It was very harsh mind. You could look at that a hundred times and not be certain. It's a blade of grass job. But, like missed penalties... Edit! Get in!
This innings is massive. England have to dominate and get 100+ lead. We should get some play tomorrow, but Sat likely wiped out so we need to be in a position to skittle the Aussies early on Sunday and chase down whatever target they set. Of course they will play for the draw and hope the weather wins them the Ashes
They picked their team for the draw. Long batting line up to take time out of the game (imo anyway). Regardless of what they say. It looks like a team picked to bat for a long time rather than to score quickly.
Agree - reminds me of 2005 when we replaced the injured Simon Jones with the express pace of Paul Collingwood
Does anybody else think that we might be watching Jimmy's last test? He's bowled tidily as ever without being overly threatening - I can see Tongue coming in for him in the last test and the next test after that is not until January and it is India away. He still needs 19 more wickets to reach Shane Warne's total and 11 to get to 700 so he may think to himself where better to finish than on his home ground in an Ashes test.
Simon Jones was superb when fit. So he wasn’t superb very often! Loved watching him bowl Hopefully we’ll have Archer fit as he’s the future for pace. He’s silly fast much like wood. Admit I’m guilty of not watching enough cricket to know any different
Chucked it away there by Moeen, but he's done his job at #3 Much better to have Root coming out with 130 on the board instead of the usual 20
Great innings. Let’s get a lead of 70-100 then put them back in. Just seen a guy with his Sunderland shirt on in the crowd
Excellent from England. Said it this morning, this innings is crucial to The Ashes. We could potentially be 450+ by the close and put them under pressure under grey skies tomorrow.
Some session. England gave been aying like this, but gave gotvit a bit better and rode a bit of luck. Heads down lads. Let's have some more!
Yep. Just hasn't got the zip now. Only human. But I'd like him to be remembered for all the years of greatness rather than struggling at the end.
It looks like Saturday and Sunday could be a washout. I’d be happy declaring with a 50 run lead. We need as much time to bowl at them as possible, they’ll be pulling the shutters up when batting. I’d rather lose giving us every chance than watch the game play out to a bore draw. Drawing and losing is the same end result. We don’t regain the Ashes.
