The Ashes 2015

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England 1st Innings

Lyth c Nevill b Starc 14
Cook lbw b Starc 43
Bell lbw b Starc 1
Root c Nevill b Starc 130
Bairstow c Rogers b Hazlewood 74
Wood b Starc 28
Stokes c Nevill b Hazlewood 5
Buttler b Starc 12
Ali not out 4
Extras 4nb 1w 14b 2lb 21
332-8

74 overs gone and the old ball is swinging around. I can't wait for us to bowl again !

DamoNorthStand

Lets just get the 300 lead - I will settle for that.

DamoNorthStand

Lead up to 284.

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I need to leave by 11.45 tomorrow, so let's hope we've wrapped it up by then

DamoNorthStand

Lead races along to 319

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390-9

Moeen Ali c Smith b Johnson 38

England lead by 330.

ValleyGary

another quality catch

ozaddick

I've got Australian commentary here.... I want to stick my hand through the TV and throttle the p>*cks...

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391-9 declared.

DamoNorthStand

ozaddick said:

I've got Australian commentary here.... I want to stick my hand through the TV and throttle the p>*cks...

Do they think they are back in it?

LenGlover

Cook's declared.

Lead 331

CHG

lovely piss taking from England that last 30mins, let's snare one before they have a cuppa....

North Lower Neil

DamoNorthStand said:

ozaddick said:

I've got Australian commentary here.... I want to stick my hand through the TV and throttle the p>*cks...

Do they think they are back in it?

Glenn McGrath probably does.

Going for 3-2 Australia.

Stig

Declared on 391. Massive lead :-)

Callumcafc

Weird decision to declare isn't it?

Still got almost four days of play left.

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Callumcafc said:

Weird decision to declare isn't it?

Still got almost four days of play left.

Good declaration, gives them a nervy spell before lunch.

We've got enough runs, it's about ten wickets now.

cfgs

Ball swinging again. Get them in now, if the create a miracle and make us bat again we have plenty of time.

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Callumcafc said:

Weird decision to declare isn't it?

Still got almost four days of play left.

Great decison. 2 nervous batsman unprepared.

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14-0 at lunch.

DamoNorthStand

32-0

Lead now under 300.

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Warner dropped by Cook at 1st slip. Pretty easy chance.

DamoNorthStand

Australia now reach 50. Lead coming down further.

Can't let them get over 450 in my opinion.

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DamoNorthStand said:

Australia now reach 50. Lead coming down further.

Can't let them get over 450 in my opinion.

We've a 331 lead. If they get 450, we need 120 to win.

If we can't get 120 ...........

I'll start getting concerned if they get 500 and we need over 170.

DamoNorthStand

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DamoNorthStand said:

Australia now reach 50. Lead coming down further.

Can't let them get over 450 in my opinion.

We've a 331 lead. If they get 450, we need 120 to win.

If we can't get 120 ...........

I'll start getting concerned if they get 500 and we need over 170.

England are more than capable of collapsing for less than 120 on this wicket.

DamoNorthStand

Odds for an Aussie win now down to 5s and 6s. Was at 20/1 an hour ago - was going to jump straight on that (and by the looks of things, lots have).

Clearly very unlikely to happen but IF we did lose after all the ribbing we gave yesterday, it would surely go down as one of the most embarrassing moments in English sporting history.

Impossible though.

Must be....

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Warner dropped Bell b Stokes 42 :-(

DamoNorthStand

Lead now under 250

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Stop panicing. Have you got money on it ?

bolloxbolder

Rogers to make 150 now:) lucky bastard,

bolloxbolder

My jinx worked:) Warner to get a ton though.