Saigon Raider Posted December 14, 2017 Share Posted December 14, 2017 Been a great day of cricket this so far. England, on the whole, have batted well and JB looks in great nick - be great to see him build a proper innings instead of him needing to have a blast with the tail. Currently 215/4 Also just found out that I have tickets in the Premium section for the 28th Dec at MCG - pretty much behind the bowler's arm with a bar right behind us. Helps to have a mate who is an AFL member!! 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Savage Henry Posted December 14, 2017 Share Posted December 14, 2017 1 hour ago, Saigon Raider said: Been a great day of cricket this so far. England, on the whole, have batted well and JB looks in great nick - be great to see him build a proper innings instead of him needing to have a blast with the tail. Currently 215/4 Also just found out that I have tickets in the Premium section for the 28th Dec at MCG - pretty much behind the bowler's arm with a bar right behind us. Helps to have a mate who is an AFL member!! Well, I didn't think I'd wake up to read that. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dorlomin Posted December 14, 2017 Share Posted December 14, 2017 Milan hits England's first century of the Ashes. Not the most likely candidate. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saigon Raider Posted December 14, 2017 Share Posted December 14, 2017 Seen Malan's entire innings (was supposed to be teaching) and he has been superb. Been really impressed with him all series - he is a battler. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peasy23 Posted December 14, 2017 Share Posted December 14, 2017 England's best batting display of the series by a country mile. The bullshit call that put Stoneman out could turn out to be a blessing in disguise as it got these two in at the right time. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Savage Henry Posted December 14, 2017 Share Posted December 14, 2017 305/4 at the close. Didn't see a single ball due to work, but it seems like that's England's day. Or is the pitch dead? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dorlomin Posted December 14, 2017 Share Posted December 14, 2017 England's pop-gun bowling is very likely to be flogged on this pitch. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aubrey Maturin Posted December 14, 2017 Share Posted December 14, 2017 18 minutes ago, dorlomin said: England's pop-gun bowling is very likely to be flogged on this pitch. It's amazing the pressure that having runs on the board can do, the first session tomorrow is absolutely massive and England have a real opportunity to turn the screw. I must admit that I appear to have got it wrong with Malan, he has a lot of fight and that's great to see. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peasy23 Posted December 14, 2017 Share Posted December 14, 2017 305/4 at the close. Didn't see a single ball due to work, but it seems like that's England's day. Or is the pitch dead? Plenty of bounce in the pitch, Paine was having to dive all over the place behind the stumps and even a few good length balls got to him at head height. No swing or movement off the seam though, and England's batsmen did really well for the most part to fend off a barrage of short stuff, especially after lunch. New ball is only 8 overs old heading into day 2, so if England can get through the next 15 overs or so then they could go on to post a really big score with Moeen and Woakes still to come. Bairstow looked a lot more comfortable with a proper batsman up the other end. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HTG Posted December 15, 2017 Share Posted December 15, 2017 I haven't been keeping up with this thread but for those of us who need to sleep for a bit and then go to work, the highlights packages from BT Sport are dugshite compared to Sky. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bobby Skidmarks Posted December 15, 2017 Share Posted December 15, 2017 They had Justin Langer on as a guest around half four last night when I was finishing work, he's an absolute p***k btw. The commentary has been so-so on BT, the major surprise probably being that Ricky Ponting is actually quite a fair commentator, probably aware of his audience though. I do miss Michael Holdings obvious distaste for the short game and Bumble's rambling commentary though. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aubrey Maturin Posted December 15, 2017 Share Posted December 15, 2017 And Bairstow gets his ton. 352-4 After absorbing 4 maidens to start England are currently smashing it to all areas. Frog face Smith looks like someone has stolen his favourite lilypad. Keep it going. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aubrey Maturin Posted December 15, 2017 Share Posted December 15, 2017 372_6 Malan out 140, meh shot but a good catch. Ali gets a duck, short ball again. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aubrey Maturin Posted December 15, 2017 Share Posted December 15, 2017 389-8 Woakes and Bairstow fall 4 wickets gone in 5 overs. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aubrey Maturin Posted December 15, 2017 Share Posted December 15, 2017 (edited) Overton out and Broad brings up the 400 with a six. 403 all out. Disappointing last half hour but lets see how England Bowl, a massive session coming up. I'm away to bed. Edited December 15, 2017 by Tynieness 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Savage Henry Posted December 15, 2017 Share Posted December 15, 2017 Overton out and Broad brings up the 400 with a six. 403 all out. Disappointing last half hour but lets see how England Bowl, a massive session coming up. I'm away to bed. Stokes bat is a huge loss from this lineup. That score should be competitive, but yet again it looks far short of what it should have been. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peasy23 Posted December 15, 2017 Share Posted December 15, 2017 Stokes bat is a huge loss from this lineup. That score should be competitive, but yet again it looks far short of what it should have been. It's a decent total but you have to score more than 35 for the last 6 wickets. Should be 450+. Decent spell from Overton, Aussies 88-2 at tea. Smith looks comfortable but Khawaja is shitting bricks, especially when he is facing Moeen. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Savage Henry Posted December 15, 2017 Share Posted December 15, 2017 26 minutes ago, peasy23 said: 3 hours ago, Savage Henry said: Stokes bat is a huge loss from this lineup. That score should be competitive, but yet again it looks far short of what it should have been. It's a decent total but you have to score more than 35 for the last 6 wickets. Should be 450+. Decent spell from Overton, Aussies 88-2 at tea. Smith looks comfortable but Khawaga is shitting bricks, especially when he us facing Moeen. Yup. 400 is always a good total in a test, but from where they were.... still, a couple more wickets today and England are well on top. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peasy23 Posted December 15, 2017 Share Posted December 15, 2017 I know they are hammering the point to death on the commentary, but it's a fair question to ask as to why Anderson has bowled the least overs so far. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
btb Posted December 15, 2017 Share Posted December 15, 2017 (edited) Craig Overton appears to be injured in the chest/rib area - physio called out and he recovers to finish the over. Replaced by Woakes - 14 overs left today so I guess England's plan will be to protect Overton for the rest of the day and hope he's fit to resume bowling tomorrow. *********** Close of Play - Australia 203/3 exactly 200 behind. Old cliché but there seemed to be two different games going on in that final session, one when Smith was batting and another when Khawaja/Marsh were. I'd have England marginally ahead but Australia are strong favourites on betting sites obviously on the grounds that England didn't manage to play consistently good cricket in either of the first two Tests and also their batting collapse earlier today - so probably justified. Edited December 15, 2017 by btb 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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