Quote from: tomd2103 on August 07, 2015, 12:17:48 PMQuote from: paul_e on August 07, 2015, 11:58:06 AMThink there's a few harsh opinions on here, this is still good conditions for bowling, there's late swing and Starc is bowling a great spell, rather than worrying about a 'collapse' we should be thinking about the damage we're going to do to them in the 3rd innings if it stays like this.Agree Paul and if someone before the game had offered us a 300 lead (or close to it) after the first innings, we would have snapped their hands off. I just think a lead of 300 may just give the Aussies a little hope (albeit a very small amount), which is frustrating as we could have killed the game today. Obviously i'm over the moon with the match position, and the fact we are about to win back the ashes. I'd have just loved us to bat all day today, and get a lead of over 500. I want us to completely humiliate them. We had more than our fair share of it during the 90's, and even in the last series down under.I'm just a bit greedy!
Quote from: paul_e on August 07, 2015, 11:58:06 AMThink there's a few harsh opinions on here, this is still good conditions for bowling, there's late swing and Starc is bowling a great spell, rather than worrying about a 'collapse' we should be thinking about the damage we're going to do to them in the 3rd innings if it stays like this.Agree Paul and if someone before the game had offered us a 300 lead (or close to it) after the first innings, we would have snapped their hands off. I just think a lead of 300 may just give the Aussies a little hope (albeit a very small amount), which is frustrating as we could have killed the game today.
Think there's a few harsh opinions on here, this is still good conditions for bowling, there's late swing and Starc is bowling a great spell, rather than worrying about a 'collapse' we should be thinking about the damage we're going to do to them in the 3rd innings if it stays like this.
Quote from: PGW on August 07, 2015, 12:45:23 PMI think that is brilliant from Cook, 2or 3 overs before lunch to have a go at em.Warner and Rogers would have been thinking about their upcoming lunch stood there in the field, this will have caught em off guard. They aint getting anywhere near 500 which is what they need to have any chance.I can't see how they'll come close to making us bat again. Pitch is still offering more than enough
I think that is brilliant from Cook, 2or 3 overs before lunch to have a go at em.Warner and Rogers would have been thinking about their upcoming lunch stood there in the field, this will have caught em off guard. They aint getting anywhere near 500 which is what they need to have any chance.
I do think Moeen should be ahead of Buttler in the order at the moment.
If we were all out now, with a lead of 319, even if they scored 500 we'd only need 180 to win.The fact that they scored 500 would show the pitch was pretty flat.I don't think we should have any worries here!
I'd take Wood off and bring Finn on.I am getting a bit twitchy.
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