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The Ashes 2017-18

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  • If it's a seaming deck - which seems unlikely given recent SCG pitches - then three seamers is enough anyway, especially if two of them are Anderson and Broad.

    Moeen is a lucky, lucky man, he is only playing because the squad is empty and they need him at #7 for his batting - which has been crap all tour anyway.

    As things stand we'll have Curran at 8, Broad at 9, Anderson at 10 and Crane at 11 - so a long tail is there which means Ali has to bat properly and cut out some of the shite he served up in Melbourne.
  • Riviera
    Riviera Posts: 8,167
    The thing with Ali is he is a fantastic No.8 at Test level but to bat 8 you need to be an international class bowler and he is not, and he is not good enough a bat (Test) to bat any higher.
  • Riviera
    Riviera Posts: 8,167
    England win the toss and elect to bat.
  • Callumcafc
    Callumcafc Posts: 63,785
    England win the toss and bat.
  • A shame that with the rain delay, play will start after I've gone to bed!
  • And it's raining again...
  • Riviera
    Riviera Posts: 8,167

    A shame that with the rain delay, play will start after I've gone to bed!

    Don't go to bed then!
  • Riviera said:

    A shame that with the rain delay, play will start after I've gone to bed!

    Don't go to bed then!
    Night

    Not sure I fancy watching England bat today on that greenish pitch with rain in the air

  • Callumcafc
    Callumcafc Posts: 63,785
    24-0 after 9... two completely different approaches from the openers...

    Cook 3 from 35 balls
    Stoneman 20 from 19 balls
  • Callumcafc
    Callumcafc Posts: 63,785
    28-1

    Stoneman gone for 24.
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  • Riviera
    Riviera Posts: 8,167
    Cook needs to dig in, further!
  • A shame, as another start for Stoneman which he hasn’t been able to continue.

    Not gone to bed yet!
  • Will depart now. Hopefully will wake to a decent score!
  • Riviera
    Riviera Posts: 8,167

    Will depart now. Hopefully will wake to a decent score!

    You'll be back!
  • Callumcafc
    Callumcafc Posts: 63,785
    78-1. 50 partnership for Cook and Vince.
  • Callumcafc
    Callumcafc Posts: 63,785
    Two hours down, one more to go until the break. Long session after losing the morning to rain.
  • Callumcafc
    Callumcafc Posts: 63,785
    88-2

    Vince gone for 25 playing another needless shot.
  • Callumcafc
    Callumcafc Posts: 63,785
    95-3

    Cook gone lbw for 39 after an Australian review.
  • Callumcafc
    Callumcafc Posts: 63,785
    122-3 at the break. 42 overs bowled in the session.

    Root 16*
    Malan 16*
  • Addick Addict
    Addick Addict Posts: 39,807
    160-3

    Root 42* (71)
    Malan 28* (82)
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  • Callumcafc
    Callumcafc Posts: 63,785
    That looked nasty for Khawaja... hope he's alright.
  • Callumcafc
    Callumcafc Posts: 63,785
    Malan dropped by Steve Smith on 34.
  • Addick Addict
    Addick Addict Posts: 39,807
    For Foakes the Ashes has probably been a great, if frustrating at not playing, experience. For the only other player not to play in the series, Ballance, it's probably been pretty ordinary sitting on the bench week after week.
  • Back home now, what was the stream site again?

    Surprised they didn't do the coin toss inside if it's raining!
  • Callumcafc
    Callumcafc Posts: 63,785
    edited January 2018
    220-3 after 80 overs. Australia take the new ball immediately - three overs left in the day.
  • Callumcafc
    Callumcafc Posts: 63,785
    Root gone third ball for 83.

    228-4.
  • AshBurton
    AshBurton Posts: 1,142
    “Joe Root is absolutely livid with himself” - a commentary cliché to sum up a series.
  • Callumcafc
    Callumcafc Posts: 63,785
    edited January 2018
    Bairstow given not out for lbw but Aussies reviewing. Stays not out, inside edge.
  • Callumcafc
    Callumcafc Posts: 63,785
    edited January 2018
    233-5

    Bairstow gone for 5.

    Think that's the end of the day as well, only two balls left.
  • Callumcafc
    Callumcafc Posts: 63,785
    Yep it is.

    228-3 and England's day to eight balls later, 233-5 and Australia's day.

    Hopefully Malan and Ali can push us past 300.