The Ashes 2017-18

[JimW]

Marsh surely last chance of resistance (famous last words)

 

[JimW]

Great stuff Jimmy

 

[squirrelp]

Yes! Starc Ct. Ali B. Anderson

 

[Ponyutd]

 

[squirrelp]

All out! For 138
Whoa

 

[Mumbles274]

354 to win

The bowlers have made up for the first innings, can the batsmen?

Its crucial that we have 2 batsmen set and in before the lights take effect. It's a huge ask so unlikely but this could be one of those periods of cricket we talk about for years coming up, and not for the wrong reasons

 

[MrSki]

Can still dream. 354 in 4th innings after 138 in 3rd. A long shot but that is what dreams are made of.

 

[redsquirrel]

Still very much Australia's to lose but excellent bowling performance.

 

[Ponyutd]

Boycott

 

[JimW]

Slow and steady please

 

[Mumbles274]

Luck!!! Refused a review there to get rid of Cook

 

[JimW]

Let that be your cue to go on and get a century.

 

[kabbes]

It’s still a nailed on loss, but lovely to see the bowlers actually find some form. They’ll need that for the rest of the series!

 

[redsquirrel]

Yeah, not so much about getting the win, or even the draw, but getting some runs, making a decent performance and going into the last three games with something.

 

[squirrelp]

Stoneman means business... 15 off a Starc over

 

[JimW]

Genius from Root to put them in and lull them into a false sense of security

Not made this chase in 15 attempts over last decade Beeb says ETA or rather was tweet saying never come within 100 of doing it

 

[kabbes]

It’s easy to be lulled into thinking 350 isn’t so much, by breaking into 50 runs at a time.

But it’s a lot. You can be at 118-0 thinking everything is a cruise and then be 160-5 quite easily.

It’s the hope that kills you.

 

[planetgeli]

Well, I'm stupid enough to have hope and be up to watch!!!

Where are these elephants?

They're on their way.

 

[squirrelp]

They have to deal with Lyon

 

[Mumbles274]

Just added up (roughly) the England players averages,( not including overton) which comes to 320ish!

Simple, if everyone bats to their average England can do this!!

 

[kabbes]

Preaching to the converted, but this is why test cricket is great.

 

[JimW]

And so it begins

 

[kabbes]

I hate test cricket.

 

[redsquirrel]

Stoneman looking quite nice there for a while too.

 

[redsquirrel]

Argh! Vince and his effing drives.

Just not acceptable in this situation

 

[redsquirrel]

Fucking hell, Root just surviving there.

 

[redsquirrel]

Root going to survive for a second time?

 

[redsquirrel]

Yes! Root good with these review today.

 

[redsquirrel]

Ha Ha, Malan also not out. Aussie lost their reviews.

 

[Casual Observer]

The beauty of these bouncy Aussie pitches. Would have thought Smith would know that.