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[Herbie66]

4th Test

England have won the toss and will bat

England unchanged

Australia Bird in for Starc

 

[Goodie's Guns]

4th Test

England have won the toss and will bat

England unchanged

Australia Bird in for Starc

Glad to see Bird get a run, I really rate him.
Shame Starc draws the short straw again after a solid if not spectacular performance.
I would have liked to see a 4 man pace attack but with a dry wicket can see the logic in keeping Lyon.

 

[OzRulesFootball]

Geez, Bairstow 65minutes stuck on same score.

 

[OzRulesFootball]

and now after scoring... 2 balls later lbw to Lyon poms 7 for 193

Lyon 4 wickers. Well done!

 

[Goodie's Guns]

Gee went to bed at about 12:00 last night when Pietersen was starting to get going and Coock about 40 off 150, thought it was going to be a long day for the Aussies. Very pleased to wake up and see the Poms 9 fa a 240 odd. And Lyon getting some wickets is a bonus.

ENG 1st Innings
A Cook- 51, LBW- Bird
J Root- 16, c Haddin B Watson
J Trott- 49, c Khawaja B Lyon
K Pietersen- 26, c Haddin B Lyon
I Bell- 6, c Harris B Lyon
J Bairstow- 14, LBW B Lyon
M Prior- 17, LBW B Siddle
S Broard- 3, c Warner B Harris
G Swann- 13, c Lyon B Harris
J Anderson- 16 NOT OUT
T Bresnan- 12 NOT OUT

R Harris- 2/70, 19 overs
J Bird- 1/58, 21 overs
S Watson- 1/21, 13 overs
P Siddle- 1/41, 17 overs
N Lyon- 4/42, 20 overs

 

[PC]

Yep, Lyon should never have been dropped from the team imo.

 

[Goodie's Guns]

Congrats to Chris 'Bucky' Rogers on his maiden test ton. Aussies not in a bad position considering we were 3-60 odd.

 

[OzRulesFootball]

Finally getting the upper hand. Lets hope some wagging of tail can stretch the 1st innings lead we have. Since the poms were 2 for 150 odd on first day we have taken control for the most part. Bowled well as a group and one good batting partnership so far and kept scoreboard ticking has meant we are on top. Poms batted so slow they deserve to lose.

 

[Impromptu]

Ryan Harris is running riot 3-27

 

[OzRulesFootball]

Ryan Harris is running riot 3-27

Absolutely!!! Loving it. His dodgy knee not going to stop him putting in full hearted effort. Deserves all the success that comes his way.

 

[Impromptu]

Absolutely!!! Loving it. His dodgy knee not going to stop him putting in full hearted effort. Deserves all the success that comes his way.

Reminds me a bit like Chappy with hair in SuperCoach. So long as Harris (and Chappy) on the ground, very good player!!

 

[Courtesans]

Slashes League is running 6th keep it going guys. Go Aussies.

(probably join the snail race comp. over the off season)

 

[Goodie's Guns]

Bell gone for 113. New ball doing a fair bit early on day 4. Harris now has 4 fa, hopefully he adds a few more, and quickly!!

 

[PC]

Damn, Harris on a hatrick - good spell with the new ball so far!

 

[Goodie's Guns]

Bell gone for 113. New ball doing a fair bit early on day 4. Harris now has 4 fa, hopefully he adds a few more, and quickly!!

LOL Prior gone for a golden duck, Harris 5 fa and on a hat-trick.

 

[PC]

Gee that was a nasty ball that got Broad - glad I am not facing Harris atm.

 

[Courtesans]

..back yard cricket, Botham to the fore.

 

[PC]

Some good ol' fashioned short stuff - like it.

 

[Courtesans]

...shades of Agar here. Get 'em out!

 

[Philzsay]

Seriously!!!!!

I go to bed when we are around 1/140 thinking hey we might actually be a chance here.....

Wake up... All out for 224...

And where the bloody hell was social media a decade ago when England were crap!!