The Ashes Thread.

[Saint Willy]

Warner has about 1 more chance.truly awful series so far, bar an amazing slips catch.

[Loy Toy]

The Warner of old is not the Warner of today.

Get rid of him!

[Dasher]

Warner has never coped in England with the swinging ball. His avg must be half what it is in Aus. Bat him at 5 or 6 is logical. These selectors, captain and coach are slow to act. Burns has test 100s. Harris has none. Being a right hander helps with Broad avging 47 against right handers and 12 against left handers. He has always bowled well against the left handers.

[David48atTD]

^ fair comment.

Did Burns score those runs on a swinging pitch?

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Warner needs to spend some time playing English Country Cricket

[David48atTD]

Can Stokes and Bairstow can save England?

I'll defer that to the Commons for commentary ...



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Starc has the new ball

[panama hat]

Starc has the new ball

Starc . . .

[Dasher]

Starc bowled well. Paine wasted a review.

[Dasher]

Lyon bowling poorly for 2 tests now

[Dasher]

Plumb lbw turned down

Disgraceful

[Dasher]

Paine is blind

Useless

[Dasher]

301 all out lucky for Paine. 1mm behind the no ball line.

[reddog]

Broad needs a broader bat,the look on his face was a cracker when he was bowled.
Leach hung around like a leech but got a 4,best ever.
Now we need to see Warner get his mojo back.

[Dasher]

Lbw duck. Why wasnt Leech given out? Same ball. Funny umpires. Send Warner to Peru. Piss off.

[reddog]

No mojo for Warner,more ducks than a Chinese farmer,he should of went out there like it was a one match.
Be hard for him to hold his place now.

[Dasher]

These selectors are thickos though

[Dasher]

They could just open with Lab next test. Great technique. Harris needs runs. Warner at 6 or on the plane.

[Troy]

England get past the follow on stage. What will the Aussies set as the target. I'd guess at them being over cautious after the last test. England can pull this one out of the bag as well...

[Dasher]

Harris lbw useless as well
Smith has to save these muppets again

[Troy]

...and another...34 for 3 but England need to get Smith out early.

[harrybarracuda]

I see wickets are falling while I'm not watching so I'll stick to the F1 lads.

[Troy]

44-4 but Smith is still in. He's had a couple of close ones though...

[Dasher]

Pitch starting to keep low. Anything above 300 is a winning score. Lucky Smith scored 200 otherwise Aussies would be losing.

[Troy]

Smith gets his 50. He looks on for another century.

[harrybarracuda]

They broke into the football to inform me that my cunning plan is working.

[Troy]

Smith gone for 84. Need to get the rest soonest and it's doable for England.