4th Test England V Australia - Old Trafford

[Sarge]

Archerrrrrr ...Head gone for 12

 

[Sarge]

Leach n Overton attack now Come on England

 

[Sarge]

Tea ....Aussies 259 ahead .... Broad & Archer to bowl again after the break?

 

[Sarge]

Smith comes out swinging ... slaps Leach for 4

 

[Sarge]

Overton continues bowling from the other end

 

[Sarge]

Wade and sandpaper Smith scoring for fun off Leach and Overton .... change the bowlers Root!!!

 

[Gary Baldi]

Wade is hacking away like a tree surgeon using a pen knife to chop down a tree. Not that effective

 

[Sarge]

Wade is hacking away like a tree surgeon using a pen knife to chop down a tree. Not that effective

swings n roundabouts I s'pose? .... Aussies got 6 wickets in hand and about to go 300 ahead in this test match

 

[Sarge]

smith reaches a 2nd innings 50 , off 62 balls!

 

[Sarge]

wasted review ... Root really isnt captain material!!!

 

[Sarge]

Archer back on ... c'mon Jofra rouch em up, shake em up, n get em out

 

[Sarge]

slow it down Root .... Aussies will more than likely declare (again ) before CoP today.... reckon theyll be aiming to put on another 50 or so before the declaration?

 

[Sarge]

slow it down Root .... Aussies will more than likely declare (again ) before CoP today.... reckon theyll be aiming to put on another 50 or so before the declaration?

that said the Aussies arent far off 350 ahead .... the way England have batted in this test 350 chase is highly unlikely

 

[Sarge]

Roy bowling now? .... youve lost the plot Root

 

[Sarge]

Declared ... run chase is 383 do-able ? just , but!!!... or stay there ALL day tomorrow (after surviving today!) and grind out a draw ? almost as tough an ask as chasing down 383 IMO

 

[SteMerritt]

No, not doable for a win, need to bat out the game somehow. And considering we like to start at 20-2, it will be tough.

 

[ZeroTheHero]

Burns out and then Root as well. What an awful sporting day it has been!

 

[SteMerritt]

s**t.

 

[Sarge]

Burns gone .... for a duck!

no nightwatchman/men... no 'captain' Root is next in ... oh dear, gone for a duck as well !

Root is not a test, never mind Ashes, captain

 

[unification]

0-2

And there go the Ashes.