[Cricket] England vs Australia Third Ashes Test - Leeds 22nd-26th August 2019

[BensGrandad]

BBC :

Why not give Australia the Ashes now and cancel the last 2 tests. The England players could go back to county cricket and learn how to bat.

Or make about 8 changes so they have no choice.

 

[Questions]

300 chase would be interesting.

180 chase you mean with this batting line up.

 

[Nobby]

BBC :

Why not give Australia the Ashes now and cancel the last 2 tests. The England players could go back to county cricket and learn how to bat.

Please see my post above

 

[dazzer6666]

You heard it here first (and probably last): England to win! Keep the faith and all that Bowlocks

Take it you didn't watch much of it this morning then ?

 

[Easy 10]

Strayla currently 1/6 for the win, England 4/1.

Draw 100/1.

 

[Greg Bobkin]

Take it you didn't watch much of it this morning then ?

I was keeping track of it on BBC online. I tell you, the fightback is ON!

 

[vegster]

You're wasting your time BG. The well is dry. There was an argument for bringing in Morgan before, but given the shining lights of the World Cup side like Roy and Buttler are floundering why taint Morgan as well? We need him well away from the car crash.

You're better off picking younger players with a decent technique not yet butchered by the one-day game. Even knocks of 20 and 25 may give us a foothold.

I thought I read somewhere that Morgan was quitting as he has a long standing back problem ?

 

[BensGrandad]

What target will we be set IMHO 380+

 

[Nobby]

I thought I read somewhere that Morgan was quitting as he has a long standing back problem ?

No England cricketers play or practice red ball in the English summer.
No county players play or practice red ball in the English summer

Its really simple. We are not producing red ball cricketers because no one plays red ball in an English summer.
And it will only get worse.

 

[dazzer6666]

What target will we be set IMHO 380+

So much time left in the game and no more rain forecast the Aussies can basically do what they want. Assuming we can't get them out (if we do, just means an earlier finish), would expect a declaration between lunch and teatime tomorrow, then get us out before close on Sunday and have a day off. All fairly predictable now sadly.

 

[Gwylan]

What's the least runs in an Ashes test match ever? This might beat it.

There were only 291 runs in the 1st test in 1888, so we've already gone past that (we lost that one)

 

[BensGrandad]

So much time left in the game and no more rain forecast the Aussies can basically do what they want. Assuming we can't get them out (if we do, just means an earlier finish), would expect a declaration between lunch and teatime tomorrow, then get us out before close on Sunday and have a day off. All fairly predictable now sadly.

That seems very likely. Even if we went mad and bowled them out tomorrow before we head off to watch us v Southampton and will still mean too big a total for us to chase.

 

[Titanic]

Joe Root

That is a truly awful moment, on a dismal day

200-3

 

[pasty]

**** me, even dropping simple slip catches now

 

[vegster]

180 chase you mean with this batting line up.

I think 200 is already beyond us, it would be nice of the convicts to set us 250 just to make a game of it rather than bat on to a 370 lead.

 

[the right footed denilson]

This is good, especially about Smith imho who has done nothing to suggest he has the skills for his role other than those bloody glasses.
https://www.espncricinfo.com/story...roy-woes-test-opener-epitomise-broken-system


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[Titanic]

Stokes gets Head.

Too little too late

209-4

 

[pasty]

Stokes gets Head.

Lucky bugger!

 

[BensGrandad]

If we can get Lambuschagne out before too many more are added who knows.

 

[Weststander]

The Ashes to remain in Oz.