Good tactics by Stokes to copy the Aussie short-pitched barrage, taking wickets but also slowing the scoring. Delays the declaration, if they should get that far.
Fantastic catch by Root. Come on England. ****ing Mark Taylor whinging about England's tactics. Who ****ing started it? Clever tactics from England, Slowing the scoring and producing wickets. Same again after lunch.
Christ Bairstow is a butterfingers. Such hard hands. This is tedious, but we can't let them score freely. New ball available.
Col mate. Take it easy. Don't want to raise your BP too much. We need that fervour for when the Rs get going.
Said yesterday when Aussues were about 30-0 we should go to short bowling like they had. Boring but dries up the runs and eventually Wickets. **** knows how we're meant to chase anything when they'll be doing the same thing again !
I'm guessing we'll try to put them into the stands. Stokes in danger of pushing himself too much here.
Then if England are serious about Bazball, they will go after the Aussie bowlers, short balls or not. With, I presume, a day and a session left, England won't sit back and play for a draw. Wow, Cummins caught off NO BALL! Another dagger in the England's hopes for a win.
