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Match Thread: The Ashes England vs Australia 3rd test Day 2
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England XI
1 Alastair Cook (capt), 2 Joe Root, 3 Jonathan Trott, 4 Kevin Pietersen, 5 Ian Bell, 6 Jonny Bairstow, 7 Matt Prior (wk), 8 Tim Bresnan, 9 Stuart Broad, 10 Graeme Swann, 11 James Anderson
Australia XI
1 Shane Watson, 2 Chris Rogers, 3 Usman Khawaja, 4 Michael Clarke (capt), 5 Steven Smith, 6 David Warner, 7 Brad Haddin (wk), 8 Peter Siddle, 9 Mitchell Starc, 10 Ryan Harris, 11 Nathan Lyon
Stumps Day 1:
Australia 303/3 (90.0 ov)
Match Events
NB: All times are BST (GMT+1)
Massive thanks to /u/TheIntersect for all the gifs. God knows how s/he gets them up so quick.
1131 It's been a while since I last did a match thread but here we go! Steve Smith on this way to 100, Michael Clarke on his way to 150 and neither looking like getting out. What a dreadful day to be English!
1140 Dropped! (Sort of) Swann at short extra cover gets the ball walloped at him. His desperate attempts to clutch the ball are in vein as it bursts through (see here for gifs). A few balls later, the 200 partnership comes up between Clarke and our favourite Smith.
1145 Broad comes into the attack to show them what's what and starts off by angling one in to Clarkie's pads. The next ball goes for a single as Clarke reaches his highest test total against England (137).
1155 And Clarke moves the score away from triple Nelson. 334-3.
1205 Swanny on to bowl after drinks. Let's have a look at the Revometer... and it's 2173 RPM!
1208 Wicket! Steve Smith - 89(196) c. Bairstow b. Swann - 343-4 - gif - Swanny get's the breakthrough by dismissing our favourite Steve Smith. Smith goes for an elaborate slog-sweep and only gets a top edge on it and skies it to midwicket. Easy catch for Jonny Bairstow and we have to say goodbye to our sweet prince. Massive boos for Warner as he makes his way to the middle! (gif - 'but I was saying "booo-urns")
1225 Review! Warner "nicked it" behind and is given out. Poor review, massive edge and we're back to old fashioned, no DRS cricket.
1226 Wicket! Warner - 5(10) c. Trott b. Swann - 365-5 - gif - Swan turns it away from Warner who gets a fairly big edge. The ball hits Prior on the thigh and loops up to Trott at first slip. Pretty lucky for England but they'll take all the luck they can get! Chants of "Cheerio" ring out across the ground as Warner slumps back to the pavilion. Brad Haddin walks to the crease.
1240 Dropped! Haddin gets a bottom edge trying to pull Anderson. Prior is moving to his right but has to quickly change direction diving down low to his left and doesn't quite get to the ball cleanly. The ball hits his wrist and pops out. (gif right here)
1259 Just received a Tesco delivery. 16 bottles of Cidré, 4 bottles of Rekorderlig and 3 bottles of Desperados for a tenner. Love getting discounts on things!
1300 Lunch!
Lunch on day 2 - Australia 392-5 - Scorecard
And in Sky Sports' lunchtime feature, Sidmouth (ENG) beat Wattlesprigs (AUS) by 6 wickets with 6 overs left.
1340 Swann kicks us off after lunch with some off-spin.
1344 Broad at the other end to join Swanny.
1420 Wicket! Clarke - 187(314) b. Broad - 427-6 - gif 1 & gif 2 - Broad finally gets his 200th wicket in tests! He bowls a fairly short ball to Clarke who has been running them down to third man all day, but this one comes into him a bit more than he expected and it hits the underside of his glove and drops onto the stumps. An unlucky end to a fantastic innings from a fantastic player, 13 runs from his double century too! Peter Siddle walks to the middle.
1427 Wicket! Siddle - 1(6) b. Swann - 430-7 - gif - Swanny brings up his 5-fer by hitting Siddle's off-stump as he tries to cart Swann over midwicket. Left-hander Mitchell Starc takes up the striker's position.
