Lol the rev meter. About as useless as the popping crease in the modern game.
Ashes I - 2013 - In England
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I'm late for calling Rooney a shit cnut and tellin everyone he should be sold. I best be off..
400 pitch.
Good partial recovery from these two.
Good partial recovery from these two.
That's what you fear really isn't it.
I reckon if Australia break this partnership early in the next session the game is already theirs to lose.
It's not really dramatic, I just expect Bairstow to get blown apart again and whilst the tail and Prior will offer resistance I don't see them putting up a competitive first innings total.
Stop being drama queens
If England are looking at a first innings deficit in they hundreds this is going to be an extraordinarily difficult test match to win.
Just saw the highlights. The ball to get KP was an absolute beauty!
Oh look, England batting like tards again. Ninja's right, this partnership is absolutely crucial as Bairstow has been hopeless recently.
This is the perhaps the worst Australian batting lineup ever. They are horrendous, as long as you score 200 you're fine
What a beautiful straight drive by Bell.
They have a tail that probably could match 90s South Africa on a good day.Watson/Rogers should make 80 runs between them at least and Clarke is also due a score. So they have a massive chance if they get it under 250.
I'd fancy them to put on 400 on a road. I think how bad their batting line up is is pretty overstated. It's bad, but it's not THAT bad.
Peculiar shot, England were looking really good there, big wicket.
Trotty 
Just me or does he get out in the 50s-60s a lot?
Just me or does he get out in the 50s-60s a lot?
I watched them in India. None of them can bat and your bowlers are much better than ours
Whole different ball game playing on slow spinning Bunsens on India compared to flat, baked roads that are going to be similar to grounds that they grew up playing on.
Anderson's still probably shattered from the last match. This has been a disastrous innings so far.
Same pitches England played on so it's a good comparison point. But we'll see
Wouldn't say disastrous, 2 more down than you'd like but certainly not beyond the point of return.
Not really, all it shows is the two teams ability to play spin.
Bell's in a good place at the moment, very disciplined batting.
Important day for Bairstow.
Important moment for Bairstow there.
Least I hope so
Least I hope so
Regardless of the luck Bairstow's just shown why he's not test standard.
How many times does he need to get out or 'out' before he realises not to play across the fecking line?
How many times does he need to get out or 'out' before he realises not to play across the fecking line?
I'm not saying he's not going to get there, but he's not there yet.
Absolutely ridiculous that a 'test player' can be got out time and time again through such an obvious flaw in his game.
Best we can hope for is a 50 from Bairstow in this game. Just not good enough at the moment,
Struggling with the pessimism in here.
I'm out until the close of play each day.
Pessmist bastards!
I'm out until the close of play each day.
Pessmist bastards!
Bell has been supreme so far, but really need him to make 150+ This pitch is a 450+ total.
Pitch is excellent for batting, nothing happening for the bowlers now. England should really make 450+.
Bell looks to be back in form, playing well.
Bell looks to be back in form, playing well.
Need to get Bell as soon as possible to have any hopes.
Fair play to Bell he's really shown up this series, looks like another important innings underway for him.
Of course he's probably going to get himself out now I've said that.
Of course he's probably going to get himself out now I've said that.
Excellent comeback by England. Bairstow has been surprisingly good.
Important breakthrough from Smith.
Bairstow needs to kick on and get 100.
Bairstow needs to kick on and get 100.
You play a wonderful innings, score a century at Lords and then get yourself dismissed by Steve Smith 
Christ that was poor.
How crap was that?You play a wonderful innings, score a century at Lords and then get yourself dismissed by Steve Smith
In fairness, that looked like a very good ball.
Bairstow not so much
The pitch is spinning for Smith. Can't imagine what Swann will do to the Aussie batsman.