[Cricket] The Ashes- England v Australia- 3rd Test, Headingley, July 06-10, 2023

[KZNSeagull]

This is ridiculous. Wood should be pitching it up to Head with 3 slips.

 

[CHAPPERS]

Stokes admiring that shot having telegraphed what your plan is and bowling the same delivery for an hour

 

[The Wizard]

The field should be set normally to Head, he’d have been out already with a normal in out field

Head top edged that last one for 6

 

[KZNSeagull]

Now Broad is going to bowl short to him as well.

Edit. Head OUT. CAUGHT Duckett. England require 251 to win

 

[The Wizard]

Oh no, now England have to bat tonight… ffs

 

[The Wizard]

Amazing how much harder it is to hit it 30 yards over the boundary when you bowl a good length like that

 

[Is it PotG?]

Bowling Broad.

25 mins, 3 down?

 

[KZNSeagull]

25 minutes to bat tonight

 

[Machiavelli]

On TMS, they raised the idea of opening with Broad and Wood. Not the worst idea. There will be four or five overs. Why not send out those two, with the potential of both getting out cheaply and, equally, the potential of them getting 30 or 40.

 

[Si Gull]

Gettable.......or not?

I think England will do it this time.

 

[The Wizard]

One of those totals that ordinarily you’d say is very gettable, especially at Headingley but given how crap our batting line up is/how good the Aussies bowling are I’m not sure.

Crawley won’t last long I reckon.

 

[vegster]

That should be enough for Australia, we'll do well to win this .

 

[Hugo Rune]

Bowling Broad.

25 mins, 3 down?

I predict we’ll be seeing the flight of the Nighthawk soon.

 

[KZNSeagull]

8 from the first over with sensible, low risk shots

 

[The Wizard]

Abysmal review

 

[KZNSeagull]

Australia reviewing caught behind. Not out on the field.

Ball missed Duckett's bat by about 4 inches. Review lost 10-0

Then he edges one to slip just short of Smith. Splendid

 

[Neville's Breakfast]

Same old Aussies..always cheating

 

[The Wizard]

Duckett is looking like a sitting Duckett here

 

[Frutos]

Surely slow, steady and risk averse is the way here?

Plenty of time (weather permitting) so no need to swing at this stage.

 

[Neville's Breakfast]

That chance clearly carried and yet neither ex player could see it. Odd ex players union again.