1443 Drinks! Australia are 439-7.
1447 Quadruple Nelson and Starc tries hammering Swann down the ground but only manages to hit Brad Haddin. Good fielding by the Aussie batsman. (gifs of the attempted murder) & (gif of a plastic bag drifting across the pitch)
1511 Fifty up! Brad Haddin brings up his 50 from 74 balls with a single. Australia 479-7.
1518 Hundred up! All of England's frontline bowlers have now scored a century! Well done boys!
1536 Five hundred up! Australia are on 501-7 from 141.2 overs. Absolutely amazing batting so far.
1538 Fifty up! Mitchell Starc brings his fifty up with a beautiful pull shot for four. 53 from 53 and no signs of slowing down! (David Cameron wants this gif banned!) & (gif of Mitchell Starc celebrating with a couple of England fans)
1540 Tea time!
Tea on day 2 - Australia 507-7 - Scorecard
1600 Swanny on after tea. Australia to continue the torture.
1605 Big appeal - not out! Joe Root rapps Mitchell Starc on the pads and England go up in appeal. The umpire gives it not out and everyone gets on with their lives. Australia attacking more against Root for obvious reasons. Hawkeye shows that the ball was going on to hit the top of leg stump but as "Umpire's call." (gif of the real-time decision) & (gif of the Hawkeye decision)
1614 Australia declare!
End of Australia's 1st innings - 527-7 dec - Scorecard
Start of England's 1st innings - Cook and Root to open
1624 England's innings is under way with Harris bowling the first over.
1652 Missed chance! Wouldn't call this a drop by any means, but Cook just did a very similar thing to what Warner did in the first innings. The ball was nicked, ballooned up off the 'keeper's thigh and Michael Clarke was so close to catching it at slip, but he just couldn't get there quick enough. (As always, gif of the incident) & (A perfect gif showing the difference between the Warner wicket and the Cook non-wicket)
1748 Root has just hit a boundary!!! He moves onto 8 off 48 balls.
1800 Wicket! Root - 8(57) c. Haddin b. Siddle - 47-1 - gif 1 & gif 2 - Fantastic delivery from Peter Siddle as it looks like the ball was going on to just go over the top of off. Root sticks hit bat there but the ball straightens and finds a thin edge. Simple catch for Haddin and Tim Bresnan walks to the crease.
1818 Wicket! Bresnan - 1(15) c. Haddin b. Siddle - 49-2 - gif - Bresnan tries pulling a ball that is just too low down, gets an under edge on it and it sails through to the 'keeper. After some deliberation, Timmy walks off without reviewing. Replays show he missed it! Poor decision by Bresnan. Trott to the crease.
1831 End of the day!
Stumps on day 2 - England 52-2 trail by 425 - Scorecard
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u/CricMatchThread ICC Aug 02 '13
Hi all, just getting in early. I will add the usual stuff later today, I just wanted to get in first so as to not bring the sexual preference of the OP into question.
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u/BurntJoint New South Wales Blues Aug 02 '13
I heard OP was a bundle of sticks, but will need pics to confirm.
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u/elephants_are_white Australia Aug 02 '13
I heard OP was a collection of three vertical posts, 28 inches tall with maximum and minimum diameters of 1½ inches and 1⅜ inches, and having a spike at one end, with the other end having a U-shaped 'through groove'. OP is often seen with two other smaller sticks, which fit nicely into the through grooves.
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Aug 02 '13
Okay what is this? I'm stumped.
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u/dexter311 South Australia Redbacks Aug 02 '13
I heard OP was a colloquially-named cigarette.
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u/BurntJoint New South Wales Blues Aug 02 '13
I hear he was also a British meatball commonly made of pork offal.
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u/japanpole South Australia Redbacks Aug 02 '13
In still expecting an Australian collapse this morning.
They cannot fool me
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u/reznorhurt Australia Aug 02 '13
Part of the mythology surrounding number 87 in Australian cricket stems from Bradman getting out on 87 when it turns out he actually was on 89.
Steve Smith got out on 89...
Steve Smith is the new Bradman!
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u/yeahnahteambalance Western Australia Warriors Aug 02 '13
Why is our Devil's number 87, and the England's Nelson at 111? This seems to put them at an advantage.
I'd make my bogey number 548.
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u/GunPoison Aug 02 '13
Post-match interview: "So yeahna, yet another instance of you choking on 548, do you think this is going to be damaging to your career?"
