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In the interests of saving our openers from having a difficult 45 minutes at the crease that is stumps.0
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Spin it another way.....the major negative is that without him the other bowlers wont get enough wickets to bowl them out for under 500.Addick Addict said:The major positive from today is not just Stokes taking 6 wickets but bowling 16 overs
Archer 12.3-2-49-1
Atkinson 16-4-62-1
Stokes 16-3-52-6
Wood 8-1-29-0
Tongue 13-1-63-1
Root 14-0-117-11 -
Love it. That's the golfiest comment of the series so far.golfaddick said:
Spin it another way.....the major negative is that without him the other bowlers wont get enough wickets to bowl them out for under 500.Addick Addict said:The major positive from today is not just Stokes taking 6 wickets but bowling 16 overs
Archer 12.3-2-49-1
Atkinson 16-4-62-1
Stokes 16-3-52-6
Wood 8-1-29-0
Tongue 13-1-63-1
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Good shout. Notts have signed him for 2026 and 2027 - he should be spot on for the next Ashes over here!MarcusH26 said:Wondering how many tests we get into the series until the Aussies try Fergus O'Neill. Massively impressive in the CC this season for Nottinghamshire in a brief spell. Perhaps ironically more suited to English conditions where he's not the quickest but swings it massively.1 -
Don't think we'll see him this winter because it will be Doggett or Neser if there's injuries to the main bowlers but I think he'll cause real damage in the next Ashes over here. 21 wickets at 17.90 in 4 matches is a pretty exceptional return and I'd expect him to lead the Notts attack again.Addick Addict said:
Good shout. Notts have signed him for 2026 and 2027 - he should be spot on for the next Ashes over here!MarcusH26 said:Wondering how many tests we get into the series until the Aussies try Fergus O'Neill. Massively impressive in the CC this season for Nottinghamshire in a brief spell. Perhaps ironically more suited to English conditions where he's not the quickest but swings it massively.1 -
But concern that others didn't look threatening and Wood has had to go off.Addick Addict said:The major positive from today is not just Stokes taking 6 wickets but bowling 16 overs
Archer 12.3-2-49-1
Atkinson 16-4-62-1
Stokes 16-3-52-6
Wood 8-1-29-0
Tongue 13-1-63-1
Root 14-0-117-10 -
Apparently the plan was always for Wood to bowl 8 overs and he should be ok to bowl on day 31
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Especially as the reporter who tweeted what I posted was Nick Hoult, chief cricket correspondent at the TelegraphChizz said:
Good news. Although, if true, it's probably not good news for the career prospects of one particular headline writer at the Telegraph...fenaddick said:Apparently the plan was always for Wood to bowl 8 overs and he should be ok to bowl on day 3
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I hope the Aussie quicks take the same attitude when we have to face 45 minutes before stumps...Addick Addict said:In the interests of saving our openers from having a difficult 45 minutes at the crease that is stumps.3 -
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Baistow had extended his contract at Yorkshire until the end of 2028. I've always got the impression that he's been dedicated to his county, in the way others like Root aren't.0 -
Series Result: 2-2
Highest run scorer: Joe RootMost wickets: Josh TongueWill Root get a century? YesWhen will Cummins appear? 3rd testHow many tests will Archer manage? 3How many opening combos do Australia use? 21 -
Just to be clear this was 17-year-old Thomas Rew that hit 55 and who will keep and not his older brother, James. They are a really talented pair but quite why James, who is in the Lions squad and who was called up for the England squad in the summer, was left out I do not know. Equally, the fact that Cox hasn't taken the gloves suggests that he still hasn't got over his finger issues in which case he won't be the next on the block should Smith or Pope get injured.Addick Addict said:Well this is confusing. They've substituted Rew for Lawes on the scorecard with Atkinson bowling Rew for 55. Then Stokes gets Lawes out for a duck for his fifth wicket. Knew that stand between the "Surrey boys" was fake news.1 -
