England v Australia 3rd Ashes Test

Bosscat · Post by **Bosscat** » Sat Aug 24, 2019 7:22 pm

Granny WeatherWax wrote:Yawn

Grow up ya bugger

Root N-O 75 captains innings with a bit of luck

Steve1956 · Post by **Steve1956** » Sat Aug 24, 2019 7:41 pm

Bosscat wrote:
Grow up ya bugger

Root N-O 75 captains innings with a bit of luck

Yawn

tiger76 · Post by **tiger76** » Sat Aug 24, 2019 7:42 pm

Hibsclaret wrote:It’s like watching Geoff Boycott and Chris Tavare....

If they're still together at lunch tomorrow who cares,at least England have a chance which at 11 o'clock this morning they didn't.

That's exactly why Ben Stokes has to bat at 5 he knows how to build an innings,so what he scored 2 runs in a hour,doesn't matter he's not out overnight that's the important thing.

Steve1956 · Post by **Steve1956** » Sat Aug 24, 2019 7:46 pm

tiger76 wrote:If they're still together at lunch tomorrow who cares,at least England have a chance which at 11 o'clock this morning they didn't.

That's exactly why Ben Stokes has to bat at 5 he knows how to build an innings,so what he scored 2 runs in a hour,doesn't matter he's not out overnight that's the important thing.

I quite liked watching Boycott & Tavare bat they played test cricket like test match openers,built big innings,I think that is the meaning of a Test

Bosscat · Post by **Bosscat** » Sat Aug 24, 2019 7:51 pm

Steve1956 wrote:Yawn

Grow up

FCBurnley · Post by **FCBurnley** » Sat Aug 24, 2019 7:55 pm

Root was excellent today. Hope it is not just too little too late. Let’s see where we are after 20 overs with the new ball tomorrow. If we can score say 50-1 in the first session then we have a chance. Lose 2 or more and I think we are done barring a miracle Stokes Bairstow or Butler 1 day type innings

tiger76 · Post by **tiger76** » Sat Aug 24, 2019 8:03 pm

Steve1956 wrote:I quite liked watching Boycott & Tavare bat they played test cricket like test match openers,built big innings,I think that is the meaning of a Test

Time in this match doesn't matter.if you stay in the runs will come,England bat 3 sessions tomorrow,or the better part of 3 sessions they win the match.

Everyone has to chip in down the order to give England any hope,but the pitch still looks decent,the new ball will be vital,if at lunch England are only 4/5 wickets down it's very much game on.

What pleased me today was the batsman valued their wicket,it took good bowling to prise them out,more of the same tomorrow and even if Australia go on to win they'll have had to earn it.

The crowd realised it would be a tough day for the batters and even applauded solid defensive shots,being positive doesn't mean clattering 4's all the time,you can be positive by showing a straight bat and rotating the strike,which England did much better today,don't forget they've only got 3 quick's,and they can't keep steaming in,hence why the spinners bowled a fair number of overs today.

Steve1956 · Post by **Steve1956** » Sat Aug 24, 2019 8:03 pm

Bosscat wrote:Grow up

How original!!!!!!

Steve1956 · Post by **Steve1956** » Sat Aug 24, 2019 8:07 pm

tiger76 wrote:Time in this match doesn't matter.if you stay in the runs will come,England bat 3 sessions tomorrow,or the better part of 3 sessions they win the match.

Everyone has to chip in down the order to give England any hope,but the pitch still looks decent,the new ball will be vital,if at lunch England are only 4/5 wickets down it's very much game on.

What pleased me today was the batsman valued their wicket,it took good bowling to prise them out,more of the same tomorrow and even if Australia go on to win they'll have had to earn it.
The crowd realised it would be a tough day for the batters and even applauded solid defensive shots,being positive doesn't mean clattering 4's all the time,you can be positive by showing a straight bat and rotating the strike,which England did much better today,don't forget they've only got 3 quick's,and they can't keep steaming in,hence why the spinners bowled a fair number of overs today.

The atmosphere sounded great,maybe due to yorkies sipping copious amounts of Isla Negra

tiger76 · Post by **tiger76** » Sat Aug 24, 2019 8:17 pm

Steve1956 wrote:The atmosphere sounded great,maybe due to yorkies sipping copious amounts of Isla Negra

The atmosphere picked up mid-afternoon once Root got in,if you think it was loud today just imagine tomorrow if Root scores 150+ and leads England to a famous win.

The only ground where it's been flat is Lords

the Northern crowds are normally rowdy and back England to the hilt,but the players have to give them something to shout about,that certainly didn't happen on Friday.

Bosscat · Post by **Bosscat** » Sat Aug 24, 2019 8:25 pm

Steve1956 wrote:How original!!!!!!

MACCA · Post by **MACCA** » Sat Aug 24, 2019 9:02 pm

I love the optimism, but if we are being brutally honest the usual England collapse will happen, and we will be lucky if we are still watching any cricket come 14:00 Sunday.

Simply not good enough.