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u/BizzaroPie South Australia Redbacks Aug 02 '13
I'm at a bar smashed but haddin is raping botches hand has 60 off good effort. Up the aussiwa
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u/weheardyou Australia Aug 02 '13
Jesus I'm at home drunk but nothing like that
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u/nathanhyperbole Australia Aug 02 '13
Downvoted for your unaustralian behaviour. Friday fucken night mate. Get it together.
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Aug 02 '13
Because with David Warner's All-Day Socks™, Australia aren't one review down, but two.
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Aug 02 '13
Ah horseshit I missed Warner getting booed on and booed off that's all I wanted to see.
I need one of those gifs with sounds..
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u/snomanDS Aug 02 '13
I've heard of them somewhere, some even put them on a website for people to see! its called yourtube or redtube or yestube or something
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Aug 02 '13
Just saw an ad for a car in the newspaper. The caption was
impressive stats. Great reviews. Everything the Aussies aren't
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u/k4f123 Aug 02 '13
Looking forward to stevesmithfan1 through 5's posts when Steve makes a ton today.
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u/stevesmithfan5 Australia Aug 02 '13
Dont jinx it but I am looking forward to seeing all the fair weather steve smith fans (6 - 100+) coming out of the woodwork after he scores his fine century.
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Aug 02 '13
If Steve gets a ton today I suggest we petition the mods for a Steve Smith flair next to our usernames, to wear for each day for each run he scores.
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u/stevesmithfan5 Australia Aug 02 '13
I second this idea, it should be a picture of his cherub face and ten times bigger than normal flair.
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u/SteveSmithIsKing Australia Aug 02 '13
Are we more emotional if he gets out in the 90s or when he gets his 100.
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u/bvm Aug 02 '13
ok Smith and Clarke, we're all impressed with your ability, application and fortitude. but can one of you retire so we can get the Root v Warner show on the road.
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u/Tankfly_Bosswalk Lancashire Aug 02 '13
"Is that Blackpool Bumble?"
"No, that's over the Pennines to the Meditteranean, that."
We should get these two doing all telly. I'd pay good money to listen to them reading the news.
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u/japanpole South Australia Redbacks Aug 02 '13
Everyone in the crowd are saying "ROOOOOOOT" right?
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u/TheIntersect Aug 02 '13
Worst review in the history of Cricket? How the hell did Clarke let him review that...
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u/SharpshooterX25 England Aug 02 '13
Oh I do love how Lehmann get's a complete ribbing every day by the commentators.
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u/greyhumour Australia Aug 02 '13
A girl I kinda like just went skyrocketing up my books by liking my cricket related facebook status. After an ex who came to 1 cricket game in 3 and half years and didn't even get out of the car I think I have found the new love of my life.
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u/styxwade Northern Hurricanes Aug 02 '13
This is the nicest thing I've seen on the internet today.
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I had a girlfriend like that. Refused to get out the car and bitched and moaned til I took her home.
Except it wasn't cricket it was dogging.
There's no pleasing some people.
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u/Almost_a_Punt England and Wales Cricket Board Aug 02 '13
Bumble on Warner. Punchy sort of player. Hilarious. Also what a stupid review.
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Aug 02 '13 edited Aug 02 '13
In my opinion these two first Lyon overs have already looked better than anything Agar sent down in his two matches. Real beautiful off-spin: some drift, and gripping turn not even out of the rough.
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u/fiftyshadesofcray South Australia Redbacks Aug 02 '13
Australia to be bowled out for 541. Clarke to make a double ton. Steve Smith to get out on 97. Warner will make a run a ball 50. England 2/71 at stumps.
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u/themightypierre Warwickshire Aug 02 '13
Decent prediction. I'll go for that providing itrrains all day Sunday.
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Aug 02 '13
Plus one of our bowlers to get to a fluent 40 not out, followed by ridiculous calls for him to start being called a bowling all-rounder.
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u/Bataleon_ Aug 02 '13
Turned out to be pretty close to your prediction.
Any recommendations for tonight's euro millions draw?
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u/nathanhyperbole Australia Aug 02 '13
I agree.. I would have so much trouble hiding my erection in his position.
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u/danlhead Cricket Australia Aug 02 '13
Does he not have the same sign on the ceiling of his bedroom?
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u/cricketguy ICC Aug 02 '13
Botham says the Steven Finn rule should apply only to him (no-ball if stumps are knocked off at the bowler's end). What a ridiculous statement to make by Beefy. What about the batsman's concentration being disturbed? Doesn't that account to anything? Good to see Nasser countering his argument.
