@siddharthsriram2685 Let's be honest, Bazball is refreshing to watch but it certainly has some limitations. Against a quality bowling line up, we will always see the shortcomings of it.
Fact is England bowlers except Tongue are rubbish. Broad and Anderson bowling at 120+ mph is rediculous.If England are going to play Broad and Anderson for the rest of the series it is going to be 5-0 to Australia
Well said KP. 👏 He’s the only one that’s not scared to speak out against the way England have started this series. Last summer was incredible. This year has been frustrating in the extreme.
England got Marnus and Smith for cheap in the 1st test. They had to win that one as it probably would not happen again. That was their chance and it's gone I think. 0-3
@@Abhinaba2207 At times yeah, but he also said he “loved” the declaration on Day 1 of the 1st Test. Pietersen’s spoken with a different level of honesty imo.
@@NishantSingh-yo3gb jimmy and broad are not the problem . Problem is with the pitch . England is making flat batting pitch thats why batsman are scoring run. Fast bowlers are not getting help from pitch
@@jacobburtonswfc I am sure there are. But Ollie Robinson is not supporting them . To be honest someone was right he Bowls at 130 and acts like Dennis Lellie 😂😂
I remember him in a Test match against Sri Lanka in England. The home team was dominating. He tried to get on top of their spinner. Hit a couple of sixes early in the over then tried another and was caught. England's batting then collapsed and ended up losing the Test match. His ego took over, instead of playing the team game.
@@Airops-td4qs isn't he among the legends of the game? i would say he played in an era where there were some of the biggest and best we've ever seen, and he was right up there with them
@@jaswanthkrishna1091 When KP was texting South African players about how to get English batsmen out (think it was Strauss) so Strauss kicked him out of the team
@@NMKM25516 He said ‘ you can’t get too friendly with the op (opposition) though Kev can you’ in reference to him sending derogatory text messages about Andrew Strauss and Andy Flower to South African players back in 2012
KP Legend - finally someone says what everyone is thinking... I honestly thought England had a chance in this series but after 6 days of test cricket, I think Australia are gonna run away this
Fact is England bowlers except Tongue are rubbish. Broad and Anderson bowling at 120+ mph is rediculous.If England are going to play Broad and Anderson for the rest of the series it is going to be 5-0 to Australia
Reality is they’re a better side than us and always were, so you can’t give them an inch, but we gave them much more than that in the first test with the idiotic declaration and now today with some lacklustre bowling…
@@abhisheksharma07100%correct and waiting how this bazball tactic perform in india against mighty Indian side I think clean sweep or hardly ENG will win 1 match
you can't really say the declaration cost us the game when we got them to 8 down on the final day. Dropped catches cost us, we take them, the declaration looks like a brilliant decision
@@theboys942 and if they made all those dropped catches they would have won . If and buts mate ifs and buts. If they wouldn't have been so attacking they'd of definitely lost
Definitely seemed like a masterstroke at the time considering there were 2.5 days of thunderstorms forecast, AUS were obviously not expecting to bat at all. The problem was rhat England weren't expecting to bowl and most of the team weren't warmed up when it came to those crucial overs
Not KPs biggest fan but he’s 💯% right. Englands behaviour is SOOO contradictory. BIG talk before the game but shrunk in their corners the second the game started.
He's right but kinda contradictory coming from him considering the fact that he was hanging around with South African teammates in the midst of a test series.
As an Aussie, I’m stoked England declared at 390 that first innings in the first test. I’m also happy they’re being all jovial with the Aussies - in years past there was plenty of niggle and aggression. Jovial can wait until after the series - a few beers and laughs for sure - but when it’s on, it’s on. KP is right.
I’m stoked they are batting recklessly. It gives the aussies plenty of time and options. It’s like this england team doesn’t get test cricket. It’s pretty funny
Love this and love Kevin’s passion. Completely agree with him and it’s nice to see he didn’t hold back and said what he thought. Authenticity and honesty goes a long way.
This is exactly what happens when the team believes entertaining is more important than winning. All of the friendliness and jokes between the opposing sides isn't going to look great when we get whitewashed.
lol, the friendlyness with australia isn't the problem. Aussies are friendly too, and they play well. You reckon England would turn around and take 5 wickets all of a sudden if they frowned and glared at them? The issue is quality and skill.
Again, the bowling coaches have failed...I am Australian and can say that David Saker (seated at left 0:29) MUST GO....he does not understand the fundamentals of cricket. Here's one fundamental: bowl yorkers to the tail; if that had occurred at Edgbaston, Eng. would have won.
