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3rd Ashes Test
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Hmmm I think we need another wicket.
Aus 168-3 47 overs
Clarke 52*
Smith 11*0 -
Huge appeal for caught behind. Given not out but reviewed.
Decision stands. Smith stays at the crease.0 -
Not given, all the reviews gone.0
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So what's happened to the traditional umpiring maxim
if in doubt not out?0 -
something strange is going on, that's two reviews, both with phantom sounds in that clearly weren't the bat, don't look like bat on pad or bat on floor, so what are they?
Decision was fair enough, as with the previous one, there wasn't enough in the footage to overturn the on-field decision.0 -
And the umpires even it up by not giving Smith out LBW when it was plumb... dear oh dear0
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203-3 58.5ovs
Clarke 73*
Smith 25*0 -
hot work out there for the boys today .. hot & muggy .. welcome to Brisbane0
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My 3-1 prediction is looking good.0
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Runs on a road in SA count for nothing, Warner fails.0
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370-5
Swann comes on & does the business, getting Smith 89 & Warner 5.
Warner appealled & lost, after thick edging it to slip. Hilarious. (Tbf his bat also hit his pad).0 -
He's not the sharpest knife in the drawer, but given some of the third umpire decisions in this Test and series it might be worth appealling a slap off the meat of the bat to cover.Covered End said:370-5
Swann comes on & does the business, getting Smith 89 & Warner 5.
Warner appealled & lost, after thick edging it to slip. Hilarious. (Tbf his bat also hit his pad).0 -
392/5 at lunch.
The pitch looks pretty benign - but England will still have to bat well.
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at last a proper test match .. sensible batting, bowlers struggling and a pensive, quiet crowd. I feel quite nostalgic0
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Clarke b Broad 186
427-6
Broad's 200th test wicket.0 -
430-7
Siddle b Swann 1
5 wickets for Swann.0 -
Need to wrap this up. We'll need to get close to their score, because batting last won't be fun (unless we are already focussed on a draw!). Lets hope Cook, Trott and KP step up. They are due a score0
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Conversely it seems some aussie pundits are concerned that Aus will get bowled out for 465, England will rack up 600 and then skittle Aus on the last day. The general opinion seems to be it's a bit of a batsmen's paradise out there.
Question is, would Tremlett have been the better option on a flat track?0 -
Or Panesar? Bearing mind Swanny has taken 5 of the 7 wickets0
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Good call. Make you wonder why Root has only bowled 2 overs.McBobbin said:Or Panesar? Bearing mind Swanny has taken 5 of the 7 wickets
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507-7 at tea.0
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Is Anderson playing in this test? Oh no not another tailender taking the piss out of our bowling.0
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I'm up to Manchester tomorrow, as I have tickets for Sunday and Monday. Before the match I was worried about the game being over in 3 days, and not seeing any play. Now, rain seems to be the issue, with both days loking quite rainy.0
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527-7 declared.0
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It's Manchester soon to be renamed Rainchester :-(killerandflash said:I'm up to Manchester tomorrow, as I have tickets for Sunday and Monday. Before the match I was worried about the game being over in 3 days, and not seeing any play. Now, rain seems to be the issue, with both days loking quite rainy.
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So England need 328 to avoid the follow on, that is gettable. I'd have thought Australia's best chance would be to hammer some more quick runs against tired bowling and set a follow target of over 400.0
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Fred Boycott @FredBoycott
They've had enough. The England bowlers have ground them down. 527-7 dec.0 -
quite an aggressive declaration that. Thought they'd bat on for another hour or two.
Assuming England can avoid a collapse it's hard to see this game ending in a result. It need the pitch to deteriorate quite a bit to give the bowling a chance on days 4 and 5. I'll be out of the country from tomorrow, so at least I can't jinx the English batsmen by flicking the TV over to catch the score just in time to see a wicket fall!0 -
A pretty big assumption!randy andy said:Assuming England can avoid a collapse....
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If Australia get 2 or 3 tonight, it'll be a very sensible declaration. It must be tough for Cook, being Captain out there in the sun for the best part of 2 days, then 10 minutes later walking out with his pads on.0