England v Australia 4th Test

FCBurnley · Post by **FCBurnley** » Sun Sep 08, 2019 3:13 pm

Spijed wrote:Bairstow now gone lbw

Bad call by umpire. Too close to be sure.

tiger76 · Post by **tiger76** » Sun Sep 08, 2019 3:21 pm

This pair have to get to tea and then see how long they can frustrate the Aussies.

There's around 50 overs scheduled,but bad light might come into play if England can stick in.

Useful partnership between the JB'S but they really had to go on for another hour or so.

The cheating convicts have got the ball changed again,we know what happened last time they managed that feat.

ClaretTony · Post by **ClaretTony** » Sun Sep 08, 2019 3:28 pm

FCBurnley wrote:So are you saying stokes should not have walked ?

I’m saying he’s probably the only player in the match who would have done. I was amazed when he did.

FCBurnley · Post by **FCBurnley** » Sun Sep 08, 2019 3:34 pm

tiger76 wrote:This pair have to get to tea and then see how long they can frustrate the Aussies.

There's around 50 overs scheduled,but bad light might come into play if England can stick in.

Useful partnership between the JB'S but they really had to go on for another hour or so.

The cheating convicts have got the ball changed again,we know what happened last time they managed that feat.

Lot of complaints on BBC about condition of ‘new ball’ Also what has Lyon got on his towel. Commentators saying it could be super glue to hold his finger cut together WTF !

Ashingtonclaret46 · Post by **Ashingtonclaret46** » Sun Sep 08, 2019 3:36 pm

FCBurnley wrote:Bad call by umpire. Too close to be sure.

Umpire thought he was out and this was confirmed by the replay. Could have gone either way ---but didn't.

tiger76 · Post by **tiger76** » Sun Sep 08, 2019 3:37 pm

FCBurnley wrote:Lot of complaints on BBC about condition of ‘new ball’ Also what has Lyon got on his towel. Commentators saying it could be super glue to hold his finger cut together WTF !

Are you suggesting the Australians would stoop to underhand tactics,i'm

at such outlandish allegations.

FCBurnley · Post by **FCBurnley** » Sun Sep 08, 2019 3:38 pm

ClaretTony wrote:I’m saying he’s probably the only player in the match who would have done. I was amazed when he did.

So was Cummins. Great example of sportsmanship by Stokes. Doubt we will ever see Any Aussie doing that.

FCBurnley · Post by **FCBurnley** » Sun Sep 08, 2019 3:39 pm

tiger76 wrote:Are you suggesting the Australians would stoop to underhand tactics,i'm at such outlandish allegations.

Behind the back tactics in this case haha

Bordeauxclaret · Post by **Bordeauxclaret** » Sun Sep 08, 2019 3:47 pm

What is this tv umpire doing?

Bordeauxclaret · Post by **Bordeauxclaret** » Sun Sep 08, 2019 3:49 pm

The way they look at these decisions needs to be changed, spent an age looking to see if he hit it or not when it the end it didn’t matter.
Surely someone can point it out to them.

Ashingtonclaret46 · Post by **Ashingtonclaret46** » Sun Sep 08, 2019 3:51 pm

Technology is what matters these days, it can never be wrong!

Bordeauxclaret · Post by **Bordeauxclaret** » Sun Sep 08, 2019 3:51 pm

The technology was right. It’s the way it’s used.

FCBurnley · Post by **FCBurnley** » Sun Sep 08, 2019 3:52 pm

Batter knew he had hit it and you could see it without ultra edge. New ball swinging like pendulum. Getting farcical now

tiger76 · Post by **tiger76** » Sun Sep 08, 2019 3:53 pm

That was mental finally got the right decision but i'm not sure there was too much method in the madness.

Even Glenn McGrath said he clearly nicked it,how on earth can the ultra edge thing miss that.

tiger76 · Post by **tiger76** » Sun Sep 08, 2019 3:54 pm

FCBurnley wrote:Batter knew he had hit it and you could see it without ultra edge. New ball swinging like pendulum. Getting farcical now

For a nearly 60 over old ball it's somewhat lively ain't it.

ClaretTony · Post by **ClaretTony** » Sun Sep 08, 2019 3:56 pm

FCBurnley wrote:So was Cummins. Great example of sportsmanship by Stokes. Doubt we will ever see Any Aussie doing that.

