Thats the 400 up broad has double figures Anderson yet to score
Broad goes for 12 England all out for 403 before lunch.
Anderson carried his bat again
Batsman | How Out | Bowler | Runs | Mins | Balls | 4s | 6s | SR |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Total | (115.1overs) | 403 all out | ||||||
— | — | — | — | — | ||||
Cook | lbw | b Starc | 7 | 22 | 16 | 1 | 0 | 43.75 |
Stoneman | c Paine | b Starc | 56 | 178 | 110 | 10 | 0 | 50.91 |
Vince | c Paine | bHazlewood | 25 | 92 | 63 | 4 | 0 | 39.68 |
Root | c Paine | b Cummins | 20 | 36 | 23 | 4 | 0 | 86.96 |
Malan | cundefined | b Lyon | 140 | 322 | 227 | 19 | 1 | 61.67 |
Bairstow | b Starc | 119 | 319 | 215 | 18 | 0 | 55.35 | |
Moeen | c Smith | b Cummins | 0 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
Woakes | cCummins | bHazlewood | 8 | 17 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 66.67 |
C Overton | cBancroft | bHazlewood | 2 | 13 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 28.57 |
Broad | cBancroft | b Starc | 12 | 22 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 120.00 |
Anderson | not out | 0 | 11 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | |
Extras | 1nb 1w 10b 2lb | 14 | ||||||
— | — | — |
6-35 What a waste of an opportunity to wake up to.
Ffs
An evil England fan will be hoping that last ball before the tea interval broke Smiths’ Thumb.
Not a bad session but can we keep the pressure on them? 114-2 at the moment.
Today was great, then disastrous, then good and now just OK.
That’s all.
Actually been busy this afternoon so saw nothing of the Aussies reply but end of play looks pretty even.
Batsman | How Out | Bowler | Runs | Mins | Balls | 4s | 6s | SR |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Total | (61.0overs) | 202-for3wickets | ||||||
— | — | — | — | — | ||||
Bancroft | lbw | b C Overton | 25 | 80 | 55 | 3 | 0 | 45.45 |
Warner | cBairstow | b C Overton | 22 | 61 | 36 | 1 | 0 | 61.11 |
Khawaja | lbw | b Woakes | 50 | 156 | 123 | 8 | 0 | 40.65 |
Smith | not out | 91 | 177 | 117 | 14 | 1 | 77.78 | |
S Marsh | not out | 7 | 39 | 35 | 1 | 0 | 20.00 | |
Extras | 0nb 1w 2b 4lb | 7 | ||||||
— | — | — |
What I don’t understand and never have is if a player isn’t particularly good at one aspect of his game go and work on it and in the meantime defend that weakness, we’ve got ourselves out on probably 50-60% of the deliveries in this series so far and that is what is shit, poor technique/quality is one thing and we have that in our batting order by the bucket load so we don’t need to give wickets away playing the usual suspect 20/20 shot, Boycott is 100% correct when he says we should lose this series as we’re a poorer side, we’re making that a gulf when it shouldn’t be.
Because of the corruption/the way the pitches are prepared its almost impossible now to have a balanced test series which is such a shame as test cricket is the game not the others forms.
1 wicket to fall this morning
Batsman | How Out | Bowler | Runs | Mins | Balls | 4s | 6s | SR |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Total | (82.3overs) | 277-for4wickets | ||||||
— | — | — | — | — | ||||
Bancroft | lbw | b C Overton | 25 | 80 | 55 | 3 | 0 | 45.45 |
Warner | cBairstow | b C Overton | 22 | 61 | 36 | 1 | 0 | 61.11 |
Khawaja | lbw | b Woakes | 50 | 156 | 123 | 8 | 0 | 40.65 |
Smith | not out | 131 | 272 | 181 | 18 | 1 | 72.38 | |
S Marsh | c Root | b Moeen | 28 | 97 | 75 | 4 | 0 | 37.33 |
M Marsh | not out | 14 | 36 | 25 | 2 | 0 | 56.00 | |
Extras | 0nb 1w 2b 4lb | 7 | ||||||
— | — | — |
If you’e waking up.
Don’ read anymore.
Just go back to bed or go Xmas shopping on Oxford Street today.
Slicing off your own fingers would be more appropriate, and more fun.
Paul Farbraces comments is all you need to know about the state of Englands cricket, we’re unprepared and poor quality, why can tourists come to England and give us a game yet we can’t travel at all.
I’d blame the owners. Clearly asset stripping. Fuck the fans we are burying our heads in the sand and sleepwalking into relegation.
As I board my 1st flight I note England have ruined another day 560-6 with Smith & Kwhaja gone so a smidgen of hope
Until they bat again we know it’ the hope that kills you
Suddenly a crack in the pitch is making England look unplayable.
So all out for 120 then…
Well yes, I’m pleased to say we are playing up to your scant expectations…132 - 4 still need to make another 127 to make the Aussies bat again.
I was actually doing some proper work today so only saw the score after the end of play. We are doomed I tell you doomed, there is no way they will stay in all day tomorrow and they will not make enough that the Aussise will not polish them off just after tea.
Well done James Vince, at least. Tiny consolation and much needed by him. Amazing ball that got him out too.
Think we now need to hide this thread and pretend it never happened
What thread are you talking about??