Fully agree with KP. So much for bazball and aggressive tactics. Ashes cricket is WAR, not a Sunday league knock around. Rocking up bowling 78-80mph with zero passion. Ollie Robinson over Mark Wood/Chris Woakes?! Playing XI should've been: Crawley, Duckett, Pope, Root, Brook, Stokes, Bairstow, Woakes, Wood, Tongue, Anderson/Broad. Sorry, but Anderson especially has looked beyond poor this series so far, and Robinson has made a complete fool of himself giving it the big talk in those press conferences.
@@horacebinns8069 elsewhere also this overtly chilled attitude is being condemned..in football the intensity of rivalries diluting is also well documented..
Can never understand all the nicety during any sport. Yeah be the best of mates after or building up to matches. But not on the day, you want has many edges you can create in a match. Then when it's over do all this lovey dovey stuff...
@cyrilstheone exactly. I had a basketball game against my old school once and one of my old friends refused to talk to me until the game was over. That's how it should be.
No chance of that. Aus won't win 5-0 (conditions, fatigue, etc.). But I hope Aus wins the series even if it is 3-2 or 2-1. They are a far better team man to man. Comparing Duckett, Crawley and Pope (even if they get 100s in this game) to Khawaja, Warner and Labuschagne is like comparing Manjrekar to Tendulkar.
Absolutely agree with everything he says the conditions suite England too much talking from England again they need to button it and do the talking on the field
Well said KP, least someone says it with their chest.... the team today showed absolutely nothing! No fight, no character, being to nicey nice with the Aussies! Pathetic performance today and it was to easy - what we were basically doing is doing whatever we can to give them a 2-0 lead! Big day tomorrow we need early wickets but then I worry about their fast pace bowling attack. This team needs to start fighting and showing something quick time!
Key moments: leaving out Foakes; declaring when there were 50+ runs still out there; not giving the new ball to Anderson at the final drinks break; leaving out Foakes II; amateurish bowling today....only unavoidable minus, losing Leach.
The Ashes was friendly until 1989. Both teams were at Botham's house in 1981 during the famous Headingley Test have a bbq. 1985 was very friendly and fun until Border got strict and boring for 1989. These players are millionaires who travel the world- they have more in common with each other than with the fans.
It's probably the world wide T 20 competitions, many players make friends in mixed nationality teams now and play together, not just against each other like the old days. And who is going to be unfriendly to an Indian player, your million dollar IPL contract could be in the hands of someone who doesn't like you.
It's OK to be friendly off the pitch if you want but on the pitch the Ashes are a war, of really should be. It's almost like it doesn't really matter to some of these players.
Wrong. They played hard on the pitch. Then they partied harder. Not an inch was given or taken on the pitch. This hippie, happy go lucky attitude, boom or bust, instant gratification nonsense, has to change NOW
England had such a great oppurtunity. They won the toss, there were bowling conditions awesome for the England bowlers but thet could not avail. Well said Kevin!
It just takes some sort of moment to get both teams riled up and be aggressive just like the eng vs ind series which was going with just casual atmosphere but suddenly from the day 4 of 2nd test in lords things got heated and continued throughout the series
It was to easy today. Don’t think Ollie’s gonna swear at a centurion again in the series that would do the trick😂 A least glare or walk up to the Aussie batsman - Stuart Broad needs to get involved lol
England declaration at first innings was the major turning point of the first test match and more importantly the position England declared. They decided to declare while Joe Root was still batting. If not declared England first innings score will be somewhat around 450 . That's the main question KP was pointing out .
Nowadays in the name of sportsmanship the aggression and the eager to win a match is lacking in players and they just casually play chilling out with opposition players
From an Aussie point of view, this is hilarious it's only day 1 of the second test and Pietersen is already blowing up, imagine what he'll be like on the 3rd or 4th day of this test let alone the rest of the series.
Totally agree with kp. These days cricketers have become too lovey Dovey. Earlier it was rare to see them mingling on the ground. Earlier it was real deal. It's a shame Virat is no more indian captain. India played old school tough firey test cricket under him.
Hammering the nail on its head...KP...👏👏🔥 Looked like pedestrian and tired bowling the whole day from England, and that too in favourable conditions after winning the toss... Looks like a long series this for England..
He's not wrong...as much as I've enjoyed watching some of the performances under Stokes it does all seem a bit too relaxed and ' nice '. Its good to have an environment where players are encouraged to feel comfortable...but they can also become too comfortable. My concerns started when Stokes said' We are not a results based team'...now I think I know what he meant...they are focusing on the mindset, approach and on their skills...but still...this is international sport, its The Ashes and you are up against a battle hardened, tough Aussie side...time to get real and knuckle down
That statement from Stokes can be interpreted in many ways like : "We focus on process rather than results". Meaning if players are performing according to brief given then result shouldnt matter. This is a good philosophy, but this has to be matched by on-field actions. Bad fielding is putting more pressure on depleted bowling lineup, resulting in abysmal extras.
