*Official* Third Test (Headingley, Leeds) 6–10 July

[Athlai]

Can't help but wonder how Anderson would have bowled here and what the score would be at lunch if he had. Ifs and buts obviously but looked taylor made conditions for him.

Robinson sucks

 

[NZTailender]

Jeez, Ollie Robinson makes Chris Woakes look like Mark Wood.

You stole my bit!

 

[honestbharani]

Bad session with the bat but I do get the feeling that anything with a 2 in front of it will be very competitive, we've a good attack for this deck

I think 250 par tbh. And it could be that conditions ease out as game goes on. It did in the 2021 test against India.

 

[human]

Robinson sucks

F*ck that c*nt robinson

 

[NZTailender]

Reckon Cummins is going to take 7 for **** all here

 

[Burgey]

I think 250 par tbh. And it could be that conditions ease out as game goes on. It did in the 2021 test against India.

Tomorrow meant to be pretty sunny but three, four and five all wet and/ or overcast.

As things stand I’ll settle for 300 from our blokes (which would be over par but we’re an above average outfit), but if we get skittled I think this is a day one tailor made Cummins and Boland pitch, so a decent chance of good inroads if England bat for any length of time under these skies today

 

[Bahnz]

Reckon Cummins is going to take 7 for **** all here

Yeah him v Brook is going to be very short and very very funny.

 

[Croadymeister]

Absolutely gutting we couldn't call on Woody to blow away Cummins & Lyon at Edgbaston

 

[thierry henry]

F*ck that c*nt robinson

nah I like him. Good areas.

 

[Spark]

I think 250 par tbh. And it could be that conditions ease out as game goes on. It did in the 2021 test against India.

Yeah that's been the pattern at this ground in recent years

 

[Red_Ink_Squid]

Wood down 5kph in that over. Hopefully he keeps dropping pace through the day.

In the last couple of years he's often got faster in later spells.

 

[Croadymeister]

Foakes must be thinking how many more drops Jonny before I take the gloves off you

 

[Red_Ink_Squid]

Foakes must be thinking how many more drops Jonny before I take the gloves off you

The just stop oil protester is just realising how close he came to being dropped on his head.

 

[Uppercut]

Yeah that's been the pattern at this ground in recent years

The weather will probably balance that out. In theory tomorrow is the day you really want to be batting, but i thought that in 2019.

 

[halba]

Aus won't win a test for the remainder of the series. They'll need a draw somewhere to retain the ashes. I don't see them winning against the moving ball. The minute the ball moves, predictably all at sea even Smith and Labuschagne

If head fails to rescue them it's all over this test. 150-200 is sub par.

 

[Burgey]

In the last couple of years he's often got faster in later spells.

He certainly started Performing Effectively During thoSe spells for a guy his age, didn’t he?

 

[RossTaylorsBox]

The ol Jimmy Juice

 

[Red_Ink_Squid]

He certainly started Performing Effectively During thoSe spells for a guy his age, didn’t he?

Yes.

 

[Burgey]

How cool are those Len Hutton Gates Mark Nicholas just showed at the ground?

How does Hutton get a set of gates but Hollies a whole grandstand when all he ever did of note was bowl one decent wrong ‘un to Bradman in a losing cause?

 

[chris.hinton]

Lunch Question

The following XI was from what?

1. J.Haliday
2. R.Connor
3. G.Ireland
4. C.Dixon
5. N.Power
6. N.Valeri
7. D.Borg
8. T.Du
9. W.Simmons
10. S.Scott
11. M.Trinh