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Listen in the appJames Buttler (England) and Aussie Lucas get together to look back at the first Test of the Ashes 2025/26. England threw away a glorious opportunity but have since doubled down on their attacking BazBall philosophy. Surely, making the same mistakes over and over again is not cricket sense? Mitchell Starc and Travis Head were incredible in Perth and it's the usual success Down Under for Australia.
Can England fight back in the second Test?
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"612: Ashes 2025/26 - If England don't engage their collective cricket brains they are toast" is an episode of Cricket Badger Podcast. Runtime 41 min. Published November 26, 2025. Hit play above to stream it here, or open the free Spot Sports app for background play and offline downloads.