The International Cricket Thread

[PaulWinch again]

That’s an incredible catch from Bairstow. Right finish them.

[Chris Smith]

Annoyingly Marsh is taking this match away from England.

Pleasingly Woakes is taking this game away from Australia ;-)

[PaulWinch again]

Jimmy disappointing.

[PaulWinch again]

We’ve done well but need to finish the job.

[Beard82]

Finish them off to night - going into tomorrow could easily waste another hour or so we don’t have

[PaulWinch again]

One thing about this is shows there’s no demons in this pitch.

[Villafirst]

The England selectors have let sentiment get in the way with Anderson. Clearly not effective as he's carrying on from the first two tests. They should've picked Josh Tongue instead with his faster pace and he's a better batsman.

[PaulWinch again]

There’s an argument about current bowling capability, but not sure a. Tongue is much of a bat or b. You pick a number 11 on batting.

[PaulWinch again]

Big wicket Woakes.

[Jane]

Go'on Woakesey!

[Villafirst]

 Woakesy strikes again....!

[paul_e]

On this showing in the last 2 test I reckon not picking Woakes for the first 2 is probably the difference between us being 2-1 down instead of 3-0 up. He's always delivers at home for England, quite why the selectors refuse to take that into account I don't know.

[Risso]

On this showing in the last 2 test I reckon not picking Woakes for the first 2 is probably the difference between us being 2-1 down instead of 3-0 up. He's always delivers at home for England, quite why the selectors refuse to take that into account I don't know.

One of two or three decisions that don't look great, eg picking Anderson for this. Also sticking with Bairstow, even allowing for that outstanding catch today, it doesn't make up for all the chances he's put down.

[PaulWinch again]

Need to get them early tomorrow. But there are runs on this pitch.

[UK Redsox]

On this showing in the last 2 test I reckon not picking Woakes for the first 2 is probably the difference between us being 2-1 down instead of 3-0 up. He's always delivers at home for England, quite why the selectors refuse to take that into account I don't know.

One of two or three decisions that don't look great, eg picking Anderson for this. Also sticking with Bairstow, even allowing for that outstanding catch today, it doesn't make up for all the chances he's put down.

As McGrath said on TMS, Bairstow was starting to move the wrong way. He did well to recover, but it shouldn’t have been that difficult.

A full days play and they barely got to the second new ball.