3rd Test at Headingley, Leeds

[Burgey]

Christ on a bike, what a catch

 

[GotSpin]

Unnecessary from root

Great catch

 

[Malcolm]

Great catch. I'd like to see a collapse now.

 

[Spikey]

Well that ends England's chances, cannot see them getting close now with Root gone.

most of the rest of the team Can Bat though

 

[Gob]

After all that. Really?

Always

 

[Lillian Thomson]

Warne putting that down to pure luck is a bit harsh. Good bowling tempting him out of the crease.

 

[Neptune]

Only another 200 to get...

 

[Son Of Coco]

Watching the replays that shot was more awful than it first looked.

 

[old_kookaburra]

great innings though by Root, tough knock

 

[trundler]

I have waited far too long for a Patto demolition job.

 

[ajdude]

that is such a difficult catch

 

[Neptune]

most of the rest of the team Can Bat though

If they continue bowling like this it’ll be over by lunch.

 

[Spark]

Warne putting that down to pure luck is a bit harsh. Good bowling tempting him out of the crease.

Even harsher given that Warne was literally talking about the 3 maidens theory not 10 minutes ago. Well, here it is in action.

 

[artvandalay]

Warner's catching has been good enough to make him a good shout for motm. You don't generally see non regular first slippers gobble them up easily. That was something special though.

 

[morgieb]

Watching the replays that shot was more awful than it first looked.

It's a bad shot but it's the pressure that did him in. There are a few batsmen who seem immune to pressure, but they are very very rare.

 

[Son Of Coco]

If Pattinson bowls like he did to Root, Bairstow will have his work cut out here.

 

[Cabinet96]

That wicket will look so bad on the highlights but it's 100% down to the relentlessness of the first 4-5 overs and Root deciding that Lyon was the opportunity to score. So good from Hazlewood and Pattinson

I was kind of cringing at Warne's "3/4 maidens, 85/90% chance of a wicket!" but boy did it have an effect.

 

[Son Of Coco]

Aaaand he gives him an opportunity to get off strike straight away.

 

[Spikey]

I was kind of cringing at Warne's "3/4 maidens, 85/90% chance of a wicket!" but boy did it have an effect.

It's the only stat he likes

ben stokes has single-handedly caused the chance of a draw to increase to 1%

 

[morgieb]

I was kind of cringing at Warne's "3/4 maidens, 85/90% chance of a wicket!" but boy did it have an effect.

It wasn't really his theory though. And y'know what, he's kind of right in the sense that long periods without rotating the strike will generally cause a batsman to do something silly or get a ball with your name on it.