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29-3
The Ashes 2015
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Idaho
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Prophecy
littlebabyjesus
one of Maxwell's demons
Oh dear.
Note to top order:
You hit the straight ones, leave alone the wide ones.
Note to top order:
You hit the straight ones, leave alone the wide ones.
littlebabyjesus
one of Maxwell's demons
England do bat deep.
Let's hope so
littlebabyjesus
one of Maxwell's demons
If we say it enough maybe it'll come true
SpookyFrank
A cheap source of teeth for aquarium gravel
They're gonna have to bat down to about number 36 at this rate.
SpookyFrank
A cheap source of teeth for aquarium gravel
Honestly, I leave my radio for a couple of hours and it's all chaos and bloodshed when I get back 
mwgdrwg
Be a Pisces. Jam.
It would be less the painful to just hand them the Ashes and send them back to Oz.
There's a lesson thereHonestly, I leave my radio for a couple of hours and it's all chaos and bloodshed when I get back
Zapp Brannigan
Built like a steakhouse, handles like a bistro
Honestly, I leave my radio for a couple of hours and it's all chaos and bloodshed when I get back
Try leaving the radio during Tory conference speeches.
littlebabyjesus
one of Maxwell's demons
Ok, mad hour over. Last hour negotiated safely.
Three days left. That's a long time, and England really need an exceptional day tomorrow. Someone to do something special, and somehow still be batting at the end of the day.
It's still not impossible.
But, facepalm really for all England's wickets, but particularly the first three. Not good, and if Lyth does that again, he might end up another name on the growing list of 'opening partner for Cook since Strauss, who failed'.
Three days left. That's a long time, and England really need an exceptional day tomorrow. Someone to do something special, and somehow still be batting at the end of the day.
It's still not impossible.
But, facepalm really for all England's wickets, but particularly the first three. Not good, and if Lyth does that again, he might end up another name on the growing list of 'opening partner for Cook since Strauss, who failed'.
butchersapron
Bring back hanging
He failed cook.
DrRingDing
'anti-human wanker'
Cook is due a 'Daddy Hundred', Stokes will get stuck right in, Butler could easy get a quick fire ton and Moeen may well score a decent total.
Nae bother.
Nae bother.
DrRingDing
'anti-human wanker'
Not to mention....
If Australia don't win this, it will severely hurt them.
If Australia don't win this, it will severely hurt them.
littlebabyjesus
one of Maxwell's demons
I agree. And given that forecast, if England can avoid the follow-on, they stand a good chance of saving it.
Also given that forecast, Aus ought to be enforcing any follow-on tomorrow if they can.
But if it rains all day Sunday and England still lose, that will hurt England. This isn't a lose in four days wicket.
Idaho
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Ok so avoiding the follow on is about all we can hope for. Although maybe getting very close to that score might put Australia in a tricky position. They will have spent most of a warm day in the field to knock over 6 wickets. Maybe after that, they won't have the kidney to try and take on rested and psyched up top order batsmen right away. They may not enforce the follow on.
littlebabyjesus
one of Maxwell's demons
Without that weather forecast, I doubt they'd be enforcing the follow-on without a lead of well over 300. Modern thinking normally is that you give the bowlers a bit of a rest, and also that the follow-on is the other team's only chance of winning (has happened twice, both times against Aus).
But with that forecast - ie possibly no play at all on Sunday - I think they'd be mad not to enforce it.
DrRingDing
'anti-human wanker'
.......and we'll get a better score with the follow-on. Who knows what may happen.
littlebabyjesus
one of Maxwell's demons
Yep - as I said, Aus are the only team to lose after enforcing the f/o. Headingley of course, and also against India more recently (Kolkata, I think).
But if the f/o gives the opposition a bit of a sniff, it's also your best chance of winning. And with rain in the offing, I don't see that there would be much option.
Idaho
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We're in trouble already.