After watching this i literally remembered what shoaib Akhtar has been saying this from ages that bowlers today has lost an attitude which they used to carry which they used to harbour back in days when batsman used to fear facing bowling he may not show but they would Cricket nowadays has lost charm due to its sissy whimpy environment created by opposition of teams
As far as I know, the philosophy of test cricket is you defend with your bowling and attack with your field, just the opposite of T20 cricket. And this English team is all out attack team, which is not okay for test cricket. You can attack with your bat, but you cant just attack attack attack with your bowling as well... You need to be consistent, especially in these conditions with your bowling & can afford all out attack with your field. Also I feel like Anderson & Broad isnt being used properly.
The loss of Leach has devastated this England side. The non-selection of Foakes is outrageous in its defiance of logic. The unavailability of Archer and Wood severely dilutes the potency of England's seam-attack.
Well said kev what a vital toss to win was a bowling pitch alday and they have managed to close 190/2 joke and tht declaration was the difference between winning and losing kev has heart and passion and he tells it how it is!simple as tht if they don't come out thirsty 2moro then this whole ashes is going to be a shambles "hawaay england"
Kev's right. As a fan of English cricket, I'm glad that someone is talking about and making no bones about it ( I only wish he had avoided getting himself in too much when speaking - 'I've played 30 tests, I did this, I did that ), but he's got the rest of the comments spot on. I was miffed to see Baz and Stokes all smiles and shaking hands after the Wellington defeat in February, inexplicable after a defeat. It all felt too chummy - being unfazed after defeat is one, but being smiles all around ?! Even in the first test a couple of weeks ago, I hardly saw anyone wincing when defeat was near ( except perhaps Broad ). The bowling department ( both spin and pace ) needs an overhaul with sufficient bench strength - only Broad looked like someone that could take a wicket in the first test. The second test isn't turning out to be any different, although I hope for a very different result from the first. Can we have Wood for the next test please?
Completely agreed... plus, what's James Anderson doing out there?? England can't afford to rest a paceman after just doing one or two spells that's insane, the longer he plays the worse he could bring to the fast-bowling squad. JA, it's time to pack up mate...
They win the toss, get good conditions, and look like a pack of medium pace pie chuckers. Two late wickets were very lucky, both got themselves out. Could easily be staring at 360/3 after putting them in.
KP is spot on the declaration in the first test was a absolute joke England missed a big chance how many test are you going to get Warner Smith and Labuschagne out cheaply in both their innings and also Anderson as been class in the past but he is finished sad to say
I have to agree on Anderson and I think it's time for him to leave and retire on test cricket 🏏 and maybe next summer tests should be his curtain call being brutally honest
Kind of agree. What has always made the Ashes the most watched test series is a bit of nastiness between the sides. I'm with KP on this - the opposition is 190/2 in the most perfect bowling conditons and you're 1-0 up..... can't be laughing and taking things lightly.
Got a feeling we might get stuffed 5-0 in this series. This England team has become too happy go lucky, cant believe how Stokes reacted to the defeat at Edgbaston, by saying at least we played attractive cricket.
Spot on KP there were time 9 years ago when a brutally fired up Mitch Beast Johnson tore through the english, and KP was part of that with him being one of the protagonist in one of the heat moments. Nowadays the players have gone strawberries and candies, either they mindlessly sledge a hammer bashing innings of 141 or they stay cutie pies with each other on the field.
The captains of border,Taylor, waugh,pointing,Smith,Clarke and Cummins all great aussies don't do pally amongst their opposition when come to ashes battles,and they do that afterwards when the series has finished
Shambles is being kind. Bowling first, home conditions, smashed around all day, 78 mph bowlers, no spinner , dropped catches yet again. Appalling
Root 2 wickets in an over 😂
@@T_B1 just proves my point!
How many no balls too?!
some crazy decisions from England in these tests
2 more drop catches its become an epidermis for England 🇬🇧
Wow. Total honesty from KP.
Not like he’s ever been afraid of that is it😂
@siddharthsriram2685 Let's be honest, Bazball is refreshing to watch but it certainly has some limitations. Against a quality bowling line up, we will always see the shortcomings of it.
@@jtfc7286 that's another thing to love about him other than his batting offcourse.
Fact is England bowlers except Tongue are rubbish. Broad and Anderson bowling at 120+ mph is rediculous.If England are going to play Broad and Anderson for the rest of the series it is going to be 5-0 to Australia
Not just excuses because they are getting destroyed.
Well said KP. 👏
He’s the only one that’s not scared to speak out against the way England have started this series. Last summer was incredible. This year has been frustrating in the extreme.