Dark Cloud · Post by **Dark Cloud** » Sat Aug 24, 2019 9:34 pm

I've been a couple of times and the atmosphere at Lords definitely is different and very much more subdued. I don't think they encourage or even maybe allow(?) fancy dress (apart from those daft red/yellow blazers!

) and it's not really the done thing to be peed up, roaring the bowler in and chanting!! I've got me tickets for Old Trafford and had em ages and if we can win this one (Macca may well be right mind

) it will be some atmosphere there!

box_of_frogs · Post by **box_of_frogs** » Sat Aug 24, 2019 9:37 pm

MACCA wrote:I love the optimism, but if we are being brutally honest the usual England collapse will happen, and we will be lucky if we are still watching any cricket come 14:00 Sunday.

Simply not good enough.

Head agrees, the heart says we’ll bat through and record a famous yet lucky victory.

Granny WeatherWax · Post by **Granny WeatherWax** » Sat Aug 24, 2019 9:37 pm

Dark Cloud wrote:I've been a couple of times and the atmosphere at Lords definitely is different and very much more subdued. I don't think they encourage or even maybe allow(?) fancy dress (apart from those daft red/yellow blazers! ) and it's not really the done thing to be peed up, roaring the bowler in and chanting!!

Let you take your own booze in though!

Cleveleys_claret · Post by **Cleveleys_claret** » Sat Aug 24, 2019 9:37 pm

Dark Cloud wrote:I've been a couple of times and the atmosphere at Lords definitely is different and very much more subdued. I don't think they encourage or even maybe allow(?) fancy dress (apart from those daft red/yellow blazers! ) and it's not really the done thing to be peed up, roaring the bowler in and chanting!!

Yeah wasnt it at Lords where the Pope made an appearance with 50 odd of his cardinals. Crowd seemed to like it but then the camera panned to all the stiffs and they looked far from impressed

Dark Cloud · Post by **Dark Cloud** » Sat Aug 24, 2019 9:39 pm

Cleveleys_claret wrote:Yeah wasnt it at Lords where the Pope made an appearance with 50 odd of his cardinals. Crowd seemed to like it but then the camera panned to all the stiffs and they looked far from impressed

That's true. I stand corrected. I remembered seeing that, but couldn't remember if it was at Lords.

MACCA · Post by **MACCA** » Sat Aug 24, 2019 9:40 pm

box_of_frogs wrote:Head agrees, the heart says we’ll bat through and record a famous yet lucky victory.

Here's hoping, although I'll be torn though if we are still batting at 16.30...
Burnley game
Ashes to win
Sons birthday meal

Dark Cloud · Post by **Dark Cloud** » Sat Aug 24, 2019 9:46 pm

Granny WeatherWax wrote:Let you take your own booze in though!

I'm proper Northern. I was ****** before I got in!!

Foulthrow · Post by **Foulthrow** » Sat Aug 24, 2019 10:19 pm

FCBurnley wrote:Well LavatoryChain or whatever he is called has shown exactly how to bat in test cricket. No risks. Leave every ball you don’t need to play. Don’t worry about scoring. Take the shine off the ball. Hit the odd bad ball and pick up singles when you can. Let’s see if England have learned from him

And hope you get dropped about four times. That always helps.

Foulthrow · Post by **Foulthrow** » Sat Aug 24, 2019 10:24 pm

I’m going to guess that all of today’s hard work will go right down the pan tomorrow morning and we get blown away by the new ball. What price is it for Root out first ball tomorrow? Worth a quid I bet.

Local cricketer · Post by **Local cricketer** » Sat Aug 24, 2019 10:34 pm

Still the hope that kills you

scouseclaret · Post by **scouseclaret** » Sat Aug 24, 2019 10:42 pm

Local cricketer wrote:Still the hope that kills you

Indeed. Plucky show today, but it will be over by lunchtime tomorrow.

Cleveleys_claret · Post by **Cleveleys_claret** » Sat Aug 24, 2019 10:57 pm

Dark Cloud wrote:That's true. I stand corrected. I remembered seeing that, but couldn't remember if it was at Lords.

I wasnt meaning to correct you. Even the commentators couldnt believe that they had been allowed in. On radio five they were saying they must have smuggled the clothes in as they wouldnt have been allowed entry if they arrived like that

Bosscat · Post by **Bosscat** » Sun Aug 25, 2019 11:07 am

Come on England lets rip the Aussies a new one today

Buxtonclaret · Post by **Buxtonclaret** » Sun Aug 25, 2019 11:10 am

They've to start all over again today.
Yesterday was the first time I've seen England actually play Test cricket for a full day for ages!

Claretmatt4 · Post by **Claretmatt4** » Sun Aug 25, 2019 11:24 am

Is the reason that a new ball is dangerous purely because it will be more unpredictable and move more when it hasn't been knocked in? Genuine question.

AndyClaret · Post by **AndyClaret** » Sun Aug 25, 2019 11:27 am

Claretmatt4 wrote:Is the reason that a new ball is dangerous purely because it will be more unpredictable and move more when it hasn't been knocked in? Genuine question.

It's harder, and the seam is more proud.

