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The Ashes 2017-18
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Honours even after two days.
Building up for a close finish1 -
if we can get some sort of lead, then we might have a chance.0
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Without wishing to steal Oohaah's thunder, the current odds suggest that these are the chances for each of the possible outcomes:
Australia 57%
England 26%
Draw 17%1 -
My Aussie prediction is 476.1
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Honours even I would say, the new ball is fairly soon, break this partnership and England will fancy their chances of bowling Australia out for less than 3000
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Aussies slightly ahead I'd say. Nicely poised though. Brilliant match so far. Test cricket at its best4
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Marsh really isn't that good, neither is the tail. Don't think there will be must in the first innings0
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306 :-)0
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Ponting and Vaughn agreed that England were slightly ahead in the game. Surprised me but I guess they've seen the pitch and think runs on the board is key.
I woke up at 5ish hoping to see us still batting. I was happy with the score at the time but I watched for 2 and a half hours and didn't see a wicket.
Think Moeen and Malan let us down by not playing a bit more sensibly for a while and taking a bit of time out the game and keeping them in the field for longer
Bairstow is wasted at 7.
Aus to make 363 for me please @Addick Addict0 -
292 for me AA
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Apparently has only edged 1% of all the balls he's received in Test cricket. He must have such a great eye.Addick Addict said:How good must Smith be to "cover all three" as he does and never get out LBW?
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He's been out LBW 10 per cent of his dismissals, whereas the test batting average (for 1-6) is 16 per cent. Joe Root, as an example, has been out 7 per cent LBW.Riviera said:
Apparently has only edged 1% of all the balls he's received in Test cricket. He must have such a great eye.Addick Addict said:How good must Smith be to "cover all three" as he does and never get out LBW?
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I personally think there's 2 ways to bowl to Smith once he is 'in' - first is to bowl way outside off, thus forcing him to play against his natural side, and the second is to bowl around the wicket at leg stump and pack the leg side field.0
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Players with incredibly good eyes do potentially decline faster when their eyes start going. By that stage Smith will have scored a lot of runs though!The_President said:
He's been out LBW 10 per cent of his dismissals, whereas the test batting average (for 1-6) is 16 per cent. Joe Root, as an example, has been out 7 per cent LBW.Riviera said:
Apparently has only edged 1% of all the balls he's received in Test cricket. He must have such a great eye.Addick Addict said:How good must Smith be to "cover all three" as he does and never get out LBW?
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Maxwell gets a double ton in the Sheffield Shield, a nice nudge to the selectors!
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Do some of you really watch/listen all night? Amazing stamina.
I didn't, but seem to be in the doghouse with the wife anyway, having spent most of the evening selecting the best BT Sport offer for Sky (rolling one month?), ordering and paying for it (painful), contacting the help line to get it set up properly (which involved regularly switching over to channel 413 during "I'm a celebrity"), staying up watching till 12.45am (no wickets - good!), going to bed and spending another 30 mins on the iPad (collapse, bad), waking up at 3.15am to check the score (didn't win sweepstake), repeating this at 4.30 (wickets! - good), getting straight on the iPad again when the alarm went off at 6.05am (Smith still in, damn it), then checking the score constantly during breakfast with the kids up to 7.30 (ditto).
This all seems perfectly rational behaviour to me, I don't really see what the issue could be?10 -
Unfortunately I am out for some of today and all evening so I'm going to have to pass that particular "baton" to someone else.The_President said:292 for me AA
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I was up at 3.30 to watch second session onwards, however, all streams let me down , even if my VPN pointed me to the Moon,ended up with trusty TMS - but i'm tired at work now.!0
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I'm knackered and didn't even get to see a wicket.
Gonna take today slowly....1 -
i'LL take it up today AA, but will only start publishing the list from 6ish UK time.Addick Addict said:
Unfortunately I am out for some of today and all evening so I'm going to have to pass that particular "baton" to someone else.The_President said:292 for me AA
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Aussies 3270
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ThanksThe_President said:
i'LL take it up today AA, but will only start publishing the list from 6ish UK time.Addick Addict said:
Unfortunately I am out for some of today and all evening so I'm going to have to pass that particular "baton" to someone else.The_President said:292 for me AA
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I should have stuck with 'about 300'!Addick Addict said:Have left out cfgs 'til he works out whether his heart rules his head - or the other way round, North Lower Neil because "about 300" is far too vague and Golfie's "no more than 300" and Mcbobbin's "300 tops" are equally so. If any of those want to make more accurate predictions or I have missed any out or any others would like to enter please just add your entry to the list.
For the avoidance of any doubt, only the exact prediction will count as having "won". Otherwise Bedsaddick will claim the glory when we get 660-7 declared. Or Santa Claus will declare "it's Christmas" louder than Noddy Holder when we are 220 all out.
270 - Santa Claus
272 - LenGlover
273 - Cafc43v3r
275 - Mr One Lung
295 - alan dugdale
319 - Pelling 1993
321 - oohahmortimer
322 - Covered End
325 - The_President
335 - Addick Addict
340 - lolwray
347 - cafcfan1990
355 - bobmunro
418 - Bedsaddick1 -
Nicely poised, this one, both days about even.0
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As per my earlier post - Aussies 334.0
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3270
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And my earlier post 363.0
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Aussies 3150
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Nice one Pres and don’t forget it’s a rollover , so double bubble for the winner (it has to be on the nose )The_President said:
i'LL take it up today AA, but will only start publishing the list from 6ish UK time.Addick Addict said:
Unfortunately I am out for some of today and all evening so I'm going to have to pass that particular "baton" to someone else.The_President said:292 for me AA
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