*Official* Third Test at Old Trafford

[hazsa19]

Joe Root match stats - 8 runs from 77 balls - way to make Bill Lawry, Geoff Boycott & Chris Tavare look like Adam Gilchrist

If he makes another 8 from 200 balls he'll help England retain the Ashes.

 

[morgieb]

Given the circumstances I can semi-understand why he reviewed that.

 

[Adders]

i kinda dread the thought of watson taking a match-winning five-for here

So do I.

 

[superkingdave]

WTF, how are they playing? When I left for work this morning it was absolute filth and all around was filth and more filth looked to be on its way. Damn drainage

 

[Burgey]

i kinda dread the thought of watson taking a match-winning five-for here

I don't.

 

[John73]

If he makes another 8 from 200 balls he'll help England retain the Ashes.

But will anyone be awake to record the result in the record books?

 

[Ruckus]

he's damn economical, but I swear Watson's bowling has lost a lot of potency in recent times. He used to always be the bowler to come on and actually show up the others by getting some movement.

 

[superkingdave]

BTW the leading edge of the next weather front has hit Newcastle Under Lyme and its toilet here, should hit south Manchester in an hour or so - doubt they will get back on after Lunch

 

[ajdude]

 

[GIMH]

Root kinda needs to score a run at some point

 

[Burgey]

Yesssssssssss

 

[hendrix]

out

 

[Spikey]

ooohhhh. probably ump's call but i'm surprised the ump said no so quickly

 

[ajdude]

missing leg easily

 

[NUFAN]

I'm not sure what the reasoning is to bowl Watson ahead of Siddle and Lyon.

Umpires call at best here IMO.

 

[hazsa19]

Oh ****

 

[Burgey]

This is tight

 

[Cabinet96]

Umps call obvs.

 

[Top_Cat]

i really don't understand how humans just have literally no ability to accurately predict the weather, and seem to have shown no improvement either. for something widely acknowledged as a science it really is useless. the blonde from mean girls is more reliable ffs.

Aviation forecasts are usually bang-on (on average, the times they predict when a trough is coming through is within 20 minutes of the forecast time) but they only try to predict a day or so ahead. Beyond that, it's basically voodoo.

 

[Cabinet96]

Root kinda needs to score a run at some point

No he doesn't.