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England Cricket 2025

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  • Callumcafc
    Callumcafc Posts: 64,812
    Scores are level without further loss of wickets
  • Callumcafc
    Callumcafc Posts: 64,812
    200 up for England
  • golfaddick
    golfaddick Posts: 34,568
    200 up. Only 3 down with a lead of 17. 

    If we can get to close of play with no more than 5 down and a lead of 100 then it might make tomorrow a tad exciting....esp if we can get a lead of 180+.
  • golfaddick
    golfaddick Posts: 34,568
    Bethel in the nervous 90's. 
  • Callumcafc
    Callumcafc Posts: 64,812
    edited January 7
    Bethell has his maiden FC century! Second innings, day four at the SCG.
  • golfaddick
    golfaddick Posts: 34,568
    Bethel finally brings up his century. Taking on Webster by coming down the track & lofting him over mid wicket for 4.

    103*
  • golfaddick
    golfaddick Posts: 34,568
    Now for Brook to do the same.
  • Callumcafc
    Callumcafc Posts: 64,812
    His dad’s reaction to the boundary he hit for the ton was special. He just wanted to hug the folks around him.
  • Callumcafc
    Callumcafc Posts: 64,812
    edited January 7
    100 partnership up between Bethell and Brook

    218-3, lead by 35.

    Bethell 106
    Brook 41
  • Callumcafc
    Callumcafc Posts: 64,812
    edited January 7
    219-4

    Brook lbw to Webster after a review. Clipping the bails like Root’s but somehow this one kept a mm lower and it’s not an umpire’s call.

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  • Callumcafc
    Callumcafc Posts: 64,812
    Jacks in at 6 after Stokes’ injury earlier in the day.
  • Callumcafc
    Callumcafc Posts: 64,812
    219-5

    Jacks heaves into the deep second ball and caught
  • cfgs
    cfgs Posts: 11,539
    Soooo frustrating.
  • Callumcafc
    Callumcafc Posts: 64,812
    edited January 7
    Smith in at his usual 7 and off the mark with a punch shot into cover

    They have said Stokes will bat but we don’t know when that will be.
  • golfaddick
    golfaddick Posts: 34,568
    Ffs !!   2 wickets in 2 balls. The collapse has started. England just cant help themselves can they ? Everytime they get into a position where they look like they might be getting ahead.....they lose their heads. 

    I'm off to bed. Expect to see the Aussies batting by close of play.
     
  • Callumcafc
    Callumcafc Posts: 64,812
    Stokes has pads on in the dressing room so possibly in next at 8
  • Callumcafc
    Callumcafc Posts: 64,812
    edited January 7
    250 up for England, lead by 67.

    250-5

    Bethell 117
    Smith 19
  • Callumcafc
    Callumcafc Posts: 64,812
    264-5 at drinks - lead by 81.

    Bethell 123
    Smith 26
  • Addick Addict
    Addick Addict Posts: 40,557
    Well batted Jacob Bethell. A ray of hope for the future. He's always been technically sound - it's using Test cricket to find your game that has been the issue. Need him to not give it up now though it's more of a concern that those batting with him will do so. 
  • Callumcafc
    Callumcafc Posts: 64,812
    edited January 7
    Run out first ball after drinks. Smith gone at the non strikers end.

    264-6

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  • Callumcafc
    Callumcafc Posts: 64,812
    Stokes is out to bat at 8.
  • Addick Addict
    Addick Addict Posts: 40,557
    The curse of the drinks break. Stokes batting on one leg without a runner will be interesting. 
  • Callumcafc
    Callumcafc Posts: 64,812
    edited January 7
    Stokes can’t run, already clear from that single they took

    And he’s in pain ducking bouncers from Labuschagne
  • Callumcafc
    Callumcafc Posts: 64,812
    267-7

    Stokes edges Webster to slip
  • MrOneLung
    MrOneLung Posts: 27,156
    And that’s what happens when your commentators are not at the ground 
  • MrOneLung
    MrOneLung Posts: 27,156
    And then Stokes gets out anyway 
  • Addick Addict
    Addick Addict Posts: 40,557
    It was always going to be an impossibility for Stokes to bat for any period of time without being able to move his feet. 
  • Callumcafc
    Callumcafc Posts: 64,812
    Suspect Bethell goes attacking here and if he gets out so be it. We need at least another 70-80 to have any chance and we won’t get those from Carse, Potts and Tongue.
  • carly burn
    carly burn Posts: 19,695
    edited January 7
    BT commentator is having a nightmare.
    They showed a replay of the Smith dismissal and he thought it was live and Stokes had gone the same way and said England are falling apart. He then realised it was a replay and said 'it's ok. Stokes is still there'just as Webster's ball to Stokes was caught by Smith!
    :-)
  • Callumcafc
    Callumcafc Posts: 64,812
    edited January 7
    England lead exceeds 100 as Carse hits Head down the ground for 4

    285-7