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All results possible. Should be a fascinating session & day ahead.
So you're telling me there's a chance.......
Great effort by England today. Wasn't sure that bowling attack had it in them.
Not seeing a media pile on for the Aussies not capitalising on ANOTHER dominant position.
As it is they're still favourites but England have a chance. 150-2 at stumps please lads.
Not seeing a media pile on for the Aussies not capitalising on ANOTHER dominant position.
As it is they're still favourites but England have a chance. 150-2 at stumps please lads.
Australia lost their last 8 wickets for 92, collapses for both teams but don’t trust England not to brainfart over the short ball again.
Think England's chances are pretty slim but they've done well to keep it possible.
Aussie batting will get a lot of deserved blame if England do pull off the unlikely.
Aussie batting will get a lot of deserved blame if England do pull off the unlikely.
A bowler light and a pitch on which runs can be made, surely England are in it as much as Australia?
Not many have been made since it was discovered the middle of the pitch is a nice place to bowl.
Hard to see England chasing these if Australia go short ball theory.
Where's that negative nobhead today? Croadyman or whatever his User is.
Assume he will pop up if we go 50-3.
Assume he will pop up if we go 50-3.
So 370 in 4 sessions. Very doable. We will obviously see short pitches bowling and packed leg side fields. But there is only so long Aus can play that tactic. With no Lyon to hold an end they can't spend 120 overs banging it in to the middle of the pitch. Of course they may not need to if England go after the short stuff and get themselves out.
I predicted Australia would be bowled out but the general feeling was that they would just carry on batting and mull over a declaration as and when.
Yes, they are better than us but it is not such a gulf. People base their opinions session by session.
Let's hope England bat sensibly and show a bit of flexibility in approach. Key question is whether Pope can bat.
Yes, they are better than us but it is not such a gulf. People base their opinions session by session.
Let's hope England bat sensibly and show a bit of flexibility in approach. Key question is whether Pope can bat.
Got lucky there. The ball is moving all over the place.
Not a good shot.
Crawley is a funny guy. Off the face of the bat and he wasn’t going to walk unless the umpire gave it 
Will he play the next match, then?
That ball deserved a wicket. Cracking delivery.
Starc having one of his ODI spells.
Ohhh that is tight, ripper of a delivery.
Yeah, amazing ball.
That was a poor decision where that hit him it was not going to hit the stumps.
Won't be dropped this series
Excellent bowling from Starc.
This is quite amazing
Fecking hell what a beauty
The Crawley wicket was fortunate from a bad ball but that's a brilliant delivery by Starc, as was the Duckett one which got overturned.
England looking really tentative this innings. Great attacking spell so far from Starc.
Starc at his best
Also this is classic England over the last few years, Joe Root coming out so early you would think he was an opener
That was a cracking delivery...but fecking hell. Stop being shite England!
Think the backlash from the last innings has impacted them, plus this is an unreal spell from Starc.
Loads of easy singles around, good start from Root.
Didn’t see any of the England bowling, did they swing it as much as Starc is here?
No one’s moved it today like Starc has.
One of the best sights in cricket - when a fast bowler has this kind of spell and swinging it around 
Waqar Younis, Akhtar, Brett Lee…some of my favorite cricket memories.
Waqar Younis, Akhtar, Brett Lee…some of my favorite cricket memories.
As long as Joe Root is still there, England have every chance
Come on, give it a whack. We were promised bazball
Nurdle it.
This is riotous stuff compared the post lunch period where there were 16 runs off 12 overs at one point.
This is like watching india bat in England.