Official Ashes Thread

[MacAdder]

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Root gone second ball of the day :facepalm:

[Hilts]

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Root gone already. Great player but hes had a mare this test.

[TWGL1]

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Root gone already. Great player but hes had a mare this test.

Bairstow has had a nightmare series - gone for 12

[Hilts]

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Yeah terrible from Bairstow. Wonder if his dismal displays behind the stumps is getting to him.

[TWGL1]

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Yeah terrible from Bairstow. Wonder if his dismal displays behind the stumps is getting to him.

I think so , been skittish all series , perhaps his injury effects his mobility behind the stumps

[Undercoverinwurzelland]

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Quite a collapse. England have to take advantage of they're going to get back into the series

Oh well

[The Bloop]

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If this continues and England are 80 ish behind, they will still fancy themselves to chase 300+ in the 4th innings.

[Harry Paget Flashman]

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If this continues and England are 80 ish behind, they will still fancy themselves to chase 300+ in the 4th innings.

Based on what?

They've had all the conditions in their favour in all tests so far and have failed.

Catches win matches.

[poc]

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Based on what?

They've had all the conditions in their favour in all tests so far and have failed.

Catches win matches.

exactly and picking players that are fit might help

[Hilts]

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Brilliant from Stokes. Hes given England a chance.

[G rangetown Blue]

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Same old Aussies...always winning!

Bairstow should stick to bullying little protesters!

Love all the salty England fans hating on Cummins, Smith and Carey ! :hehe: Embarrassing.

[The Bloop]

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Based on what?

They've had all the conditions in their favour in all tests so far and have failed.

Catches win matches.

Based on them chasing similar totals recently and having no option really if they want to stay in the series.

[Grangenders]

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Looks like this one might have provided an exciting conclusion, but tomorrows rain will produce a draw

[rich munn]

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Looks like this one might have provided an exciting conclusion, but tomorrows rain will produce a draw

There have been 2 days.

The match lasts 5 days.

Doh!

:ayatollah:

[Harry Paget Flashman]

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Based on them chasing similar totals recently and having no option really if they want to stay in the series.

Just not as recently as the last two tests.

I think they'll win if the weather holds out but would take weekend of bad weather to stop them winning.