Ashes 2019

canefan

The English might have to dip into their jar of luck

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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

NTA

Go watch the dismissal of Root.

Caught by @Virgil 's fave Aussie.

It's a fucking gem.

NTA

@NTA said in Ashes 2019:

Fucking hell the flaps have just launched off Stokes' lid

canefan

@NTA I've seen that before. I don't know why they simply don't incorporate it into the actual helmet. Maybe to retro fit existing helmets but these guys don't need to worry about that

NTA

Aussies getting their length wrong here. England only 160 away so a real chance if they get through to lunch with these two at the crease

NTA

Pushing too hard here, as Ponting says.

English crowd has turned into India, cheering everything.

Donsteppa

So Australia strangle out Joe Root with the old ball, build pressure nicely, then take the new ball and bowl a pile of shite & start gifting five runs an over...

mariner4life

This crowd is fucking great

NTA

We're cooked.

1-1 coming up. Series alive.

The line is now shit. Paine needs to have a word to these fluffybunnies.

Duluth

They need to go back to Lyon

canefan

@Duluth said in Ashes 2019:

They need to go back to Lyon

He just bowled a brilliant over. Game in the balance, England hoping these two gingas can bring them home

Godder

2 more wickets and Aussie are into the tail - Woakes is useful, but they would want to be within 40-50 before he comes in.

NTA

@Duluth and they did.

I understand the decision to take the new ball, but he just got Root and is good against the left hand bats, including Stokes.

The Silver Fern

Ashes 2019