The Cricket Thread

[Carrotdude]

Ali is an issue. As is Bairstow’s glove work. Not sure his runs will make up for what we lose from missed chances behind the stumps

 

[Deutsch Wolf]

I don't think Mo should have come back full stop but I do empathise with the injury. I did similar with my own crappy offies one year and it was agony. Took a long time to heal properly too.

 

[WsWolf]

Big big wicket.

 

[Deutsch Wolf]

Smart bowling by Robinson. Another reward for some hard work.

 

[jd1981]

Yep absolutely impossible to call where this test is going, great entertainment

 

[WsWolf]

Crowd back into it a bit now aswell. Should give us a lift

 

[Deutsch Wolf]

Don't think we'll be getting much play after 3pm. Going to bucket down for a couple of hours and the drainage here isn't very good.

 

[WsWolf]

Boland gone. Short ball tactics working to perfection.

 

[WsWolf]

That'll do us nicely.

 

[Mel Evo]

Great effort in that last half hour.

 

[Deutsch Wolf]

Nicely wrapped up.

One innings shootout it is then.

 

[jd1981]

Yep brilliant aggressive stuff the last 45 minutes.

 

[Wolftone]

Great fightback, chuffed with that. I'm hoping for some rain later as I want to see England bat as much as possible tomorrow. Could be some real fireworks if we're trying to set them a biggish score on the last day.
Can't wait.

 

[Paddingtonwolf]

Going to be a hell of a match now. Superb start to the series to be fair. Absolutely enthralling.

 

[Wolvensam]

Get a quick 350-ish here and part of tomorrow, then a day and a half to bowl them out.

If they try to bat fast the wickets will fly I think.

 

[Paddingtonwolf]

We have to dangle just enough of a carrot to get them out of defending for a draw I guess.

 

[Deutsch Wolf]

Already threatening to rain here in WV3

 

[Deutsch Wolf]

Aus sticking with the same weird defensive fields. There's just free runs everywhere without taking any risk.

 

[Wolvensam]

We have to dangle just enough of a carrot to get them out of defending for a draw I guess.

I think that's the likely outcome: England notch up 300+ and then Australia will spend a day and a half playing for a draw.

 

[Deutsch Wolf]

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