Ashes 2019

[Rapido]

Labuschagne's batting looks so much like Jacques Kallis

[Rapido]

Wtf has happened to the ashes on sky? It's gone?

[NTA]

50 partnership for Marnus and Patto

[Donsteppa]

@Rapido said in Ashes 2019:

Wtf has happened to the ashes on sky? It's gone?

On channel 50 for some reason.

[NTA]

Marnus cops one on the grill from Archer

[NTA]

2 gone this morning. Lead is 338. Marnus on 74 sweating on the Goat.

Suspect he'll start going hard at Archer

[sparky]

England have never chased down more than 350 to win a test.

[NTA]

@sparky said in Ashes 2019:

England have never chased down more than 350 to win a test.

They'll have to set a record to do it.

It's good that Archer isn't afraid to go short to the Aussie tail. They, of course, don't give a fuck about intimidation, knowing the best intimidation is to get England out for under 200.

England fielding has been woeful. Overthrows, misfields, dropped catches.

[NTA]

359 to win.

A relatively fresh Cummins and Hazelwood to open the bowling.

Lessgo

[Siam]

@NTA that session and a bit yesterday morning and "loose bus change" has darn well kept you boys your urn.

Pretty good 100 odd overs mate!

All done and dusted with 2 to play. Congrats

[NTA]

@Siam is cricket. Weirder things have happened, and records are made to be broken.

I won't relax until the fat lady has got home and whipped off her garter belt

[Siam]

@NTA whilst I do believe it is a fait accompli ( it's easy to get romantic about test chases even though the overwhelming odds state that 300 is way too much),

I did get in early in the slim hope that the fat singing wench is preoccupied with the buffet and misses her cue!

if only to keep the series alive...

[sparky]

@NTA England chased down 359 to win earlier this summer, albeit in the 50 over format:

https://www.wisden.com/matches/scorecard/198593/england-v-pakistan-at-bristol-3rd-odi-14-may-2019

[NTA]

Burns rips his nail

[sparky]

Two early wickets after lunch. Roy and Burn both gone. Can any of the England batsman score more than 12 in this innings?

[canefan]

The English might have to dip into their jar of luck

Oh that's right, they used all of it up in one game

[sparky]

England 90-2 at tea. Still need 269 more runs.

[sparky]

England's afternoon: 156-3 at the close. Root still there on 75.

A long way to go especially with the new ball due in 8 overs but they have given themselves and their supporters hope.

[Donsteppa]

For all of the valid weight of 4th innings chases, I suppose they don't often start before lunch on Day Three with the best of the pitch.

[NTA]

@Donsteppa might limit the expected effect of the goat