liquidlunch
fargonebeauty
pitch is all over the shop,good thing we are bowling well
The Ashes 2015
- Thread starter Santino
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Lord Camomile
Yipchaa!
Just flicked the score up - what the hell?! 
liquidlunch
fargonebeauty
pretty cool hey
Ponyutd
Greebo likes this....r.i.p.
littlebabyjesus
one of Maxwell's demons
Unless bell makes 100 second inns, I think Bairstow's got to come in next time. He's living on past glories now.
crictime innit
redsquirrel
This Machine Kills Progressives
At this rate you'll be wanting the full Yorkshire batting line up.
Lord Camomile
Yipchaa!
Is it too late to ask for a re-rack? 
littlebabyjesus
one of Maxwell's demons
Sidebottom's doing alright too.
littlebabyjesus
one of Maxwell's demons
88/3 at lunch.
One wicket too many, perhaps, but England bat deep. Not a disaster, and root appears to be playing a different game from everyone else.
One wicket too many, perhaps, but England bat deep. Not a disaster, and root appears to be playing a different game from everyone else.
liquidlunch
fargonebeauty
Joe Root middled it,took the sting away with a wet ball,well played i reckon,this session should be Aussies way tho,Lyon will get some
littlebabyjesus
one of Maxwell's demons
Glenn McGrath makes me yearn for Viv Richards as the summariser.
pennimania
still dre and drooling
Well, I found today's play reasonably satisfying.
Let's hope it doesn't go to shit - I reckon a draw is all too feasible on this wicket.
Anyone else?
Let's hope it doesn't go to shit - I reckon a draw is all too feasible on this wicket.
Anyone else?
littlebabyjesus
one of Maxwell's demons
I don't think there will be many draws in this series. Slow, dead wicket and England still scored at 4 an over. I expect Aus to do the same. Warner, Smith, Clarke, Watson (lol) won't hang about either.
It's hard to tell, as Boycott would say, whether this is a good score until the other lot have batted. There was swing today. I only saw the highlights, but I wasn't too impressed by Aus's bowling. Starc in particular, I think, will go for plenty of runs this summer. And Johnson just isn't the threat he is in Aus.
But if Haddin hadn't dropped Root on 0, I think this would have been a very sticky day indeed for England. So hooray for Haddin and his lead boots. We're still right in it. On such moments whole matches can turn.
It's hard to tell, as Boycott would say, whether this is a good score until the other lot have batted. There was swing today. I only saw the highlights, but I wasn't too impressed by Aus's bowling. Starc in particular, I think, will go for plenty of runs this summer. And Johnson just isn't the threat he is in Aus.
But if Haddin hadn't dropped Root on 0, I think this would have been a very sticky day indeed for England. So hooray for Haddin and his lead boots. We're still right in it. On such moments whole matches can turn.
They didn't even realise it was a drop at the time, no reaction at all from Haddin or the slips. If he'd caught it, would they even have appealed?But if Haddin hadn't dropped Root on 0, I think this would have been a very sticky day indeed for England. So hooray for Haddin and his lead boots. We're still right in it. On such moments whole matches can turn.
littlebabyjesus
one of Maxwell's demons
pennimania
still dre and drooling
I didn't see the highlights, listened on the radio.
It certainly was a lucky drop
didn't something like that happen with Root a few years ago? i remember a blazing innings from him early in an Ashes series.
It certainly was a lucky drop
didn't something like that happen with Root a few years ago? i remember a blazing innings from him early in an Ashes series.
littlebabyjesus
one of Maxwell's demons
Yep.I didn't see the highlights, listened on the radio.
It certainly was a lucky drop
didn't something like that happen with Root a few years ago? i remember a blazing innings from him early in an Ashes series.
Lords 2013. Went on to make 180-odd. Dropped on not very many by...
Young master Haddin again.
littlebabyjesus
one of Maxwell's demons
Root's developing an aura about him. Ricky Ponting had it for a long time. Lara had it too.
Get me early, because if you don't I'll score big.
Get me early, because if you don't I'll score big.
pennimania
still dre and drooling
Yep.
Lords 2013. Went on to make 180-odd. Dropped on not very many by...
Young master Haddin again.
That is so cool (and so cruel)
redsquirrel
This Machine Kills Progressives
If they can hurt Johnson this game then I think that, combined with Harris' loss, could swing things strongly in Englands favour.
Johnson's record when Harris plays is much better than when he doesn't, if England can get atop of him in this game as well that will be a big blow.
You're right about the par score very difficult to say, though with Aus having to bat last I think 400 would be at least competitive.
Overall England edging day for me.
littlebabyjesus
one of Maxwell's demons
They were talking on the radio about bringing Siddle back in for some consistency now Harris has gone.
I don't hate Siddle. He's a worthy trier. But it's not exactly frightening, is it?
I don't hate Siddle. He's a worthy trier. But it's not exactly frightening, is it?
SpookyFrank
A cheap source of teeth for aquarium gravel
Voges you cunt
butchersapron
Bring back hanging
Rotters
redsquirrel
This Machine Kills Progressives
Anybody listening to TMS, Boycott giving Haddin a load of stick, "Can't expect him to get more than one out of two"
The Octagon
Stop...Hammertime
Moeen doing the business
SpookyFrank
A cheap source of teeth for aquarium gravel
Yeah that's well played from him, can't blame him for getting out like that when he's got 77 runs by having a go at anything remotely hittable.
The Octagon
Stop...Hammertime
Jinxed him
I'll just sit quietly in the corner from now on.
I'll just sit quietly in the corner from now on.