England got Marnus and Smith for cheap in the 1st test. They had to win that one as it probably would not happen again. That was their chance and it's gone I think. 0-3
Not the 'only' one though... Have seen Hussain speaking his heart out before.
@@Abhinaba2207 At times yeah, but he also said he “loved” the declaration on Day 1 of the 1st Test. Pietersen’s spoken with a different level of honesty imo.
@@SWJ_ I'm talking about the times when Sibley and Hameed used to open... He was seriously disappointed with that team and has spoken his heart out.
@@Abhinaba2207 That’s true… But it’s also not relevant to my comment. I was only referring to the Stokes/McCullum era.
Can’t get too friendly with the opponent can you Kev? That line was pure gold! 😄
what did he mean by that?
@@janujj1there was a bit of a "scandal" back in the day when KP was texting players in the SA team complaining about his English team mates
@@chrishunt646 ohh that's funny
@@janujj1 Not to mention that was Andrew Strauss's 100th Test and this controversy completely killed Strauss's moment
KP is right,the Aussies will make 500 and game over. England looked unprofessional.🇬🇧🙁
KP is spot on... Ashes means Aggression, Passion, Hunger to win.. you can't go there casually
Indeed, it's a sporting war.
IPL changed it. So do other private leagues.
@@rohandanteWhat about broad and anderson who is not even in IPL?
The majority of the players are not even playing Ipl🤷♂️
Military medium rubbish
As an English fan, I can confirm, I'm really disappointed with the attack of England today!
I knew as soon as Australia were put into bat the game was over
Why can't England think over Anderson and broad
@@NishantSingh-yo3gb There must be players in County cricket itching for this occasion
@@NishantSingh-yo3gb jimmy and broad are not the problem . Problem is with the pitch . England is making flat batting pitch thats why batsman are scoring run. Fast bowlers are not getting help from pitch
@@jacobburtonswfc I am sure there are. But Ollie Robinson is not supporting them . To be honest someone was right he Bowls at 130 and acts like Dennis Lellie 😂😂
As an Australian, it's always heart warming to see KP carry on like a pork chop.
Whenever he appears on screen generally
It's all he knows
I remember him in a Test match against Sri Lanka in England. The home team was dominating. He tried to get on top of their spinner. Hit a couple of sixes early in the over then tried another and was caught. England's batting then collapsed and ended up losing the Test match.
His ego took over, instead of playing the team game.
@@blueycarltonLol ..KP was unfortunate to play for England. He could undoubtedly be among the legends of the game.
@@Airops-td4qs isn't he among the legends of the game? i would say he played in an era where there were some of the biggest and best we've ever seen, and he was right up there with them
1:48 killed me. Well played sir 👏🏾
What is he referring to there?
@@jaswanthkrishna1091what did he say? Sorry I couldn't understand the accent.
@@jaswanthkrishna1091
When KP was texting South African players about how to get English batsmen out (think it was Strauss) so Strauss kicked him out of the team
@@NMKM25516
He said ‘ you can’t get too friendly with the op (opposition) though Kev can you’ in reference to him sending derogatory text messages about Andrew Strauss and Andy Flower to South African players back in 2012
That was ☠️☠️☠️☠️
KP Legend - finally someone says what everyone is thinking... I honestly thought England had a chance in this series but after 6 days of test cricket, I think Australia are gonna run away this
5-0 is all but guaranteed if it carries on like this
Fact is England bowlers except Tongue are rubbish. Broad and Anderson bowling at 120+ mph is rediculous.If England are going to play Broad and Anderson for the rest of the series it is going to be 5-0 to Australia
australia are the best team in the world - not england!!!!
@@lawratify I didn’t realise Broad and Anderson were that quick. The Aussies will be lucky to get out of this series with their lives.
@@lawratifymph or kph?
He's right. Imagine if Australia won the toss and bowled first, England would have been skittled by tea. Going to be a long series.
My thoughts exactly probably all out for at least 200 or maybe less
Reality is they’re a better side than us and always were, so you can’t give them an inch, but we gave them much more than that in the first test with the idiotic declaration and now today with some lacklustre bowling…
@@jtfc7286umbest declaration I’ve ever seen - you would’ve won if you batted more 50 runs in
@@jtfc7286Bazball getting a reality check. Against quality sides it'll be found wanting.
@@abhisheksharma07100%correct and waiting how this bazball tactic perform in india against mighty Indian side I think clean sweep or hardly ENG will win 1 match
Well said KP...that declaration will go down in history under sheer stupidity
you can't really say the declaration cost us the game when we got them to 8 down on the final day. Dropped catches cost us, we take them, the declaration looks like a brilliant decision
@@starbuckscoffee8521exactly, the execution was the problem not the declaration
Had they not declare the game would have been a draw at least not a loss.
