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Another crazy purple patch and the Aussies are effectively 116-4. Game on.
Have to get rid of Marsh and Head for <50 in the morning. It is an imperative.
Get ten raw steaks sent up to Mark Wood's room now.
Weather looks a bit iffy tomorrow. If any play does happen it should be good for bowling. Sunday doesn’t look great either. Could be a crazy Monday. 😳
2 quick wickets
England should slow down a bit here or they may have to bat in these conditions 🙂
8 down! lead of 200
FFS openers just stay in. Leave the run scoring til tomorrow.
It's on!!
0-0 at stumps, I'll be well happy.
Think the spectators who sacked it off and went home will be pissed off now.
Wonder who won the fancy dress?
A couple of England fans have just asked Todd Murphy if he will sign a piece of sandpaper.
😀
Job done. There may be life in this series yet. 🙂
Tonight's result will show if there's still life in the women's Ashes.
Job done? This is test cricket 🤪
Me - I’ll be there tomorrow. Gonna be mint 👌
Interesting stat on twitter as Moeen reaches the 200 wickets 2000 runs club (table is the point at which they did it) below is a full career comparison with Freddie Flintoff.
https://twitter.com/cricketingview/status/1677547797468291072
He also has the same number of 100's (5), more 5-fers (5 vs 3), similar batting ave (28 vs 31), inferior bowling average (33 vs 37) but at a better strike rate (wkt every 61 vs 66 for Flintoff)
Mo deserves to be mentioned as an all rounder in the same league as Freddie? Or has he (generally) played in better teams?
Thanks for sharing - interesting. England were really good 2003-2005 before falling away. Flintoff was pretty economical as well I think during this period - could tie an end up for long periods. Mo doesn’t have the same control.
Mo deserves to be mentioned as an all rounder in the same league as Freddie?
Not for me. At his best, Freddie was a match winner.
Nervy! Surely they can't f*** this up now?
Surely they can’t f*** this up now?
You've seen England play before, yes?? 😉
Nervy! Surely they can’t f*** this up now?
Time for Bairstow to repay those debts.
And gone
That should be the end of his participation in the series, hopefully.
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And gone
Hopefully for good. Cheerio!
Regardless of todays outcome, do Eng a favour and drop JB.
for ****s sake! they are like the tory party..... just a shrug and waltz off with the cash.
do Eng a favour and drop JB.
Root hold my beer....
I still don't see what wrong with just nurdeling about in the crease for 1 over when you first come out it's 6 balls ffs!!!
78 to win no rain forecast just bat at 3 an over with the odd 4 and your home
come on Brooks bring it home
I can barely watch this. 😀
It's as brilliant as it is unbearable, but, please can we have Foakes in for the next one?
37 with 4 wickets :/
It's alright, I placed a Judas bet at lunchtime to secure it.
2-1 with two to play.
Are you not entertained?
Mad rush from most of the press box to the toilets at drinks.
Can't cope.
even TMS can't cope
34 30 required
24 22 needed come on England!
Shit.
🫣
****!
Takes me back to 2005 but Warne was bowling and no-one had a clue how to play it.
what a dreadful shot! wtaf with so few needed 🙁
FFS just go for singles.
classic cover drive!
If Wood finishes this will he get the horse out?
Oh, and behind Smith that's my second choice for shelling one. Very talented keeper, just don't like him for some reason.
Are we entertained now?