Ashes 2019

[Donsteppa]

@Rapido said in Ashes 2019:

Wtf has happened to the ashes on sky? It's gone?

On channel 50 for some reason.

[NTA]

Marnus cops one on the grill from Archer

[NTA]

2 gone this morning. Lead is 338. Marnus on 74 sweating on the Goat.

Suspect he'll start going hard at Archer

[sparky]

England have never chased down more than 350 to win a test.

[NTA]

@sparky said in Ashes 2019:

England have never chased down more than 350 to win a test.

They'll have to set a record to do it.

It's good that Archer isn't afraid to go short to the Aussie tail. They, of course, don't give a fuck about intimidation, knowing the best intimidation is to get England out for under 200.

England fielding has been woeful. Overthrows, misfields, dropped catches.

[NTA]

359 to win.

A relatively fresh Cummins and Hazelwood to open the bowling.

Lessgo

[Siam]

@NTA that session and a bit yesterday morning and "loose bus change" has darn well kept you boys your urn.

Pretty good 100 odd overs mate!

All done and dusted with 2 to play. Congrats

[NTA]

@Siam is cricket. Weirder things have happened, and records are made to be broken.

I won't relax until the fat lady has got home and whipped off her garter belt

[Siam]

@NTA whilst I do believe it is a fait accompli ( it's easy to get romantic about test chases even though the overwhelming odds state that 300 is way too much),

I did get in early in the slim hope that the fat singing wench is preoccupied with the buffet and misses her cue! 😉

if only to keep the series alive...

[sparky]

@NTA England chased down 359 to win earlier this summer, albeit in the 50 over format:

https://www.wisden.com/matches/scorecard/198593/england-v-pakistan-at-bristol-3rd-odi-14-may-2019

[NTA]

Burns rips his nail

[sparky]

Two early wickets after lunch. Roy and Burn both gone. Can any of the England batsman score more than 12 in this innings?

[canefan]

The English might have to dip into their jar of luck

Oh that's right, they used all of it up in one game

[sparky]

England 90-2 at tea. Still need 269 more runs.

[sparky]

England's afternoon: 156-3 at the close. Root still there on 75.

A long way to go especially with the new ball due in 8 overs but they have given themselves and their supporters hope.

[Donsteppa]

For all of the valid weight of 4th innings chases, I suppose they don't often start before lunch on Day Three with the best of the pitch.

[NTA]

@Donsteppa might limit the expected effect of the goat

[KiwiPie]

England fairly streaky in getting to the close with only 3 wickets down although they were probably due that after every mistake causing a wicket in the 1st innings. Still unlikely to make not least because most chases that look good at the end of one day often crumble in the morning and Headingley is well known as being a 3rd session place to bat.

[NTA]

@KiwiPie the flip side is of they can stay in until lunch tomorrow, they win.

But their tail is not up to that task so double hundred needed from Root

[NTA]

Fucking hell the flaps have just launched off Stokes' lid