So we start 5 minutes late and add 5 minutes to the end of the day. Great.
Shouldn't the breaks be moved back as well? The evening session is now going to be 2:30 long and that's not making up all the lost overs from yesterday.
They have, as lunch is now 1:20
Excellent, ESPN were saying lunch and tea were still at the same time.
@suzisausage yet they could start at 10.30 when Hollyoakes needed to be on at 6.30. Obviously wouldn't apply today but just extending the evening session every time isn't a great solution is it?
I don’t they would ever start earlier in England. Many reasons. Not just Hollyoaks. Staff at ground, security, police etc. there is a tight ‘pre match schedule’ to follow and I’m not sure it can be flexed. Plus it was raining at 10.30 this morning anyway.
They started 30 mins earlier at a test in St Lucia once I think when we were there. Defo more lax though. Not many police or security.
Word is Lyon won't bat - there are no runners allowed these days in international cricket. From the TV pictures he was using crutches.
I can't see the Aussies risking making his injury worse while there's a possibility that he'll be back for the fourth or fifth Tests and especially not for a very few runs.
Test meandering at the moment. The draw is coming more into it the rate it's going. Aussies still massive favourites.
Not sure what the tactics are at the moment.
The strategy is to bowl dry and force a mistake and it has worked - Green out hooking.
England won several Tests from this position last year - even chasing down nearly 400 v India (different wicket/ground admittedly). Australia are in a strong position but want every run they can especially as they are without Lyon's bowling on a four/five day wicket.
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But the short ball is easy to play eh
An hour of nothing but easy to play bouncers and short stuff and now three wickets in quick succession all to short deliveries.
And Head got out trying to defend! If only he’d tried to be brainless instead…
England will be looking for four wickets post lunch, assuming Lyon can’t come back out to bat.
I can't see the Aussies risking making his injury worse while there's a possibility that he'll be back for the fourth or fifth Tests and especially not for a very few runs.
England continuing with the short stuff. Cam Green just took one on the helmet (ooh err).
Not sure what the tactics are at the moment.
It’s also somewhat amusing to listen to Mark Taylor moaning because we won’t bowl at them the way they want it.
239-6, lead of 330
Australia 52-5 since England went short
The strategy is to bowl dry and force a mistake and it has worked - Green out hooking.
England won several Tests from this position last year - even chasing down nearly 400 v India (different wicket/ground admittedly). Australia are in a strong position but want every run they can especially as they are without Lyon's bowling on a four/five day wicket.
242-7, lead 333
They will want 350+. Befire play started 400 + would have been the target I would have thought
Assuming Lyon doesn't bat.
Can only see a defeat, unfortunately and bye bye ashes.