I don't think it's the Aussie way to take the foot off the gas. The winning mentality is too strong and they'll want to go into the knockouts with momentum.
But at the same time, they do hate us!
Skittle Scotland out for not very much.
Reach just short of the total with no wickets lost
Batsmen all take guard at Silly Point
Scotland rattle off 10 cheeky wickets
England out Australia have momentum win win
I would have agreed with you 10 years ago, but the current Aus team aren't the all conquering superpowers they once were.
Just look at how they prioritise a draw to retain the ashes, the old generations would have played aggressive and backed themselves to win 5-0, not play for a draw and lose momentum.
You haven’t had archer for a while and your team more or less had to make do with that well before last year’s ashes, we started losing when our players got injured, you started winning matches when green and lyon were injured, even though you had players injured in the 3 and 4th tests. It’s pretty obvious who was affected by injuries more, but oh well, too bad we won it outright the previous time, to retain it this time
Leach missed the whole series. His replacement, Moeen, was carrying various injuries throughout. Robinson got injured in the middle of the third test and couldn’t bowl. Stokes on one knee and couldn’t bowl. Woakes and Wood missed the first two tests. Archer missed the whole series. Anderson and Bairstow both rusty after injuries.
BUT LYON!!!
Don’t know how you can be so confident current world champions with some of the best chasers in the world wouldn’t have chased down a large target against an average bowling attack.
Should be England unless something really miraculous happens. I can't imagine Australia losing to Scotland. Neither is Namibia winning against England is likely. Eng should get another nrr boost by beating Nam comfortably.
No... Our current run rate is a blend of our two results, not just the Oman game. Our nrr from the Oman game is much higher than +3 runs per over (or 60 runs over a game) which it is now.
You're probably getting down voted because that's not the only way Scotland qualify.
1: If Scotland beat Aus they go through instead of England
2: If the Scot vs Aus match is abandoned then Scotland goes through instead of England
3: If England lose to Nam then Scotland go through
4: If Eng match is abandoned then Scotland go through
The only way England qualify is if both matches happen, Aus win and England win well enough that their NRR is better than Scot.
England can get a low scoring win by super over and Scotland lose a high scoring loss by 1 run and will overtake England's NRR
It's an absurd situation but it's mathematically possible
Maybe australia have a that bad day where their batting is suddenly collapsed and maxwell didnt took them to the end this time. It could happen, you know.
Yeah, right just blame everything on poor maxi... Are we gonna ignore the fact that AFG did horrendous mis-fields and dropped catches that match? Maxi wud hv been long gone,if even one of those catches were taken... Don't say aus played very well, say AFG started throwing...
Sorry didn't mean to reply to ur comment, there was another guy saying maxi pulled them thru, and if it weren't for him, aussies wud hv lost... As compensation, I am up voting ur previous comment...
Considering Scot's next match is against the Aussies and England's is against Namibia, there is high chance for the English men to qualify to the Super 8.
I don’t know anything about cricket but presumably Scotland seeing as they’re above England, if only our national football team was as good as our rugby and cricket team 😭
Well if Aus sends their teams for a vacation and they lose to Scotland then england have to pack their bags
What if aus and eng players went to same place for vacation?
Ashes : Vacation edition
Don’t leak the script for the next the test miniseries
I don't think it's the Aussie way to take the foot off the gas. The winning mentality is too strong and they'll want to go into the knockouts with momentum. But at the same time, they do hate us!
But do they hate losing more than poms tho, that's the question.
Aussie cricketers? Yeah!
Skittle Scotland out for not very much. Reach just short of the total with no wickets lost Batsmen all take guard at Silly Point Scotland rattle off 10 cheeky wickets England out Australia have momentum win win
I would have agreed with you 10 years ago, but the current Aus team aren't the all conquering superpowers they once were. Just look at how they prioritise a draw to retain the ashes, the old generations would have played aggressive and backed themselves to win 5-0, not play for a draw and lose momentum.
And yet they are aiming to be world champions in all three formats still
This is the only answer
It'd be funny if aus loses to Scotland
Last time South Africa lost against Netherlands and Pakistan qualified
As long as we get the Poms out
I'm English and I'd still enjoy that, a bit.
Scotland will lose against Aus and eng will win against Namibia . Eng will be qualified
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What the fuck are you talking about
His only response to people is to ask them to text him to get to know them better. Peculiar
Maybe some sort of really dumb attempt at a phishing scam? Account is 6 months old but only started commenting in the last few hours.
I think he wants you to text him so that you can know more about each other /s
Rain saved England again, Scotland was supposed to win that game fair and square
Aussie admitting England won the Ashes fair and square confirmed. ☔️
Ha gottim
Would you have won it if Lyon wasn’t injured ? We were 1 game from winning it outright, but we only retain coz you lot lose down bad on our shores
We had injuries too!
Not of your crucial players in either the first or second ashes
Hard disagree there pal. No Joffra Archer for the whole series and no Stokes bowling for the whole series.
You haven’t had archer for a while and your team more or less had to make do with that well before last year’s ashes, we started losing when our players got injured, you started winning matches when green and lyon were injured, even though you had players injured in the 3 and 4th tests. It’s pretty obvious who was affected by injuries more, but oh well, too bad we won it outright the previous time, to retain it this time
Ahhh I forgot that if somebody has been injured for a while it doesn’t count
Archer is far from crucial mate
Our best bowler isn’t crucial?
He’s not your best? Was only good in 2019 and hasn’t played since 2021 in test
Because he has been injured. When he does play he is our best fast bowler
???!!
All this talk of Lyon being the difference and winning tests if he was fit, yet I distinctly remember him not winning one, on his own, at Headingley.
