The Ashes 2023

[vvvslaxman]

I think it is an inside edge. Green what a phattu batsman.  He should change his name to KL Green.  He was lucky not to get an edge there

[vvvslaxman]

They just need Marsh.

[MechEng]

2 minutes ago, Kothili said:

Can the giant produce a meaningful innings here. If not he should stay with MI franchise circus tent cricket.

 

Exactly, I want to see Green perform, this is the stage, go for it!

 

Australia should not be over-reliant in Smith-Labuschagne all the time.

[vvvslaxman]

6 minutes ago, Lord said:

they shouldn't have to bat in poor light in first place. That Labu wicket wont have happened

 

Labu kinda dismissed himself. Credit to Root for mixing up the deliveries.

[Kothili]

7 minutes ago, Lord said:

they shouldn't have to bat in poor light in first place. That Labu wicket wont have happened

The guy is a certified dolt.

[Kothili]

6 minutes ago, MechEng said:

Well done Labuschagne, he has shown his class today. Obviously expecting a 250 from was a bit too much but he's shown his class.

That was needless shot to play. But oh well, he stuck out for along time.

[vvvslaxman]

With tentativeness of Green England is not far away from another wicket assuming there is no further rain

[Lord]

1 minute ago, vvvslaxman said:

 

Labu kinda dismissed himself. Credit to Root for mixing up the deliveries.

yeah. He got carried away. 

[MechEng]

Just now, Kothili said:

That was needless shot to play. But oh well, he stuck out for along time.

 

He saw off the new ball spells, that was important, regarding that shot he was just unlucky, not as lucky as Crawley's edges going for fours definitely.

[vvvslaxman]

Just now, Lord said:

yeah. He got carried away. 

 

Considering his recent performances this is a much better effort.

[vvvslaxman]

Root covered all options. Seam bowling, off spin, wrong un, round arm deliveries.  

[vvvslaxman]

Punter calls it correctly.  "LUnges"  Who else does this in our side 

 

 

[vvvslaxman]

Rain will have the final say by the look of it

[MechEng]

If this test is a draw, won't feel bad for England. 

 

They also got away with a draw against us when it rained on final day in Nottingham.

Edited July 22, 2023 by MechEng

[putrevus]

27 minutes ago, MechEng said:

If this test is a draw, won't feel bad for England. 

 

They also got away with a draw against us when it rained on final day in Nottingham.

It would be hilarious to see them whine.

[Sgattick10]

Now imagine India in such a situation, we would have been all out in 2 hrs.. Like we did in first wtc final 

[vvvslaxman]

4 minutes ago, Sgattick10 said:

Now imagine India in such a situation, we would have been all out in 2 hrs.. Like we did in first wtc final 

 

Actually if India had batted an extra hour match would have ended in draw. We lost wickets in heaps.

[Serpico]

57 minutes ago, Sgattick10 said:

Now imagine India in such a situation, we would have been all out in 2 hrs.. Like we did in first wtc final 

That pitch was doing more than this one 

[eulbninem]

Aussies just never give up do they

That's one thing I've always admired about them.

 

[vvvslaxman]

2 hours ago, eulbninem said:

Aussies just never give up do they

That's one thing I've always admired about them.

 

 

This particular match they didn't really have to do much to get out of jail. Just survive 30 overs today. Possibly tomorrow 20 overs or so.