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

[William Caresser]

Didn't mind Murphy having a go, but we let him take the initiative way too easily. The bowling to Wood was beyond dumb.

Yep, that bowling and field setting to Wood after we"d controlled the game with orthodox fields was utterly ridiculous. And we didn't stop it.

We"re like the compulsive gambler who keeps putting $1000 on a 7-1 shot over and over again.

 

[TennisPlayerAndy]

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

If Root takes that catch the whole match changes from then on.

 

[Blue1980]

Don’t worry, relax everyone, because we should be happy with any lead according to some.

I will be interested to see if the same feeling remains if we’re 4 down for less than 100 by stumps. Of course the game is evenly balanced by at 8 down with a lead of 96 we had a chance to completely bat them out of it.

It’s the same thing every single time and we don’t learn. One minute we play like a dynasty team and the next we’re 2010/11 Australia.

I am absolutely hoping like hell we don’t lose more than 2-3 wickets today.


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I don’t expect them to be super beings from another planet, im happy we are 2-0 up and have a first innings lead here.

Stokes in that mood is capable of almost anything.

I mean the constant twists and turns have made this an awesome series, but yes I would like england to **** off now.

 

[peternorth]

if australia could be only say 3 or 4 down by days end itd be ok

 

[Corkintheocean]

How much of a lead would we need?

300 should be good given there will be some cloud cover around.

 

[The King!]

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

We dropped Stokes

 

[Jack Lord]

Broad coming off 2 consecutive tests

Wood is underdone

Robinson is done

Woakes is fit

Moen’s finger is iffy and coming back out of a long break from tests.

 

[Snarls Barkley]

Number 17?

 

[Ohitsthatguy]

Imagine singing about Jesus being in England

 

[Visions]

Australia will be 7 down at stumps tonight. This game is ending tomorrow.

 

[Freezin]

Amazing the mind set of one player can do against a side. Bat sensibly till stumps under the sun, Eng a bowler down....it ain't going 5 days....definitely due to the weather.

 

[dumb]

We only need 474 to guarantee a win instead of 500

 

[Tugga27]

He bowled beautifully in that first session without luck.

He did bowl well in the first session.

Cummins doesn't seem to trust him when they start playing shots.

I think he's had a relatively poor series so far.

 

[Sun Ra]

Stokes is not cooked, people say he's cooked every match then he comes in and bowls 10 overs and bats for 2 hours and is fine.

He can hardly walk.

 

[Kappa]

Imagine how irrelevant Stokes would be if we dismiss him the first chance we get...

People would be attacking him for a poor series.

 

[Peter Bixley]

When did he bust his finger??

At Edgbaston. No way has he fully healed since then.

 

[Kuuz]

How much of a lead would we need?

Based on the end of our previous session...


4000 runs. Maybe 4100 give or take.

 

[Syd_Bombay]

that Ollie Robiinson is shit bowler no pace nada ... he would sprain his neck watching ball fly into stadium if he comes to Australia

 

[Bedi]

How much of a lead would we need?

The answer is always 350

 

[The Passenger]

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

The lack of intestinal fortitude on display in this forum is mind boggling.

 

[AJ_2000]

Yep. We should be now getting the best of the batting conditions. Maybe get at them with some overcast, anything over 200 could be very hard to chase.

Not the way we bowl top the tail.

 

[Kappa]

He can hardly walk.

And yet he steams in and bowls 10 overs every test match lmao

 

[danstar]

How much of a lead would we need?

550 minimum

 

[BLUEALLTHRU]

I reckon this zinger will really land if you repeat it five or six more times

It’ll probably just go over the top .

 

[Drugs Are Bad Mackay?]

Woakes will swing the new ball

Much prefer if Robinson was fit