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Aussies win the toss and bowl. Pitch looks seriously green.
This could get messy.
This could get messy.
Not sure why Siddle is in the team again? Now he'll probably have a great match but weird selection.
Root is an awful captain. He looks like he is 12. Let him focus on his batting and give the captaincy to Stokes as this team needs a complete rebuild. Broad and Anderson will be gone soon and Root is not the man (manchild) to lead this team forward.
God that's a shocker. 
I thought it was inside edge live tbh, but height on replay makes sense.God that's a shocker.
Also who's idea was it to have pads that sound so much like wood.
I just think if you take that long to make a decision (it had to have been at least 5 seconds) then you're guessing.
Was a wonderful decision from Dharmasena afterwards though.
Was just thinking how well the opening pair were doing, then I checked the score 
It is the highest opening stand of the series.Was just thinking how well the opening pair were doing, then I checked the score
Was just thinking how well the opening pair were doing, then I checked the score
I'll save you the trouble for now just in case 51-1.
Some effort to drop that
Having some luck here Root.
No doubt Root will get a hundred here and we'll keep him in charge, even though he's an average captain and it's hampering his batting.
Whats roots average since he took over the captaincy?
Never makes it past 70 odd.
About 40. It was 52 before. So we're losing 12 runs an innings for the privilege of having him as captain.
Wtf aussies are doing
Root fastest ever to 7000 runs.
In terms of matches or innings?
Not sure, just said it on Sky. Time possibly.
Third youngest after Cook and Tendulkar too.
Cummins is so good. Brilliant bowler.
Joe Root fails to convert again.
Very good ball, but his struggles to get to 100 are going to blight his career. He's such a good player but unless he sorts this out he'll never be as good as he should be.
Very good ball, but his struggles to get to 100 are going to blight his career. He's such a good player but unless he sorts this out he'll never be as good as he should be.
Root should not be captain after this series.
Let the guy make runs and be the best batsman on his team and take the pressure off him.
Let the guy make runs and be the best batsman on his team and take the pressure off him.
I'll be glad to not have to watch England play test cricket for a while.
We're really shit at it.
As I've been saying since the Ireland test, Bairstow should be dropped.
We're really shit at it.
As I've been saying since the Ireland test, Bairstow should be dropped.
Lucky boy Sam Curran.
Got worked over a bit too easily there though, looks every bit a bowler who bats.
Got worked over a bit too easily there though, looks every bit a bowler who bats.
My thoughts exactly.
I was just waiting for the inevitable collapse.
Ffs, 1st ball I get to see Curren gets out
I reckon this has been as poor a day as any we've had in the Ashes so far. At least, the 67 all out was in difficult conditions.
feck me when Mitch Marsh has 4/35 you know you’re shit
We are just shite.
Tbf he's bowled well.
Not surprised with 6 bowlers & 2 Wicket keepers what did the selectors expect
8 down now...
Three wicket keepers.
Bairstow, Buttler, Burns.
Add Billings and we could have four, all beginning with B.
Is David Lloyd being let go by Sky after this test?