3rd Ashes Test England v Australia July 6-10 1930hrs @ Headingley

[deedog2]

Don't know why anyone is surprised, 2-0 down, backs to the wall, they were always going to make runs, wicket looks great

 

[DocklandsSaint]

Its insane they decided to bowl first

Yep...looked a very brave call particularly after bowling his quicks into the ground with a day long bumper assault three days before.

England's first inning batting has lost them every test, and despite Stokes's superhuman (as usual) effort after lunch, it will be the same story here.

 

[Foucault1989]

Any lead before we started but they were 5-87 and 7-142. That’s absolutely piss poor and there’s a worrying pattern over all 3 tests with not keeping our foot on the throat.

Cummins tactics to the tail is to buy the wickets rather than bowl them out and I haven’t seen it work in our favour once.

We’re 2-0 up but have done our best to lose this series. Should have been over a long time ago

Except when we took 6/47 in a session....and won the first two tests....

 

[smasha]

To get a lead is a great result when you think where we were early yesterday.

Take the Kiwi out of the England side and they are a very average cricket team.

 

[Ohitsthatguy]

What an innings by Stokes.
Awesome hitting (and done under some duress with a crook leg)


Too many clowns in this thread. The constant negativity and sooking is exhausting.
Reminds me of the match threads with all the free kicking whinging and umpire bashing


Big Footy sucks.

**** off then

 

[Howard Littlejohn]

Predict Warners score ... i m predicting 15-25 caught in 2nd slip bowler mostly Broad

11 bowled by Broad

 

[Iceman!]

We royally ****ed that up, we will be bowled out for under 100 now

 

[Southerntakeover]

It's not nothing, in a low scoring game it can basically be an extra wickets worth of runs. Disappointing it isn't more but it isn't nothing.

Get skittled it won't save you. Need to bat well.

 

[Jack Lord]

If fielders caught Stokes when they got the chance he wouldn’t have this hero reputation. He’d just be another English plodder.

 

[BLUEALLTHRU]

But we're not 600 runs in front, BAT. And Starc dropped a catch that looked a tough chance at best.

Apologies and you’ve always said that!

 

[Shaunbkk]

My mum 85, probably rightly, as money is all that matters in human history, that this is happening to make sure the score is 2 -1 going into me t test to keep interest. It would not surprise me after seeing a poor captain attack the innings in that way. Zero pressure on Wood Broad and Robinson with any close in fielders or two slips and outswingers outside of off stump???? Oh and Boland Marsh have experience but Baby Murphy on a ground smaller than Broads unbroad brain gets to bowl. Cummings should hand it over to Smith. Head should bowl more......Ozzie's need to target sixes from the start with field in...it looked sooooooooo easy for Wood
FFS he's at 20 specialist

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[deedog2]

No, make them bowl lots of overs

SAid it tongue and cheek

 

[Foucault1989]

Haha, this muppet thinks playing liking a guy means they're a good captain.

Well we are 2-0 up with a strong chance to win this test....

 

[Syd_Bombay]

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In the top 10 off career catches now too

has dropped Ashes yesterday ... almost likely

 

[Corkintheocean]

* these campaigners, bat them into a draw

The draws paying $7.50. There's no way this match doesn't have a result, despite a bit of rain in the next 3 days.

 

[Jimthegreat]

What an innings by Stokes. He crawled to 20 runs off about 65 balls and went WHOOSHKA
Awesome hitting (and done under some duress with a crook leg)


Too many clowns in this thread. The constant negativity and sooking is exhausting.
Reminds me of the match threads with all the free kicking whinging and umpire bashing


Big Footy sucks.

You don't have to be here if you don't like it.

 

[yabsy]

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Most catches in an innings by Smith. He already had a share of the record

First time was Capetown 2018

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[Coasters7]

When Marsh walked out yesterday, how many of you would have eagerly accepted taking a lead of 26 going into innings 2, day 2? I would've.

That’s such a shit mentality. So because one of our blokes swung the momentum in our favour it makes it okay to go to water in the space of half an hour and undo all the hard work?

 

[Moonwatcher]

England still have to shut Marsh down

He edged to the slips for 12 in the first innings. If England hold their catches they lead by 100 runs.

 

[Burtonsgottago]

95 for the last 3 wickets… terrible

 

[Iceman!]

Get skittled it won't save you. Need to bat well.

Which is why it is handy and not a match winning lead...

 

[Aussie_boy]

Lost the toss, got sent into bat and have come out with a first innings lead and a wounded English bowling cartel. I'd say advantage Australia.

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Fully expecting Stokes to hobble in and take 5/15.

 

[Bedi]

Could David Warner play like it's in Australia please

for whatever reason i feel like he's the key here. If he gets going, all else will fall in place

 

[DapperDon]

Not gonna lie, I'm getting frickin sick of Stokes heroic innings. Just do a Davey Warner, just once. For the love of christ!

 

[Ohitsthatguy]

The draws paying $7.50. There's no way this match doesn't have a result, despite a bit of rain in the next 3 days.

I'm not so sure, English weather, no one knows