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Good Morning everyone
I'm locked in for the full 5 days. TMS on radio, Sky Sports on the TV. No beers in yet, shall pop out at lunch for supplies (may call by the pub too)
Aus win the toss and bat
And out them come through the long room
Hope Ali can play well having seen him in the team
and a big ooooooooo to start
Looking like being a tough day for England. 68-0 in an hour of play. Hope is that the Aussies have forgotten how to make hundreds and a series of 30-odds follows.
Good Bye Warner 🙂
Why on earth did he take that shot on?!
Ah well no complaints here
What a dickhead.
I said after the last test that their plan to out and out target Moeen needed review. He's just hit him for consecutive fours, and then whacks it down Anderson's throat.
Brainless.
I know to asses the pitch you need to wait until both teams bat but that could be Saturday...
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The locals will be remembering what cricket is in the morning
Any chance Geraint Thomas could make his way to Lords for tomorrow. He could bowl them out in no time. Left arm spin at one end, right arm fast from the other. Then score a double hundred. Off 14 balls.
#mancrush
FFS
FFS
+1
Think it's time to call it a day/night
All about when I get up?
We should be just about halfway through England's reply by the time Flashy arrives for the Day Four action.
Thankfully the cricket didn't stop the enjoyment of my picnic at Lords today.
Beer was cold, I wasn't at work, watching cricket in the sun.
If Lords produced proper cricket wickets it would help, but at least we know the track will still be as good on day 5.
More likely to be the follow on, Martin!
The damm locals are getting excited
When do we think the declaration will come? After tea today when they have 550 or tomorrow morning on 600+
A half decent reply from England will get a draw ie no follow on.
Woohoo. We're really romping through the top order now!*
*Don't be too disappointed when you rush over for a look.
Well. We did get off a bit lightly with Smith in the first test.
Christ this is getting boring now.
Got tickets for sunday.
Between the tedium and the fact it is going to chuck it down all day I doubt we will be going
Also due to be going on Sunday.
Factor in jetlag to the above and, erm......
Aussies need to declare soon.
Or get themselves out.
On this wicket there is no reason why England shouldn't be able to bat this out.
(I know, I know).
England always inexplicably collapse on good batting wickets where the opposition has posted a decent score.
There's an Aussie collapse going on here though.
517 for 1
proof that anything is possible.
Declared... Seems early to me
I don't think I dare look....
Clever captaincy. How to screw with the opposition's minds.
Clever captaincy. How to screw with the opposition's minds.
Will wait to see what happens before saying it's clever 🙂
(England will probably collapse to 70-4 or something similar very soon)
😥
What the ****ing ****
I can't see a collapse today.
80 - 1 at the close. Lyth the man out.
Wish I could share your optimism.
Lyth the man out.
Well that bit is certainly correct...
Cook needs to get a big score here.
Christ on a bike
I am frankly embarrassed now 🙁
And another 🙁
oooh dear
England will probably collapse to 70-4 or something similar very soon
I may have been a bit generous...
FFS - at least try and tire their bowlers out for the follow-on.
🙁