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The Ashes 2015

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  • The_President
    The_President Posts: 14,280
    dickplumb said:

    I am surprised neither of the Marsh's are playing. I think we will be all out for about 220. The Snail to get a duck.

    England 179-3
    Snail 53 not out
  • dickplumb
    dickplumb Posts: 4,835
    Well done to Ballance, he has toughed it out and i hope he keeps on proving me wrong.
  • Addick Addict
    Addick Addict Posts: 39,789
    Great session for England and hopefully a Series defining one.

    190-3

    Ballance 59* (146)
    Root 93* (110)

    Partnership of 147
  • killerandflash
    killerandflash Posts: 69,846
    Chizz said:

    I know this is an early call, but I am going with... "How does it feel to drop the Ashes, Brad?"

    ;-)

    Modern cricket is obsessed with wicket keeper batsmen rather than pure keepers, and of course even the best keepers will drop the odd chance, but that there is a downside as that drop has shown!
  • The_President
    The_President Posts: 14,280
    190-3 at tea.

    As people know, i like Ballance - he's such a nuggety player, hard to dislodge once he's in, not pleasing on the eye, but mentally tough and i think he has a bigger range of shots than AA would like to admit to. Him and Root together is a good partnership.
  • The_President
    The_President Posts: 14,280
    Lets hope we can have another wicketless session.
  • JohnBoyUK
    JohnBoyUK Posts: 9,018
    Fabulous stuff from Root and Ballance. Cracking run rate too.
    Fingers crossed for session 3.
  • The_President
    The_President Posts: 14,280
    Love Bob Willis's verdict. !!
  • Covered End
    Covered End Posts: 52,006
    dickplumb said:

    Well done to Ballance, he has toughed it out and i hope he keeps on proving me wrong.

    I think you got that comment in just in time :smile:
  • Bedsaddick
    Bedsaddick Posts: 24,739
    It's a horrible pitch. Recipe for a bore draw but i think England will take that going to lords.
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  • Addick Addict
    Addick Addict Posts: 39,789
    Ballance out LBW to Hazlewood for 61

    196-4
  • Addickforlife
    Addickforlife Posts: 2,101
    Need to be really careful here. Another wicket and we are right back in the mess they just dug us out of.
  • Callumcafc
    Callumcafc Posts: 63,764
    Bugger. Well done Ballance and Root for getting us out of a pretty nasty hole at 43-3.
  • Carter
    Carter Posts: 14,245
    199-4 I'd have taken that after the first half an hour!

    Root is great to watch and still very young
  • Glad they didn't review. That was as plumb as you're ever going to get!!
  • Addick Addict
    Addick Addict Posts: 39,789
    Root gets his ton. The 6th quickest for England in Ashes history.
  • Roooooooooooooooooooooooooooooot
  • The_President
    The_President Posts: 14,280
    Starc really spraying it around - like Johnson of old.
    Stokes looks like he's about to ignite the blue touch-paper.
  • Carter
    Carter Posts: 14,245
    That was a fair hit by the ginge
  • Addick Addict
    Addick Addict Posts: 39,789
    Great to see us taking the game to the Aussies in the same way as they would do to us.

    257-4 off 67 overs

    Root 126* (156)
    Stokes 32* (41)
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  • SantaClaus
    SantaClaus Posts: 7,652
    This last session is set up for our big hitters. Let's take the game away from them.
  • SantaClaus
    SantaClaus Posts: 7,652

    This last session is set up for our big hitters. Let's take the game away from them.

    Ouch.
  • LenGlover
    LenGlover Posts: 31,651
    We could have done without that :-(
  • Addick Addict
    Addick Addict Posts: 39,789
    280-5 with Root gone for 134.

    New ball due in half a dozen overs time.

  • Addick Addict
    Addick Addict Posts: 39,789
    Stokes gets his 50

    293-5
  • Carter
    Carter Posts: 14,245
    Didn't need that dismissal, he's had his luck though today and has kept us in the game. Australia will hang around im sure tomorrow and we need another 150 from the tail
  • Addick Addict
    Addick Addict Posts: 39,789
    Starc bowls Stokes two balls later.

    293-6

    Aussies ahead again
  • Callumcafc
    Callumcafc Posts: 63,764
    Oh dear. Wickets falling. Just before the new ball as well.

    Need a partnership out of Buttler and Ali.
  • Hmmmm.....I think the Aussies will be happy with their days work now
  • Addick Addict
    Addick Addict Posts: 39,789
    300 up