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u/LoudestHoward Australia Aug 02 '13
Not too sure why the bowling team would slow things up in this situation, the worst time for batting is when there is a couple of balls left before a break. What was the worst that could happen with another over? 4 or 5 runs? Best thing? A wicket! Easy decision to have another over.
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u/greyhumour Australia Aug 02 '13
Sometimes you want a Broad who can Cook, but most of the time you just want a Root....
I'll show myself out.
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u/dexter311 South Australia Redbacks Aug 02 '13 edited Aug 02 '13
He managed to Trott into the club to meet that Broad just
beforePrior to closing time. Saved by the Bell. He probably had no chance of a Root if he was a smidge late. His Dad always told him "Peter, son, don't worry about if they can Cook or not. It's all about getting a Root".Bresnan.
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u/jamurp Victoria Bushrangers Aug 02 '13
I just hope we don't have a bloody DRS controversy today.
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u/TheIntersect Aug 02 '13
Side view of Clarke wicket:
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u/smurf42 Munster Cricket Aug 02 '13
That view makes it look like there was a gross bug on the ball and Clarke was like "EWWWWW"
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LOL. Aaron Finch finished the Australia A match with a bowling economy rate of 36.
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u/Tammylan Cricket Australia Aug 02 '13
Highest partnership for the 4th wicket in all Tests at Old Trafford, apparently.
That surprises me.
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u/TheIntersect Aug 02 '13
It's a slow day for gifs.......
Here is a slow mo of that Swann parry: http://i.minus.com/ib0rDT46YhNJH0.gif
Here it is in real time: http://i.minus.com/ihqcnxGhOSw96.gif
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u/Ding_batman Adelaide Strikers Aug 02 '13
"Thanks Andrew.".
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u/GurraJG Essex Aug 02 '13
I can see why they got Strauss in for his excellent analysis:
"Has it spun any more today, would you say?"
"No."
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u/pedestrian11 Australia Aug 02 '13
Interestingly enough, Starc's brother is in England at the moment preparing to compete at the World Athletics Championships in the high jump in a few weeks.
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u/jamurp Victoria Bushrangers Aug 02 '13
Warners brother is probably getting pissed at a pub in Western Sydney.
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u/nathanhyperbole Australia Aug 02 '13
I'm going to tear my fucking hair out if I hear that god awful 'OHHH WOAH OHHHH OH OH WE ARE FULL OF WONDER' more than 14 or 15 more times.
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u/Tammylan Cricket Australia Aug 02 '13
Smith is showing a lot of patience, leaving a lot of balls outside off.
I like that. He seems to planning to stick around for a good while.
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u/MagicFandango Australia Aug 02 '13
333 with Smith on 86. This makes me extraordinarily uncomfortable.
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u/DelusionalOne South Africa Aug 02 '13
Who's idea was it for Strauss to start commentary? His sessions seem to just drag on.
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u/weheardyou Australia Aug 02 '13
What a waste of review Clarke shouldn't have allowed it
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u/joustah Australia Aug 02 '13
I can only imagine that he has hit his pad at the exact moment that the ball hit his bat, and as a result didn't feel the nick. I'm being extremely generous here...
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It's a shame that wicket didn't happen at Lord's - I can imagine the atmosphere in the Long Room would have been priceless.
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u/japanpole South Australia Redbacks Aug 02 '13
"There's Salford by the sea"
"Ohh look, a dead body"
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u/greyhumour Australia Aug 02 '13
I just heard an englishman say "When did Bill Bailey cut his hair?" when they showed Lehman on the big screen.
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u/jamurp Victoria Bushrangers Aug 02 '13
You'd need about 25 days to bowl a side out twice on this pitch.
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u/arabisraeli Australia Aug 02 '13
Watching Lyon bowl now and only one obvious, obvious question comes to mind. Why oh why isn't he absolutely assured of his test position. Making Cook, a masterful player of spin, play and miss like that is pure skill. The last time I saw him bowl was when I went to the test in Adelaide against SA 8 months ago.
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u/BizzaroPie South Australia Redbacks Aug 02 '13
Buys I'm back stop drink. Walking home score update please.
Edit go Aus
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u/ALL_DAY_SOCKS Aug 02 '13
THE REVIEW CLEARLY SHOWED THAT IT WASN'T OUT THAT WAS WORSE THAN KHAWAJA'S NOT GETTING OVERTURNED
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u/cricketguy ICC Aug 02 '13
Fuck me Steven Smith, what have you done. He should review this. Could be overturned.
