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  • Start date Nov 4, 2017
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Covstu

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  • Dec 26, 2017
  • #596
Awful again, we seem to get a bad decision against us and give up after that. No fight in us again. Another pumping
 

Terry Gibson's perm

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  • Dec 26, 2017
  • #597
It’s a poor cricket wicket with a poor cricket ball.

It drives me crazy that Bancroft is playing for Somerset next season so he will be used to English conditions for the next ashes the eve should step in and stop their funding until he has gone
 
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I_Saw_Shaw_Score

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  • Dec 26, 2017
  • #598
Went to bed at lunch and aus were flying, assumed it rained when I saw the scorecard.
Good wicket they'll wreck up 550 here and have a dart at England tonight!

Warner getting the reprieve on 99* was so so frustrating!
 

Gazolba

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  • Dec 26, 2017
  • #599
Anyone else losing interest?
When the only thing left to fight for is avoiding a 5-0 whitewash, it loses its lustre.
 
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Covstu

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  • Dec 26, 2017
  • #600
Gazolba said:
Anyone else losing interest?
When the only thing left to fight for is avoiding a 5-0 whitewash, it loses its lustre.
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Sort of, just don’t want us to get embarrassed but without a tornado I can’t see anything but a whitewash
 

SkyBlueSoul

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  • Dec 27, 2017
  • #601
Gazolba said:
Anyone else losing interest?
When the only thing left to fight for is avoiding a 5-0 whitewash, it loses its lustre.
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I stuck it on because I’m still up. Not a bad session so far, we’d have taken 2 wickets including Smith if asked! Especially for only 30-odd more runs
 

SkyBlueSoul

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  • Dec 27, 2017
  • #602
Where has this come from?? 4 wickets now, 3 dragged on. 318-7!


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Otis

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  • Dec 27, 2017
  • #603
That's more like it. Aussies all out for 327!!!
Who would have thought it.
 
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Otis

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  • Dec 27, 2017
  • #604
Aussies lost 7 wickets for 67 runs
 

SkyBlueSoul

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  • Dec 27, 2017
  • #605
Even though you’d definitely have us ahead, I’ve been burned too many times to get my hopes up!


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Otis

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  • Dec 27, 2017
  • #606
And England sitting pretty at 143/2 and Cook on 74.

Still feel a collapse isn't a million miles away though.
 

I_Saw_Shaw_Score

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  • Dec 27, 2017
  • #607
Oh good morning Englands day.... so far!
 
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Otis

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  • Dec 27, 2017
  • #608
Yep, looking good and you would expect at least a 50-60 lead. Time will tell.
 

I_Saw_Shaw_Score

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  • Dec 27, 2017
  • #609
Delighted for Cook!!
Bet he was the most delighted person to see Starc out of this test!

Hopefully the start of another resurgence in his career! Deserves to go out on his own terms whenever that day should be!
 
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eastwoodsdustman

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  • Dec 27, 2017
  • #610
Bollocks. The only night I don’t get up and look what happens!
 

Covstu

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  • Dec 27, 2017
  • #611
I_Saw_Shaw_Score said:
Delighted for Cook!!
Bet he was the most delighted person to see Starc out of this test!

Hopefully the start of another resurgence in his career! Deserves to go out on his own terms whenever that day should be!
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Mixed feelings on this one! Done fook all for three tests then turns up when it’s all over. Fighting for his job?
 

I_Saw_Shaw_Score

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  • Dec 27, 2017
  • #612
Covstu said:
Mixed feelings on this one! Done fook all for three tests then turns up when it’s all over. Fighting for his job?
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Harsh to say Cook's not been fighting, he's just been outclassed out thought by a world class bowler in Starc, who well and truly has Cook's number, England need Cook to hang around for the next 3/4 years in some sort of decent form to help the rebuild!
 

I_Saw_Shaw_Score

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  • Dec 27, 2017
  • #613
Broad is the one that gripes me, when he's not on for form/'up for it' you see it in his run up knees not pumping as he runs in, he's been like that for so long.

Gets 4 today and will keep his place, I'd have/still would be tempted to leave him out for Sydney.
 

Covstu

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  • Dec 27, 2017
  • #614
I_Saw_Shaw_Score said:
Harsh to say Cook's not been fighting, he's just been outclassed out thought by a world class bowler in Starc, who well and truly has Cook's number, England need Cook to hang around for the next 3/4 years in some sort of decent form to help the rebuild!
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Disagree he has not turned up at all all series. We needed consistent performances from him and root and both been disappointing when it counted
 

chiefdave

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  • Dec 27, 2017
  • #615
Nice of our players to finally decide to turn up!
 

Covstu

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  • Dec 27, 2017
  • #616
chiefdave said:
Nice of our players to finally decide to turn up!
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For the day...
 

Gazolba

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  • Dec 27, 2017
  • #617
Cook and Root playing well - when it no longer matters.
Hope we don't collapse when play resumes.
I wouldn't bet against it.
 

Covstu

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  • Dec 27, 2017
  • #618
Gazolba said:
Cook and Root playing well - when it no longer matters.
Hope we don't collapse when play resumes.
I wouldn't bet against it.
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If you would put anyone in for the morning session it would be cook to be fair
 

SkyBlueSoul

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  • Dec 28, 2017
  • #619
That’s Root gone. Let’s not go like dominoes now boys


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SkyBlueSoul

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  • Dec 28, 2017
  • #620
Malan gone now. Another lbw that should have been reviewed, got a MASSIVE edge on it


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SkyBlueSoul

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  • Dec 28, 2017
  • #621
 

Gazolba

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  • Dec 28, 2017
  • #622
SkyBlueSoul said:
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Looks like one of those airport scanner photos where you can see the guy's underwear.
 

eastwoodsdustman

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  • Dec 28, 2017
  • #623
I really dont know how he doesnt know he has hit that. He's nearly middled it.
 
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SkyBlueSoul

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  • Dec 28, 2017
  • #624
eastwoodsdustman said:
I really dont know how he doesnt know he has hit that. He's nearly middled it.
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If that was an outside edge it would have gone to 2nd slip. Does that mean if he’d been caught behind he wouldn’t have walked claiming he’d not hit it?
 

eastwoodsdustman

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  • Dec 28, 2017
  • #625
Shocking by Ali
 

Otis

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  • Dec 28, 2017
  • #626
Now 7 down and a lead of 46.

Nice to have the lead but I think it needs to be much closer to 100 to have any impact of the test.

Curran and Cook now at the crease.
 

Otis

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  • Dec 28, 2017
  • #627
Double hundred up for Cook!

Now who was it on here who was saying we should be dumping him?
 

Otis

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  • Dec 28, 2017
  • #628
Very healthy lead now of 96. 8 wickets down, but Cook on 206 and Broad on 26.

Nice.
 

Otis

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  • Dec 28, 2017
  • #629
Lead now up to 116 and a 71 run partnership between Cook and Broad.

Broad having a a bit of fun out there and smashed a lovely 6 off Nathan Lyons. He's now on 39.
 

Otis

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  • Dec 28, 2017
  • #630
This is lovely to see. Runs flowing and the lead now 131. England 458-8.

Cook on 221 and Broad on 46.
 
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