Four wickets away from the Ashes! | Adelaide Day Four
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What is the current Ashes situation and how close are Australia to retaining the urn?
The Ashes is just about retained. Just about. Welcome to Willow Talk. Adam Peacock alongside Alisa Healey and Brad Hatton. And moments before we started recording, both of them said, I don't know what's going to come out of my mouth. And so it is.
I'm feeling a little silly. I believe that's what
I said. I'm excited. Four wickets away from a three-kneel
Ashes drumming. And potentially more to come. But for long periods of today, it almost felt like England were going to have a good day.
They won the first two sessions, Adam.
Yeah, and then?
They lost the last session, Adam.
I think that's
probably the best way to sum it up. We were waiting for Nathan Lyon to come into the game. Nathan Lyon arrived and broke the game well and truly open. And England are now... Praying for a miracle, I would suggest.
You were about to say they were in something, but anyway, we'll keep it clean for
now. We'll talk a lot about what the Bowles have done, but what about Nathan Lyon's moment to get rid of Ben Stokes? It was just like the whole crowd. I was in the middle of the Barmy Army today. That's a different story, actually. And they were up and about. I'll look at the way Crawley was playing. He played really well, but when they got Stokes, you could just see the whole crowd drop. It was a beautiful feeling.
Now score more with Liquorland this summer. Choose to drink wise. This is brought to you by Liquorland. If you've just dropped in, you're wondering what's going on here at Adelaide Oval. We're going to a day five for the first time this series. However, it is Australia four wickets away from retaining the Ashes. Over 200 runs needed. Jamie Smith stuck around. Will Jack stuck around. And Heels, you're desperate to say
something. Roll through my Ashes prediction right about now.
Which was? I forget.
We will win the Ashes Day 5 in
Adelaide. Hey, there you go. What were you, Hads?
Melbourne. He said, like,
Day
3 Melbourne. Day 5 Adelaide it is.
Look out. You're right again. You're never wrong. Congratulations. What did I say? You said Day 4 Melbourne, I think.
Yeah, you said somewhere around Melbourne.
How did Nathan Lyon’s spell change the momentum of Day 4?
Anyway, it doesn't matter. I would have got that skewed because I was looking for form in the practice games. I couldn't see any. So
don't take what I said seriously. Nathan Lyon. So when he grabbed that moment and you both said that this is going to suit Nathan Lyon bowling in the fourth innings of this Test match, what did he do so special in your eyes? What was so special about what he did in your eyes with those two big dismissals of Brook and Stokes?
He hung in there. He was patient. I mean, England came at him. He was going at over five and over in that first bell of his. Travis Head came on, caused a few issues
for
the England batters. Don't know whether Nathan took that personally or not, but he came back out after the break and was on song.
I think
he actually bowled a little bit fuller. um zach crawley was playing him nice he was getting down the wicket negating the spin taking sort of the lbw out of play but he just got it in the right areas for longer and ben stokes we know he likes to play him from the back foot he got one off the back foot the ball before and then he dragged him forward with an absolute pearler and yeah like you said just deflated the england team i actually thought the zach crawley dismissal was one of his better balls in that He hung it out there in the rough. Whether it was natural variation or he did bowl a bit more of a sliding delivery, I thought that was a really important moment in the match.
Well, also the important moment was there was the bit of work by Alex Carey. To the naked eye, that simple stumping, take the bales off, but Nathan pulls you to the leg side all the time. He was bowling off stump, a little bit outside, but they'll turn him back through the gate. A lot of his balls would have missed leg stump. And as a keeper, they can pull you that way. And Nathan Lyon, you've got to trust your technique. You've got to hold your line. And Alex Carey made it look so simple. But that was a tough chance in a big moment.
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Chapters
8 chapters
1
What is the current Ashes situation and how close are Australia to retaining the urn?
0:12–2:07
2
How did Nathan Lyon’s spell change the momentum of Day 4?
2:07–5:50
3
Why was Harry Brook’s reverse‑sweep dismissal such a turning point?
5:50–8:20
4
What made Marnus Labuschagne’s fielding stand out on Day 4?
8:20–11:23
5
What insights did former players Stuart Clark and Adam Gilchrist share about the Test?
11:23–13:56
6
What are the key predictions and strategies for Day 5 at Adelaide Oval?
13:56–16:30
7
Which Secret Cricket Club questions were answered and what were the answers?
16:30–18:51
8
How do the hosts wrap up the episode and what are their final thoughts on the Ashes?
18:51–20:43