The Ashes Tour 2015

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101/8

 

[Creag]

Broad not going to fall out there wondering. Throw caution to the wind.

 

[Creag]

Broad gone. Perished too easily. Six or sticks. Poor effort by the Poms.

 

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101/9

 

[Creag]

Poorest defence I have seen in a long time by a major team. There was never any chance of a chase in the English it seems. Congrats to Australia. Series squared and it's all to play for again.

 

[AthenianOwl]

Hahahahahahahahahaha!!!!!!!

 

[Creag]

I forgot we had one-eyed Aussies lurking here.

 

[Dan C]

Hazlewood to Anderson, OUT, full and bang on target, rattles the stumps and Australia have won by 405 runs! Anderson played rather apologetically around a straight one and that's a fitting demonstration of how comprehensively they've been kippered here
JM Anderson b Hazlewood 0 (10m 5b 0x4 0x6) SR: 0.00

Eish, what a come back by Australia from the last game.

 

[Wall]

3rd test predictions?

 

[R13...]

3rd test predictions?

Who wins the toss controls the [-]dance floor[/-] test

 

[Wall]

Who wins the toss controls the [-]dance floor[/-] test

Agree, especially at Edgebaston, where the first session is always conducive to swing and seam bowling.

 

[stefan9]

3rd test predictions?

If Aus play to their ability they will win, it really is that simple. They have vastly superior players to england.

 

[Dan C]

Early wicket. Warner gone.

Australia 8/1 (3.1 ov)

 

[Creag]

The teams as they line up for today:

England 1 Adam Lyth, 2 Alastair Cook (capt), 3 Ian Bell, 4 Joe Root, 5 Jonny Bairstow, 6 Ben Stokes, 7 Jos Buttler (wk), 8 Moeen Ali, 9 Stuart Broad, 10 Steven Finn, 11 James Anderson

Australia 1 Chris Rogers, 2 David Warner, 3 Steven Smith, 4 Michael Clarke (capt), 5 Adam Voges, 6 Mitchell Marsh, 7 Peter Nevill (wk), 8 Mitchell Johnson, 9 Mitchell Starc, 10 Josh Hazlewood, 11 Nathan Lyon

Australia are unchanged. Wood and Ballance out in the English line up and in come Bairstow and Finn.

 

[MickeyD]

England are yet to test Rogers with the short stuff... wonder why?

 

[MickeyD]

Aus 18/2 (8 ov)

Smith ct Cook B Finn for 7

 

[Creag]

Early trouble for the Aussies.

 

[MickeyD]

Aus 34/3 (11.5 ov)

Clarke B Finn for 10

 

[MickeyD]

Rain stops play.

 

[Creag]

Clarke needs a good innings in the second or he'll have a lot of heat back home... or Australia win or draw and it'll all be forgotten? That said, I wish him all well. I respect the guy.