Unfortunately the Lions played in a Bazball manner, resulting in most of Stokes' wickets being slogs to boundary fielders. Unlikely that Smith and Marnus will do the same.Addick Addict said:The major positive from today is not just Stokes taking 6 wickets but bowling 16 overs
Archer 12.3-2-49-1
Atkinson 16-4-62-1
Stokes 16-3-52-6
Wood 8-1-29-0
Tongue 13-1-63-1
Root 14-0-117-10 -
England 200-4 (42)
Crawley 82 (101)
Duckett 92 (97)
Root 1 (14)
Brook 2 (16)
Potts 11-4-45-20 -
50 for Pope too0
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11 batsmen
Bethell mopped up the tail0 -
Carse coming in suggests that Wood has at least gone for a scan/has a concern over fitness. Be interesting to see who bowls tomorrow
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The scan was scheduled for today but he was at the ground "doing laps" but I have no idea if that was running or not, I'd assume socantersaddick said:Carse coming in suggests that Wood has at least gone for a scan/has a concern over fitness. Be interesting to see who bowls tomorrow1 -
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Even if he's OK to bowl here, I can't see the point in Wood playing in the First Test unless he bowls at least another 15-20 overs in the middle. He hasn't played a game for nine months and we're expecting him to rock up in the peak of fitness and on the money? Better he misses this one and is fully tuned up for the rest of the series than we're down a bowler during what will be a vital Test.
If we go with five seamers then Archer, Atkinson, Carse, Tongue and Stokes doesn't sound awful to me and it's not like we don't have someone with the extra pace because Archer can be the one to bowl in three or four over spells of not holding back.5 -
Jimmy Anderson (highlights show) and Matt Prior (on the ground in Oz) have joined TNT's coverage1
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Of more concern is the spin department. The fact that Bethell took three lower order wickets doesn't make him a Test bowler and perhaps the likes of Stokes and Pope taking Bashir apart won't have done that bowler too much by way of confidence for whenever he appears in the series. That won't have escaped the notice of the Aussie batters either.1
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https://live.nvplay.com/ecb/?tab=m_scorecard#mdfb90000-7a08-761c-f5f7-08dded5af61dMrOneLung said:
Pope actually made exactly 100, and was out bowled by Bashir, while Wood didn't bat. For some reason your scorecard gave Wood 31 of Pope's runs
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BBC also has Pope scoring 100 - and we all know they are the bastion of truth.0
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killerandflash said:
https://live.nvplay.com/ecb/?tab=m_scorecard#mdfb90000-7a08-761c-f5f7-08dded5af61dMrOneLung said:
Pope actually made exactly 100, and was out bowled by Bashir, while Wood didn't bat. For some reason your scorecard gave Wood 31 of Pope's runs
Typical anti Surrey bias from the great unwashed.killerandflash said:
https://live.nvplay.com/ecb/?tab=m_scorecard#mdfb90000-7a08-761c-f5f7-08dded5af61dMrOneLung said:
Pope actually made exactly 100, and was out bowled by Bashir, while Wood didn't bat. For some reason your scorecard gave Wood 31 of Pope's runs3 -
1 week!!!2
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Errr....cantersaddick said:1 week!!!
6 days.
Start 2.30am Fri 21st.
Unless you are @jimmymelrose who double counts the days.0 -
Mark Wood has been cleared of any hamstring injury following the scans he was taken for after Day 1.
https://www.ecb.co.uk/news/4402705Following precautionary scans on Friday, England fast bowler Mark Wood has been cleared of any concerns regarding his left hamstring.
He is not expected to feature today - the third day of England’s warm-up match against the Lions XI at Lilac Hill Park, Perth.
Wood will continue to train as planned in the build-up to the first Test in Perth.
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Massive news - Hazlewood has joined Cummins and Abbott in missing the First Test through injury. Neser has been added to their squad.
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