3rd Test at Headingley, Leeds

[Son Of Coco]

Thank Christ for that. Poor shot, but then Barstool has probably done more than was expected of him.

 

[Neptune]

A moment of madness from Bairstow and the test is lost. Getting out like that pisses me off.

 

[Cabinet96]

Bad ball but it did move quite a bit off the pitch. One kept low at the end of his last over as well. Feels like that's as many that did something as in the whole first session.

 

[GotSpin]

Thanks bairstow

 

[ajdude]

man bairstow doesn't even have a resting bitch face, he has like a resting...face or something. and that's it. no other expressions

probably would send out woakes now tbh

 

[hazsa19]

What a way to go

 

[stephen]

Strange post. No one is making the argument that playing Smith would've hurt Australia's chances, like they are with Anderson.

Not making the argument that England would be worse off with Anderson at all. I just think he should replace Broad, not Woakes.

 

[cnerd123]

Lyon looks really threatening when he gets his lengths right, but from what I've seen today (which admittedly isn't much), he's bowled a bit too full here and there.

Bairstow has thrown it away pfft.

 

[Cabinet96]

Listening on the radio is a much more nerve wracking experience

Find this for every sport. You hear the commentators get excited before you hear them explain what happened.

 

[morgieb]

Not making the argument that England would be worse off with Anderson at all. I just think he should replace Broad, not Woakes.

Meh even if it would hurt the tail I don't think an Archer/Broad/Leach/Anderson tail is that poor. Plus Woakes has been kinda meh all series.

 

[Neptune]

We’ll fold now. Sigh...

 

[cnerd123]

ofc it was Labuschagne who took that catch too

 

[Uppercut]

Bad ball but it did move quite a bit off the pitch. One kept low at the end of his last over as well. Feels like that's as many that did something as in the whole first session.

I thought he didn’t really go hard enough at it. Like he realised too late it was a bad ball.

 

[Cabinet96]

Not making the argument that England would be worse off with Anderson at all. I just think he should replace Broad, not Woakes.

I think that's a fair enough argument. Though Woakes has been ruffled by Cummins' short stuff in his last two innings. Will be interesting to see what he does today (if needed).

 

[hazsa19]

I thought he didn’t really go hard enough at it. Like he realised too late it was a bad ball.

It was a weird flick shot like what he plays regularly in Odis.

 

[stephen]

Meh even if it would hurt the tail I don't think an Archer/Broad/Leach/Anderson tail is that poor. Plus Woakes has been kinda meh all series.

Woakes hasn't really bowled enough IMO. But it's hard to argue against him making way after Broad's wickets so far. Which is all the more bizarre given the last few years of history where Woakes had been great at home and Broad had not been very good at all.

 

[GIMH]

Picking Woakes over Broad on the back of the series to date would be criminal

 

[Maximas]

​Seriously - sit down!

 

[stephen]

Picking Woakes over Broad on the back of the series to date would be criminal

Perhaps but you'll be dropping a bowler who had averaged 22 at home for a guy who has been average for much of the last two years or so.

 

[andruid]

Whenever I am awake and following cricket, Australia does well. Followed Most of Englands 1st innings, and they got out for 67. Just woke up from an afternoon siesta full of strange dreams and England lose a wicket