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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.killerandflash said:
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.0 -
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.3
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England win the toss and elect to bat.1
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England win the toss and bat.1
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A shame that with the rain delay, play will start after I've gone to bed!0
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And it's raining again...0
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Don't go to bed then!killerandflash said:A shame that with the rain delay, play will start after I've gone to bed!
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NightRiviera said:
Don't go to bed then!killerandflash said:A shame that with the rain delay, play will start after I've gone to bed!
Not sure I fancy watching England bat today on that greenish pitch with rain in the air
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24-0 after 9... two completely different approaches from the openers...
Cook 3 from 35 balls
Stoneman 20 from 19 balls0 -
28-1
Stoneman gone for 24.0 - Sponsored links:
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Cook needs to dig in, further!0
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A shame, as another start for Stoneman which he hasn’t been able to continue.
Not gone to bed yet!0 -
Will depart now. Hopefully will wake to a decent score!0
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You'll be back!killerandflash said:Will depart now. Hopefully will wake to a decent score!
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78-1. 50 partnership for Cook and Vince.0
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Two hours down, one more to go until the break. Long session after losing the morning to rain.0
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88-2
Vince gone for 25 playing another needless shot.0 -
95-3
Cook gone lbw for 39 after an Australian review.0 -
122-3 at the break. 42 overs bowled in the session.
Root 16*
Malan 16*0 -
160-3
Root 42* (71)
Malan 28* (82)0 - Sponsored links:
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That looked nasty for Khawaja... hope he's alright.1
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Malan dropped by Steve Smith on 34.1
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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.0
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Back home now, what was the stream site again?
Surprised they didn't do the coin toss inside if it's raining!0 -
220-3 after 80 overs. Australia take the new ball immediately - three overs left in the day.0
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Root gone third ball for 83.
228-4.0 -
“Joe Root is absolutely livid with himself” - a commentary cliché to sum up a series.0
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Bairstow given not out for lbw but Aussies reviewing. Stays not out, inside edge.0
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233-5
Bairstow gone for 5.
Think that's the end of the day as well, only two balls left.0 -
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 300.1
