The Ashes

[poshman]

We would need to get them out for 80 more runs max. Then we need a century from Warner. He scores so quickly that he takes pressure off everyone else. Outside of those two things I can't see us winning it.

That batting line up looks pretty suspect doesn't it?! Really need Clarke and Smith to play big.

And on Watson... Very tired of seeing him in the team.

Hope Voges gets going as well. Can't see him getting too many chances at 36 if he's not getting runs.

 

[Persoog]

The only way we get a draw out of this is if it rains long and longer. We can still win - but only with patience.

 

[free at last]

We would need to get them out for 80 more runs max. Then we need a century from Warner. He scores so quickly that he takes pressure off everyone else. Outside of those two things I can't see us winning it.

That batting line up looks pretty suspect doesn't it?! Really need Clarke and Smith to play big.

And on Watson... Very tired of seeing him in the team.

Hope Voges gets going as well. Can't see him getting too many chances at 36 if he's not getting runs.

The poms are all out in their second innings for 308,we require 411 runs for an improbable victory.

 

[FD2646]

We have the slimmest of chances, but at least there is some hope.

 

[ydraw]

Need some magic from Warner to make this happen. He's the most likely to score big in the 2nd innings.

 

[Taylor]

Can we bat two days?

 

[_007_]

Can we bat two days?

No

 

[ydraw]

Far more likely that we'll score the 400 than we will bat for 2 full days. The game will likely be over by lunch on day 5 one way or the other.

 

[ImperialPurple]

Best we can hope for is a draw, but I predict a loss of between 150-200 runs before lunch on Day 5.

 

[Steinfreo]

There is no hope people. Haddin dropped the ashes ;_;.

 

[free at last]

Best we can hope for is a draw, but I predict a loss of between 150-200 runs before lunch on Day 5.

Agree IP.The weather in Wales is forecasted to start raining late Saturday and continue through until after lunchtime Sunday.
I think the draw is our only option,hopefully we can get to the end of day four with only 4 wickets down.

 

[wild side]

Watson is a tease. Promises the world and delivers f all, he's only bowled 13 overs for no wickets.
Time for Mitch Marsh, and that reserve keeper couldn't be far away as well.

 

[Freoforever86]

Warner, Rogers & Smith are gonna have to combine for about 250 of the total needed.

 

[Allikat]

I wouldn't have admitted this before the ashes, but losing Starc from injury could be huge for us. Johnson's bowling's been pretty bad. Watson can gagf'd. And Hazlewood's ok, but he's bowling way too much & he's going to tire out.

 

[ydraw]

Yeah we are in big trouble if Starc can't play in the next test. Especially if we lose this one.

 

[PurpleHill]

Losing Starc won't be the be all, end all for mine, Siddle comes in, builds some pressure by bowling dot balls, something we missed in this test. Johnson is better with a guy like him bowling from the other end.
Hopefully this will be the slowest pitch we play on for the series

 

[ydraw]

Siddle is rubbish and won't worry the Poms at all on English pitches.

 

[Righteo]

Possible inclement weather forecast for day 5 but I wouldn't be counting on it to save us if we're 6-7 down at the end of today. Hopefully we can hit Ali out of the attack this time rather than gifting him cheap wickets. Pitch should assist him though if Lyon's performance was anything to go by.

 

[Quokka]

Looking for the miracle win but it sets up a really entertaining few sessions tonight. Seeing as the Ashes is my one real cricket fix now days I'll take that and hope for an enjoyable evening.

 

[Righteo]

Root repaying the favour there.

 

[Quokka]

Video reviews so much more suited to cricket than footy. Like the new system, quick and clear for the TV viewers (I assume the ground doesn't hear the 3rd ump).

 

[poshman]

Video reviews so much more suited to cricket than footy. Like the new system, quick and clear for the TV viewers (I assume the ground doesn't hear the 3rd ump).

Way better for cricket than footy. But they've also been doing it longer. Looks like it's only a matter of time until we lose a wicket here... Warner is on the back foot and could have been out a few times!

 

[Allikat]

Way better for cricket than footy. But they've also been doing it longer. Looks like it's only a matter of time until we lose a wicket here... Warner is on the back foot and could have been out a few times!

Hopefully he gets a ton now because you said that I can't decide if I should turn that on or keep watching footy

 

[Quokka]

He'll need to now

 

[Allikat]

He'll need to now

I turned it over just in time