booitsme7 Posted November 23, 2013 Share Posted November 23, 2013 Watson now gone. 75-2 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AberdeenBud Posted November 23, 2013 Share Posted November 23, 2013 Bowling is not England's problem at the moment though. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
booitsme7 Posted November 23, 2013 Share Posted November 23, 2013 Rain stops play at 94-2 with Australia leading by 253 runs. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
parsforlife Posted November 23, 2013 Share Posted November 23, 2013 Any guesses on when they will declare? Early Tommorow afternoon? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
booitsme7 Posted November 23, 2013 Share Posted November 23, 2013 (edited) It will depend on how much time is lost to rain but I can see Australia declaring just before the lunch interval on day 4 if England doesn't bowl them out sooner. Edited November 23, 2013 by booitsme7 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gy diamond Posted November 23, 2013 Share Posted November 23, 2013 Clarke and Warner are smashing England all over the place since lunch. Swann especially is getting destroyed. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Highlandmagyar Posted November 23, 2013 Share Posted November 23, 2013 just woke up to this. Surely only the weather can stop Australia going 1 up! 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Swarley Posted November 23, 2013 Share Posted November 23, 2013 Ooft Warner and Clarke trying their best to outscore England on their own. Out for 124 and 113 respectively. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
parsforlife Posted November 23, 2013 Share Posted November 23, 2013 (edited) Ausies declare on 401 for 7. Leaving england needing 561 And England have already lost carberry before they had even hit a run(they got one from a bye that's it) Edited November 23, 2013 by parsforlife 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
parsforlife Posted November 23, 2013 Share Posted November 23, 2013 And trott has gone as well 10-2 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bearwithme Posted November 23, 2013 Share Posted November 23, 2013 Well played the Aussies. England have been generally dire and it's a long road back for them not only in this match but in the series. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peasy23 Posted November 23, 2013 Share Posted November 23, 2013 For England to survive they need Cook to stay there for as long as possible, KP did his level best to get him run out on the first ball he faced. Looked like he decided he was going for a single regardless of where he hit it. Cook made it in by a whisker. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Benjamin_Nevis Posted November 23, 2013 Share Posted November 23, 2013 England have royally bottled this match, however I still think they will probably win the series. There's not a cat in hell's chance that Mitchell Johnson won't have long spells of bowling utter garbage. Although it was funny seeing Trott looking so awful. The guy bores the hell out of me. Anyway, 'mon the Aussies. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jmothecat Posted November 23, 2013 Share Posted November 23, 2013 I'm still confident that England will win the series. The doom and gloom around England and this 'slow demise' I think is overstated. England haven't lost a test match for a long time, eventually they were bound to lose one, and England always start poorly, particularly overseas. The extent of the collapse in the first innings is disappointing but I think England have enough quality to beat Australia over the course of the five tests. Hopefully Cook and KP can restore some respectability tomorrow early on and frustrate the Aussie bowlers a bit. Can't see England saving the test from here, but they can make it respectable and remind the Aussies that we do have a good batting line up with players who are capable, even if the form hasn't been great over the last six months. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
booitsme7 Posted November 23, 2013 Share Posted November 23, 2013 I watched it to Lunch yesterday but have now caught up with the highlights and Clarke and Warner really punished the English bowlers. It looks like the rain well stay away and England need to bat out 183 overs which I can not see them doing but I hope there put up some fight and not just totally collapse again. I see Scotland play there last T20 qualifier against Denmark on Sunday morning needing a win to get in a play-off spot. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eednud Posted November 24, 2013 Share Posted November 24, 2013 Pietersen c sub b Johnson 3/72 Will they manage to last the day? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
die hard doonhamer Posted November 24, 2013 Share Posted November 24, 2013 Pumped. England need to show some character to bounce back quickly. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Swarley Posted November 24, 2013 Share Posted November 24, 2013 5-0 Australia, Mitchell Johnson man of the series Both predictions looking good so far!! 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nelsjfc Posted November 24, 2013 Share Posted November 24, 2013 I see Scotland play there last T20 qualifier against Denmark on Sunday morning needing a win to get in a play-off spot. Won by 75 runs 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fuctifano Posted November 24, 2013 Share Posted November 24, 2013 Scotland still in with a shout, but unbelievably after 7 games their net run rate is 0.00018 worse than Nepal which means they'll have to win 2 games to qualify rather than 1. If they'd conceded ONE less run they could have went through in 3rd if Kenya lose to group leaders Afghanistan. As it is they'll qualify either 4th or 5th depending on the result of that game which means they need to play (and win, obvs) an extra game. As for England , they definitely haven't solved their batting problems and all the talk about the faster pitches in Australia suiting them is sounding like bullshit. If Johnson can keep his radar straight and Harris doesn't fall to bits Australia have a very good chance now- i thought they would win this test but I didn't expect it to be so comprehensive. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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