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4th Ashes Test

CHG
CHG Posts: 4,529
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Looks like Bird may be playing, possibly replacing Harris with his injury fears.
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  • McBobbin
    McBobbin Posts: 12,051
    Bird is quality. There is talk of Onions playing, though not sure who in place of
  • Lincsaddick
    Lincsaddick Posts: 32,357
    CHG said:

    Looks like Bird may be playing, possibly replacing Harris with his injury fears.

    a place for ol' Dickie .. He's gotta be 80 at least .. the Oz have got that desperate have they
  • CHG
    CHG Posts: 4,529
    Bird for Starc are the rumours.
  • CHG
    CHG Posts: 4,529
    Onions for Jimmy is another rumour.
  • BR3red
    BR3red Posts: 1,715
    Tremlett and Onions warming up, no Anderson out there.

    just heard - England unchanged...
  • CHG
    CHG Posts: 4,529
    Toss won, batting, England unchanged.
  • BR3red
    BR3red Posts: 1,715
    England won toss, England Batting
  • thai malaysia addick
    thai malaysia addick Posts: 18,341
    I thought Bird looked good when I saw him bowl at Hove a couple of weeks ago. He looked better than Starc, to be honest. On that same day, Messrs Agar and Lyon went for about 6 per over until the tail came in.
  • McBobbin
    McBobbin Posts: 12,051
    England just don't want to play Onions. I like playing our best team at all time... but there is some sense in rotation. Despite us having retained the ashes, this is a big game.
  • BlackForestReds
    BlackForestReds Posts: 17,952
    Starc does create a lot of rough for Swann to bowl into - but he bowls a line that most batsmen don't see all that often and he can bat a bit as well.

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  • Riviera
    Riviera Posts: 8,167
    I'm afraid the England team is getting a little cliquey, much like it was in the 80's. Ok we have had some success and were briefly No.1 but in no way have we got anywhere near the great WI side from late 70's to early 90's nor the Oz team that succeeded them.
    We have some good players who are simply not getting a look in and I'd like to see some of our other bowlers get a chance rather than having to wait for an injury.
  • Covered End
    Covered End Posts: 52,016
    Root c Haddin b Watson 16

    34-1
  • Callumcafc
    Callumcafc Posts: 63,787
    Imagine if they'd ditched hotspot before this test. There'd have been Aussie uproar.
  • BlackForestReds
    BlackForestReds Posts: 17,952
    57/1 at lunch, slow going, but the bowling has been tight.
  • Covered End
    Covered End Posts: 52,016
    edited August 2013
    107-2

    Trott c Khawaja b Lyon 49
  • LenGlover
    LenGlover Posts: 31,661
    Jug avoidance by Trott!
  • Covered End
    Covered End Posts: 52,016
    Pietersen c Haddin B Lyon 26

    149-3
  • Callumcafc
    Callumcafc Posts: 63,787
    Hoping captain Cook can push on through to a century here.
  • Covered End
    Covered End Posts: 52,016
    Callumcafc said:

    Hoping captain Cook can push on through to a century here.

    You really shouldn't have said that.

    I'll give him another 5 mins. :-(
  • Callumcafc
    Callumcafc Posts: 63,787
    edited August 2013
    FFS I'm not going to comment on this thread again while we're batting. I'm a curse.

    Cook lbw 51 153-4

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  • Weegie Addick
    Weegie Addick Posts: 16,535
    Callum the albatross....
  • Covered End
    Covered End Posts: 52,016
    edited August 2013
    Thanks Callum - 5 mins :-(
  • shirty5
    shirty5 Posts: 19,235
    Callumcafc said:

    Hoping captain Cook can push on through to a century here.

    Jonah
  • randy andy
    randy andy Posts: 5,457
    Covered End said:

    Callumcafc said:

    Hoping captain Cook can push on through to a century here.

    You really shouldn't have said that.

    I'll give him another 5 mins. :-(
    Damn you Callum #shakesfist

    ;)

  • Weegie Addick
    Weegie Addick Posts: 16,535
    Blimey - I need this match to last to the fourth day - it might not at this rate!
  • JohnBoyUK
    JohnBoyUK Posts: 9,022
    Bell gone too :(
  • LenGlover
    LenGlover Posts: 31,661
    189-6 Prior gone
  • Covered End
    Covered End Posts: 52,016
    edited August 2013
    193-7

    Bairstow lbw Lyon 14
  • killerandflash
    killerandflash Posts: 69,882
    I'm now looking forward to tomorrow's game to take my mind of the cricket...
  • Clem_Snide
    Clem_Snide Posts: 11,741
    England are their own worst enemies here. The ridiculously slow run rate is creating pressure that simply isn't there.

    Interesting stat from Strauss. No team has scored over 250 in their fist innings at Durham all season.

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