and no other team comes close to them

[@gokuvegeta9500]

Kohli and Sharma have proven themselves enough especially Kohli who has scored everywhere

[@anshverma-2688]

When Lyon came out to bat on one leg even when Australia were 355 ahead shows how much it meant to him and Australia.

[@VK6AB-]

Nasser is spot on, great comments. Grit, determination, concentration, drive and motivation matter - these translate into improved skills, fitness, mental toughness, resilience and elite mind set. The former grouping you can control and the latter grouping will give you the winning edge.

[@ppgedez]

Its all been a bit too friendly hasn’t it.

[@aqib8575]

Love cricket 🏏

[@sushantbhandari8933]

thats why i love this man nasser...just truth and facts ...no nonsence

[@crazysithslave]

Nasser is just amazing 👏

[@sniperkram826]

One of the best Test Matches i've seen for a long time!! As an Aussie of course i'm glad we won, it was one hell of a Batlle. I also wouldn't have minded Stokes getting England over the line either. He is a beast when he is on! Great game! This is what The Ashes should be like. (Pity about the Long Room, happens)

[@jacklowe3037]

Yeah the long room are normally respectful even look at the ovation all the members gave Gary as he walked back in after batting with Starc. It just a bit of ill feel. As an Englishman I respect there position of thinking the wicket as underhand but at the end of the day it was lazy cricket, no batter should leave there crease and if England got the chance to do it to Smith or Labuchange we’d be all over it. Us English need to stop moaning and actually praise the inventiveness and speed of thinking for Carey to do it.

[@sniperkram826]

@@benbwaite9858 LOL, Gotta get the most of him before he burns out

[@brotherben4357]

@@jacklowe3037Thanks mate ❤️👍🏾

[@ludaheracles7201]

Same old Aussies always cheating

[@jacklowe3037]

@@brotherben4357 I hate Australia with every fibre of my being and ever since sandpaper gate I’ve just wanted to punch smith and Warner every time I see them play. But really let’s get it right the song should be “Same old Aussie’s, always Winning.”

[@gwilliams4674]

Australia sweeping this series.

[@fargodavilleitnotd6729]

Fair play Nasser well said pal! well done to the Aussies, you cant take nothing away from them, top top cricketers!

[@KW-md1bq]

This series is sport at it's most engaging. The outcome could go either way, it's entertaining and the best outcome for the sport would be if England roar back in the next Test. This is cricket for the fans first !

[@andrewjolly319]

Was a super close game, much closer than you would have expected. England should have won this game if they hadn't mucked about 1st innings.

[@utha2665]

I might be wrong in my assessment, but I don't think it was a close game at all. England should have won and won easily. They had the best of the conditions and they had the advantage of Australia losing a bowler early in their first innings to injury. If it wasn't for Stokes, England would have lost embarrassingly, even with all the advantage they had.

[@timp1390]

Should've won the first game as well IMO

[@robertmckinnon6564]

@@timp1390 agreed, and if it wasn't for Khwaja England would have won easily. Sometimes it's just one player that make the difference.

[@peterfreeman1585]

From New Zealand Lots of its, buts, maybes, could've should've. England not good enough over 5 days against a side that lost one of its best strike bowlers in the first innings.

[@anshulsaxena4931]

​@@peterfreeman1585any other team currently will probably lose to england in english conditions just that aus is too good at the moment that margin for error is little

[@rishabhpant6790]

Nasser ❤best analyst no sugar coating unbiased nothing 🙏❤️

[@tatemericanpsycho]

Results are everything.

[@tacochicken411]

Nasser is a brilliant commentator. Understands cricket and explains it eloquently. KP on the other hand needs to get in the bin

[@hishaamhussain3786]

Spot on Nasser

[@shebant7482]

Yeah rest Jimmy and bring Wood back to strengthen the bowling attack 👊

[@avatarzang2674]

If anything, Australia are probably right now the only team that respects this ideology of making it about winning while changing the australian brand of cricket. They did whatever it took to win and you have to give them that

[@stevenknight1198]

Should we applaud them for using sand paper too?

[@jake567100]

@@stevenknight1198you applauded the English team for using mints

[@fortniteking8531]

@@jake567100 And bottle caps...

[@bensantowski467]

@@jake567100 and Atherton rubbing dirt on the ball

[@anthonyjames7534]

​@@stevenknight1198and scuffing the ball with spikes, zippers on the whites...

[@Mr.Edd3905]

I don't think Pieterson is an interesting commentator, and Strauss says nothing of any note and completely lacks charisma. No question they were great cricketers, but the best cricketers don't usually make the best commentators and pundits on TV.

[@bloodangels-sonsofsanguini7992]

I like Nasser as a commentator

[@royw-g3120]

Nasser had an underpowered team vs Oz and everybody knew it. Nevertheless he instilled a lot of grit and made England much harder to beat. What he would have done with the current high powered line up is hard to imagine.

[@paulsmith5735]

well said Nasser great insight absoloutly spot on .. wether its the way the game is played or the commentary im easily satisfied with the very best.. well done Australia the best at the Test at the minute

[@prashantjetli]

I don’t understand the whole charade by Stuart Broad of all people having a go at the Aussies for not upholding the spirit of the game. He literally bragged before the match about not walking after nicking to first slip!

