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[alles ist gut]

Three different century-makers in a test for England for the first time in six years. Just lacking that bit of having long enough to take ten wickets.

[Jairzinho]

9 minutes ago, alles ist gut said:

Three different century-makers in a test for England for the first time in six years. Just lacking that bit of having long enough to take ten wickets.

We could help ourselves by declaring at some point in the next ten minutes.

[Pureblood]

It looks like we've screwed ourselves by leaving our best two bowlers behind.  Stupid decision. 

[Mudface]

12 minutes ago, Jairzinho said:

We could help ourselves by declaring at some point in the next ten minutes.

Surely scratching about losing wickets for the next hour and getting an extra 20 runs is the way to go?

[Jairzinho]

Root doing everything he can to injure Stokes. 

[alles ist gut]

35 overs, run rate 1.51.

[sir roger]

That Lees lad making Boycott look like Chris Gayle.

 

Amazing effort from Babar Azam in Oz. Batted for nearly 2 days for 196 no to save the 2nd test, 425 balls.

Second longest 4th innings effort after the famous Atherton innings in South Africa

Not bad for a guy who is the top ranked 20-20 batsman i n the world.

 

 

 

[Jairzinho]

Another dull as fuck wicket. Slow, and fuck all in it for the bowlers.

[Jairzinho]

They had one of the dancing entertainer girls on screen. Fit, and with massive tits. 30 seconds of complete silence while her gigantic norks were bouncing around.

 

They cut back to the pitch. Ian Bishop's commentary was great.

 

"Wonderful partnership"

[Captain Howdy]

Knife edge battle between bat and ball this.

[Jairzinho]

Marvellous shithouse captaincy here from Root.

 

 

[sir roger]

Good to see that despite two games where the opposition bowlers were asleep we haven't forgotten how to collapse.

Ball doing a lot, glad we haven't wasted air fare on those two wasters, Anderson and Broad.

[sir roger]

You don't often see number 11 being top scorer, needed a Lanky lad to dig them partially out of a hole.

Pity  ahmood went for 49 just missing a maiden half century in first class cricket.

[Jairzinho]

Pakistan umpire has just stiffed his own team with a terrible LBW decision for Rizwan and, barring another immense innings from Babar Azam, has probably cost them the series.

 

 

[s(k)aturation]

4 minutes ago, Jairzinho said:

Pakistan umpire has just stiffed his own team with a terrible LBW decision for Rizwan and, barring another immense innings from Babar Azam, has probably cost them the series.

 

 

 

Bad reviewing a little earlier, I guess.

And I suspect Australia might skittle them anyway.

 

Anyway, DRS is shite. 

It should simply be, wrong decision... change the decision from upstairs.

"Reviewing tactics" shouldn't be part of the game.

Shite.

 

[Jairzinho]

I'd have fancied them to see out the remaining overs with Azam and Rizwan, as they did last time. This tail is long though, and from here Australia should win it.

 

And yes, I can't stand the idea of "challenging" a decision. Just change the decision if it's wrong.

[Jairzinho]

Bugger. 

[Jairzinho]

Thick as mince. 

[lifetime fan]

Rob Key as the new Managing Director of the ECB? 

[Rico1304]

14 minutes ago, lifetime fan said:

Rob Key as the new Managing Director of the ECB? 

He’s popular and knows his stuff. 

[lifetime fan]

1 hour ago, Rico1304 said:

He’s popular and knows his stuff. 

Would be an interesting choice. Certainly not the establishment candidate we all expected. 
 

I’d easily have him over fucking Dave Brailsford. 

[Jairzinho]

Phenomenal hundred. 

[A_S]

These win probability trackers are all over the place. At the change of innings, West Indies were 49%, England 30% and a draw 21%. 

 

At 2/0, England are now 34%, West Indies 43% and the draw 23%! 

[Jairzinho]

End of a pure shithouse "couldn't be arsed to stick it out" innings. 

[Jairzinho]

Start the car.