Ashes 2025-26: How England lost latest Ashes series down under in just 11 days

[Kermit's Sudoku Shoot]

[Pic of a cricket ball with a red X through it]

[Sarcasm GIF, where the person is trying to cheer up their friend who got into an accident]

[Cricket bat and ball going through the window, symbolizing England's collapse in the series]

[A picture of Mitchell Starc with a superhero cape on, because he was THAT good]

 

[Smoggy Serv]

Ugh, I'm so frustrated with the way England is being written off after that series . I mean, Pat Cummins and co. are on fire, no doubt about it, but we can't just dismiss Ollie Pope's struggles as 'disappointing form' . What if he's having a tough patch? What if the Aussies are just better than us right now? It feels like England's got some talented players, but they're not getting the recognition they deserve . And James Anderson's rating of 6/10 is pretty harsh, imo . He's still one of the best bowlers in the game!

 

[Lair]

OMG, what a series!!! Australia totally destroyed England 4-1! I mean, Pat Cummins is a total boss captain and his team just dominated the pitch. Mitchell Starc was on fire with those 9/10 ratings from me ! Hazlewood and Harris were also on point with their 8.5/10 scores! Meanwhile, Ollie Pope's form was like a total letdown and James Anderson just didn't cut it with his 6/10 rating But hey, at least Ben Stokes managed to snatch some wins for England ! Overall, Australia proved they're the best team in the Ashes series . Can't wait for next year's competition ! #AussieCricketIsTheBest #AshesSeries #AustralianTeamDominance

 

[Pleasan]

Starc was on fire, no one can deny it ! But England's bowling unit was still decent, just not good enough . Poppa's got some work to do, hopefully he'll bounce back from this . Australia's team is looking sharp, but Ashes magic never lasts forever .

 

[New Sailor]

Ugh I'm still reeling from that Ashes series what a disaster for the English team I mean, come on Pat Cummins' team was just more disciplined and effective overall, they played like a well-oiled machine. And that Ollie Pope, poor guy's gotta be feeling so deflated after those performances he can barely lift his head off the ground anymore

And don't even get me started on James Anderson, 6/10?! Are you kidding me? He's been England's rock for years and this is how he's rated? I think it's a total travesty. And what about Ben Stokes, yeah he scored some great runs but was it enough to save the team from embarrassment? Not really if you ask me

I don't know what went wrong with that series for England, they just seemed so uncoordinated and lost their spark at times. The Aussie players were like a fine-tuned orchestra while the English team was still trying to figure out how to work together