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The Ashes 2015

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  • Addictedoldgit
    Addictedoldgit Posts: 1,831
    Oh shit, I'm a glass half empty type at the best of times. Shall turn off the tv an close the curtains in my dark room.
  • soapy_jones
    soapy_jones Posts: 21,387
    Are we shit again?

    Been trying to avoid it today...
  • Super_horns
    Super_horns Posts: 1,299
    Captain's innings from Cook?

    (He'll be out soon now..)
  • Addick Addict
    Addick Addict Posts: 39,884
    soapy_jones said:

    Are we shit again?

    Been trying to avoid it today...

    Yes but not as bad as we were an hour ago when we were 30-4. Stokesy and Cooky are batting very well and have taken it to 78.

    Just another 289 and we will have avoided the fall on.
  • LenGlover
    LenGlover Posts: 31,671
    85-4 at the close.
  • Covered End
    Covered End Posts: 52,057
    edited July 2015
    I thought Cook & Stokes batted very well and were in little danger. I didn't want to comment at the time, as you know they would be straight out.

    Lyth looks out of his depth and Ballance & Bell bottled it (no surprise).

    Root didn't bottle it, but Mitch Johnson definitely shook him up.

    I'm going tomorrow. I hope to see us get the target 367.
  • ChiAddick
    ChiAddick Posts: 1,781
    Covered End said:

    I thought Cook & Stokes batted very well and were in little danger. I didn't want to comment at the time, as you know they would be straight out.

    Lyth looks out of his depth and Ballance & Bell bottled it (no surprise).

    Root didn't bottle it, but Mitch Johnson definitely shook him up.

    I'm going tomorrow. I hope to see us get the target 367.

    Yea I agree if we avoid the follow on we would have done amazing. Tall order though.
  • killerandflash
    killerandflash Posts: 69,960
    Cook to bat all day, and hopefully when the Australian seamers start flagging by mid afternoon, the lower order can take them apart.

    Unless of course Lyon is a massive threat to the left handers, then...
  • MountsfieldPark
    MountsfieldPark Posts: 2,074
    MountsfieldPark said:

    Kevin who?

    :wink:

    Kevin where?

    :wink:
  • soapy_jones
    soapy_jones Posts: 21,387
    Gonna piss down Sunday. Might give us a chance. Personally I think we'll bottle this. How do I know? my mate's going tomorrow and he's the unluckiest bastard walking.

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  • North Lower Neil
    North Lower Neil Posts: 22,985
    Cook is the key, it's made for his strengths. Hopefully he can stick around.
  • oohaahmortimer
    oohaahmortimer Posts: 34,196
    Forecast has cleared up for Sunday so we'll need a miracle to not lose this
  • cfgs
    cfgs Posts: 11,494
    Need to bat to tomorrow lunchtime, hopefully longer, to stand any chance of getting a draw. If we do manage that then to win the Convicts have to bat even more aggressively to set a target. They can't afford the time to set an overly safe declaration so the game could still be a foot.

    All that is based on our ability to score another three hundred runs though

  • CHG
    CHG Posts: 4,532
    Would love to see us show some good fight and bat as deep as we know we can. 400 will put us in a good position to fight for the draw.
  • Callumcafc
    Callumcafc Posts: 63,829
    130-4

    Stokes 61*
    Cook 40*
  • McBobbin
    McBobbin Posts: 12,054
    These two need to bat all day
  • Callumcafc
    Callumcafc Posts: 63,829
    175-5

    Stokes b Marsh 87
  • Callumcafc
    Callumcafc Posts: 63,829
    181-5 at lunch.
  • Callumcafc
    Callumcafc Posts: 63,829
    210-6

    Buttler c Nevill b Lyon 13
  • Lincsaddick
    Lincsaddick Posts: 32,381
    Buttler's place is in serious danger given Bairstow's formidable form

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  • Carter
    Carter Posts: 14,264
    Is Bairstow a wicketkeeper then? I'd have thought Ian Bell is under more pressure than Buttler
  • Callumcafc
    Callumcafc Posts: 63,829
    Cook dragged onto his stumps.................

    Cook b Marsh 96
  • Carter
    Carter Posts: 14,264
    Geoffrey Boycott going mad on TMS about that
  • North Lower Neil
    North Lower Neil Posts: 22,985
    Lincsaddick said:

    Buttler's place is in serious danger given Bairstow's formidable form

    Completely disagree, Buttler is class and will keep getting better.
  • North Lower Neil
    North Lower Neil Posts: 22,985
    Gutted about Cook, think he deserved a ton but more importantly we needed him to stick around to 150odd to reach 367.
  • Callumcafc
    Callumcafc Posts: 63,829
    New ball taken at 80 overs.
  • Callumcafc
    Callumcafc Posts: 63,829
    285-7 at tea.
  • Callumcafc
    Callumcafc Posts: 63,829
    82 runs needed to avoid follow on.
  • Super_horns
    Super_horns Posts: 1,299
    Callumcafc said:

    82 runs needed to avoid follow on.

    Will the Aussies enforce it?
  • Riviera
    Riviera Posts: 8,167
    Callumcafc said:

    82 runs needed to avoid follow on.

    I think the follow-on issue is irrelevant. Can't see Aussie enforcing it now.

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