@@theboys942 and if they made all those dropped catches they would have won . If and buts mate ifs and buts. If they wouldn't have been so attacking they'd of definitely lost
Definitely seemed like a masterstroke at the time considering there were 2.5 days of thunderstorms forecast, AUS were obviously not expecting to bat at all.
The problem was rhat England weren't expecting to bowl and most of the team weren't warmed up when it came to those crucial overs
Not KPs biggest fan but he’s 💯% right. Englands behaviour is SOOO contradictory. BIG talk before the game but shrunk in their corners the second the game started.
KP doesn't get enough credit for having good takes.
He's a legend, one if my favourite batsman.
KP and ashwin have great understanding of cricket.
He's right but kinda contradictory coming from him considering the fact that he was hanging around with South African teammates in the midst of a test series.
As an Aussie, I’m stoked England declared at 390 that first innings in the first test.
I’m also happy they’re being all jovial with the Aussies - in years past there was plenty of niggle and aggression. Jovial can wait until after the series - a few beers and laughs for sure - but when it’s on, it’s on.
KP is right.
So is the Captain.
Everything is so PC. It started in football and has seeped into cricket
I’m stoked they are batting recklessly. It gives the aussies plenty of time and options. It’s like this england team doesn’t get test cricket. It’s pretty funny
@@alexjones7043 agreed mate
@@alexjones7043 England is Stoked too, just in a different way
Love this and love Kevin’s passion. Completely agree with him and it’s nice to see he didn’t hold back and said what he thought. Authenticity and honesty goes a long way.
You do know he was literally texting the opposition team slagging off his england teammates during test matches right? The guys an absolute tail
This is exactly what happens when the team believes entertaining is more important than winning. All of the friendliness and jokes between the opposing sides isn't going to look great when we get whitewashed.
Irony being England getting trounced is the opposite of entertaining and will have people not watching.
actually aus players are also quite friendly with english players in this series but at the same time they are performing also
it wasn't the entertainment which saw england perform so badly! where was the dynamism shown of last season & the 1st test against australia?
lol, the friendlyness with australia isn't the problem. Aussies are friendly too, and they play well. You reckon England would turn around and take 5 wickets all of a sudden if they frowned and glared at them? The issue is quality and skill.
@@alexkfridgesno, but it would make your failures look less shameless
It’s gone downhill since that crazy first day declaration.
Spot on. I still can't believe what England did in the 1st test when Australia were 8 down and still needed 50 odd to win.
Again, the bowling coaches have failed...I am Australian and can say that David Saker (seated at left 0:29) MUST GO....he does not understand the fundamentals of cricket. Here's one fundamental: bowl yorkers to the tail; if that had occurred at Edgbaston, Eng. would have won.
One thing about kp apart from being a superb batsmen,hes not frightened to speak his mind unlike so many others
Agreed. Love him or hate him, he's an honest fella.
Fully agree with KP. So much for bazball and aggressive tactics. Ashes cricket is WAR, not a Sunday league knock around. Rocking up bowling 78-80mph with zero passion. Ollie Robinson over Mark Wood/Chris Woakes?! Playing XI should've been: Crawley, Duckett, Pope, Root, Brook, Stokes, Bairstow, Woakes, Wood, Tongue, Anderson/Broad. Sorry, but Anderson especially has looked beyond poor this series so far, and Robinson has made a complete fool of himself giving it the big talk in those press conferences.
Olive Robinson as well as broad and Anderson has been a huge mistake I think they should have used mark wood with tongue broad and anderson
tongue is the only one that has looked dangerous today pal
Tongue's been the best bowler 😂
Lol tongue has been the best of the lot. Should’ve been wood, broad, tongue and one of Anderson/woakes
@@randyborstol2491 so true and insightful mate - ashes cricket isn't literal war. Thanks buddy.
He’s absolutely spot on
England caught out a few teams last year by the way they played, Australia haven't fallen for the hype and are teaching us a lesson
6 days into the series and you're gonna watch anymore? Front runner
Because they are battle hardened and they ain't world test champions deservedly so for nothing
Australia been playing this stupid named bazball since the 90s..
Openers getting runs fast etc.
Except we know when to leave the ball. When to defend.
@@sugarnads absolutely
Brutal honesty form Kevin
Disgusting performance from england
About time someone said this. Cricketers are too chilled out these days in arch-rivalries.
Its not cricket alone...its the world...things have changed
@@horacebinns8069 elsewhere also this overtly chilled attitude is being condemned..in football the intensity of rivalries diluting is also well documented..
