4th Test at Old Trafford, Manchester

[Lillian Thomson]

Today has all seemed a bit sedate and inevitable. England have worked hard but not even half way through the day.

 

[morgieb]

Today has all seemed a bit sedate and inevitable. England have worked hard but not even half way through the day.

Losing the two guys most likely to bat time in the English team back-to-back in the first over was killer. England haven't done all that much wrong today and I don't think Australia's been that good with the ball but you never truly felt like England were likely to save the game.

 

[zaremba]

Shouldn't Head bowl at the tail?

 

[morgieb]

Wouldn't mind a leg slip here but at least there's two bat pads now.

 

[Spark]

Losing the two guys most likely to bat time in the English team back-to-back in the first over was killer. England haven't done all that much wrong today and I don't think Australia's been that good with the ball but you never truly felt like England were likely to save the game.

Aus have been fine with the ball. Nothing spectacular or flash bar a few balls out of the rough, just good, persistent bowling on a good length and good line.

 

[SillyCowCorner1]

Shouldn't Head bowl at the tail?

Too 69-ish

 

[hazsa19]

Today has all seemed a bit sedate and inevitable. England have worked hard but not even half way through the day.

What you on about? 2 wickets per session, all part of the plan.

 

[morgieb]

Aus have been fine with the ball. Nothing spectacular or flash bar a few balls out of the rough, just good, persistent bowling on a good length and good line.

That's kind of what I meant, they've been decent with the ball but not great (well Cummins notwithstanding). I think Lyon's been off the boil too much to consider it an all round excellent performance, though maybe my standards are too high.

 

[Burgey]

This is real good from Starc

 

[Burgey]

That's kind of what I meant, they've been decent with the ball but not great (well Cummins notwithstanding). I think Lyon's been off the boil too much to consider it an all round excellent performance, though maybe my standards are too high.

Fmd

 

[Spark]

That's kind of what I meant, they've been decent with the ball but not great (well Cummins notwithstanding). I think Lyon's been off the boil too much to consider it an all round excellent performance, though maybe my standards are too high.

They're 6/140 having batted okay for 50 overs on a pitch which is not exactly a minefield. I think your standards are too high.

 

[RossTaylorsBox]

morgieb you gotta relax man

 

[vcs]

48 overs is a long long time to survive.

 

[aussie tragic]

We'll be right now, ball replaced

 

[Burgey]

Very disappointing from Cummins there, failing to swing one into leg stump then deck it away to clip the top of off at 95 mph.

#morgieanalysis

 

[Burgey]

Outside the line

 

[Spark]

Very disappointing from Cummins there, failing to swing one into leg stump then deck away to clip the top of off at 95 mph.

#morgieanalysis

Cummins seems to have taken you seriously there. Wtf was that

 

[morgieb]

Oh wow the ball change trick strikes again.

Also did 9 basically miss a whole ball being bowled? WTF.

 

[SillyCowCorner1]

48 overs is a long long time to survive.

Just a couple of hours, and they will be well-fed and all. They will make it unless an eagle swoops in with a venomous snake on its claws.

 

[Second Spitter]

A teammate of mine from the Dominican Republic would use pee as a treatment for calluses.