The Ashes 2015

Addictedoldgit

Oh shit, I'm a glass half empty type at the best of times. Shall turn off the tv an close the curtains in my dark room.

soapy_jones

Are we shit again?

Been trying to avoid it today...

Super_horns

Captain's innings from Cook?

(He'll be out soon now..)

Addick Addict

soapy_jones said:

Are we shit again?

Been trying to avoid it today...

Yes but not as bad as we were an hour ago when we were 30-4. Stokesy and Cooky are batting very well and have taken it to 78.

Just another 289 and we will have avoided the fall on.

LenGlover

85-4 at the close.

Covered End

I thought Cook & Stokes batted very well and were in little danger. I didn't want to comment at the time, as you know they would be straight out.

Lyth looks out of his depth and Ballance & Bell bottled it (no surprise).

Root didn't bottle it, but Mitch Johnson definitely shook him up.

I'm going tomorrow. I hope to see us get the target 367.

ChiAddick

Covered End said:

I thought Cook & Stokes batted very well and were in little danger. I didn't want to comment at the time, as you know they would be straight out.

Lyth looks out of his depth and Ballance & Bell bottled it (no surprise).

Root didn't bottle it, but Mitch Johnson definitely shook him up.

I'm going tomorrow. I hope to see us get the target 367.

Yea I agree if we avoid the follow on we would have done amazing. Tall order though.

killerandflash

Cook to bat all day, and hopefully when the Australian seamers start flagging by mid afternoon, the lower order can take them apart.

Unless of course Lyon is a massive threat to the left handers, then...

MountsfieldPark

MountsfieldPark said:

Kevin who?

Kevin where?

soapy_jones

Gonna piss down Sunday. Might give us a chance. Personally I think we'll bottle this. How do I know? my mate's going tomorrow and he's the unluckiest bastard walking.

North Lower Neil

Cook is the key, it's made for his strengths. Hopefully he can stick around.

oohaahmortimer

Forecast has cleared up for Sunday so we'll need a miracle to not lose this

cfgs

Need to bat to tomorrow lunchtime, hopefully longer, to stand any chance of getting a draw. If we do manage that then to win the Convicts have to bat even more aggressively to set a target. They can't afford the time to set an overly safe declaration so the game could still be a foot.

All that is based on our ability to score another three hundred runs though

CHG

Would love to see us show some good fight and bat as deep as we know we can. 400 will put us in a good position to fight for the draw.

Callumcafc

130-4

Stokes 61*
Cook 40*

McBobbin

These two need to bat all day

Callumcafc

175-5

Stokes b Marsh 87

Callumcafc

181-5 at lunch.

Callumcafc

210-6

Buttler c Nevill b Lyon 13

Lincsaddick

Buttler's place is in serious danger given Bairstow's formidable form

Carter

Is Bairstow a wicketkeeper then? I'd have thought Ian Bell is under more pressure than Buttler

Callumcafc

Cook dragged onto his stumps.................

Cook b Marsh 96

Carter

Geoffrey Boycott going mad on TMS about that

North Lower Neil

Lincsaddick said:

Buttler's place is in serious danger given Bairstow's formidable form

Completely disagree, Buttler is class and will keep getting better.

North Lower Neil

Gutted about Cook, think he deserved a ton but more importantly we needed him to stick around to 150odd to reach 367.

Callumcafc

New ball taken at 80 overs.

Callumcafc

285-7 at tea.

Callumcafc

82 runs needed to avoid follow on.

Super_horns

Callumcafc said:

82 runs needed to avoid follow on.

Will the Aussies enforce it?

Riviera

Callumcafc said:

82 runs needed to avoid follow on.

I think the follow-on issue is irrelevant. Can't see Aussie enforcing it now.