Never about the cricket

There is a saying that the NRL stands for Never Really about the League.  That competition is a walking headline 12 months a year.

You could argue the same could be said about the Ashes in that there has been very little cricket analysis this week.  Instead, it’s all been about interpretation of the rules and that curious Spirit of cricket thing.  This has been going on for 90 years.

It’s also been done against an avalanche of whataboutism.  If you want decent analysis of the issues at stake stay well clear of anything coming out of England or Australia.

And, especially, stay away from Prime Ministerial reckons.

The West Australian seems like a perfectly normal masthead.  Remember 2018 champs?

At least BAZBAWL is kind of clever.

In the digital space there is some pretty cheap editing.

In contrast you know that Piers is going to be wrong in any argument unless it’s about USA gun reform.

Then there was the parody Tory MP account who ticked off every box imaginable.

https://twitter.com/MichaelTakeMP/status/1675763684927217664?s=20

And bless India Cricket Twitter for chipping in.

We’ve got three more tests of this race to the bottom.  Buckle in.  To be fair, we’re all watching.