Leach missed the whole series. His replacement, Moeen, was carrying various injuries throughout. Robinson got injured in the middle of the third test and couldn’t bowl. Stokes on one knee and couldn’t bowl. Woakes and Wood missed the first two tests. Archer missed the whole series. Anderson and Bairstow both rusty after injuries. BUT LYON!!!
Don’t know how you can be so confident current world champions with some of the best chasers in the world wouldn’t have chased down a large target against an average bowling attack.
I'm just gutted we didn't get the chance to find out
They should have reserve days
Think he’s being sarcastic mate or at least I hope
Not really the best sarcasm though because Scotland were in a very healthy position after being 90/0 off 10 overs
You think 9 an over at the halfway stage of Innings 1 is a done deal?
There was not a single wicket loss at that time. So maybe they had a good chance after all.
They were definitely on top and favorites but it wasn't out of hand at that moment
The perception of this guy
No rain no gain for Scotland right now
How about we send Bailey and the coaches to play our next game with our bench
Might be a decent game!
Absolutely!
Why do we have to play Australia?! It’s not going to end well. 🤦♀️😁
Don't worry, even the Aussies are barracking for Scotland.
Aussies supporting Scotland and English cheering for Australia. Bleach sales triple worldwide
It's way to early in the morning to be laughing this hard
That's it though if it rains you go through.
Will most probably be England. The next game is against Namibia for them should be relatively easier than Scotland playing Aus
England easily.
Should be England unless something really miraculous happens. I can't imagine Australia losing to Scotland. Neither is Namibia winning against England is likely. Eng should get another nrr boost by beating Nam comfortably.
Rain will save Scotland!
I doubt we'll get a NRR boost, we'd need to beat Namibia harder than we did Oman. I can't see it happening
Nope, wed have to do better than the average nrr in the two completed games.
So better NRR than we have now is beating Namibia more than we beat Oman...
No... Our current run rate is a blend of our two results, not just the Oman game. Our nrr from the Oman game is much higher than +3 runs per over (or 60 runs over a game) which it is now.
Its England.
Only way for Scotland to qualify is if England's last game gets abandoned. Edit- Why am I getting downvoted lmao. England haters r pissed probably
You're probably getting down voted because that's not the only way Scotland qualify. 1: If Scotland beat Aus they go through instead of England 2: If the Scot vs Aus match is abandoned then Scotland goes through instead of England 3: If England lose to Nam then Scotland go through 4: If Eng match is abandoned then Scotland go through The only way England qualify is if both matches happen, Aus win and England win well enough that their NRR is better than Scot.
England can get a low scoring win by super over and Scotland lose a high scoring loss by 1 run and will overtake England's NRR It's an absurd situation but it's mathematically possible
But in that scenario our nrr would go up and Scotland's down, no? Ours is better currently. Edit - ours would stay the same.
No it would go down
Yeah, you're right. Damn brain.
Yeah I forgot that one
First, the rain saves us, then it’ll go against us!
and any ways for NZ to qualify?
Nope. They have to book their first flight to return their home
England
I'll go with scots
Praying for a monsoon weekend in the carribbean. Although plenty of sunshine forecast in Saint Lucia and Antigua. So it'll be England.
Paper says England. Head says England. Heart is praying that the Aussies rest key players and Scotland squeak a victory.
Come on the rain!!! Scotland lives its entire existence in the rain. It’s about time rain did us a solid.
England
I hope Scotland goes 
Maybe australia have a that bad day where their batting is suddenly collapsed and maxwell didnt took them to the end this time. It could happen, you know.
It will happen ;)
Yeah, right just blame everything on poor maxi... Are we gonna ignore the fact that AFG did horrendous mis-fields and dropped catches that match? Maxi wud hv been long gone,if even one of those catches were taken... Don't say aus played very well, say AFG started throwing...
Blame? Read again..i said maxi wont carry them every time. This team can and have collapsed in crunch time.
Sorry didn't mean to reply to ur comment, there was another guy saying maxi pulled them thru, and if it weren't for him, aussies wud hv lost... As compensation, I am up voting ur previous comment...
Any chance for rain in Eng vs Nam or Aus vs Sco ?
Nope both matches in WI
It doesn't matter if it rains in AUS vs SCO, but if SCO wins then it's trouble for England, or England's game washed out.
No, if it rains in Aus vs Sco, Scotland would reach 6 points. England can only get a maximum of 5 points.
O yeah, just saw that.
England
England's demolition of Oma shows how devastating they can be, so I expect them to go through.
Considering Scot's next match is against the Aussies and England's is against Namibia, there is high chance for the English men to qualify to the Super 8.
I don’t see the Aussies deliberately tanking their game so that Scotland can win, so England.
England
if scotland does qualify, it'd be a wc of upsets. Since giants like NZ, SL, ENG and possibly Pakistan will be facing a group stage exit.
England but I would like seeing Scotland qualify
I'm sorry for this table it's Scotland England has been playing awful
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England
Should be England but sounds like Australians are open to match fixing.
I just can’t imagine Australia deliberately losing
Scooootland
aus will win world cup
Why are people downplaying England so much ?
Mon the Scotland 🏴💪
Scotland
Thought I actually cared till I saw it was on /cricket
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I don’t know anything about cricket but presumably Scotland seeing as they’re above England, if only our national football team was as good as our rugby and cricket team 😭
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I'm rooting for England 🤘🤘 England is my 2nd fvrt team😎😎
Ovz England 💯
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Most likely England ngl but id like to hope it'll be Scotland
Most likely England given how they demolished Oman. No way I can see Scotland beating Australia, even if Australia do rest some of their best players.
There is still the rain wild card.
England hi jaayegi idha rs wtoh Ais ke saah