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Official Cricket Thread
- Thread starter crazy monkey
- Start date
- OT
So Denly will open and Roy will bat at 4. They really are determined to make this Roy thing work lol
Two hat-tricks in one test would have been amazing to see.
Off to watch day 4 now, there will most probably be a result today.
Ive been away for two weeks. Missed the last test - read about it the day after. So pleased the the series is still alive and still anyones to win.
So happy with Labushagne. The young lad has taken his opportunity and got four half centuries now. Even today it took a brilliant ball to get him out. I'm glad to see someone can stand besides Steve Smith. The funny thing is he would have never had this chance if Smith didn't get concussed.
Gotta say that with Craig Overton in the England side I won't be upset if Australia score a billion runs.
This Australian batting line up is something. Ok the conditions are bad for both batting and bowling but that pitch is a bit of a road. They really shouldn't be 180 odd for 4 with very little left to come.
245/5 into the tail with a new ball due in 12 overs. You'd think Australia will need another 100 from here for it to be a decent score, this looks a cracking pitch, but their openers and Head/Wade failed. They'll need a 150 from Smith. Wade should be dropped. I don't know who they could bring in but they'd probably need a rhb.
I'm fine with a RHB as long as he also isn't a right arm medium fast bowler with a last name starting with M.
But haven't you heard he's looked great in the nets and in the tour matches....
I should have said, the other factor Australia need to consider is time. If they can bat into the evening session then in the game situation that's worth another 50 runs on top of their total. If they're 370 all out at 17:30 this evening, England probably wouldn't be reaching parity until late Friday or Saturday morning. Although unless Paine hangs around through the new ball (spoiler: he won't) I don't see that happening.
What the fuck was Smith thinking? Australia will be lucky to get 300 now. His head had completely went after lunch.
Wait! No ball.
Wait! No ball.
He's probably overstepped a dozen times but they never check it unless it's a wicket.
Archer was pretty bad at it in the last test. Sky had a wee montage.
I don't think Smith will hang around, he seems to want to get a move on and he normally gets out when he tries to force it.
3rd if you count his flukey mishit landing between the fielders
I don't get the "he should have been out" off a no ball, fair enough if it's smidge over, but when it's half a foot over well that changes the length of the ball a wee bit. Had the bowler not overstepped the ball the ball probably wouldn't have landed where it did.
I do think there's a bit in the Smith struggles against left arm spin when it spins, it's how he uses his hands and the angle of the spin.
It's getting dark, the new ball will be massive.
It's getting dark, the new ball will be massive.
Yeah the 3rd umpires need to call it more often because bowlers have no idea. If they get called for a front foot no ball earlier in the day or spell then they will adjust