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

[Peter Bixley]

He is out of form but it's a good out of form if that makes sense. Still getting starts and helping the opener (Usman) consolidate.

The average is misleading, he's a good player not one that will average 60 in a career.

He's getting scores that Warner can only dream about.

 

[Peter Bixley]

It's not sunny at Headingley at the time of writing. It's not especially grim, but if we bowl well, we can get assistance from the conditions. Not a batting paradise like day 2.

 

[BGman]

expect Jhye, Morris, Johnson to loom large

Yep that trio will be putting pressure on the encumbents, thats a cert.

 

[katana]

well i hope if this test has taught england anything its that juicy wickets make more entertaining cricket. this game has felt another level to the previous two (there was a lot of sessions of negative short bowling in them which is really boring). i feel australia learnt this lesson in the last few years and the recent pitches put up here have been a lot more entertaining.

anyway, another tense day coming up.

 

[Neese]

Early for a Caruso's Pee Less ad

 

[Cap]

Bit of a loss as to why the commentators seem to think this chase should be a walk in the park.

 

[kenneje]

Root and Stokes are the only two that worry me. I think it's a matter of time before all their other bats knick off.

If we can't get Stokes in his first 20 balls then we should waste no time in going to bowling full and wide outside off and setting the field accordingly. Drying him up there is the best way to get his wicket.

The way we bowled to him in the second innings of test 2 was brilliant. Completely stifled his power. Was masterful.

 

[DYLANROO18]

How many wickets do we need in the first hour to have a chance?

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[Peter Bixley]

How many wickets do we need in the first hour to have a chance?

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Three.

 

[peetoo]

Stokes knees are cooked too. Happy to bowl wide outside off getting him to reach, also out of his favoured leg side hitting arc.

Is that in the “spirit’ though?

 

[yabsy]

How many wickets do we need in the first hour to have a chance?

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3 I reckon.

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[peetoo]

Surely there’s more pressure on the home team?

 

[Bedi]

How many wickets do we need in the first hour to have a chance?

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don't need to get any wickets the first hour, but 3 would be nice

 

[smasha]

#Ihatebuckethats

 

[kenneje]

Surely there’s more pressure on the home team?

Absolutely.

I do think the one good thing about bazball is they are told to play with freedom and not to worry because they'll win more than they lose.

It's mental and I believe leads to worse results overall, but I'm expecting them to play with freedom today.

 

[FromTheBoundaryLine]

Fun Fact: Of the 100 lowest test scores (230 or less) at Headingley across all nations.
England have 38 of them.
Australia 16.

 

[Coasters7]

It's not sunny at Headingley at the time of writing. It's not especially grim, but if we bowl well, we can get assistance from the conditions. Not a batting paradise like day 2.

Expecting the skies to clear in the next 10 minutes as they walk out to bat

 

[BGman]

He is out of form but it's a good out of form if that makes sense. Still getting starts and helping the opener (Usman) consolidate.

A player of his quality should be going on, he is not Marcus Harris. Either it is a technical thing with him or a mental thing. Not all good starts tho with 13,0 in second match.

 

[Plugger35]

First session will be crucial, early wickets will make it a tough chase for England but if they get through to lunch no more than 2 down they should win.

 

[Peter Bixley]

don't need to get any wickets the first hour, but 3 would be nice

We need wickets early. If we don't get one in the first hour then it's over.

 

[BGman]

Surely there’s more pressure on the home team?

Spot on, they are the ones trailing 0-2. We have to use that to our advantage in our tactics and field placings. Exert maximum pressure, a rare Ashes win is at stake.

 

[Snarls Barkley]

Don’t think we’ve got enough personally but it’ll still be a tough chase. Think we missed out a bit on day 2, both with their lower order and more importantly our top order failing. Yesterday was tough batting conditions and Head did really well to get us where he did.

 

[Wetdog]

We need two in the first hour and a total of three wickets by lunch.

If we do that, then we are in with a shot.

England 70/30 favourites to win at ball one today.

 

[Snarls Barkley]

Nothing would be sweeter than winning the Ashes today and the whole England media turning on their team

 

[luthor]

If there is any justice, the day should be dark with leaden skies with the ball hooping around all over the place and Cummo to remove the Crawler and the Rooter in the first 10 minutes , then Starc to knock over the Dwarf shortly on a dodgy umpire's call

We have been totally screwed by the weather Gods and the "umpire's call" so they both owe us big time