*Official* 3rd Test at Edgbaston

[dontcloseyoureyes]

Oh God no.

 

[morgieb]

Horrible once again from Smith. Man its nerve-wrecking watching Clarke. Literally every single ball I think he is going to get out.

I remember the days where Clarke was the batting lineup basically. Massive fall from grace.

 

[Niall]

hold the phone

there's a bloke playing for Sri Lanka named Jeffrey Vandersay

Jeffrey Dexter Francis Vandersay even

And he got smashed in the groin as well.

What a time to be alive.

 

[NUFAN]

exactly how i've always felt watching rogers and used to feel watching hughes. worst feeling

Rogers, really? He makes me feel calm. If Clarke faces spin, I'll relax a little. I realize Moeen has already picked him up this series..

 

[Spikey]

I think playing the pull shot there is fine, he just ****ed it up and didn't get away with it.

yeah that's what i thought.

"It just looks bad" tho

 

[ajdude]

Rogers, really? He makes me feel calm. If Clarke faces spin, I'll relax a little. I realize Moeen has already picked him up this series..

probably up until halfway through the india series last summer yeah. just felt like he could go out every ball, never looks comfortable to me yet he usually is tbh

 

[91Jmay]

He is no Michael Vandort.

 

[Spikey]

we're on 69.


nice

 

[91Jmay]

Warner looks ominous as I said earlier. Good session though, Smith back in the hutch is a real bonus.

 

[morgieb]

Had Smith not been dismissed I'd feel we'd have the momentum. Need Clarke to miraculously find form.

 

[Riggins]

he might be horribly out of touch but sheesh clarkey's pads always look mint.

 

[ajdude]

oh mannnn beastie boys

 

[Jayzamann]

I'm not angry, Steve. Just disappointed.

 

[Son Of Coco]

That Warner was just starting to really go made Smith's dismissal worse. He could afford to have a look at a few from Finn, but then I guess if he connected he'd be a legend.

 

[Compton]

Watching Clarke bat is physically painful.

Warner scoring at a silly rate. Australia need a Warner ton and someone from the middle order to show some basic competence. Presumably that won't happen and England will win by an innings.

 

[ajdude]

we're on 69.


nice

i hope we finish this innings with 564

so england need 420 to win

 

[91Jmay]

Watching Clarke bat is physically painful.

Warner scoring at a silly rate. Australia need a Warner ton and someone from the middle order to show some basic competence. Presumably that won't happen and England will win by an innings.

England would have to bowl one of the great spells to win by an innings here. Lets not get ahead of ourselves.

 

[NUFAN]

That Warner was just starting to really go made Smith's dismissal worse. He could afford to have a look at a few from Finn, but then I guess if he connected he'd be a legend.

I hope Warner batting so quickly will help out Clarke. At the moment, I wouldn't really mind at all if Clarke is 10* (60)

 

[Cabinet96]

Warner 120 and Clarke 150, and Australia to lead by 250 IMO.

 

[Spikey]

i hope we finish this innings with 564

so england need 420 to win

nice

he might be horribly out of touch but sheesh clarkey's pads always look mint.

are these good pads or bad pads?