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by K » Sun Aug 18, 2019 12:22 am
He's hitting out. He hits Woakes for 4.
And more classically, the next ball goes for 4 on the off side. Again driven off the back foot.
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by Pies4shaw » Sun Aug 18, 2019 12:23 am
And the next one for 4 straight through the covers. They better pray to their deity of choice that they get him quickly.
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by K » Sun Aug 18, 2019 12:24 am
He could make runs or he could get out.
Archer is warming up. Athers wonders whether Root could really bring him back after so many overs.
Warne: "Don't go anywhere."
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Warne: "This is a moment in the series... Send a message."
I think the moment is not now but whether there's a break in Smith's forearm. This Test should still end in a draw. It's the next three that matter.
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by Pies4shaw » Sun Aug 18, 2019 12:27 am
Is he warming up? I thought he was trying to stretch out a hamstring tightness.
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by K » Sun Aug 18, 2019 12:29 am
England are not bowling all that well with the new ball. Cummins looks comfortable.
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by Pies4shaw » Sun Aug 18, 2019 12:29 am
The new ball is bending around - Siddle and Cummins have played and missed at every second delivery. It would feel like raising the white flag to bring on Archer - it would just be an admission that they don't think they have a bowler good enough to get his wicket.
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by Pies4shaw » Sun Aug 18, 2019 12:31 am
That's the correct call - they keep the ball in the hands of their best new ball bowlers.
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by Pies4shaw » Sun Aug 18, 2019 12:32 am
Smith to 92 with a streaky four as the ball moves away to take the thick edge.
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by K » Sun Aug 18, 2019 12:33 am
Smith edges past the slips for 4.
And then an appeal for LBW. Not out. They won't review.
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by K » Sun Aug 18, 2019 12:34 am
Woakes gets Smith LBW. He reviews.
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by Pies4shaw » Sun Aug 18, 2019 12:34 am
And they get him with a good ball, lbw. That's how the game should be played. None of that stupid bravado rubbish.
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by K » Sun Aug 18, 2019 12:34 am
Three red lights. Oz lose a review.
Athers: "He didn't pick the inswinger from Chris Woakes."
Lyon comes in.
He's beaten.
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by Pies4shaw » Sun Aug 18, 2019 12:39 am
With that soft 92, Smith's series average has plummeted to 124.7. That's, of course, almost double the next best average in the series (Burns, 66).
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by 23 YIPPEE!!! » Sun Aug 18, 2019 12:50 am
Get as close to the 256 possible then rip right through the poms bowl them out cheaply
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by Pies4shaw » Sun Aug 18, 2019 12:55 am
Do you think? I was thinking the strategy might be to let them smack up a 20-20 pace 450+ lead and then try to run it down in the last 15 overs.