Because bookies game fixing players want money only today time
@@AryanChopra-zz3hk possible
Well said KP! Absolutely SPOT ON! Games gone soft
Well said Kevin. 👏 This is what I wannna see in the Ashes, the fire, the passion, the grit, the banter. . .needs to be a warzone.
Can never understand all the nicety during any sport. Yeah be the best of mates after or building up to matches. But not on the day, you want has many edges you can create in a match. Then when it's over do all this lovey dovey stuff...
@cyrilstheone exactly. I had a basketball game against my old school once and one of my old friends refused to talk to me until the game was over. That's how it should be.
Totally honest assessment from KP. Been very poor today.
Well said KP spoken 💯truth👏this ashes belongs to Aussies 5-0 loading🔥England's bazball approach completely failed.
No chance of that. Aus won't win 5-0 (conditions, fatigue, etc.). But I hope Aus wins the series even if it is 3-2 or 2-1. They are a far better team man to man. Comparing Duckett, Crawley and Pope (even if they get 100s in this game) to Khawaja, Warner and Labuschagne is like comparing Manjrekar to Tendulkar.
England missed someone like Mark wood. He was such a fierce bowler even in spin friendly pitches in India
Absolutely agree with everything he says the conditions suite England too much talking from England again they need to button it and do the talking on the field
Well said KP. Says it how it is. 👍Expected so much more from our bowling attack today
As an Aussie living in London, I just want to say- brits, keep on keeping on ladssssss
Well said KP, least someone says it with their chest.... the team today showed absolutely nothing! No fight, no character, being to nicey nice with the Aussies! Pathetic performance today and it was to easy - what we were basically doing is doing whatever we can to give them a 2-0 lead! Big day tomorrow we need early wickets but then I worry about their fast pace bowling attack. This team needs to start fighting and showing something quick time!
Totally agree with KP. Depressing and I was ashamed of our performance!
Key moments: leaving out Foakes; declaring when there were 50+ runs still out there; not giving the new ball to Anderson at the final drinks break; leaving out Foakes II; amateurish bowling today....only unavoidable minus, losing Leach.
Spot on. Why is Wood wrapped up in cotton wool? Why is Robinson still preferred? It’s a one dimensional attack
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Well said KP, they should have been booed off. Pitiful.
Well said KP and the truth hurts 💯👌👍
KP total legend and talks so much sense , I miss Warnie so much but KP is fast becoming the best pundit around
Agreed. Nobody came close to Warne. Easily my favourite
@@Aman-nk5uq yes he was the absolute best
That style and aura of his voice. Huge
The Ashes was friendly until 1989. Both teams were at Botham's house in 1981 during the famous Headingley Test have a bbq. 1985 was very friendly and fun until Border got strict and boring for 1989. These players are millionaires who travel the world- they have more in common with each other than with the fans.
It's probably the world wide T 20 competitions, many players make friends in mixed nationality teams now and play together, not just against each other like the old days. And who is going to be unfriendly to an Indian player, your million dollar IPL contract could be in the hands of someone who doesn't like you.
It's OK to be friendly off the pitch if you want but on the pitch the Ashes are a war, of really should be. It's almost like it doesn't really matter to some of these players.
Tell that to Ian Chappell 🤣
@@ray.shoesmith
Or Lillie and Thompson ouch !
Wrong. They played hard on the pitch. Then they partied harder. Not an inch was given or taken on the pitch. This hippie, happy go lucky attitude, boom or bust, instant gratification nonsense, has to change NOW
KP doing a perfect Roy keane here.
Hahaha true
Mate I was just going to comment saying KP is the Keane of cricket punditry
I don't think its the bowlers mistake. It is the Australian batting which has improved a lot
Improved? Aussies won the WTC after being the best team for 24 months it’s just the norm
England had such a great oppurtunity. They won the toss, there were bowling conditions awesome for the England bowlers but thet could not avail. Well said Kevin!
Australia played some orthodox test cricket meanwhile england going extra aggressive from the word 'go". They lost wickets in process.
It just takes some sort of moment to get both teams riled up and be aggressive just like the eng vs ind series which was going with just casual atmosphere but suddenly from the day 4 of 2nd test in lords things got heated and continued throughout the series
If you need a 'moment' to get fired up for an Ashes test, you shouldn't be playing in it.
It was to easy today. Don’t think Ollie’s gonna swear at a centurion again in the series that would do the trick😂
A least glare or walk up to the Aussie batsman - Stuart Broad needs to get involved lol
@@mytwosense9135 true
200% agree with the KP because KP never talk pointless
England declaration at first innings was the major turning point of the first test match and more importantly the position England declared. They decided to declare while Joe Root was still batting. If not declared England first innings score will be somewhat around 450 . That's the main question KP was pointing out .
