Off Topic Cricket 2019

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A lot of talk about which of the bowlers will drop out to accommodate Archer. Woakes looks like he's making his position safe.
 
Great stuff in the field from England. A brilliant run-out by Rashid, followed by an excellent catch off his own bowling, and then a remarkable improvised stumping by Buttler.
 
Seems like a fair result so far for the Aussies.................

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Australia are 172 for 3 with 17.0 overs left


Australia First Innings Runs
Extras (0nb 4w 6lb 0b) Total 172 for 3 (33.0 overs)
Warner c Bairstow b Plunkett 43
Finch * c Ali b Wood 14
Marsh c Buttler b Plunkett 30
Smith not out 50
Khawaja not out 25
Maxwell
Stoinis
Carey †
Starc
Coulter-Nile
Lyon
Cummins
Zampa
Behrendorff
Richardson
 
Seems like a fair result so far for the Aussies.................

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Australia are 172 for 3 with 17.0 overs left


Australia First Innings Runs
Extras (0nb 4w 6lb 0b) Total 172 for 3 (33.0 overs)
Warner c Bairstow b Plunkett 43
Finch * c Ali b Wood 14
Marsh c Buttler b Plunkett 30
Smith not out 50
Khawaja not out 25
Maxwell
Stoinis
Carey †
Starc
Coulter-Nile
Lyon
Cummins
Zampa
Behrendorff
Richardson

They'll need 10 an over from here to get near the 350 which has become the minimum requirement against England.
 
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England are piling up injuries today.
Ridiculous to play the Aussies before the World Cup.
England were ready after the Pakistan series and are in danger of being over cooked and carrying injuries.
 
And Lyon gets rid of Stokes.

That was poor from Stokes. Yes, he was struggling, but there was plenty of time left. He didn't need to run down the pitch like that.

Buttler now turns the game around in one over, with 24 off Coulter-Nile.