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A wicket then a dropped catch. It ain't over yet.
And another wicket. Don't stuff this up, England...
:-/
What a great day's cricket, haven't been this satisfied by test cricket since 2005.
412 to win then in two days.
Na!
Fantastic . Australia have a chance but it's a long shot. Can't really ask much more from England.
[url= http://www.abc.net.au/news/2015-07-11/haddin-joins-watson-as-test-veterans-under-pressure/6612656 ]Brad Haddin's dominance over England may be over as he joins Shane Watson needing a burst of form[/url]
The locals are a little concerned.
I don't think this is over yet. Yes, that is very pessimistic but there is a lot of talent behind the green door and we don't want them to get a sniff. England have managed some improbable escapes in recent years borne out of a sheer bloody mindedness to not let the old enemy get it all their way, I don't for a minute think the Aussies are ready to roll over.
If we bowl well, in the right areas; are inventive without being stupid about setting fields to create chances; TAKE those chances (how Haddin must be ruing the Root drop, they'd have had a lead without that) and don't panic if someone gets in, then i can see only one winner. But give them a sniff.........
Shit, I love/hate test cricket.
I tend to share jonv's caution as far as its in the bag for an England win. However, the wicket is proving to be unpredictable, look how the ball held up when it pitched for Cook's second innings dismissal. With this in mind, it looks like it's tricky for batsmen to get in and stay in.
Rain forecast for tomorrow too, so unless England start to initiate another Aussie collapse ( how good does that sound?!) like yesterday morning, it could be a no result.
Certainly not counting anything, it was very interesting to see how the local press is reacting though. This was not in the script.
All out by end of play today. Jimmy bowled beautifully yesterday and was backed up well by the rest. Pitch is turning now too. Australia have no chance.
Cook chose to bat first exactly because he didn't want to be batting last on this pitch. England have to do something catastrophically stupid to lose this test.
England have to do something catastrophically stupid to lose this test.
Or all Australia need to do is bat the day and pray for rain, the forecast is damp for day 5.
There are runs in the Aussie line up, Warner can get 100 before lunch if he's in the mood.
edgy stuff
Warners starting to look a little dangerous
and what a great way to go to Lunch, Warner is the key at the start of the innings.
Phew
And I reckon that could be game over.
I wouldn't be calling the fat lady until the spinners are holding their bats...
The fast bowling stuff now is interesting
That was handy.
Good article on Sky now. Pace like Fire! Anyone in any doubt that cricket is a game of physical intimidation has never faced a proper quick.
New Zealand were better than this!
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Interesting.... 101-3, Smith mooches off
Get one get two.
Even works with 40 mins in between.
And zokes is out of hibernation....
Let's see if we can get this done by tea
No, wrap it up after tea. I've got to do some work in the garden and I'm not opening beer until after tea time. If you could make the two coincide please Head Chef.
in trouble now LBWatson is in
*waves at mws*
4-106 - Clarke back in the hutch...
Yeah, long walk back for Clark, it's strange that none of my cricket mad Aussie mates have been in touch yet...
terrible shot from the aussie captain
Brilliant shot by Clarke you mean
rout
Sod the garden
\o/
Gday zokes, it's getting better and better.
wheres geoff ? we need some bad winner gloating
On the plus side for my new second nationality, Watson's not out LBW yet...
Fantastic over from Wood . I love this so much
Haddins looking happy in the firing line
fantastic throw in from the boundary by Stokes.
Seeing that Wood over, I reckon Haddin's eyes have gone. The best player I ever played with regularly was as fit as a fiddle but in his late 30's confided to me that he wasn't seeing the ball as quickly as he used to. It's not eyesight, you can get lenses or glasses for that, it's how quick you see it, and when you have about half a second for the ball to reach you can't be wasting milliseconds.
[quote=zokes ]On the plus side for my new second nationality, Watson's not out LBW yet...
anyway, he's got to review it for it to count
😀
So, this Mark Wood guy. Seems handy. What's his background?
Got to be careful here as we could get deported as an enemy of the state
But this is fun to watch 🙂
The question has to be, if you had to pick one to bat for your life, would you choose LBWatson or Haddit?