England's situation in the Ashes series is bleak, with a 2-0 deficit after two Tests against Australia. The team's batting line-up has shown glimpses of brilliance, but overall, England have struggled to apply their skills on the pitch. This trend mirrors that of previous post-war Ashes tours where teams trailing 2-0 after two Tests had lost the series by at least three tests.
The statistics from past Ashes series suggest that England's efforts will likely be in vain unless a miraculous comeback occurs, which is not out of the realm of possibility given Ben Stokes' career. However, even with an impressive seventh-wicket stand like the one Stokes achieved alongside Will Jacks, England's lack of ability to score at a fast pace and bowl Australia out for under 80 overs in the first four innings of an Ashes series means that all hope may be lost.
One possible redeeming factor is that England have taken more wickets with their spinners than Australia in the first two Tests. However, this has happened before in the past 50 years of Ashes cricket in Australia only when England went on to win the series. With three Tests remaining in the series, it remains to be seen if England can capitalize on this advantage and mount a comeback.
The lack of positive trends for England makes their situation look increasingly dire.
The statistics from past Ashes series suggest that England's efforts will likely be in vain unless a miraculous comeback occurs, which is not out of the realm of possibility given Ben Stokes' career. However, even with an impressive seventh-wicket stand like the one Stokes achieved alongside Will Jacks, England's lack of ability to score at a fast pace and bowl Australia out for under 80 overs in the first four innings of an Ashes series means that all hope may be lost.
One possible redeeming factor is that England have taken more wickets with their spinners than Australia in the first two Tests. However, this has happened before in the past 50 years of Ashes cricket in Australia only when England went on to win the series. With three Tests remaining in the series, it remains to be seen if England can capitalize on this advantage and mount a comeback.
The lack of positive trends for England makes their situation look increasingly dire.
Like, I'm sure Ben Stokes will save them or something, but seriously, how can they expect to turn this around? They've been struggling for so long now. And don't get me wrong, that 7th wicket stand was nice, but like, it's not a magic solution. They need to actually score some fast runs and take Australia out for under 150 in the first four innings or something... 
Still, I guess if they can keep getting those spinners going, maybe, just maybe, they'll have a chance... but it's looking pretty bleak right now 
. I mean, we've seen teams do comebacks before in the Ashes but that's more like a miracle 
. The stats are against them, they just can't seem to score at a fast pace and bowl Australia out quickly enough 
. But Ben Stokes is a game-changer, let's see what he can do 
. Maybe the spinners picking up wickets will be their silver lining 
. Still feeling like it's gonna be tough for them to mount a comeback though 
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80 overs, 80 worries 
2-0 down and it's looking grim 
England's batting line-up is just not doing it for them, they need to step up their game ASAP 
Australia's bowling has been solid and England's can't seem to find a rhythm 
The spinners are the only ones who've shown some promise but even that's not enough 
And even with the impressive stand he had w/ Will Jacks, they still havent managed to bowl aus out for less than 80 overs in an innings... thats just not gonna happen 
But Ben Stokes is such a talented player, maybe he can magic up something special with Will Jacks? 
. Fingers crossed they can pull off a miracle comeback! 
they're gonna have to pull off some serious magic to come back on top 
ben stokes is a game-changer tho, maybe he can single-handedly turn this around 