A 50 run partnership inside 6 overs.
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You can see why they back him so much, he just needs to start converting a few more of his starts into scores like this. To be fair he's actually looked fairly solid throughout this series, hopefully he can keep going for a while yet!
There were a few very obvious offenders (not Zing) - but even then, i'd rather they kept posting, all part of the fun.
England realising they are up against the weather as well as Australia.
I've just got in and turned it on. For those of us asking what is Moeen Ali doing batting at 3 at this stage in his career. What do we know.
This is going far too well for us.
What are we hoping for here? A lead of 150? Still not sure there will be enough play time for us to get a result though.
What are we hoping for here? A lead of 150? Still not sure there will be enough play time for us to get a result though.
Crawley is existing purely by the grace of god currently 
Crawley has got every shot insanely talented just needs to keep his head better
Marsh hasn’t even bowled, very bizarre.
the aussies have been bizarre all series. if there was a just cricket god, they’d be 3-0 down by now, staring at 4-0. the fact they’ll retain the ashes is a travesty on a scale never seen outside of genocides.
200 off of 216 balls.
If we are in a position to I think Stokes will declare 50 ahead tonight.
I questioned it big time but gambles come off sometimes, pleased it did!
So did I, and I'm pleased to admit I was wrong.
He has nothing to gain by that! Given the weather, his best bet would be to keep Bazzballing till the lead is 150 odd and then try to put pressure on the Aussies in the weather affected days (assuming the conditions assist bowling a lot more then) and try to bat only once or at worst chase a smallish total in the last innings.
Wow
I think it's bat till the end of tonight and put Aus in the morning. Gives a day to bowl them out and then rain soaked days to try chase whatever the target is. Worst case that will give Eng a draw. Batting too long and not giving yourself time to bowl out Aus is pointless.
Fair play to Crawley, didn't think he had this kind of innings in him.
Nah. England will back chasing whatever Australia can score in the second innings. Declaring at 50 runs lead gives England more chance of taking 10 wickets. I think Australia will bat again tonight.
I always though Crawley had great technique and would eventually come good (not trying to say I was right because this is still just one innings).
Maybe it's because I'm Pakistani and he always slapped us, or that I loved watching his dad play as well. Both had silky smooth technique.
Maybe it's because I'm Pakistani and he always slapped us, or that I loved watching his dad play as well. Both had silky smooth technique.
That'll be in about 10 minutes at this rate.
He’s been so frustrating in this series because as soon as he’s looked and got set he’s then got himself out. Think he could well have managed a knock like this earlier had he ridden his luck more.
Cheating Ossie barstool. That was nowhere near the bat.
we’ll collapse before parity. using nothing but my power of reckon, we lose 5 wickets before we get the next 90 runs.
I can see them batting right till the end and maybe giving them an over or 2 tonight.
I'd just throw the bat at it until everyone is out trying to get that lead as big as possible.
Well, this is going well 
...this is enjoyable.
We've had the best of the conditions because there was definitely more in the pitch for us but you have to utilise it and we have done superbly by getting them out for a reasonable total. But it's really the batting. For once we look like putting them to the sword.
We've had the best of the conditions because there was definitely more in the pitch for us but you have to utilise it and we have done superbly by getting them out for a reasonable total. But it's really the batting. For once we look like putting them to the sword.
Maybe. I’m really not sure an extra 30/40 runs will make a difference though. Aussie’s are 100% going to bat for the draw regardless. Overs bowling will be crucial.
That's as good a session of batting as you are likely to see in Test cricket.
178 runs from 25 overs.
I think we're better getting a big enough score there's a good chance we don't bat again or if we do there's less than 100 to knock off. Just say to them they've got 2 and a half days to bat out with rain about. Putting them in too quickly is better for them mentally because they then have time and runs on their side and both will be taking the game away from us.
That was how we feck'd up the first test. I hope we don't make the same mistake again.
Edgbaston still boils my blood. Aussie tactics are so bad and they are getting away with it because of that ridiculous win
We have played the better Cricket in this series. Defo kick ourselves if we go to the final test at 2-1 down.
I'm in the bat all day camp. Think after tea, with the wickets in hand we'll really start smacking it around.
Try be around 100 up by the end of the day then bowl at them tomorrow.
Try be around 100 up by the end of the day then bowl at them tomorrow.
Yep me too, just go all out after tea.
Sick of the luck narrative btw. If the ball goes through gully when you have a deep point & deep square leg then that’s not bad luck but rather just defensive captaincy
I'm also in the smack it round and get as many as you can as quickly as you can camp. We have a nice platform from here that you can give the remaining batsmen totally free reign, plus it's likely to be the best of the conditions today.
I’ll stick my neck out now and say 100% in my mind the Aussie’s are batting again today.