Not just Aussies - you probably won’t see local league cricketers walk now.

ClaretTony · Post by **ClaretTony** » Sun Sep 08, 2019 3:58 pm

tiger76 wrote:That was mental finally got the right decision but i'm not sure there was too much method in the madness.

Even Glenn McGrath said he clearly nicked it,how on earth can the ultra edge thing miss that.

Third umpire just said there wasn’t enough evidence to overturn the decision on ultra edge. Thankfully the position of contact rescued him.

tiger76 · Post by **tiger76** » Sun Sep 08, 2019 4:01 pm

ClaretTony wrote:Third umpire just said there wasn’t enough evidence to overturn the decision on ultra edge. Thankfully the position of contact rescued him.

But everyone in the ground knew Overton had hit it,fortunately they got the right call in the end,would have been some reaction from the crowd if that had been given out.

FCBurnley · Post by **FCBurnley** » Sun Sep 08, 2019 4:15 pm

Great effort by Buttler and good support from Overton. Just a tiny light at the end of the tunnel now but another new ball looming soon

tiger76 · Post by **tiger76** » Sun Sep 08, 2019 4:20 pm

166-6 at tea from the beeb feed.

Right, some quick numbers for you:

The tea break is 20 minutes. The new ball is due in 11 overs. There's a minimum of 36 overs left in the day. I reckon the light will start going in by about 18:30.

So by that reckoning about 2 hours to survive for England,tough ask but not impossible,new ball could be a problem though,might explain why Lyon bowled a lot of overs this afternoon,so they could hurry through their allocation.

FCBurnley · Post by **FCBurnley** » Sun Sep 08, 2019 4:35 pm

That first ball manic appeal was a disgrace. Putting umpire under pressure. It was not within 2 feet of hands or bat !!!!

tiger76 · Post by **tiger76** » Sun Sep 08, 2019 4:43 pm

FCBurnley wrote:That first ball manic appeal was a disgrace. Putting umpire under pressure. It was not within 2 feet of hands or bat !!!!

Thankfully Dharmasena is too experienced to fall for those antics.

Granny WeatherWax · Post by **Granny WeatherWax** » Sun Sep 08, 2019 4:51 pm

Watch the ball man fgs.

tiger76 · Post by **tiger76** » Sun Sep 08, 2019 4:54 pm

Bother could have done with Jos sticking around for the new ball at least,Aussies big favourites now,where's all this heavy cloud cover we where promised.

Ashingtonclaret46 · Post by **Ashingtonclaret46** » Sun Sep 08, 2019 4:54 pm

Here endeth the Ashes!

MACCA · Post by **MACCA** » Sun Sep 08, 2019 4:56 pm

Well that was a bad leave, extremely bad infact.

Granny WeatherWax · Post by **Granny WeatherWax** » Sun Sep 08, 2019 4:58 pm

Stokes innings aside we’ve been pretty limp this series and don’t deserve the ashes.

tiger76 · Post by **tiger76** » Sun Sep 08, 2019 4:58 pm

It's asking a lot for the bowlers to see off 30 overs against this attack armed with a new ball.

Claretmatt4 · Post by **Claretmatt4** » Sun Sep 08, 2019 4:59 pm

As good as Jofra is at bowling, and he is excellent, he's absolutely dire at batting.

Granny WeatherWax · Post by **Granny WeatherWax** » Sun Sep 08, 2019 5:00 pm

Claretmatt4 wrote:As good as Jofra is at bowling, and he is excellent, he's absolutely dire at batting.

His shot yesterday which got him out was absolutely pathetic. There’s been a lot of that this series though, and not just from Archer.

tiger76 · Post by **tiger76** » Sun Sep 08, 2019 5:03 pm

Leach coming in ahead of Broad interesting move,alas i doubt it'll matter now.

Granny WeatherWax · Post by **Granny WeatherWax** » Sun Sep 08, 2019 5:04 pm

tiger76 wrote:Leach coming in ahead of Broad interesting move,alas i doubt it'll matter now.

Since Broad got that smack on the head his batting has been atrocious.

tiger76 · Post by **tiger76** » Sun Sep 08, 2019 5:06 pm

Overton survives that review still hope albeit slim.

