3rd Test at Headingley, Leeds

[Uppercut]

There's been about eight unplayable balls bowled already

IIRC Broad's last over had 5.

 

[morgieb]

You'd say he was unlucky to get a wicket last ball before the rain but overall we're lucky to only lose one wicket there

Yeah Warner could've nicked at least six of the balls that he missed. And Harris had an edge fall short. Basically as difficult of a period of bowling that one could expect, I don't think Harris did that much wrong there for example.

 

[Spark]

Would take 0/0 at the close of play.

Wasn't kidding with this ftr. In these conditions with our recent history, imperative is not to lose the Test in 40 overs. Don't care if we're "behind" by the end of the day so long as we're in the game.

 

[Spikey]

tim paine should be a bro and go out and be a new ball watchman when the rain stops

 

[King Pietersen]

Ponting's great in the comm box and providing analysis.

 

[91Jmay]

Ponting's great in the comm box and providing analysis.

It's like he was in 2003 with the bat, so much better than anyone else.

 

[Spark]

Healy, predictably, talking complete nonsense about how Harris should have gotten forward to a ball above hip height.

 

[social]

I am really surprised that Harris got out that way said nobody ever

 

[old_kookaburra]

broad on the money, jofra spraying wide, Broad deserved warner again, but hey, australia is struggling

Ussie to open, wade at 4, Harris 5, 3 hmmmmm, not sure

bloody tough wicket, goood bowling, englands game so far

 

[Cabinet96]

Have to say the weather is so nice down here it hadn't occurred to be rain would be such an issue today. The north...

 

[Flem274*]

sky nz have muted ian botham but when the archer to harris deliveries were shown we have sound. god exists.

 

[Spark]

Also, holy **** did Paine seriously want to bat in this?

 

[Uppercut]

Those Broad deliveries were even better than I thought. Every one is absolutely unplayable. So many left-handers in that Australia lineup too.

 

[GIMH]

Have to say the weather is so nice down here it hadn't occurred to be rain would be such an issue today. The north...

Yeah you guys and your tropical weather gave us stacks of cricket last weekend

 

[GIMH]

Also, holy **** did Paine seriously want to bat in this?

Got to think it was a bit of mind games him saying that

 

[King Pietersen]

Sun's out in Manchester. ****ing Yorkshire.

 

[Cabinet96]

If he wasn't bluffing then Paine has had the wrong idea of what to do at each of the three tosses I think.

 

[Uppercut]

If he wasn't bluffing then Paine has had the wrong idea of what to do at each of the three tosses I think.

Bluffing would make him look slightly less bad than genuinely wanting to bat, but you do wonder what the benefit was. England just come out thinking "these guys are captained by a clown".

 

[Son Of Coco]

broad on the money, jofra spraying wide, Broad deserved warner again, but hey, australia is struggling

Ussie to open, wade at 4, Harris 5, 3 hmmmmm, not sure

bloody tough wicket, goood bowling, englands game so far

You're right. England have definitely won the first 3.5 overs.

 

[Farkspark]

Paine is probably the worst ever Australian captain, Carey should have been picked as keeper in the first place.