*Official* Third Test at Old Trafford

[Jamee999]

The other way to go would be to just let teams have one substitute, and he can come on whenever, but you're only allowed one, no matter what.

(Also, lol)

 

[Swingpanzee]

 

[NUFAN]

Forgetting the weather, what's a realistically chaseable target for us here?

I think 330 is reasonable.

 

[Maximas]

lol, poor root

 

[LegionOfBrad]

Oz are making a mess of this. Regular wickets are stopping them from kicking on.

 

[Goughy]

Forgetting the weather, what's a realistically chaseable target for us here?

320 and Id make us evens

 

[Spikey]

well time to declare clarkeh

 

[GIMH]

First rain break of the series

 

[andyc]

**** off England get a real climate

 

[Swingpanzee]

Wow. Rain! Here it comes.

 

[Maximas]

now the fun starts, tea taken now I guess, a declaration should come now IMO

 

[Cabinet96]

Assume that'll be the end of the Australian innings then.

 

[Pothas]

Here we go then. Think Clarke is going to have to declare now.

 

[Stapel]

Run the first one hard, look for the second...... Escapes Michael Clarke.....

If this goes on, England might not only have a decent chance to draw, but even to win. Wouldn't have thought that an hour ago.

Ahhhhh, rain!

 

[King Pietersen]

Looking at the rain projections, it's looking pretty ominous for the next hour or so, but appears to clear by the evening. Wouldn't surprise me if we got no more play today though.

 

[MW1304]

Australia really should have made more runs than that IMO. Should declare now anyhow.

 

[Garson007]

Declare now. Chasing just under 300 will not be easy, but will be a target that's gettable. Best possible situation if you wanted to go for a win.

 

[Maximas]

Looking at the rain projections, it's looking pretty ominous for the next hour or so, but appears to clear by the evening. Wouldn't surprise me if we got no more play today though.

That gives us maybe 1.5 hours tonight then? Declaration must come, need England at least 3 down tonight, including Cook

 

[King Pietersen]

That gives us maybe 1.5 hours tonight then? Declaration must come, need England at least 3 down tonight, including Cook

Looks like it'll clear by 5, so reckon play could resume at half 5, so reckon you'll get an hour tonight, plus whatever we get in after tea in between rain breaks. Half an hour of T20 batting, and half an hour bowling at England.

 

[Cabinet96]

Yeah, thought that was a poor session for Australia. I know it's not the same, but if you had a 30 over ODI innings you'd want to be getting more than 137. They had the bank of runs already on the board as well.