The Ashes

OldCastleSwift

PrestonHammer said:

Out to a stupid shot again. Are they going to learn?

I think you've answered your own question.

Any psychological edge we may have thought we had with BazBall before the series has been well and truly blunted. A naïve declaration at Edgbaston and now this collection of unnecessary shots at Lords.

I think I was a bit optimistic with yesterday's talk of a draw.

Slacker

Bairstow scores a century off 65 deliveries and Broad a fifty off 45, as England press on with a big first innings lead.

buffybegood

Robinson gone, 324-8.

buffybegood

I was going to say I didn't fancy our tail against the new ball, but we might be all out by then.

buffybegood

Broad given lbw, he's reviewed it but I think he's gone.

Yep, 325-9.

Slacker

Slacker said:

Bairstow scores a century off 65 deliveries and Broad a fifty off 45, as England press on with a big first innings lead.

Then I woke up.

buffybegood

And that's it, 325 all out, trail by 91 runs on first innings. Very poor by England this morning, lost 6 wickets for 47 runs.

buffybegood

Warner gone, 63-1, Australia lead by 154.

PrestonHammer

The stat man on the BBC commentary is getting right on my wick. I wish he would just shut up.

buffybegood

Bad lack of review, Broad had Labuschagne lbw, but it wasn't given, and, despite Broad's pleas, it wasn't reviewed either. Mind you, Broad is adamant all his appeals should be upheld, or at least reviewed.

Fortunately not too costly, as Labuschagne has now gone, 123-2, leading by 214.

buffybegood

Bairstow has been sloppy this morning, and now has put down a chance; backpedalling, he couldn't hang onto a ball that looped up over him.

Yeoldhammer

2-0 Aussies. Fielding has been total trash this test.

buffybegood

Finally the 3rd wicket, Khawaja out, 187-3, a lead of 278.

buffybegood

Now Anderson puts down Head on 0, really should have taken that.

PrestonHammer

Could dropping Head and then catching Smith instead prove a masterstroke? Hahaha

buffybegood

But Smith is out the very next ball. 190-4.

buffybegood

197-5, Root takes a great catch at short leg to dismiss Head. Lead is 288.

buffybegood

Green gone, 239-6, an already very big lead of 330.

buffybegood

Carey goes, 242-7. If we can pick up the last couple of wickets cheaply (Lyon very unlikely to bat) then it's potentially a gettable, if still very tough, target.

buffybegood

Stokes oversteps yet again and this one is costly; he gets Cummins out caught off a no-ball.

buffybegood

Cummings gone now for 11, 261-8, the lead 351.

buffybegood

buffybegood said:

Carey goes, 242-7. If we can pick up the last couple of wickets cheaply (Lyon very unlikely to bat) then it's potentially a gettable, if still very tough, target.

Might be wrong there, Lyon is kitted up and has hobbled down towards the pitch for when the next wicket falls, so it looks like he's going to try.

buffybegood

264-9, Lyon hobbling out to the middle.

buffybegood

Lyon and Starc managed to added a further 15 runs, Australia all out for 279.

England need 371 to win.

Slacker

Game on innit.

buffybegood

Crawley gone already, 9-1.

Lukerz

Looks like the series is over 😂

Slacker

Lukerz said:

Looks like the series is over 😂

You are Yeoldhammer and I claim my £5.*

* one for the kids there.

buffybegood

Oh dear, Pope gone, 13-2

thornburyiron

Pope gone too now. Could be all over tonight.