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[mo_town]

Looks like all that celebration after the last test win has tired the English team!

[rickjames]

Can't see us winning, I'm afraid. Time for a long rain dance...

[alexhilly1492]

WE HAVE A WICKET

sorry im just surprised

[InternalTraining]

Disappointed to see Paine go, he needs runs to justify his position in the side. I'd like to see him have a good career. He stepped in to helm a side that was in bad shape. Good man Tim Paine.

[SLA]

Archer bowls mid 80s in Leeds, gets called a genius for throttling back on his pace.

https://www.yorkshirepost.co.uk/sport/cricket/jofra-archer-embraced-as-headingley-hero-with-world-class-bowling-at-its-best-1-9952163
https://www.cricket365.com/dave-tickner/archer-reinvents-himself-to-leave-australia-reeling-again/


Does the same thing at Manchester, everyone immediately forgets Leeds happened and accuse him of being lazy/injured/half-hearted.

[rickjames]

Archer bowls mid 80s in Leeds, gets called a genius for throttling back on his pace.

https://www.yorkshirepost.co.uk/sport/cricket/jofra-archer-embraced-as-headingley-hero-with-world-class-bowling-at-its-best-1-9952163
https://www.cricket365.com/dave-tickner/archer-reinvents-himself-to-leave-australia-reeling-again/


Does the same thing at Manchester, everyone immediately forgets Leeds happened and accuse him of being lazy/injured/half-hearted.

Yeah, but his efforts the past two days have looked incredibly lazy/half-hearted. He's had 12 days off as well.

[shadowlight]

Listening to TMS and it seems to be a strange tactics from England, bowling wide. 

[SD]

In a summer of terrible wickets, this is another to add to the list.  Flat and dry no real pace or bounce.  There isn't anything in it to be bowling short at express pace.  Important toss to win as it is going to be a very dry pitch for the final 2 days

[rickjames]

In a summer of terrible wickets, this is another to add to the list.  Flat and dry no real pace or bounce.  There isn't anything in it to be bowling short at express pace.  Important toss to win as it is going to be a very dry pitch for the final 2 days

We will make this look like an absolute minefield, put your money on it

[jayralh]

What a player Steve Smith is. Only chance he gave to be out turned to be no ball.

[SD]

What a player Steve Smith is. Only chance he gave to be out turned to be no ball.

He was dropped by Archer this morning.  As abject as we have been, we had the chances to end this innings before Australia had amassed a score to set up the game

[csnew]

Smith carries on answering with the bat -

[SD]

We will make this look like an absolute minefield, put your money on it

I think it will start playing badly later on tomorrow.  It was a huge toss to win to bat first on it

[brokenbat]

What a player Steve Smith is. Only chance he gave to be out turned to be no ball.

Worlds best by far. Absolute Legend (even though he chucked a Masuri stem guard on his Shrey... a bit village)

[rickjames]

This is what happens when you drop Smith on 108 from a spinner off a no-ball