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[Gav]

7 minutes ago, oldjamfan1 said:

Game on now!

Absolutely!

Support from Wood too, tremendous passage of play.

[Gav]

Booooom!

Who got Warner? One 1 guess allowed 🤣

Edited July 7, 2023 by Gav

[Ianrally]

Maybe that’s the end of Warner as a test player

[JohnD]

 Broad gets him every time 👍

[RoverDom]

As Warner was walking off my 10 month old looked up from bashing her various toys together and said "ta ta" and started waving at him 🤣.

I think if she could have said "piss off you aussie prick" she would have

[Norbert Rassragr]

More idiotic batting from England by the looks of the score. All this game needs is Smith or Kawaja to have a good day and we are knackered. 

[Ewood Ace]

Steve Waugh used to talk about mental disintegration. Well we've certainly seen that from Warner whenever Broad is bowling and the whole Aussie team when Stokes is at the crease. 

[Gav]

4 minutes ago, JohnD said:

 Broad gets him every time 👍

It reminds me of Atherton and Glenn McGrath at times.

[wilsdenrover]

4 minutes ago, Gav said:

It reminds me of Atherton and Glenn McGrath at times.

McGrath vs Atherton = 19

Broad vs Warner = 17 

[JohnD]

Anderson 10 I think

[JohnD]

So 27 between Broad and Anderson, I wonder out of how many innings?

[Ewood Ace]

6 minutes ago, JohnD said:

So 27 between Broad and Anderson, I wonder out of how many innings?

57 

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[jim mk2]

250 will be too much for England to chase

Need to knock them over for less than 200

[Ewood Ace]

5 minutes ago, jim mk2 said:

250 will be too much for England to chase

Need to knock them over for less than 200

If England are chasing 250 then they will win this test.

[jim mk2]

Already 80 ahead (thank you Jonny and Joe), 9 wickets needed in 120 runs. 

 

Edited July 7, 2023 by jim mk2

[oldjamfan1]

41 minutes ago, jim mk2 said:

250 will be too much for England to chase

Need to knock them over for less than 200

I might have agreed with you 20 years ago Jim but 250 is gettable: I think we’ll be chasing at least 100 more than that tbh

[JohnD]

Well, what an exhilarating afternoon!

I remember when test matches were almost always like this, then you draw 😂

I can't see this being a draw though 😞(edit) the weather may well intervene and force a draw.

Edited July 7, 2023 by JohnD

[Ianrally]

Can we find a wicket keeper somewhere 

[Ewood Ace]

Another drop from Bairstow but thankfully not an expensive one this time. Bairstow's performance with the gloves this series has been embarrassing he cannot continue with them.

[Exiled_Rover]

3 minutes ago, Ianrally said:

Can we find a wicket keeper somewhere 

We have half a dozen that are Test standard with Foakes at the front of the queue. 

No idea why Bairstow keeps getting picked.

[jim mk2]

8 minutes ago, oldjamfan1 said:

I might have agreed with you 20 years ago Jim but 250 is gettable: I think we’ll be chasing at least 100 more than that tbh

 

We couldn't make 250 first time, so it's highly unlikely in the second innings

On another note, Bairstow has been a liability this match. He needs to make a big score in the 2nd innings to repay the runs debt

Eight wickets in 95 runs needed to keep the target at a reasonable 250. Anything more and it's goodnight 

Edited July 7, 2023 by jim mk2

[jim mk2]

Smith out, keep chipping away lads

[oldjamfan1]

10 minutes ago, jim mk2 said:

 

We couldn't make 250 first time, so it's highly unlikely in the second innings

On another note, Bairstow has been a liability this match. He needs to make a big score in the 2nd innings to repay the runs debt

Eight wickets in 95 runs needed to keep the target at a reasonable 250. Anything more and it's goodnight 

This England team has rarely (if ever) failed to get 250 when chasing in the fourth innings, even when they have lost. Its irrelevant what we got in the first innings.

[JohnD]

SWMBO has just suggested that playing a ball game when you can't catch is a bit daft 😲

[oldjamfan1]

Bookies have England as slight favourites at this point?!