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Post by Robin on Jul 18, 2013 19:59:06 GMT 1
I'm not entirely unhappy with were we are at the close of play. As long as we push past 300, possibly reach 350 then there's a good chance we'll be able to keep ahead of the Aussies first innings total. It should all be about Swann tomorrow. He's got to perform!!
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Post by Panda on Jul 19, 2013 13:10:09 GMT 1
England all out for 361. A decent total but they really should've had at least 100 more on the board.
Australia 42/1 at lunch after Bresnan gets Watson lbw, followed by another wasted review by the Aussies.
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Post by suedehead on Jul 19, 2013 14:22:02 GMT 1
The Aussies' use of the review seems to have been terrible. Three wickets down and they have run out of reviews and they failed to ask for a review of what turned out to be an incorrect LBW decision. Not that I'm complaining!
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Post by suedehead on Jul 19, 2013 14:25:43 GMT 1
Here's a real cricket stat from the BBC website
This is only he second time that both openers have been lbw for both teams in the first innings of a Test. The only other case was South Africa v England at Johannesburg in 1931.
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Post by Panda on Jul 19, 2013 15:01:37 GMT 1
Australia being torn apart. 86/5. 3 for Swann, 2 for Bresnan.
Clarke batting now after hiding himself away at 5.
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Post by Panda on Jul 19, 2013 15:05:04 GMT 1
Clarke gone! LBW to Broad for 28. He doesn't like the decision but the reviews are long gone. Will the Aussies finally learn? I wouldn't bank on it. 91/6
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Post by suedehead on Jul 19, 2013 15:21:54 GMT 1
Haddin and Agar now. Can they do it again?
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Post by Panda on Jul 19, 2013 15:33:30 GMT 1
Nope.
Agar run out for 2. 96/7
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Post by wonderwall on Jul 19, 2013 15:56:18 GMT 1
Australia very poor we should hammer them at home and away
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Post by Panda on Jul 19, 2013 16:20:02 GMT 1
104/9. Let's finish the job this time...
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Post by Robin on Jul 19, 2013 16:42:23 GMT 1
I don't even think England are playing at their best. Australia have just been incredibly poor!
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Post by Panda on Jul 19, 2013 16:51:19 GMT 1
Australia all out for 128. Swann finishes with 5-44. England not enforcing the follow-on.
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Post by o on Jul 19, 2013 17:13:13 GMT 1
I think both teams are poor, Australia are just worse at the moment...
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Post by Panda on Jul 19, 2013 17:45:15 GMT 1
Cook goes early again. 22/1
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Post by o on Jul 19, 2013 21:27:57 GMT 1
30-3, Pietersen is sh*t!
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Post by Panda on Jul 19, 2013 22:01:54 GMT 1
Let his ego overtake his batting average again...
England should still win this test comfortably though. Even if England only make 200 (and they should get much more), Australia are still going to be chasing 450+ to win on a pitch that will offer more and more turn.
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Post by suedehead on Jul 19, 2013 22:27:20 GMT 1
I saw the highlights earlier and some of the Australian wickets to fall were indeed comical. The run out was particularly farcical.
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Post by frag on Jul 19, 2013 23:05:34 GMT 1
Had Bresnan got out at the end, he would have managed an achievement that must be unique: out with both the first and last ball of a day's play!
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Post by suedehead on Jul 19, 2013 23:11:49 GMT 1
Had Bresnan got out at the end, he would have managed an achievement that must be unique: out with both the first and last ball of a day's play! How about the number of times a wicket has been taken with the first and last ball of a session - as happened this morning?
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Post by Robin on Jul 19, 2013 23:14:38 GMT 1
One of the worst batting performances I've ever seen!
I bet when Bresnan opened the batting this morning he didn't expect he'd be opening the batting tomorrow as well!
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