[Cricket] Third Ashes Test - England v Australia - Edgbaston

[pasty]

What are you going on about? 6 runs ahead with 5 wickets down doesn't make it 6/5!

Hence the use of the word effectively in my original post.

 

[Badger]

Hence the use of the word effectively in my original post.

Bit it isn't effectively is it? If we were 6 runs ahead in our SECOND innings then it would be valid.

 

[Triggaaar]

Hence the use of the word effectively in my original post.

But it's not effectively 6/5. If we were behind after our first innings, and this was our second innings, giving us a lead of 6, we would effectively be 6/5. But we're effectively 163/5, leading 27, with 5 wickets remaining.

 

[nwgull]

Hence the use of the word effectively in my original post.

It would only have been effectively 6 for 4 if we didn't have another innings to go.

This is an understable mistake to make after years of watch England attempt to claw back a first innings deficit. As it is, we have 15 wickets left and more runs than the Aussies, who only have 10 wickets left.

 

[pasty]

Bit it isn't effectively is it? If we were 6 runs ahead in our SECOND innings then it would be valid.

But it's not effectively 6/5. If we were behind after our first innings, and this was our second innings, giving us a lead of 6, we would effectively be 6/5. But we're effectively 163/5, leading 27, with 5 wickets remaining.

It would only have been effectively 6 for 4 if we didn't have another innings to go.

This is an understable mistake to make after years of watch England attempt to claw back a first innings deficit. As it is, we have 15 wickets left and more runs than the Aussies, who only have 10 wickets left.

Oh bollox to the lot of you - I know what I mean

 

[Titanic]

Oh bollox to the lot of you - I know what I mean

Yeah, but it is nonsense, right?

The only thing that is effectively is Australia -41 for 0 wicket in their 2nd innings.

 

[Titanic]

Oh no... Root is gone... chases a wide one from Starc (who has been bowling poorly this morning) and edges to slip... out for 63 from 74 balls.

England 182-6, leading by 46

 

[inland seagull]

Well done Aus, you keep hurling down the crap and it won't be long before we go chasing it, Root follows Bell into the 'throw it away' club

 

[The Wizard]

We're not even going to get a lead of 100 are we Aussies are 2/1 to win... Might be worth covering for some comfort money should we mess this match up.

 

[nwgull]

Yeah, but it is nonsense, right?

The only thing that is effectively is Australia -41 for 0 wicket in their 2nd innings.

Or England are effectively 42 for -5 wickets.

 

[Billy the Fish]

That is Root's weak point, he does chase the wide ones doesn't he.

Same story as Bell, looks great and then goes after one too many and throws away his wicket.

I'd take 100 lead if you offered it now

 

[Pantani]

What is wrong with them? Make them toil, leave the wide ones. Why do they always throw the bat? There are 11 whole sessions to go in this test, yet three of our batsmen have got out playing stupid shots, two of those once they are set. It is so infuriating.

 

[Lady Whistledown]

What is wrong with them? Make them toil, leave the wide ones. Why do they always throw the bat? There are 11 whole sessions to go in this test, yet three of our batsmen have got out playing stupid shots, two of those once they are set. It is so infuriating.

In fairness, Australia were probably saying the same after their first innings...

 

[OzMike]

Oh I'm well aware of our ability to **** it up, I was just surprised you required that much of a collapse for the Aussies to win. If we're skittled out for under 100 I think we'll be in trouble.

Oh dear, I'm practicing for next season's Score Predictor!

 

[Titanic]

England 188-6.

Australia are effectively -52 for 0 wickets in their 2nd innings.

 

[Titanic]

A lot of pressure on Buttler and Ali here... but they have the chance to take this away from Australia.

Oh, here come Mitchell Johnson again... can he repeat his brutal spell from early this morning??

What a great game this is!

 

[Titanic]

A review here... could be LBW, could be caught... Lyon to Buttler... more hopeful than anything??

 

[Titanic]

no bat... and LBW is going over... phew!

 

[Titanic]

Hit in front again... and this time he is given out... no doubt from umpire Aleem Dar.

Lyon has 3-3

England 190-7, lead by 54.

We can only hope the tail has a bit of a WAG

 

[Tom Hark Preston Park]

Beggars belief that England are managing to blow this