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[Biggie Smalls]

Lunch , eng effectively 5/93 .
They're still in this . Ali is scoring quickly and bairstow likely to do the same . If they spend time at the crease their lead will tick along at a fair rate . They really need to score at a good rate to lift the scoreboard pressure otherwise you just feel so far away for so long ....and it keeps oz feeling like they have a sniff every ball .

[Biggie Smalls]

First 2 balls after lunch , lyon rips the ball past alis outside edge . Then mo tonks lyon over midwicket and sweeps for 2 4s . Will be a good battle between these 2 , especially since ali looks in good nick and pretty settled now .

[manno]

Thats gotta hurt. Aussies need to wrap this up quick.

[Big Mac]

Come on Woakes, do it for Senior!

[Biggie Smalls]

Great battle between mo and garry . Sharp work by paine too . 6/158....eng need at least 70 more (200 lead) to be in with a chance.

[Biggie Smalls]

Oh oh.....steve smith is bowling .

[Biggie Smalls]

Smith looking good with the ball , he actually hasnt bowled much tripe yet .

[Biggie Smalls]

Woakes gone to starc short stuff . Never long until something happens in this test .

[Biggie Smalls]

Starc to Broad ....short pitched barrage ahead . I really like the look of the new adidas bat labels .

[Biggie Smalls]

Starc gets bairstow with short ball , the last batsman gone and with him probably the test match too . Broad needs to try to smash their way to a 200 lead . Unlikely.

[rickjames]

Bairstow's shot was just downright stupid. Braindead

[Big Mac]

YJB's dismissal was unbelievably dumb

[Biggie Smalls]

Broad didnt last long there ! Pommy tail is looking fragile unless woakes makes some big scores in partnership with a recognized batsman.

[Biggie Smalls]

Cummins gets Ball with a short ball. Even though this wicket has been slow oz bowlers have got a lot of wickets with short balls . It will only continue on quicker decks .

[rickjames]

I wish we could get rid of tails like that. Ah.