50 up for Stokes. 150 up for England 13:23 - Aug 18 with 3332 views | gainsboroughblue | Breathing a little easier now. | |
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50 up for Stokes. 150 up for England on 13:25 - Aug 18 with 1595 views | Ace_High1 | Bat another 20 overs, go a 4 an over, 240 lead and then 48 overs to bowl at them? | | | |
50 up for Stokes. 150 up for England on 13:26 - Aug 18 with 1592 views | gainsboroughblue |
50 up for Stokes. 150 up for England on 13:25 - Aug 18 by Ace_High1 | Bat another 20 overs, go a 4 an over, 240 lead and then 48 overs to bowl at them? |
That's my thoughts. Stokes and Buttler get themselves in again after lunch for 15 mins or so then go a bit white ball mode. | |
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50 up for Stokes. 150 up for England on 13:27 - Aug 18 with 1583 views | Ace_High1 |
50 up for Stokes. 150 up for England on 13:26 - Aug 18 by gainsboroughblue | That's my thoughts. Stokes and Buttler get themselves in again after lunch for 15 mins or so then go a bit white ball mode. |
Hope they do as will be a great watch this afternoon. I find Root conservative as a captain though so not convinced he will declare? | | | |
50 up for Stokes. 150 up for England on 13:31 - Aug 18 with 1568 views | gainsboroughblue |
50 up for Stokes. 150 up for England on 13:27 - Aug 18 by Ace_High1 | Hope they do as will be a great watch this afternoon. I find Root conservative as a captain though so not convinced he will declare? |
1-0 down. No Smith for next test and maybe beyond. This has to be seen as a massive opportunity for England to gain the iniative. Aim for at least 45 overs at Aus while dangling the carrot. Root is a bit braver than a lot of captains before him. | |
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50 up for Stokes. 150 up for England on 15:14 - Aug 18 with 1514 views | Guthrum | Building a really good total now. Stokes closing in on the chance of a century. Plenty of overs left. | |
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50 up for Stokes. 150 up for England on 15:15 - Aug 18 with 1511 views | Coastalblue | Century and declare surely? | |
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50 up for Stokes. 150 up for England on 15:16 - Aug 18 with 1510 views | Ace_High1 |
50 up for Stokes. 150 up for England on 15:15 - Aug 18 by Coastalblue | Century and declare surely? |
Looks like, maybe 1 more over. | | | |
50 up for Stokes. 150 up for England on 15:24 - Aug 18 with 1501 views | Nthsuffolkblue |
50 up for Stokes. 150 up for England on 15:16 - Aug 18 by Ace_High1 | Looks like, maybe 1 more over. |
Seems silly not to have declared when he got 100, or at the end of the over with 251 to chase. | |
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Declared on 15:28 - Aug 18 with 1493 views | Guthrum |
50 up for Stokes. 150 up for England on 15:16 - Aug 18 by Ace_High1 | Looks like, maybe 1 more over. |
Massive final over, 16 runs. | |
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50 up for Stokes. 150 up for England on 15:28 - Aug 18 with 1487 views | gainsboroughblue | That was superb from Stokes. | |
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Declared on 15:28 - Aug 18 with 1488 views | StokieBlue |
Declared on 15:28 - Aug 18 by Guthrum | Massive final over, 16 runs. |
Brilliant stuff from Stokes. Good chance for a victory given Smith isn't able to bat. SB | |
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50 up for Stokes. 150 up for England on 15:28 - Aug 18 with 1486 views | Herbivore | Great knock from Stokes. Big ask to knock them over in the time remaining but it's possible. Need to use the new ball well and rip through their top order. | |
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50 up for Stokes. 150 up for England on 15:29 - Aug 18 with 1482 views | Reuser_is_God | Declared. Superb first half of the day for England, keep that level up we could make this interesting. | |
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Declared on 15:30 - Aug 18 with 1478 views | Guthrum |
Declared on 15:28 - Aug 18 by StokieBlue | Brilliant stuff from Stokes. Good chance for a victory given Smith isn't able to bat. SB |
Might be tricky to chew through the Aussie lower-middle order. They do have a fair bit of "stickability", even if not run-scoring ability. | |