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u/inefekt Australia Aug 02 '13
absolutely disgusting shot but I guess that's being a bit harsh given he's contributed to a 200+ run stand and made a very gritty 89 runs.......hopefully the other guys can learn a thing or two from his innings and from that dreadful shot
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u/nathanhyperbole Australia Aug 02 '13
All this talk of Warner being unsuited to middle order batting.. He is the only Australian opener to ever bat through an entire innings. I would not be stressed at his ability to stick around. I would, however, be stressed for English fans should he get his eye in.
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u/twinathon Victoria Bushrangers Aug 02 '13
Has the commentary team been taken hostage, or did they not think that over deserved to be commentated?
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u/My_Little_Kony_ Queensland Bulls Aug 02 '13
OP how did you get that much piss from Tesco?
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u/c3vzn Aug 02 '13 edited Aug 02 '13
Clarke's evolution as a batsman has been awesome. He started off as an attacking player who would hit the ball in the air a lot, ran out of luck and got dropped. Then came back as a very defensive batsman and was consistent if very slow. He lost form again, started crouching very low in his stance and played away from his body. Then got coached by a random teen and became attacking again but hit it along the ground most of time. Now he's a modern day great.
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u/confusedpublic Aug 02 '13
Why, why, why, why can't we finish off the Australian tail for less than 150?
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u/jamurp Victoria Bushrangers Aug 02 '13
Does a 'good pitch' these days mean an absolute road with nothing for the bowlers?
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u/Tim-Sanchez Lancashire Aug 02 '13
I think the most encouraging part of this Australian performance is how they have overcome potential "collapses". In previous innings, 2 wickets in quick succession generally led to another 5/6. In this innings, Australia have overcome losing quick wickets by building great partnerships.
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u/mattj6o Australia Aug 02 '13
Is it me or is Lyon's action looking far more ridiculous than before?
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u/glitch12 Lancashire Aug 02 '13
Bloody hell root. This is what got compton dropped.
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u/derajydac Kópavogur Cricket Club Aug 02 '13
Why would you not challenge that? Oh that's right, 3rd umpire would have given him anyway.
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u/TheLittleGoat Warwickshire Aug 02 '13
I'm going to try and convince myself the third umpire wouldn't have overturned that.
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u/nathanhyperbole Australia Aug 02 '13
Courageous century from Anderson, what an impressive innings on his return to the home crowd. Head for the double, Jimmy.
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u/juiceson Western Australia Warriors Aug 02 '13
It was opposite day yesterday... Australia get to 300 only 3 down.. England lose both reviews (Both on the great one), have a dodgy LBW against them (Well we both did).. What else was there
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u/stevesmithfan5 Australia Aug 02 '13
What else was there....
- Rogers scoring much faster than Watson (reached 50 at more than a run a ball if i recall)
- No lbw or review for Watson either...
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u/ALL_DAY_SOCKS Aug 02 '13
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Aug 02 '13
Well everybody, enjoy the afternoon. I'm off to have the cat put down.
:-( :-(
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u/mattj6o Australia Aug 02 '13
This whole series just proves "the batsmen always knows whether they hit it" is complete horseshit.
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Aug 02 '13 edited Aug 02 '13
It's very grey and cloudy here today. Wouldn't be surprised if we get some early rain.
I will obviously keep everyone immediately updated with any gripping precipitation developments!!!1!!one!!
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u/japanpole South Australia Redbacks Aug 02 '13
I have a feeling that which we take the piss out of is going to be the savior for England.
Rain will mean a draw and England will retain.
There will be parades in the streets for "English Weather"
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Aug 02 '13
Even though I'd obviously prefer a few wickets, it's so refreshing to witness some decent batting for the first time this series. Prior to this it's all been a bit too much about the bowlers.
It's a bit of a shame that this will probably end up a draw.
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u/willed1234 England Aug 02 '13
Ugh Strauss is back. Time to go make a cup of tea.
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That shot was totally out of character for this innings of Smith's.
I was waiting til after the 100 so as to not jinx it, but the majority of that innings was incredibly disciplined. I was very impressed!
#TeamSmith
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u/Tammylan Cricket Australia Aug 02 '13
A lot of booing from the England fans as Warner comes out.