Nowadays in the name of sportsmanship the aggression and the eager to win a match is lacking in players and they just casually play chilling out with opposition players
KP doesn’t fear anyone 😂
KP is like the Roy Keane of Sky Sports Cricket 😂
No he isn't the guy is an idiot
Totally foreseeable and this could easily deteriorate to a 5-0 whitewash if exigent and radical action is not taken.
But Bazball...
@@aj7907 dumball
No pace in attack. What a shame. We wanted England to really challenge then
@@Aman-nk5uq imagine wood,woakes and tongue played their pace could have been something
@@richardmartins1541 woacks is not genuine fast bowler
" Keep your mates close, but keep your enemies closer," I feel for all the spectators who paid their hard earned money on a lackadaisical performance.
Post more of the kevin pietersen's analysis please
From an Aussie point of view, this is hilarious it's only day 1 of the second test and Pietersen is already blowing up, imagine what he'll be like on the 3rd or 4th day of this test let alone the rest of the series.
Totally agree with kp. These days cricketers have become too lovey Dovey. Earlier it was rare to see them mingling on the ground. Earlier it was real deal. It's a shame Virat is no more indian captain. India played old school tough firey test cricket under him.
Reason - IPL and other private leagues.
Chutiya batsman..chutiya captain
Spot on kp. That’s why he’ll always be a great.
Hammering the nail on its head...KP...👏👏🔥 Looked like pedestrian and tired bowling the whole day from England, and that too in favourable conditions after winning the toss... Looks like a long series this for England..
Can't get too friendly with the opposition 😂😂😂 that was epic
actually aus players have been quite friendly with both Indian and english players recently but have performed against both also
Was a reference to KP texting his south african mates during a series against them
@@Jackpot12 dont be naive. It's fake friendliness!
He's not wrong...as much as I've enjoyed watching some of the performances under Stokes it does all seem a bit too relaxed and ' nice '. Its good to have an environment where players are encouraged to feel comfortable...but they can also become too comfortable. My concerns started when Stokes said' We are not a results based team'...now I think I know what he meant...they are focusing on the mindset, approach and on their skills...but still...this is international sport, its The Ashes and you are up against a battle hardened, tough Aussie side...time to get real and knuckle down
That statement from Stokes can be interpreted in many ways like : "We focus on process rather than results". Meaning if players are performing according to brief given then result shouldnt matter. This is a good philosophy, but this has to be matched by on-field actions. Bad fielding is putting more pressure on depleted bowling lineup, resulting in abysmal extras.
@@dashmeetsingh9679 Its a "sounds good, doesn't work" philosophy.
He prefers entertainment than results
@deeznuts169 yep thats one of the interpretation
Once their was Flintoff and Peterson up aginst Lee, magrath, warne, boy that was ashes,🔥 These are just freindlys
Absolutely honest from kp.
Brutal honesty😉
The bowlers taking such a lazy walk when the batsmen were already there was incredible
(Chef's Kiss) What a Beautiful Rant 🤣💯
KP. I definitely agree with every word from a true legend ❤❤
Ever since the first test, he hated the declaration
An Englishman, Irishman and South African walk into a bar, which 2 played for England?
bigger question would be, which ones won them tournaments and cups 😂😂😂😂
Savage takedown by Ward! KP teed that up
After watching this i literally remembered what shoaib Akhtar has been saying this from ages that bowlers today has lost an attitude which they used to carry which they used to harbour back in days when batsman used to fear facing bowling he may not show but they would
Cricket nowadays has lost charm due to its sissy whimpy environment created by opposition of teams
Once Johnson retired, there was no true enforcers left in a pace attack. I agree that we've seemingly lost a truly special part of test cricket
@@mytwosense9135you haven't seen a fiery Chris Woakes bowling bouncers yet!!
As far as I know, the philosophy of test cricket is you defend with your bowling and attack with your field, just the opposite of T20 cricket.
And this English team is all out attack team, which is not okay for test cricket. You can attack with your bat, but you cant just attack attack attack with your bowling as well... You need to be consistent, especially in these conditions with your bowling & can afford all out attack with your field.
Also I feel like Anderson & Broad isnt being used properly.
This coming from the guy who was best mates with Warney in 2005. Typical grandstanding stuff from Pietersen. Loves the sound of his own voice.
The loss of Leach has devastated this England side. The non-selection of Foakes is outrageous in its defiance of logic. The unavailability of Archer and Wood severely dilutes the potency of England's seam-attack.
It is outrageous. It was such an easy call too, Bairstow back & Crawley out.
