*Official* Fourth Test (Old Trafford, Manchester) 19-23 July

[chris.hinton]

Anyway. Will look forward to Australia failing with the bat again

 

[ashley bach]

There’s a horse called Bazball running at Bath 230 today

so it’s going to be England desperate to bowl Australia out for around 250 , then odi/T20 mode to score around 325 declare possibility

then bowl them out again and look to score whatever in around 60 overs to win

Australia need to stop this by batting for around 100 overs in their first innings

Chuck 100 quid on for me please mate.

 

[Son Of Coco]

All stand for the English national anthem.

 

[CartyDurham]

Chuck 100 quid on for me please mate.

It will have to be 100 pence as I ain’t got that sort of money .

good to see old Bill Beaumont ringing the bell there. Great England rugby union captain of the past. Once read his autobiography in one sitting it was that enthralling

 

[Son Of Coco]

"God Save The King"

**** me dead. They deserve to go for 500 and get rolled for under a hundred twice after singing that dirge.

I will admit ours isn't much better.

 

[Son Of Coco]

Warner facing up...at least he's not hiding I guess.

 

[social]

Can’t believe that the English haven’t got a descendant of the Gauls performing a Welcome to Country

So disrespectful

 

[Son Of Coco]

Can’t believe that the English haven’t got a descendant of the Gauls performing a Welcome to Country

So disrespectful

In England's case, it would be a welcome to cuntry.

 

[ashley bach]

Australian runs @ 340-355 suggests a fairly even playing surface.

 

[social]

Warner has 5

Any more is a bonus

 

[ashley bach]

The Barmy Army sound plastered already.

 

[CartyDurham]

There’s a touch of movement here and Broad just hasn’t hit the right line or length yet , this over

 

[Molehill]

Pretty woeful first over that from Broad, thoroughly unthreatening. So average that Warner survived it.

 

[Son Of Coco]

Pitch looks alright.

 

[CartyDurham]

This is just an observation as I’m not bothered about it, but I see Warner when defending but looking for quick singles , always finds himself in the area , where if he was a bowler, would be getting warned as it’s in the “danger area” where bowlers are not allowed to enter on follow through

does it a lot

 

[SteveNZ]

Feel like Ricky Ponting gets way too fired up way too early in Tests. 2nd ball he's praising Warner for calling no loudly and apparently it's a trademark of his game

 

[Son Of Coco]

Carey looks like he has had a haircut. I wonder if he paid for it.

 

[ashley bach]

Probing from Jimmy first up but not overly threatening.

 

[RightArmMystery]

Dreadful start from Broad. He's been excellent all series, but bowling all over the place so far

Warner gets away with one there, thick outside edge. Better areas from Jimmy

 

[Uppercut]

Carey looks like he has had a haircut. I wonder if he paid for it.

I hope ex-players starting mildly embarrassing rumours about opposing players is a new frontier in psychological warfare. I want Ponting on commentary claiming Root parks in disabled parking spaces and Bairstow farts in elevators.