MACCA · Post by **MACCA** » Sun Aug 25, 2019 11:28 am

Silly shot, a bit of bad luck.

Stokes and Bairstow to the rescue

tiger76 · Post by **tiger76** » Sun Aug 25, 2019 11:42 am

Absolute madness from Root there,3 overs till the new ball and he does that

Claretmatt4 · Post by **Claretmatt4** » Sun Aug 25, 2019 11:42 am

AndyClaret wrote:It's harder, and the seam is more proud.

Cheers Andy! Makes sense

Spijed · Post by **Spijed** » Sun Aug 25, 2019 11:49 am

tiger76 wrote:Absolute madness from Root there,3 overs till the new ball and he does that

It does seem to be in the mindset of English batsmen that every now and again they get too greedy and can't help themselves and go for the big one!

wembley94 · Post by **wembley94** » Sun Aug 25, 2019 11:49 am

Win or Lose.change to the batting needed.any one with less than a batting average of 40.should not feel safe

TheFamilyCat · Post by **TheFamilyCat** » Sun Aug 25, 2019 12:01 pm

Bosscat wrote:Come on England lets rip the Aussies a new one today

If the Aussies end up with a new one today o don’t think it will be ripped. More likely to be very slowly and painstakingly peeled away.

MACCA · Post by **MACCA** » Sun Aug 25, 2019 12:03 pm

wembley94 wrote:Win or Lose.change to the batting needed.any one with less than a batting average of 40.should not feel safe

Is that in just this series or at their all at international level?

The poster above regards players getting greedy, and sucked into big or silly shots.
IMO it's due to limited over cricket that we have been concentrating on so much recently.
Theres a few batters who are not test cricket standard, and don't have the patience needed

MACCA · Post by **MACCA** » Sun Aug 25, 2019 12:05 pm

Creeping back into it now, least we haven't fully collapsed and shown some fight in defeat.

Obviously the first innings was where the game was lost, you rarely recover from them situations

Steve1956 · Post by **Steve1956** » Sun Aug 25, 2019 12:06 pm

Difficult to win this now with Root throwing away his wicket,I was praying that I'd wake up to the news that someone had dug the wicket up and poured oil on it and we all headed off to Old Trafford with still a chance of winning the Ashes ...sadly no one did and sadly we have surrendered this series pretty tamely

Bosscat · Post by **Bosscat** » Sun Aug 25, 2019 12:12 pm

TheFamilyCat wrote:If the Aussies end up with a new one today o don’t think it will be ripped. More likely to be very slowly and painstakingly peeled away.

Just how it should be

tiger76 · Post by **tiger76** » Sun Aug 25, 2019 12:15 pm

These 2 need to be there at lunch,if Stokes,Bairstow and Buttler can make 50's,and the tail chip in there's a chance,but England have been playing catch-up since day 2,that's what happens when you get knocked over for 60 odd.i notice runs are coming quicker now the new balls been taken only 160 more needed,if these two can put another 40-50 on,the Aussies will start getting twitchy.

wembley94 · Post by **wembley94** » Sun Aug 25, 2019 12:17 pm

MACCA...Any with more than 30 test matches

Quickenthetempo · Post by **Quickenthetempo** » Sun Aug 25, 2019 12:20 pm

Bairstow has changed the feel about this game. Playing and running very positive.

Knocked them off their line and length.

Keep it up

Quickenthetempo · Post by **Quickenthetempo** » Sun Aug 25, 2019 12:23 pm

And a shout out to the England support there. Absolutely brilliant.

Has been all series.

Bosscat · Post by **Bosscat** » Sun Aug 25, 2019 12:25 pm

Quickenthetempo wrote:Bairstow has changed the feel about this game. Playing and running very positive.

Knocked them off their line and length.

Keep it up

Shhhhhhhh he is from the enemy you will be excommunicated

tiger76 · Post by **tiger76** » Sun Aug 25, 2019 12:26 pm

What was that delivery from Pattinson,the Aussies are getting rattled good sign,less than 150 to win now,just keep going.

Buxtonclaret · Post by **Buxtonclaret** » Sun Aug 25, 2019 12:44 pm

Lyon is such a dangerous bowler.

Bosscat · Post by **Bosscat** » Sun Aug 25, 2019 12:46 pm

Buxtonclaret wrote:Lyon is such a dangerous bowler.

Lions are a dangerous animal

Buxtonclaret · Post by **Buxtonclaret** » Sun Aug 25, 2019 12:52 pm

This buggers good at breaking partnerships.
Need to see him off.

Claretmatt4 · Post by **Claretmatt4** » Sun Aug 25, 2019 12:55 pm

England now 1.44 favourites to win the match.

What terrible odds. I still think Aussies should be favourites. One wicket changes it.

tiger76 · Post by **tiger76** » Sun Aug 25, 2019 12:56 pm

Just see it out till lunch now,and it's been a good morning.That flurry of runs hasn't half helped.

Bin Ont Turf · Post by **Bin Ont Turf** » Sun Aug 25, 2019 1:00 pm

It'd do your chuffing head in having to listen to them in the field with their manky accents.