The Ashes 2023

Wood gets Khawaja…. That was a fine yorker…. Can England get one or two more and really turn it into their morning ? 56 minutes to lunch, so it’s possible.

Good start for England

All going tits up for the aussies

Another dropped catch for Bairstow but lucky for him Smith out now. England well on top the usual caveat of seeing both teams bat will apply.

We’ll find out. Foakes is the likely with Jos in the frame too. But that’s a pretty dreadful morning from him. An absolute dolly of a catch put down…did he drop two ?

10, 16, 78 & 20 with the bat so far in this series. So you’d have to say he’s in a bit of danger of getting dropped now himself considering his batting isn’t great… needs to keep reliably but he has been poor with the gloves all series. First or second test he dropped 3 in one innings I remember.

Looks to be carrying a bit of extra weight too ?

unless he’s contributing a score or two with the bat and keeping impeccably for the remainder of the test…..he could be done…

Root drops Marsh...3rd dropped catch today.

Very rocky start for sure, recovering now with a century partnership. Bowling looking less threatening, but only couple of wickets till towards the tail.

Some innings by Marsh, Australia move beyond 200! Robinson off the pitch too with some kind of injury.

In other news Scotland lost out again on the World Cup, I thought they were a certainty at one point in that innings but Netherlands really pulled it out of the fire.

Wonder what’s wrong with Robinson ? Been off the field for a while now. Worrying when he couldn’t compete his over. Signifies something likely worse then a twinge.

Australia scoring efficiently and effectively now…, Marsh with 4 sixes and 15 fours… 96.40 strike rate…

after the great England start it’s all Australia.

Marsh gone for an excellent 118 at a run a ball

For all the talk of Headingly being a cauldron, the crowd have been placid enough.

Yorkshire fans know their cricket. Boo etc but nothing nasty.

Roots reaction 😂. Don’t often see that… Good delivery uniform catch.

that’s a big wicket…into the tail… …. …

240 for 4 to 250 for 7.

Reckon they lost focus watching march smash it

What Aussies do now, have a thrash and ride their luck or get out and have a crack at the English top order, while the day is still there? Cummins gone, question answered?