BensGrandad
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Very unlikely but if we could get 3 or 4 wickets by lunch a result is possible.
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[Football] The Ashes and Fourth Test.
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Pavilionaire
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- Jul 7, 2003
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Most interesting event of the morning = groundsman retrieves plastic bag from sightscreen.
Can Curran break this partnership?
Can Curran break this partnership?
Pavilionaire
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Day 5 of the Melbourne test. Only the Barmy Army in attendance, Moeen Ali bowling gentle pies and Vaughan chatting to some bird in the commentary box. Suffice it to say I am NOT on the edge of my seat.
vegster
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"Time for bed " said Zebedee....
Da Man Clay
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- Dec 16, 2004
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I fancy my Saturday side could bat out on this pitch. Dull.
Pavilionaire
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- Jul 7, 2003
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England bowling has been woeful this morning, so many bad balls down the leg side.
BensGrandad
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2 wickets before lunch and they only have a lead of 14 with 6 wickets left and the new ball is it possible?
happypig
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Get Smith out and anything is possible. Except Ali bowling a decent ball, that won't happen.
BensGrandad
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The way we perform they will be all out with a lead of less than 100 and then bowl us out. Interesting they are saying this is Smiths slowest ever 50.
TomandJerry
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- Oct 1, 2013
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Heavy, heavy rain delaying play at the minute
Pavilionaire
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Vaughan and Swann both call for Moeen to be dropped for 5th test.
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Not sure Crane is the right replacement. Jack Leach (I know Taunton is a dustbowl but..) would be my choice.
OzMike
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Real pity that the rain didn't work for us in Perth, rain now is a liability.
GingerBeerMan
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I haven't checked the weather but thick, black clouds hang over Melbourne at the moment. They are sporadic either, they go as far as the eye can see. Could be raining for the next few hours
BensGrandad
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One of the big differences is that apart from Australia supieriority in bowling their best batsmen when he reaches 50 usually goes on to get 100 ours is usaully out thinking that he had done his job by reaching 50.
BensGrandad
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On this series our best has probably been Root except for 1 outstanding innings from Cook.
Buffalo Seagull
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I was listening to some of the radio commentary during the last test, in which they were discussing this very point. It was suggested that this was the one thing that was keeping Root beneath others in the debate over the world’s best batsman.
Kohli 20 100s, 15 50s
Smith 23 100s, 22 50s
Root 13 100s, 35 50s
Malan has had a fair Ashes and out performed Root with 300+ at 45ish and Bairstow was a little behind him. Root was next and despite my desire for him to be captain I was wrong.