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Declared on 15:30 - Aug 18 with 1478 views | Nthsuffolkblue |
Declared on 15:28 - Aug 18 by StokieBlue | Brilliant stuff from Stokes. Good chance for a victory given Smith isn't able to bat. SB |
His replacement can, though, can't he? I think the more they are likely to chase the total, the more likely we are to get them out. They won't try chasing this now, will they? A difficult balance though because we didn't want them to successfully chase it down. | |
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Declared on 15:31 - Aug 18 with 1471 views | StokieBlue |
Declared on 15:30 - Aug 18 by Guthrum | Might be tricky to chew through the Aussie lower-middle order. They do have a fair bit of "stickability", even if not run-scoring ability. |
Well I was trying to be positive. SB | |
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50 up for Stokes. 150 up for England on 15:32 - Aug 18 with 1464 views | Ryorry |
50 up for Stokes. 150 up for England on 15:28 - Aug 18 by Herbivore | Great knock from Stokes. Big ask to knock them over in the time remaining but it's possible. Need to use the new ball well and rip through their top order. |
Fingers crossed for Archer! | |
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Declared on 15:32 - Aug 18 with 1465 views | Guthrum |
Declared on 15:30 - Aug 18 by Nthsuffolkblue | His replacement can, though, can't he? I think the more they are likely to chase the total, the more likely we are to get them out. They won't try chasing this now, will they? A difficult balance though because we didn't want them to successfully chase it down. |
It's not enough to be completely beyond reach, might tempt them. Also, teams seeking to hold out can get stuck and lose wickets through pressure and being too defensive. | |
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Declared on 15:33 - Aug 18 with 1458 views | Nthsuffolkblue |
Declared on 15:32 - Aug 18 by Guthrum | It's not enough to be completely beyond reach, might tempt them. Also, teams seeking to hold out can get stuck and lose wickets through pressure and being too defensive. |
Either way, Smith not batting is big for us. Really need Archer and Broad/Woakes to produce something special. | |
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50 up for Stokes. 150 up for England on 15:40 - Aug 18 with 1447 views | Coastalblue | If we can get Warner early I think we will...... Actually no, not doing that any more on here. | |
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Declared on 15:41 - Aug 18 with 1447 views | Ryorry |
Declared on 15:33 - Aug 18 by Nthsuffolkblue | Either way, Smith not batting is big for us. Really need Archer and Broad/Woakes to produce something special. |
Archer hat-trick would be nice! ^prays^ | |
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50 up for Stokes. 150 up for England on 15:42 - Aug 18 with 1442 views | Ryorry |
50 up for Stokes. 150 up for England on 15:40 - Aug 18 by Coastalblue | If we can get Warner early I think we will...... Actually no, not doing that any more on here. |
Good retraction, don't "do a Gainsborough"! | |
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Declared on 15:44 - Aug 18 with 1435 views | itfcjoe |
Declared on 15:30 - Aug 18 by Guthrum | Might be tricky to chew through the Aussie lower-middle order. They do have a fair bit of "stickability", even if not run-scoring ability. |
If Archer is coming in at 90mph then that 'stickability' won't be like it was in the 1st test. Tailenders hate pace | |
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50 up for Stokes. 150 up for England on 15:44 - Aug 18 with 1434 views | The_Romford_Blue | This is going to be a great finish. I backed the draw when I saw the forecast a few days back but I’ve covered it with a few quid in play at 9.2 England and 65 Australia. From here.. I expect the draw but I’d love to see us get some early wickets. No Smith makes it a different proposition | |
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50 up for Stokes. 150 up for England on 15:50 - Aug 18 with 1419 views | Ryorry | This is the time to message all friends & acquaintances who say "cricket's boring" & tell them to listen/watch! | |
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