The Ashes

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  • IronHerbIronHerb
    Agree, but we want the pitch to deteriorate somewhat.
  • buffybegoodbuffybegood
    Root goes for 91 off 106 balls, 332-5 lead of 320.

    Moeen comes in at 7.
  • ValiantIronValiantIron
    I still think the weather forecast is so bad (again), we should have a go at them tonight. Maybe 8 overs or so.
  • IronHerbIronHerb
    The commentators onSky said there would be weather about but nothing to dire.
  • thornburyironthornburyiron
    Bairstow gone
  • buffybegoodbuffybegood
    360-6, Bairstow goes for 78 off 103 balls, England lead by 348.
  • thornburyironthornburyiron
    Woakes gone for 1. We are giving our wickets away now. Massive score the Aussies will need but it won’t really be a chase. All they need to do is stay in for a long time and it could happen naturally.
  • LukerzLukerz
    edited July 2023
    The Aussies are not chasing this no matter how many days are left. They had two days to bat in their first innings and didn’t manage it. It’s now day 4. If I was them I’d have declared 15 mins ago.
  • thornburyironthornburyiron
    Today is day 3. They’ll have six sessions.
  • buffybegoodbuffybegood
    Yet another umpiring mistake, Wood given lbw but the ball not particularly close to hitting the stumps when it was reviewed.
  • thornburyironthornburyiron
    Ali out now.
  • LukerzLukerz
    Doesn’t matter how many sessions, they won’t last 6 sessions.
  • buffybegoodbuffybegood
    375-8, lead of 363.
  • thornburyironthornburyiron
    Now Wood gone.
  • buffybegoodbuffybegood
    379-9, a lead of 367.
  • buffybegoodbuffybegood
    And yet another umpiring mistake, they've been shocking. Anderson saved on review.

    389-9 close of play, a lead of 377.
  • PrestonHammerPrestonHammer
    Tomorrow will be Stuart Broad's last game of cricket.
  • IronHerbIronHerb
    buffybegood said:

    And yet another umpiring mistake, they've been shocking. Anderson saved on review.

    389-9 close of play, a lead of 377.

    I blame Moyes.
  • IronHerbIronHerb
    Cricinfo just written that Broad has announced his retirement. Hope it's not immediate. 😂
  • buffybegoodbuffybegood
    PrestonHammer said:

    Tomorrow will be Stuart Broad's last game of cricket.

    What if the game goes on till Monday 🤔🤔🤔😂🤣😂?
  • PrestonHammerPrestonHammer
    buffybegood said:

    PrestonHammer said:

    Tomorrow will be Stuart Broad's last game of cricket.

    What if the game goes on till Monday 🤔🤔🤔😂🤣😂?
    He's going to get a five for and England will bowl them all out tomorrow. 😄
  • buffybegoodbuffybegood
    England all out for 395, Australia need 384 to win, or 383 to win the series.
  • thornburyironthornburyiron
    Aussies going along comfortably so far. They know there’s no need to chase as they have two days so treating it as an opening innings.
  • LukerzLukerz
    If this test has shown us anything is that you are never ‘comfortable’ on this wicket. Easily go from 120-2 to 180-6 or 300-4 to 380 all out.
  • thornburyironthornburyiron
    Buffy they win the series no matter how many runs they get if we don’t take 10 wickets. Having two batters still out there at the close tomorrow will do it for them. The onus is totally on us to get the wickets.
  • buffybegoodbuffybegood
    thornburyiron said:

    Buffy they win the series no matter how many runs they get if we don’t take 10 wickets. Having two batters still out there at the close tomorrow will do it for them. The onus is totally on us to get the wickets.

    Obviously, but given they've 6 sessions and there's not too much rain around, I think a draw is very unlikely.

  • thornburyironthornburyiron
    This is oh so easy for them. These two look like they could get them on their own.
  • SlackerSlacker
    Doncha just love the English summer?😡
  • buffybegoodbuffybegood
    buffybegood said:

    Obviously, but given they've 6 sessions and there's not too much rain around, I think a draw is very unlikely.

    So much for there not being much rain around, a draw is a real possibility now it would seem.

  • buffybegoodbuffybegood
    Woakes gets Warner, 140-1.
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