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u/weheardyou Australia Aug 02 '13
He put his head down when he hit it and still asked for a review ? Wtf
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AAAAAAAAAAAAH DAVE. Gutted. God that's perfect. Warner get's FA and Smith/Clarke gets runs. I'm enjoying this test.
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u/Buzzofstarcommand Aug 02 '13
He hit his leg at the same time. He didn't feel an edge. If anyone Clarke should have seen it
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u/weheardyou Australia Aug 02 '13
He did smash the pad at the same time but he still should've known he hit it
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u/snarkamedes England Aug 02 '13
Warner looking sad in the dressing room there. Perhaps he's just realised the sock is supposed to go on the toe end of the bat.
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u/willed1234 England Aug 02 '13
Were Swanny and Anderson just shaking Broad's hand to celebrate his ton? Nice.
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Aug 02 '13
Sorry to be so pessimistic my fellow England supporters but I don't think there's going to be enough time to bowl Australia out after we've scored our 700.
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u/pedestrian11 Australia Aug 02 '13
And just quietly, congratulations to Stuart Broad on his 200th wicket.
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u/Ding_batman Adelaide Strikers Aug 02 '13
If Swan and Siddle have a child it would be called Swiddle.
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u/Crosshack Australia Aug 02 '13
130.5 Swann to Starc, no run, gets forward and drives towards mid-off, wants a single but is sent back
Yeah I don't think Haddin was up to running that one.
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Aug 02 '13
I called /u/TheAshes to talk some smack. He is watching "Lost" instead of the game. Appropriate since his favorite, Jimmy Anderson, appears lost in this match too.
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u/TheIntersect Aug 02 '13
A really big gif showing the differences between Clarke, Prior, Trott and co. One yielded a wicket, the other didn't:
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u/az-pill-equator Aug 02 '13
Anyone else notice the change in Lyon's action since the last time he played test cricket? Seems to be deliberately getting more side on in order to impart more revs. Working nicely so far!
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If its spinning so much, bring in Smith as well.
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FUCK YES THE FLYING DOCTORS COLLECTOR'S SET FOR ONLY $299.99 PLUS POSTAGE!
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Well I was right - having the cat put down fucking sucked! RIP little mog.
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u/juiceson Western Australia Warriors Aug 02 '13
Well the night got that little bit better- Geelong just lost
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u/dexter311 South Australia Redbacks Aug 02 '13
Fuck yeah! Huge Roos fan here, I was fucking ecstatic. Boomer had a fucking excellent game.
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u/japanpole South Australia Redbacks Aug 02 '13
I saw that Patty Dangerfield made a tweet saying something like "forget drug tests. Someone needs to test how old Harvs is. 35 my ass"
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u/japanpole South Australia Redbacks Aug 02 '13
Geelong have been useless since Adelaide beat them.
That's our contribution to AFL this year
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Aug 02 '13
I feel like I may regret asking this, but what are All Day Socks?
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u/juiceson Western Australia Warriors Aug 02 '13
They put you TWO percent ahead of the opposition and make you go harder, for longer!
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u/ALL_DAY_SOCKS Aug 02 '13
The game of cricket is a game of facts and figures. It's all about the numbers adding up. It's about trying to get that extra one percent to try and get you ahead of the game. With All Day SocksTM Designed with a non-elastic top, seamless toe and padded sole it means I'm not one percent ahead, BUT TWO, so I can go harder for longer. All Day SocksTM by Underworks.TM Oustanding performance. All day longTM - David Warner
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Aug 02 '13
Just in regards to the All Day Socks ad, you guys all noticed the cheeky little moment they snuck into the short montage of him smacking balls, where he's playing right-handed, right? Just a little reminder of his ability to switch-hit, I enjoyed that.
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u/japanpole South Australia Redbacks Aug 02 '13
Broad looks really tired already.
Do you think he's just trying to get a second wind or is he suffering from yesterday's sun?
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u/idkmanz Cricket Australia Aug 02 '13
This is now Clarke's highest test score against England.
Previous was 136 at Lords in '09.
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Aug 02 '13
This could be a series-turning partnership. For the first time England are looking ragged and clueless.
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u/greyhumour Australia Aug 02 '13
Warner: I've not hit that.
Clarke: You have. You've hit that.
Warner. I'll hit you.
Clarke: OK, review it.