Bell and Pietersen making a bit of a stand now

Eng 114/3

England had a good day but all is not lost. Just need some quick wickets early on the 4th day. Will need to bat really well though.

Wow, Bell has had an amazing series.

Will be very important to get him soon. The English tail end can't hold a bat at the moment - with the exception of Broad maybe.

Ding Dong Bell is probably my favourite English cricketer. I've been a fan of his for a while.

Bell gone. So the door is open to get some wickets quickly. However it looks a difficult pitch to bat on especially against the new ball.

Prior gone for a golden duck.
Harris on a hat-trick.

No hat-trick

Fucking yes Harris. C'mon lads, lets roll em for 230

Someone please remind me of the point of dropping Mitchell Starc every 2 fucking tests.

England will win this test match, and easily at that.

Smith fuck sake

Exactly 300 to win. No chance.

300 is too much I can't see us getting it

We'll be 2 down before lunch.

Doesn't really work when even with his 100 in the first innings we only got to 270 :lol:

Only once since April 06 have Australia successfully chased more than 200 to win.

You never know. A strong start is necessary.

If we can make stumps with 5 wickets in hand we will make it.

-PB

The key is in our partnerships. We can crush the morale of the English bowlers if we starve them of chances and wickets.

Edited by vaughn2111: 12/8/2013 10:40:48 PM

So Shikhar Dhawan just hit 248 against South Africa A

In a one day match.

He was out in the 44th over.

What the shit.

:shock:

They just showed the Shane Warne master class from Sky. Wow, that was amazing. Watching it like a kid in the candy store :lol:

Brilliant start from the Aussies.

0-80 Warner and Rogers on 36 a piece.

100 for Australia is up - no wickets down!

Our best opening partnership of the series, Warner 48, Rogers 45.
Cook is worried, the field is getting more and more defensive.


Aus 0/101

Rogers gone for 49, caught Trott bowled swann
Brilliant opening stand, let's hope we don't lose quick wickets

Australia 1-109

The second I click on this thread and Rogers is out :lol:

Still Australia are in a strong position here.

Tea.

Australia 1-120

Magnificent start by Australia.

Warner gone for 71. Caught behind off bresnan.

Steve smith enters, this Clarke/smith partnership has proven quite useful on recent times. Here's hoping the trend continues.

Aus 163/3

A collapse, a loss, 3-0 down.

I think this test match was good in some ways and poor in others. I am not sure either side batted well or bowled particularly well overall. There were exceptions, Rogers and Harris for Australia and Bell and Broad for England. However it was relatively close until the last couple of hours and that has some merit.

I guess it is the same as before, Australia have 2 batsmen, Rogers and Clarke and a good bowling attack but 2 batsmen is simply not enough especially when Clarke made only 27 runs this test.