Seam attack medium pace bowlers going thro motions no aggression no spinner its odds on Lyon will get a bagful
No pace
Archer is gone . He is not coming back . Forget about him.
Leach isn’t good enough to play for England
Well said kev what a vital toss to win was a bowling pitch alday and they have managed to close 190/2 joke and tht declaration was the difference between winning and losing kev has heart and passion and he tells it how it is!simple as tht if they don't come out thirsty 2moro then this whole ashes is going to be a shambles "hawaay england"
KP being KP....❤
Kev's right. As a fan of English cricket, I'm glad that someone is talking about and making no bones about it ( I only wish he had avoided getting himself in too much when speaking - 'I've played 30 tests, I did this, I did that ), but he's got the rest of the comments spot on. I was miffed to see Baz and Stokes all smiles and shaking hands after the Wellington defeat in February, inexplicable after a defeat. It all felt too chummy - being unfazed after defeat is one, but being smiles all around ?! Even in the first test a couple of weeks ago, I hardly saw anyone wincing when defeat was near ( except perhaps Broad ). The bowling department ( both spin and pace ) needs an overhaul with sufficient bench strength - only Broad looked like someone that could take a wicket in the first test. The second test isn't turning out to be any different, although I hope for a very different result from the first. Can we have Wood for the next test please?
KP, don't hold back tell us how you really feel.
Completely agreed... plus, what's James Anderson doing out there?? England can't afford to rest a paceman after just doing one or two spells that's insane, the longer he plays the worse he could bring to the fast-bowling squad. JA, it's time to pack up mate...
Time to check into a nursing home I think
Guess they r trying him to play 200 test matches
Absolutely spot on. The most exciting thing about England today was when Bairstow tackled that protester.
😂😂😂😂
Well said KP.
KP is looking like a giant next to them
They win the toss, get good conditions, and look like a pack of medium pace pie chuckers.
Two late wickets were very lucky, both got themselves out. Could easily be staring at 360/3 after putting them in.
Well said KP 👏
Spot on….too bloody casual by the whole lot….over confidence with this “bazball” ideology. Keep your mouths shut and bloody win!….then take it easy!
KP is spot on the declaration in the first test was a absolute joke England missed a big chance how many test are you going to get Warner Smith and Labuschagne out cheaply in both their innings and also Anderson as been class in the past but he is finished sad to say
Except at the time he thought it was brilliant. He’s full of it.
I have to agree on Anderson and I think it's time for him to leave and retire on test cricket 🏏 and maybe next summer tests should be his curtain call being brutally honest
Agree👍 KP... Absolutely
Day one of test 2 and Pieterson is already turning on his own hahaha. Love it.
the size difference between kevin and the other two is comical
Ian Ward was well proud of that comment to KP 😂
It was a good one tho 😂
What a genius put down by Ian Ward there
Kind of agree. What has always made the Ashes the most watched test series is a bit of nastiness between the sides. I'm with KP on this - the opposition is 190/2 in the most perfect bowling conditons and you're 1-0 up..... can't be laughing and taking things lightly.
Well flocking said
Got a feeling we might get stuffed 5-0 in this series. This England team has become too happy go lucky, cant believe how Stokes reacted to the defeat at Edgbaston, by saying at least we played attractive cricket.
Stokes might go if that happened.
first good thing KP has said. be more like ponting, brutal but honest. it gets respect, andd your bloody spot on, well played kevin.
England after losing the 2nd test and going 2-0 down : Well, we still entertained the public 🤭🤭🤭
They prefer entertainment rather than results
Well it is technically entertaining for the public (for the public that supports Straya that is)
Hes spot on ..... 1st time ever but he is spot on
Seriously England miss wood and Archer badly
KO is the goat. Always speaks his mind. We love him
Spot on KP there were time 9 years ago when a brutally fired up Mitch Beast Johnson tore through the english, and KP was part of that with him being one of the protagonist in one of the heat moments. Nowadays the players have gone strawberries and candies, either they mindlessly sledge a hammer bashing innings of 141 or they stay cutie pies with each other on the field.
Johnson retired half the team that series 😂😂😂😂
Lmao so true
The captains of border,Taylor, waugh,pointing,Smith,Clarke and Cummins all great aussies don't do pally amongst their opposition when come to ashes battles,and they do that afterwards when the series has finished
That's rutheless from Kp and truth 🔥
Ollie Robinson 29 yr old hardly bowls 128kmph 😑🙏
I'm surprised anyone noticed Mr Figjam's rant as the reflex reaction when he appears is to mute the TV...
This test might mark the end of 'Bazball'. It will be cremated in England and the ashes would be taken to Australia.
My thoughts exactly definitely dumball
Haha 1882 August there
Absolutely spot on from KP, first test okay, shambles today