MACCA · Post by **MACCA** » Sun Sep 08, 2019 5:07 pm

Granny WeatherWax wrote:Stokes innings aside we’ve been pretty limp this series and don’t deserve the ashes.

If they didnt win this series outright never mind just retain the ashes, it'd have been robbery.

They've been better in every department other than in the review system.

They've probably win over 75% of the sessions.

Simply outclassed

CBT · Post by **CBT** » Sun Sep 08, 2019 5:10 pm

Got to love bumble
Jack leach 'has got his eye in now'
After getting 3

tiger76 · Post by **tiger76** » Sun Sep 08, 2019 5:10 pm

They haven't even taken the new ball yet,and they might not even need to.

Granny WeatherWax · Post by **Granny WeatherWax** » Sun Sep 08, 2019 5:17 pm

tiger76 wrote:They haven't even taken the new ball yet,and they might not even need to.

It’s not due yet....

tiger76 · Post by **tiger76** » Sun Sep 08, 2019 5:23 pm

Granny WeatherWax wrote:It’s not due yet....

Yes didn't realise,the way this old ball is behaving they might wait an over or two,they've got that luxury,England's best hope is bad light ATM.

New ball now due and it is getting darker,England need to hang in for as long as they can now.

HunterST_BFC · Post by **HunterST_BFC** » Sun Sep 08, 2019 5:24 pm

from twitter

With apologies to Bon Jovi
"Oh, we're halfway there (almost)
Whoa oh, living on a prayer
We'll probably lose, but we might be spared
Whoa oh, Warner got a pair !"

tiger76 · Post by **tiger76** » Sun Sep 08, 2019 5:34 pm

23 overs remaining but they'll get nowhere near that,hopefully the umpires will get twitchy about the light soon,this pair just need to hang in.

Granny WeatherWax · Post by **Granny WeatherWax** » Sun Sep 08, 2019 5:45 pm

Regardless of result it’s mesmorising how leach comes in after archer.

tiger76 · Post by **tiger76** » Sun Sep 08, 2019 5:51 pm

Granny WeatherWax wrote:Regardless of result it’s mesmorising how leach comes in after archer.

I suspect that might change especially if there's a frontline batsman at the crease,he can clearly hold an end.

Where's that bloody sun come from

just dig in boys.

Crowd sounds amazing whatever happens they've had their money's worth.

These bouncers are doing England a favour,any hold up's are good.

SalouClaret · Post by **SalouClaret** » Sun Sep 08, 2019 6:01 pm

I think I may be in love with Jack Leach

Edit. Not anymore

tiger76 · Post by **tiger76** » Sun Sep 08, 2019 6:07 pm

16 overs remaining but they shouldn't get that many in,just have to keep ticking the balls off.

Labuschagne making the breakthrough of all people.all on Overton and Broad now.

SalouClaret · Post by **SalouClaret** » Sun Sep 08, 2019 6:08 pm

Surely game over now

Bordeauxclaret · Post by **Bordeauxclaret** » Sun Sep 08, 2019 6:08 pm

Could have done with dragging our first innings out a bit longer...

TheFamilyCat · Post by **TheFamilyCat** » Sun Sep 08, 2019 6:09 pm

SalouClaret wrote:I think I may be in love with Jack Leach

Your bowling average is exceptional. One post, one wicket.

tiger76 · Post by **tiger76** » Sun Sep 08, 2019 6:13 pm

Bordeauxclaret wrote:Could have done with dragging our first innings out a bit longer...

Was thinking exactly the same,i'm sure it was pointed out at the time by several people and dismissed,those overs and time would have been very valuable now wouldn't they.

Light's probably England's saviour the TMS team think another half hour or so and that's with the spinners bowling.

TheFamilyCat · Post by **TheFamilyCat** » Sun Sep 08, 2019 6:15 pm

tiger76 wrote:Was thinking exactly the same,i'm sure it was pointed out at the time by several people and dismissed,those overs and time would have been very valuable now wouldn't they.

Light's probably England's saviour the TMS team think another half hour or so and that's with the spinners bowling.

Let’s see plenty of glove changes, bit of cramp, movement behind the bowler’s arm, objects on the pitch and ideally, a floodlight failure.

MACCA · Post by **MACCA** » Sun Sep 08, 2019 6:16 pm

Who said cheats never prosper!