My feeling is the pitch is deteriorating and 180 lead is a 50 50 shot
200 is only 20 runs more but means England are getting g the final runs an hour later, so it may as well be worth an extra 50

240 means we probably get 2 new balls so anything over 250 is probably unchasable. Long way away though

Difficult to say what a par score is, Grazor. 

Have to admit I love Ashes cricket in England. 

It seems to be the only overseas Test cricket we now see on FTA TV. 

I’m missing Fox with barely any ads, a lot more analysis, their hour highlights package and additional supplementary cricket shows though. 

At the same same time I despise Murdoch and his pernicious global influence. 

Wow! 

Every time I go to bed, we seem to do well! 

For a while, apart from number 10 Broad sweeping Lyon effectively from wide of off stump, GOAT was all over England. 

Again they had had extraordinary luck keeping him out. GOAT was getting drift, loop, dip, bounce and turn, with consistent accuracy and nagging length. 

Whoever wins the next session probably wins the match

England take 4 for 80 and its advantage England

Australia lose 1 or less for 90 and its Australia's match to lose

a tactical mistake for England was not declaring when it was 9 down. They got something like 5 runs off 8 overs or something rediculous

It means the pitch is just that little bit older when they bat 4th

whats a par score do you think?

If Australia is 200 ahead they probably have batted to tea and England have to get the bulk of runs on day 5 which should be enough

its a game of fine margins. Every run means England have to score the winning runs when the game is around 3-4 minutes older. So the difference between 150 and 200 lead might as well be 150 runs

150 or less and Australia is in huge trouble. 200+ and England are practically out of the game for mine

yep players are off due to bad light

surprised. I'd want to stay out there if I was australia against the part timers

First hour tomorrow will be key. If we survive then we have a huge chance to go big

australia 3-124 at stumps with a lead of 34

These grounds have intl lights for night cricket. How can it ever be too dark?

stuart broad back on but umpire might prevent it due to light

stayed low

more gremlins coming in this pitch. Any lead will be defendable!

chin music to smith but he's starting to handling it well

back to back 4s against root

lead up to 30ish

edged over the slips

we deserve luck after englands innings. England missed a runout and now had an edge fly high

took 4 wickets as well

smith hit in the head hope he's ok

But in answer to your question, in WI iirc he bowled huge overs with Anderson in one of the tests. Bowled himself into a bruised foot - he bowled that many overs.



https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/18913/scorecard/1158062/west-indies-vs-england-1st-test-england-tour-of-wi-2018-19

https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/18913/scorecard/1158063/west-indies-vs-england-2nd-test-england-tour-of-wi-2018-19

lovely whip for 2

woakes and broad have had a huge rest. Surely they get brought on soon. If we get another spell in their legs and survive it could help a lot

We lead by 11

I reckon its high whether he is fit or tired. His pace will just drop.

He is a sloppy bowler. His average in England is terrible. Like nearly 34 at 3.4 runs an over.

suicidal running but england miss

commentator needs to go to specsavers

reckons an lbw is close hitting half a foot outside the line and taking an inside edge!

how many overs in his legs before the pie to boomer ratio typically gets favourable to the batter?

scores level

another expensive ali over. He's a bit wayward. Makes a big difference if he's off

again spewing Bancroft couldn't last 1 more over. There was loose stuff to come!

Stokes is fitter than that. But - he is a sloppy bowler. I don't rate him highly. He is just good for a booming inswinger that catches people by surprise. He serves a lot of pies.

5 off that 2nd over from stokes, already deteriorating but you expect that from an all rounder

smh khawaja couldn't survive 1 over

They will have a good hour tomorrow morning and a good half hour after lunch. If we are still batting then we are ahead of the game. Its doable...

You just need 1 partnership of 100 for either this wicket or the next, and the rest chipping in.

England are a bowler down. They will leak runs later.

wicket maiden from stokes

England should try for the throat here, they probably have another 3 good overs from stokes, 3 from broad and 3 from woakes. So they can in principle put pressure on for 9 overs. It would risk tiring out bowlers early though

need 1 century and 2 50s from head wade paine and smith. Tough task but doable