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Post by Aj_June on Aug 4, 2019 10:52:21 GMT
It's just not happening for England. Ali just isn't test standard. Australia adding runs easily. Can't really see where any wickets are going to come from. Australia ahead in the game right now IMO. Exactly. I don't know how stupid is England management to try Ali in spite of his recent poor show.
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Post by pimpinainteasy on Aug 4, 2019 10:56:07 GMT
It's just not happening for England. Ali just isn't test standard. Australia adding runs easily. Can't really see where any wickets are going to come from. Australia ahead in the game right now IMO. Exactly. I don't know how stupid is England management to try Ali in spite of his recent poor show. I think he picked up 18-20 wickets in three tests in Sri Lanka. |
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Post by pimpinainteasy on Aug 4, 2019 11:01:09 GMT
Head closing in on a half century.
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Post by pimpinainteasy on Aug 4, 2019 11:07:04 GMT
This test is headed for a draw.
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Post by Aj_June on Aug 4, 2019 11:07:57 GMT
This test is headed for a draw. What are you talking about, man? Lyon will destroy England in 2 sessions.
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Post by pimpinainteasy on Aug 4, 2019 11:11:35 GMT
This test is headed for a draw. What are you talking about, man? Lyon will destroy England in 2 sessions. But Aussies need to put another 220 on board to feel comfortable. And that will consume the whole day |
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Post by hoskotafe3 on Aug 4, 2019 11:28:14 GMT
Which leaves the last day to bowl England out. Only rain can save them. Imagine that. Australia 8-122 on Day One are going to win a game by plenty at a ground they never win at.
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Post by Aj_June on Aug 4, 2019 11:29:08 GMT
What are you talking about, man? Lyon will destroy England in 2 sessions. But Aussies need to put another 220 on board to feel comfortable. And that will consume the whole day Australians don't need 300 runs lead, man. They know they can dismantle England for far less. The game is now for Australia to lose and even if Aussies bat whole day today they can still bowl out England easily tomorrow. England need wickets desperately now.
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Post by hoskotafe3 on Aug 4, 2019 11:35:02 GMT
Is Woakes injured too? Hasn't bowled this morning with the test slipping away.
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Post by hoskotafe3 on Aug 4, 2019 11:36:25 GMT
That wasn't very sensible from Head...
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Post by pimpinainteasy on Aug 4, 2019 11:49:25 GMT
Is Wade planning to go apeshit?
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Post by Carl LaFong on Aug 4, 2019 12:05:37 GMT
Odds:
Eng: 28/13 (31.5%)
Aus: 21/17 (44.5%)
Draw: 41/13 (24.0%)
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Post by weststigersbob on Aug 4, 2019 12:05:54 GMT
Interesting session of play. I don’t think England bowled terribly well, and Head threw his wicket away. A lead of 141 with 6 wickets in hand, 5 sessions to go - it’s about 50/50 at the moment.
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Post by hoskotafe3 on Aug 4, 2019 12:13:12 GMT
50/50? Australia well ahead, particularly given that Woakes hasn't bowled today. Is he injured? If not than Root should resign as captain tonight. Ridiculous not to use one of your main strikers with the test moving away from you at pace.
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Post by pimpinainteasy on Aug 4, 2019 12:18:34 GMT
Interesting session of play. I don’t think England bowled terribly well, and Head threw his wicket away. A lead of 141 with 6 wickets in hand, 5 sessions to go - it’s about 50/50 at the moment. It was apparently a backfoot noball and Head was erroneously given out |
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Post by Carl LaFong on Aug 4, 2019 12:20:41 GMT
Interesting session of play. I don’t think England bowled terribly well, and Head threw his wicket away. A lead of 141 with 6 wickets in hand, 5 sessions to go - it’s about 50/50 at the moment. It was apparently a backfoot noball and Head was erroneously given out That's at least three Aussie batsmen who been given out incorrectly in this match so far.
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Post by Carl LaFong on Aug 4, 2019 12:28:17 GMT
Name the 4 Aussies who have made a century in both innings of an Ashes match? Answer:
Warren Bardsley (1909)
Arthur Morris (1947)
Steve Waugh (1997)
Matthew Hayden (2002)
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Post by hitchcockthelegend on Aug 4, 2019 12:42:04 GMT
Interesting session of play. I don’t think England bowled terribly well, and Head threw his wicket away. A lead of 141 with 6 wickets in hand, 5 sessions to go - it’s about 50/50 at the moment. It was apparently a backfoot noball and Head was erroneously given out No it wasn't. The two angles showed that first contact was within the line.
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Post by hitchcockthelegend on Aug 4, 2019 12:48:03 GMT
Weather is going to play a part in this for sure  England lose this it is down to having Oz at 122 for 8 and not having Anderson available to out Siddle and Lyon, then we would be having different conversations today. We are all sort of expecting Lyon to spin England out tomorrow but they have improved against spin, where they adopted different tactics against Lanka and rendered Herath as null and void. I just hope they go for an attack attack approach whatever the total they are faced with, no point in croaking it and wondering! |
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Post by Hairynosedwombat on Aug 4, 2019 12:54:29 GMT
Which leaves the last day to bowl England out. Only rain can save them. Imagine that. Australia 8-122 on Day One are going to win a game by plenty at a ground they never win at.I believe the last time Australia won the Ashes in England they won the opening Test at Edgebaston. 2001 I think with Steve Waugh.
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