3rd Test at Headingley, Leeds

[GotSpin]

Pattinson looks good here

 

[Spark]

Not letting up at all. England win this it has a case of being the most remarkable batting innings.

It's also going to take a very long time at this rate

 

[old_kookaburra]

as much as I would love to see Australia win, I think England will take this, long time to bat, 200 to get, Stokes invoking his innner G.Boycott, great viewing what ever the result

 

[Shaggy Alfresco]

Lads

 

[vcs]

This has been such a different Root innings to his usual one where he comes out looking like he's already on a hundred, gets an effortless 60 and then plays a daft shot. High quality bowling and he's been happy to trust his defence.

Whatever happens in this chase from here, he should take a lot out of this innings going forward.

 

[Neptune]

We need runs lads... quite a lot of them. Nasty blow to Stokes.

 

[social]

That’s a serious blow

 

[Spark]

This has been such a different Root innings to his usual one where he comes out looking like he's already on a hundred, gets an effortless 60 and then plays a daft shot. High quality bowling and he's been happy to trust his defence.

From his POV hopefully this lets the penny drop. Obviously he won't bat like this all the time, but a change of approach would really have sorted his conversion problems ages ago

 

[GotSpin]

That’s a terrible shot to a bouncer

 

[Son Of Coco]

Bits of helmet flying everywhere. It looked like an airbag had gone off

 

[Son Of Coco]

Jeez Pattinson is bowling well.

 

[hazsa19]

Kind of lost any hope I had. This is too good from the bowlers with a 75 over ball.

 

[vcs]

Oof. Hazlewood looks like he's gained a lot of pace, I remember him being about later day McGrath speeds.

 

[Lillian Thomson]

Keeping your eyes on the short ball seems to be a thing of the past also. Oh well, the game moves on.

 

[Burgey]

They just give you nothing these fellas

 

[Spark]

Don't understand no gully to Root as a purely run-saving measure. His favourite scoring zone

 

[old_kookaburra]

tight bowling

 

[Son Of Coco]

Ahhh, nick one you ****ers!

 

[Cabinet96]

What a ****ing player Stokes is man. Guy played a **** shot in the first innings and since then has thrown everything into saving the match with ball and bat.

 

[Spark]

Extremely important that Lyon fixes his line here. Been bowling too straight for a few innings now.