England 220-2 at stumps and 58 runs behind. They are still in this but Root and Malan are key.
Is Stokes ok to bat?
Is Stokes ok to bat?
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Yeah no reports he isn’t so should be ok. Finally some fight shown by England, but really need to bat till the end of tomorrow to get a decent target on the board.
Very hard to see England getting a lead that can put scorecard pressure on Aus/batting long enough for clock pressure to be an issue, but those two sessions seem to have been a much needed breath of fresh air.
Could there be a series here after all?
Could there be a series here after all?
You’ve gotta laugh at Warne on commentary already trying to figure out what a competitive score is going to be. England still have a mountain to climb as they need to settle in tomorrow and just as that happens they will have the new ball to deal with.
The Aussie ashes is so hard to follow if you live in the UK. This time zone combined with peak winter is just killer
Hopefully the day/night tests will be a bit better. I’m not sure what time they start, but hopefully it’s at least a few hours later.
Next test is 4am starts. The fifth one I'm guessing we don't know yet due to being unsure where it will take place.
That’s decent enough then. I woke up unintentionally at 5.30 this morning and decided to stick it on my phone. I’m shattered now
That’s decent enough then. I woke up unintentionally at 5.30 this morning and decided to stick it on my phone. I’m shattered now
Yeah - I watched the first session then woke up at 7. Completely disorientated and couldn't understand why they were still playing. Thought I was in limbo
You kind of have that feeling once one or other of these 2 are out, the rest of the batting line up won't put up much resistance. We need them both to get 'Daddy' hundreds.
If Stokes is not 100%, I would have him drop down the order.
Jos looked our best batsman in the first innings and we need someone who will steady things when a wicket does finally fall.
I also think the coaches need to advise the players to show much more restraint trying to stop boundaries. Especially in Australia where the ground is often baked hard, the risk is pretty high for injuries. Stokes has potentially got himself injured there for little or no reward.
Cant wait for tonight.
Yeah tend to agree. Buttler was in great form in the T20s and sounded like he was promising in the first innings, hopefully Root and Malan can get him into a leading position and then he can go out and enjoy himself. Not holding my breath though!
I ended up having a few drinks tonight, so I guess I’ll stay up for a bit and watch some of the first session.
The worst thing about situations like this is that you know you can’t see your team make real progress in the space of an hour, but you could definitely see them lose it.
The worst thing about situations like this is that you know you can’t see your team make real progress in the space of an hour, but you could definitely see them lose it.
Great…I thought it started at 12…
So did Malan.
Start the car lads.
That's that then.
England are so predictable.
England are so predictable.
England: the Spurs of cricket.
Things start to get a bit tasty before the inevitable bottle job.
Things start to get a bit tasty before the inevitable bottle job.
Agreed, we all knew this was going to happen.
Christ, I didn’t even make it into bed to start watching before the collapse happened. I’ll give it a swerve then.
Wake me up when Anderson and Broad are back (not that it’ll help the batting).
Wake me up when Anderson and Broad are back (not that it’ll help the batting).
You can't make it up can you
Will the Aussies bat again?
England doing Englandy things.
Stokes and Buttler really the only hope we have left.
Stokes and Buttler really the only hope we have left.
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They could smash a hundred and we are still fecked here mate.
One each would make it interesting.
Yep, even with these two making scores we're done.
Realistically Malan and Root had to be batting when the new ball was taken and preferably surviving well into it.
Pope's dismissal was absolutely hideous; his brain was scrambled. Root's was arguably worse, though. Why was he playing at that?
Dunno but he's always had a tendency to do it. Incredibly frustrating.
Yeah, we needed Malan and Root to see out the new ball. We'll hope to see Stokes and Buttlers defensive skills I guess. A hard ball will offer a few shots to them at least
Proper cricket coverage this with the single camera.
Power outage at the stadium apparently. My channel has lost it's feed. Amateur hour.
On BT Sport we have a lone camera operator who usually just does interviews doing their best to show us the game from long on/third man with commentators in the studio who can't see the ball.
BBC have live commentary which doesn't quite match up to the BT amateur cam. That's my preferred way of watching at the moment.
At least it's back on now
Wish they'd turn it back off again
Put a fork in this one..
Wouldn't mind seeing Zak given a go for the second test. More of a natural partner for Hameed.
Wouldn't mind seeing Zak given a go for the second test. More of a natural partner for Hameed.
It’s something that England can capitulate so easily in red ball cricket but their batting in the limited overs game is so good.
What a predictable outcome this is. This England side can't bat. They were never going to hold up in Australia. Will be lucky not to get whitewashed.
In England you would probably see some of Australia's frailties too but at home you get the feeling they'll get plenty of runs.
In England you would probably see some of Australia's frailties too but at home you get the feeling they'll get plenty of runs.
This England side is so weak. It’s not a great side anyway, but it underperforms too often even within those parameters.