[@ashiq3871]

Yep. I even wanted someone to reply back to him. These are the situations where you miss players like ponting and kohli.

[@ray.shoesmith]

The Australian bowlers effectively gave Stokes throwdowns for 20 overs waiting for him to get himself out, rather than trying to get him out.

[@kiriakoz]

And they won, despite losing the toss, having the worst of the conditions and losing a bowler midway through the test. Amazing victory if you ask me.

[@MK-ki1wg]

@@mrDredd1966 lolol no chance.

[@mrDredd1966]

​@@kiriakozand no Nathan lyon!!

[@Profanity1]

​@@kiriakozTainted by a classless wicket, which they probably didn't need to bother doing. Textbook Aussies

[@kiriakoz]

@@Profanity1 nothing classless about it. Alex Carey threw the ball 0.8 seconds after catching it. It takes a special person to be so unaware of what's going on that they walk off the crease when the ball is actually headed towards their stumps. You know who wasn't out of his crease? Ben Stokes. Because he realised the ball was still in play. Go and watch the footage if you don't believe me.

[@a1richardtaylor]

I applaud English cricket for introducing their new brand of cricket to the world and what a litmus test this is against Australia! The two tests were won and lost within small margins within the game and ultimately by the end of the match. Introducing an entirely new philosophy to a team that has learned a different style and skillset in the earlypart of their life/career and expecting immediate impact and unblemished results upon said brand/philosophy is always going to be a hard task. You can't uncoach or unteach a player who has been playing a particular way their whole career. I'm quite terrified as an Australian to imagine the possibility of what this English team may be able to complete if everything goes right from training the younger generation an improvised or improved version of 'Bazball'. Give the team and upcoming players some time to fully understand this new philosophy and skillset needed to accomplish this and you could possibly have a winning formula. As long as the English cricket board persevere and are happy to take the occasional loss for the chance for 'Bazball' to really come through and shine as intended. Training methods need to be changed and adapted for this to happen from a younger age and diligence needs to be shown from the trainers and coaches for young high class prospects for this whole experiment to succeed. Otherwise, it will classed as a fad or short term entertainment for the cricket casual and nothing will show for it. All in all, be brave in this new approach and you just might reap the fruits from the ground you sow now

[@NTL578]

Good on ya mate

[@niteshchandra7]

Nasser Hussain should be the main man for World Cricket, if not ECB! So empathetic and so unbiased, yet so passionate for England.

[@sentimentalbloke185]

Alternative take: Australia have better players & were too good.

[@chrisstephens6194]

As an English man I believe you are correct

[@jamesthereaper7]

If Carey's throw missed the stumps and it went to the boundary, it would be overthrows. I can assure you that England would not be asking the umpires to remove the runs from their score.

[@ayushraturi6461]

Wht nonsense can this be possible 😂

[@irfanbardgujar8612]

Nasser Hussain tell absolutely true Love you nas sir hi is a very nice person

[@davidpillinger2699]

Nasser, superb analysis and passion. I named my son (middle name Nasser) after him.

[@palashchowdhury9969]

Someone has the guts to tell the real story. Thanks Nasser Hussain

[@jtfc7286]

Reality is whether you like the Carey wicket or not (I don’t like it), England weren’t good enough to win the test. That period in day 2 where we were in an excellent position and we threw wickets away is where this test was lost. England need to adapt a lot better to situations where we’re on top in the game. This mentality doesn’t work if you constantly let your opponent back in the game needlessly!

[@comeatmebro3229]

yep, a lot of England fans are saying that wicket was the only reason they lost, not true... when you look at the facts England won the toss Had the best of the bowling conditions, it was always overcast when Aus was batting Had the best of the batting conditions, sun always seemed to be out when Eng was batting Aus was down a bowler who so happened to be their front line spinner Aus gave them all lives (Dropped Duckett, Dropped Stokes etc) to lose that game has nothing to do with a single wicket, Aus just outplayed them

[@Marto2168]

Bairstow tried it to Marnus in the first innings but didn’t hit the stumps. England did it last year vs NZ. Stokes was (C) at the time. They are complete hypocrites. Can’t have it both ways.

[@ray.shoesmith]

England lost 4-14 and 4-26 in the Match. That's 8 for 40 leaving 12 wickets to make the rest of the 655 runs they needed to win. And apparently Australia have three number 11's...

[@daveoz2]

then you shouldn't be happy with Bairstow for attempting the exact same thing with Marnus Labuschagne two days earlier. Or the fact that England's cricket coach McCullum who is having such a big sook about this has at least THREE identical dismissals on his record as a keeper, all of which he successfully appealed. (Mpofu 2005, Muralitharan 2006, and England's own Paul Collingwood 2009)

[@ohhdanni9422]

why dont you like it. did the umpire call over? nope, bairstow left the crease and was run out. he has tried that trick twice and now he fell to it. tough luck.

[@k.0009]

When are you guys going to upload the kids coaching clip from yesterday? I’m still waiting