He's ducking some balls he should be standing up too. The Aussie's know he doesn't like them.Stuart Broad doesn't like those bouncers
Go back to bed. You need your beauty sleep!The Steve Smith song to the tune of the Beatles song I get by with a little help from my friends
What should I do
Should I use a review
Can you stand up and signal to me
Tell what you’ve seen
On the replay machine
Am I out am I in
Can you see
Oh and I cheat with a little help from my friends
Oh and I cheat with a little help from my friends
Tomorrow should decide the result. Great fightback from Smith. He always looks a bit loose and vulnerable, but he must have a great eye and temperament. If he stays in for another 3 hours tomorrow he could take the game beyond England.Have to say well done to Joe Root. Captained very well in the field, placed his fielders well and was backed up by the bowlers.
Fuck that hurt.
Frustrating, but typical. There was nothing happening at all when Malan got out. Lyon was getting a bit of turn, but the quick's were running out of ideas and all Malan had to do was keep his concentration. When Ali went I was off to bed knowing we would barely get past 300 and so it proved to be.
We did better than I expected with their top order to be fair, but Australia won't do the same as us now they have steadied the ship a bit and that's the difference. I expect them to have a lead of 50 odd. Obviously a couple of early wickets tomorrow changes things, but I don't see it.
The most worrying thing for me is that even on a comparatively benign pitch by Australian standards we've lost the last five wickets for 50 runs.
That's not really true. Lyon was beating the edge repeatedly, giving up very few runs from his end, and the seamers were sticking to a plan of short stuff, even though they were getting hooked and pulled. At a point in time, both tactics came off and wickets fell. That's really not "nothing happening". It's sticking to a plan till it works.
That's not really true. Lyon was beating the edge repeatedly, giving up very few runs from his end, and the seamers were sticking to a plan of short stuff, even though they were getting hooked and pulled. At a point in time, both tactics came off and wickets fell. That's really not "nothing happening". It's sticking to a plan till it works.