The Ashes Thread.

[kingwilly]

Wooooooooooooooooo hoooooooooooooooo England just passed the Aussie total. Well batted boys. Great focus, staying power, patience, playing a safe but aggressive innings to claw back that hard target the Aussies set, and to scrape together the meager start of a slight lead.

Well played boys.

Gonna get redded

[pseudolus]

Wooooooooooooooooo hoooooooooooooooo England just passed the Aussie total. Well batted boys. Great focus, staying power, patience, playing a safe but aggressive innings to claw back that hard target the Aussies set, and to scrape together the meager start of a slight lead.

Well played boys.

Gonna get redded

England will look at declaring now. They have just gone 50% above the Aussie first innings score. A good solid innings so far and a healthy lead.

[kingwilly]

I'm not understanding all the boo's every time there is a boundary. Whats that all about?

Unsportsmanlike behaviour trying to pile on runs like that. It's not fair hitting 10% of our total in one hit.


Anyway, I think the Aussies weren't ready. Can we just start over?

[pseudolus]

Can we just start over?

Sure - in 2017

[Troy]

Oh! Lordy! Lordy!... Didn't ever expect to see the day Australia were bowled out before lunch!

I started my holiday this afternoon...looks like the Aussies started theirs before me!

gloat, gloat and triple gloat....

[Bettyboo]

39 lead. If we bat the day out then that'll be a 170, or so, lead. I'd suggest that as the next target.

[cyrille]

I'm not understanding all the boo's every time there is a boundary. Whats that all about?

ROOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOT

[pseudolus]

I'm not understanding all the boo's every time there is a boundary. Whats that all about?

ROOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOT

You mean the sweet sound as the aussies..



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[klong toey]

Their innings was over so quickly here is a quick reminder to what happened.

[chassamui]

Sure Wally will appreciate that when he wakes up 55555

[cyrille]

Morning Is Broken.

[chassamui]

Sure Wally will appreciate that when he wakes up 55555

[pseudolus]

England gilding the lily now, with 100% over the Aussie first innings total and still not declared! Taking the piss and playing for a draw I reckon. Selfish bastards.

[chassamui]

How many do you think we need 300, 350? Bat well into Friday then skittle 'em?

[can123]

If England were to declare before teatime it could all be finished in one day. Then, Australia might as well go home and not bother to play the final Test.

[chassamui]

I wish Bairstow would settle. A bit flaky at times playing and missing, a lucky 4 between his legs down leg side. He needs to support Root and stand firm, just nicking the odd single and boundary when he gets a good ball.
If this pair bat til close we have it in the bag.

[chassamui]

Bairstow riding his luck again. FFS man calm the fuck down.

[cyrille]

He does look streaky at this level.

[klong toey]

England First innings 189 - for 3 wickets (47.0 overs)

[can123]

He does look streaky at this level.

Yes, very streaky but not streaky enough to play for Australia.

[pseudolus]

Fark. Root on 86. He needs another boundary to get safely beyond the 87


edit.. that'll do it.

[daveboy]

All is not lost Australia, the new lad got a top score, what's his name again? Extras....

[klong toey]

Any sign of a declaration yet.

[pseudolus]

Any sign of a declaration yet.

More like a sentencing

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[hallelujah]

Crimestoppers UK refusing to take calls about criminal Aussie batting.

https://twitter.com/crimestoppersuk