ASHES - 2015!
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Root is a really fine all-round cricketer. I just hope for his and England's sake he doesn't get saddled with the captaincy prematurely.
England will still be favourites to win this..
If they can get 300 on the board, with the wicket paying like it is.. Hard to see how the Aussies can win this...
Gotta love how quickly the momentum can change. Great bowling from Johnson but Root gave away his wicket. Too many of those in this innings. This was a really good opportunity to get a score on the board and put the Aussies under pressure but a lead of ~100 is pretty meaningless if we're all out during day 2. Hoping for Ali to get a score but I think a lead of 150 is about as good as we can expect from here.
The amount of batters that have thrown their wicket away is astonishing. Why the fuck Buttler didn't review is beyond me. Awesome viewing though no matter who you support. I'd be mildy happy with a lead of 100+ at this point.
We can but hope - though this is what it's all about - you cannot beat cricket for prolonged tension!
Good scoring since lunch. Moeen going well.
Well - I'll take that. 145 ahead. Should have been more though.
Aussies 2 wickets down. Warner going along like an express train though.
Finn just won the game for England.
Indeed! Warners innings has been immense but that was masterful bowling by Finn.
Edit: Marsh Gone!!!
Edit: Marsh Gone!!!
WARNER OUT!!!
I'm gutted - All reports are that he is out. Watching him yesterday was majestic. The finest bowler I've ever seen. Unplayable when he hits his rhythm. Horrid luck. Still the Aussies were gash in pretty much every facet in this test (we'll see what happens tomorrow) England deserve to be 2-1 up by tomorrow.
Oh and Starc was a fucking shower and Clarke looks completely lost!
Finn will always be a gamble - it only takes one tiny element in his run up or action to get slightly out of sync and the whole thing goes awry - but he was brilliant yesterday and it couldn't have happened to a nicer bloke. A real pity about Anderson, I hope he plays again this series but it doesn't look good.
One of the best bouncers in ages, that. Phenomenal ball.
The pessimist in me won't be ruling out Australia until we've won it - we haven't bowled them out yet and I will be shitting myself if we need more than 100 runs - they cannot bowl as badly as they did in the first innings
edit I thought I would see what odds Australia would be with the 500-1 at Headingley in mind and they are as short as 11-1 to win this test!
edit I thought I would see what odds Australia would be with the 500-1 at Headingley in mind and they are as short as 11-1 to win this test!
Yeah exactly how I'm feeling as well. Having endured England of the 90's as well as Edgbaston 2005, I always believe that we will somehow find a way to snatch defeat from the jaws of victory.
You just know that if they are defending 80 odd Johnson will have the spell of his career.
11/1? Who the fuck is quoting that price? I got 35/1 on Betfair! I fully expect England to finish the Aussies of this morning BUT if the tailenders can somehow give the Aussies a 100 lead then who knows what could happen.....Mitchell Johnson could repeat Bob Willis's heroics from 1981.....hopefully not as I want England to win.
Betfred - I did say as short as
Yeah 11/1 now!
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