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[Cricket] England vs Australia, Ashes 4th test - Old Trafford
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This is why I like forums, you can get a much wider perspective on things. I looked up the scandal and had not read this before https://www.smh.com.au/sport/cricket/a-one-time-plan-taylor-questions-ball-tampering-theory-20190326-p517q2.html I suspect the inquiry I thought happened didn't. Although the news that I read (ABC) was scathing of CA.
Haha, thanks for that, excellent article. As far as independent investigations go then, that’s about as useless as it gets........
Still think if England just avoid the follow on, there will still be plenty of time to bowl out England 2nd time around.
The Wizard
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Here we go then, mission save the test match.... again!! Crucial first session including new ball coming up in 6 overs this morning
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Come on Sports Personality Of The Year!!!
The Wizard
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You have to say when you actually think about this series, we are very lucky to even still be in with a shout, we seem to have been on the back foot since the first test and whenever we’ve gained the ascendency it’s been quickly followed by some sort of collapse in the batting order.
We were unlucky (possibly daft) to lose Jimmy in the first test. We've won every test where we've won the toss. We were winning the second, but it got rained off.
I don't think we've had the best luck.
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Tim Paine pondering a review, looks at Steve Smith who shakes his head. Fake captain 
Tim Paine pondering a review, looks at Steve Smith who shakes his head. Fake captain
Yet Paine couldn't be certain Smith was shaking his head in reaction to the review or answering the voices in his head.
This is the silly thing about cricket. The World Cup was the same.
The toss of a coin gives the winner a huge advantage.
Indeed.
That microlight or plane engine (which the Sky team are resolutely ignoring) is annoying.
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Blimey stokes very lucky 2 balls in a row there
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shit
Too good for JB from Starc with the new ball
90mph inswinging and through the gate, which was left open by an ill-judged airy drive, and smashes into middle and off
JM Bairstow b Starc 17 (37b 2x4 0x6)
228-6
90mph inswinging and through the gate, which was left open by an ill-judged airy drive, and smashes into middle and off
JM Bairstow b Starc 17 (37b 2x4 0x6)
228-6
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You could drive a bus through the gap Bairstow leaves between bat and pad. Horrific
The Old Trafford square always looks grim. Rolled mud.
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Stokes gone. That’s that then.