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The Ashes 2017-18

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  • McBobbin
    McBobbin Posts: 12,051
    Forgot this was on
  • RedChaser
    RedChaser Posts: 19,885
    edited December 2017

    jamescafc said:

    What's a par 1st innings score on this pitch?

    Judging by what they are saying , then 450 min .

    If we are scoring at over 3 an over, imagine what the Ozzies are going to rattle along at.
    We need to slow it down then and play for a draw to stop the rot (not the Belgian political party) :wink:
  • 251-4 sounds a hell of a lot better than 131-4
  • If I were Lyon, I would have a leg slip as well as a short leg for Bairstow for the one he tucks round the corner playing with the spin.
  • Blimey - desperation or genius but Smith is bringing himself on.
  • 4 overs for Malan to get his century
  • 50 for Bairstow
  • Carter
    Carter Posts: 14,246
    I'm really happy for Malan, he's looked good here
  • 267-4 off 80 and the new ball is now due. Massive period coming up.

    Partnership of 136

    Malan 92* (149)
    Bairstow 55* (120)
  • Really not sure why they haven't taken the new ball - this one is doing absolutely nothing!
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  • Being taken now by Starc.
  • First ball with it and Malan is dropped!!!
  • JohnBoyUK
    JohnBoyUK Posts: 9,018

    First ball with it and Malan is dropped!!!

    Hahahahahhahahahahahahahahaha convict bastards
  • And then Bairstow has a leading edge that goes between 3rd slip and gully for 4. Starc not amused!!!
  • JohnBoyUK
    JohnBoyUK Posts: 9,018
    Blimey, sedate for 30 mins and all of a sudden... Think I may turn off TMS now :(
  • JohnBoyUK
    JohnBoyUK Posts: 9,018
    Panic!
  • Gone a bit frantic out there, we need to settle down again
  • Wonder if Bairstow will laugh off Bancroft's drop in the slips or say it was "weird" in the post session interview.

    One thing's for certain is that, should Malan go on to get a massive score, Bairstow and the other England close fielders will be reminding Bancroft about the drop when he comes into bat.
  • 150 partnership - very well batted you two.
  • Stop bloody chasing the wide ones Jonny!!!
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  • 3000 Test runs at 40 average and we had him batting at 8 in the last Test!!!
  • And Malan gets his maiden Test ton. A very good place and time to do it too.
  • Heads down now you two - see the last few overs out for the day.
  • Well done Dawid, now keep going!
  • McBobbin
    McBobbin Posts: 12,051
    edited December 2017
    We needed someone like Malan to step up, since the seniors are failing so regularly to do so. Well batted Dawid
  • Simonsen
    Simonsen Posts: 5,503
    That's lovely.

    I've watched a lot of Dawid Malan in the last 10 years or so and he's the most graceful of Middlesex batsmen I've seen. He'd have got in any of the great Middlesex Teams of the 40's, 70's or 80s.
  • 300-4 and for those that don't believe it or for any Aussies who are numerically dyslexic and as they used to do on the BBC videprinter when teams used to win 8-0, that's

    THREE HUNDRED FOR FOUR
  • cfgs
    cfgs Posts: 11,476
    130 odd for 4 to 300, I am shocked.
  • RedChaser
    RedChaser Posts: 19,885
    cfgs said:

    130 odd for 4 to 300, I am shocked.

    Me too, I was going to have a lie down but I'm still in bed :wink:
  • I havnt seen any play, but what I've gathered from Cricinfo, Malan has ducked most of the short stuff today?