Smith is quite good.
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[Cricket] Second Ashes Test - England vs Australia - Lords
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My modest wager on him being top Aussie run scorer in the series is looking a bit better.
BensGrandad
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Or is our bowling poor I dont know as havent seen any of it, just asking.
He hasn't got to number 1 rated batsman in the world, off the back of only this innings!
pasty
A different kind of pasty
Steve Smith 203* (336 balls, 24 fours, 1 six)
Meh, not much of an achievement on this pitch
Then again, I do have a long standing complete and utter dislike of "shuffling" Smith.
Joe Root has Steve Smith LBW playing a horrible reverse sweep on 215 (345 balls, 25 fours, 1 six) 
It's being reviewed... and is OUT
533-6
It's being reviewed... and is OUT
533-6
Clarke will declare when Nevill reaches 50 would be my guess.
Pavilionaire
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- Jul 7, 2003
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I'd keep batting until I'd got at least 600 on the board, throw the bat once you get to 550 to reach 600 in a short space of time. The extra runs can afford Clark to set some aggressive field placings for England's top order.
And another for Root... Nevill caught low down by Moeen Ali at mid-off... 536-7
45 on dayboo for Nevill.
45 on dayboo for Nevill.
sydney
tinky ****in winky
sshhhh...!
I hope they waste the time trying to do that... can't see the point myself. Too late to declare before tea now, so they will bat the next 15 mins / 4 overs at least.
I can. Moving the follow-on target from 350 up to 400 could easily be the difference ebetween drawing or winning this Test.
Pavilionaire
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The thinking is that you can afford to trade runs for wickets by putting a lot more men around the bat and less in the field. I think this is a good strategy when your opponents' top order is fragile, not so good when it is solid.
So could half an hour before tea at the England openers and a couple of quick wickets. Seems like an unusually defensive option to me... especially now they are wasting time with Johnson and Starc dobbing it around like they are now... 16 runs off 36 balls between them so far.
550-7 (145.3 overs, RR 3.77)
Tea Day 2
Australia 562-7
Johnson 12 (28 balls) Starc 11 (20 balls)
Australia 562-7
Johnson 12 (28 balls) Starc 11 (20 balls)
BensGrandad
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I think that they will declare to have 45 mins at England tonight, I hope not I hope they see the day out then declare overnight. We have to then dig in and try to still be in bat at lunch the day after tomorrow (4th day) let the runs come as they do dont chase them just occupy the crease.
Pavilionaire
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Their tactics must have been simply get to tea batting as normal. I suspect they'll each have 3 or 4 sighters before half an hour of crash, bang wallop.