The Ashes 2015

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Jints said:

Scoring is so quick these days that we could (in theory) build a lead of 500+ and still have five sessions to bowl them out

Weather permitting.

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Yet another 50 for Golden Balls 2nd

181-4 Lead of 303

kinveachyaddick

Very difficult to see us losing from here now. Watson's military medium is pure cannon fodder at this level

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Root bowled by Hazlewood for 60

207-5 and a lead of 329

A lead of 400 would be excellent

LenGlover

240-7 lead 362

Is it enough?

Sillybilly

Wickets tumbling now. Will 380 - 400 be enough? Traditionally you'd have thought so but the cricketing times are a changing.

Gravesend_Addick

We SHOULD have enough..........but I'm getting a bit twitchy

LenGlover

245-8 now Broad gone

Callumcafc

266-8. Partnership from Moeen and Wood here would be ideal.

Sillybilly

Woody! What a man.

Callumcafc

England 289 all out. Lyon bowls Anderson.

Australia will need 412 runs to win. They'll start their chase tomorrow.

The_President

if they win, they deserve it.

cafcledbury

Any charlton fans going tomorrow. I've just travelled up to Birmingham to get 2 tickets. I hope we win tomorrow as there rain forcast for Sunday.

North Lower Neil

cafcledbury said:

Any charlton fans going tomorrow. I've just travelled up to Birmingham to get 2 tickets. I hope we win tomorrow as there rain forcast for Sunday.

Should you not have gone to Cardiff?

CHG

Weather forecast looks ropey onSunday again, maybe England knew that hence the aggressive batting display yesterday afternoon.

The_President

CHG said:

Weather forecast looks ropey onSunday again, maybe England knew that hence the aggressive batting display yesterday afternoon.

yep, rain now forecast for all day - so likely only 2 possible results - England win or rain affected draw.
See also that cloud cover forecast for most of today - Jimmy weather ?
Like Boycott, i dont think Oz have got any chance of winning, England have been the better team over 3 days.
I wonder if Starc will be fit for next Test?

The_President

Also, we seem to have discovered a real gem in Mark Wood.

CHG

Starc will be a big loss for them, might even go as far to say it will make us favourites.

Really like Wood, hope he plays in at least three tests, supposed to be a bit lightweight.

suzisausage

Give him out Kumar, out, out Kumar can you hear me? OUT!

Anyone else shouting at the telly then?

CHG

Rogers trying it? Good blow, 3 wickets a session will do me.

CHG

19-1

red_murph

Rogers gone to Broad

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CHG said:

Rogers trying it? Good blow, 3 wickets a session will do me.

Not if there's no play tomorrow.

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The_President said:

CHG said:

Weather forecast looks ropey onSunday again, maybe England knew that hence the aggressive batting display yesterday afternoon.

I wonder if Starc will be fit for next Test?

Starc has already been ruled out of the next Test.

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cafcledbury said:

Any charlton fans going tomorrow. I've just travelled up to Birmingham to get 2 tickets. I hope we win tomorrow as there rain forcast for Sunday.

I wonder how ledbury is getting on in Birmingham ?

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Oz are very fortunate to be only 1 down. It really could be 3 down.

CHG

Strange decision to bring Ali on, pressure off, leaked runs.

Callumcafc

ALI!!! Gets a big wicket just before lunch.

Warner lbw Moeen Ali 52


Australia 97-2 at lunch.

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Boom !

We deserved that. Warner had been riding his luck all morning.

suzisausage

Forgive Ali for the 22 runs now!