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You're right, it's not so obvious that Welsh cricket fans would support England, but that was the reasonable question he asked. His question (verbatim): Do Welsh cricket fans really get excited about an Ashes victory for the national side? My answer: Yes. Same way that Welsh rugby fans support...

So the badge isn't the same, ok. However the England team has had plenty of Welsh players in it as well as a some Irish and Sweaties - like the British Lions. Former Welsh England player Robert Croft was quoted as saying that he considered playing for Glamorgan like playing for Wales and...

It was a strange question for you to ask seeing as you seem to think you know the answer anyway.

I'm sorry my answer to your question wasn't good enough.

Yes. Same way that Welsh rugby fans support the British lions.

Did we win then? I know it's England but I couldn't believe the nervousness about whether or not we'd wrap that one up, on here and with the general public. I managed to lay the Aussies at a ridiculously low price on betfair last night - they were never going to win.

You're right, it's less of an issue; but the unlimited overs that our strike bowlers can bowl is a significant difference. As for the wicket yielding 300 runs, it's also yielded 13 wickets. Anderson and Broad will get plenty out of the pitch tomorrow, and Ali will hit the foot marks.

This is test cricket though; it doesn't matter about the overs left. Red swinging ball, no fielder or bowler restrictions, and most significantly, a day 4 and 4th innings pitch.

Calm down everyone, 367 is a huge final innings total to chase.

I cannot wait to get home to watch the evening session. Assuming that we should have built up a lead of about 270 by then, it should give the lower order license to really go after the Aussie bowling when they come in!

That's just what he needs to stop those mocking England fans from singing his song!

Anything over 250 should be enough.

I'm trying to rescue his embarrassment here.

Although they may get to use it again if an England player smashes the current ball into the river, or out of shape, when it's a similar number of overs old.

It's like Starc wanted to show you all about my amazeballs cricket insight and knowledge: a full ball that swings away gets the first England wicket. We'll probably not get many more than 250, but that (along with the 1st innings lead) will easily be enough to defend on the 4th and 5th days.

He probably won't go wicketless, but he doesn't seem to have the intelligence or control to be able to do anything other than bang it in, unlike the other 2 Aussie fast bowlers (and England's bowlers) who realised that the ball needs to be put up there to give it a chance to do something.

Seems those drugs made me more right than you thought ;-)

Think you're being a bit pessimistic; how can that not be England's day? 80 for the last 3 wickets was a good start; knocking over their top 5 with them still 166 behind is a situation Cook will be very happy with.

Definitely England's day that: 166 behind with their best batsmen gone, wicket becoming less predictable, and the ball will probably do a bit more through the air as well for the first hour tomorrow. I predict a 60 run 1st innings lead.

I don't know; it can be quite amusing. Depends on whether or not the angle of impact and clothing - i.e. tennis skirt - gives potential for the gags about almost losing the ball etc.