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    #1442
    Gillespy
    Registered Users Posts: 2,215 ✭✭✭Gillespy


    That's not good Smith isn't fit to play. Hopefully they're just being extra cautious. Must have been a more serious blow than they originally said. A series decider they would want him to play.


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    #1443
    Mysterypunter
    Registered Users Posts: 2,806 ✭✭✭Mysterypunter


    Lively start, England lost Roy first ball of the match and Root second ball of the match, and are now 36-2 after 6 overs, Bairstow and Morgan batting


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    #1444
    Gillespy
    Registered Users Posts: 2,215 ✭✭✭Gillespy


    Bairstow looks to be back in some form. Not struggling, mistiming everything like before. Very good recovery by England so far. Can't be many times Morgan has been batting in the first over. Looking good too.


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    #1445
    Mysterypunter
    Registered Users Posts: 2,806 ✭✭✭Mysterypunter


    Gillespy wrote: »
    Bairstow looks to be back in some form. Not struggling, mistiming everything like before. Very good recovery by England so far. Can't be many times Morgan has been batting in the first over. Looking good too.

    Was looking good, but played a loose shot, caught by Starc in Zampas first over, 67-3


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    #1446
    MFPM
    Registered Users Posts: 3,035 ✭✭✭MFPM


    Good recovery by England, led by Bairstow...Zampa get's Morgan once more, Roy has struggled in the series but he is coming back from injury.


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    #1447
    MFPM
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    Australia losing control of the game after a great start. Billings just hit Starc for two sixes, 300 looking like a real possibility now certainly if this pair stay together.


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    #1448
    Mysterypunter
    Registered Users Posts: 2,806 ✭✭✭Mysterypunter


    Brilliant hundred from Bairstow 101* brought up with a 6. 204-4


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    #1449
    MFPM
    Registered Users Posts: 3,035 ✭✭✭MFPM


    Billings gone for 57, Zampa with another wicket.


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    #1450
    MFPM
    Registered Users Posts: 3,035 ✭✭✭MFPM


    Excellent knock by Bairstow comes to an end, might end up being the crucial innings of the game. Cummings takes the wicket - only his third of the series.


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    #1451
    Gillespy
    Registered Users Posts: 2,215 ✭✭✭Gillespy


    Lovely bit of bowling to get Bairstow. England bat so deep they can still get beyond 300 from here.

    I don't know what's a good score. Commentators talking about the short boundary and the pitch spinning later but Australia's batting confidence can't be great after their recent collapses.


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    #1452
    Strumms
    Registered Users Posts: 24,804 ✭✭✭✭Strumms


    Need a big final two overs, suffered from getting Raschid stuck on strike there for a good few deliveries and he got a few decent deliveries too. Wtf, I’m typing that, Rashid hits a massive six haha.


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    #1453
    MFPM
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    Starc has been hit for at least four sixes including Rashid, not great from him. Woakes hitting a good score again, you'd have thought the Aussies would have some plan for him.


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    #1454
    Strumms
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    Good finish to the innings for England after a disastrous start. 300 plus was looking extremely unlikely with about 5 overs to go.


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    #1455
    Gillespy
    Registered Users Posts: 2,215 ✭✭✭Gillespy


    Woakes is such a valuable cricketer.

    Australia have a score to chase and some demons to contend with doing it.


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    #1456
    MFPM
    Registered Users Posts: 3,035 ✭✭✭MFPM


    302 is a great score given where England were at, I suspect it'll take some beating given the way Australia are batting. If they can get a good score early on it will help.


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    #1457
    Strumms
    Registered Users Posts: 24,804 ✭✭✭✭Strumms


    Perfect start by the Aussies. The English radar is off the first two overs. Short of a length, wide and a bit of luck a good delivery, genuine edge flys over the slips for four. 18 off 2 overs. Too short from the English bowlers.


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    #1458
    MFPM
    Registered Users Posts: 3,035 ✭✭✭MFPM


    England on top here. Auatralia struggling to get away, 19 runs down on England at a similar stage. One of these need to go big for Australia to have any chance.


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    #1459
    MFPM
    Registered Users Posts: 3,035 ✭✭✭MFPM


    Warner fails once more, bowled by Root, that sums up his batting in England though it was a good ball by Root.


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    #1460
    Strumms
    Registered Users Posts: 24,804 ✭✭✭✭Strumms


    Joe Root comes on to bowl, fast, some turn and accurate not giving the Australian batsmen any room or opportunity to make hay... he gets Warner’s wicket. Warner won’t be happy seeing the shot back. Straight delivery that he was nowhere near making contact with. Excellent delivery and over though.


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    #1461
    MFPM
    Registered Users Posts: 3,035 ✭✭✭MFPM


    Marsh gone to Root too. Game over I think, can't see the Aussies chasing this total down now.


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    #1462
    Strumms
    Registered Users Posts: 24,804 ✭✭✭✭Strumms


    Nope, a solid and fluent start but those wickets falling regularly and runs drying up, got to be too much to do now, even already.. Wood bowling at 94mph, giving no room to the batsmen.


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    #1463
    MFPM
    Registered Users Posts: 3,035 ✭✭✭MFPM


    240 needed off 35 overs - it's just under 7 an over but on this pitch against that attack and 3 down a mammoth task.


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    #1464
    dinorebel
    Registered Users Posts: 2,268 ✭✭✭dinorebel


    Fat Lady is warming up the vocal chords.


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    #1465
    Strumms
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    5 down now. England very good in the field again. That’s a handful of singles that Australia have ran and the others they just about got home. Never a run there but the perfect throw, take and quick disposal of the bails sends Marnus walking.


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    #1466
    MFPM
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    Woeful by Australia notwithstanding the excellence of England who are strangling them.


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    #1467
    Strumms
    Registered Users Posts: 24,804 ✭✭✭✭Strumms


    Should be all she wrote now, 87-6

    Actually not quite, a no ball, Archer sneaking three inches ahead of the line. Doh !


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    #1468
    MFPM
    Registered Users Posts: 3,035 ✭✭✭MFPM


    Carey reprieved after a poor shot, Archer no ball. Won't make much difference to the result.


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    #1469
    Strumms
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    6.9 the required run rate. Unlikely 5 down and England for the ‘most part’ bowing well, very well. I’m seriously impressed with Root.. was a time he was really only seen fit to throw down 5 overs or so per test.


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    #1470
    MFPM
    Registered Users Posts: 3,035 ✭✭✭MFPM


    Bit of momentum to this chase now, Carey and Maxwell playing quite well, will it last?


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    #1471
    Strumms
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    Why did Roy throw to the far end, hitting he was home, stumps near to him strikers end he’s on his way.


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