*Official Third Test at Edgbaston

[Nate]

Loving this series, despite the rain. England are full of confidence, Australia battling hard. Watto making runs. Just so awesome.

Sick of the talk surrounding Hussey's selection. Will keep being one of the first names on the sheet for a while yet afaic.

 

[Pigeon]

Expected better stuff.

 

[Nate]

Oh noes.

 

[Manee]

Broad gets the breakthrough and England right back in this.

 

[vic_orthdox]

Geez, Hussey played a long way away from his body there.

Probably a symptom of getting bowled leaving it a couple of times.

 

[DIRK-NANNES]

BROAD YOU BEAST

 

[Scaly piscine]

Oh noes.

Nice jinx earlier.

 

[four_or_six]

Oh... now I'm daring to hope just a little.

 

[pasag]

Every ****ing time I go to the computer someone gets out. Have had it.

 

[NUFAN]

North playing for his 'current' test future in this innings.

It's not out of the question that North out, Hughes in or perhaps even McDonald for North (If Haddin is back).

 

[pasag]

Problem here has been the scoring rate has been kept in check.

 

[pup11]

Oh c'mon Huss, what the **** was he doing there.....

Need North to show some resiliance here, but gotta admit this doesn't look good, need a big partnership here.

 

[pasag]

Just last till lunch ffs.

 

[four_or_six]

Broad playing the 'Giles 2005' role to perfection.

 

[BoyBrumby]

Not a bad delivery, corridor of uncertainty and all that gubbins, but didn't do a lot, did it? Huss just prodded at it lazily.

 

[Nate]

Hussey playing at things he shouldn't now. Can see him edging behind, I mean, making an unbeaten 150.

 

[pup11]

Geez, Hussey played a long way away from his body there.

Probably a symptom of getting bowled leaving it a couple of times.

Was hanging his bat outside off-stump all day today, tbh was lucky to have survived as long as he did.

 

[Nate]

Norf to cement his position at 6, cure world disease, etc etc etc.

 

[FaaipDeOiad]

Game on then.

How many do Australia need to be safe? If they continue at the current scoring rate or close to it, I'd say a lead of about 160-170 would be fine. That would mean England need to score at almost 5 an over which is a pretty tough ask in a test on the 5th day.

The real issue for England I guess is that if they get Australia on the ropes with the lower order in, there's a risk of conceding a decent amount of runs pushing for the last few wickets with attacking fields. Going to be tough on Strauss.

 

[NUFAN]

Not a bad delivery, corridor of uncertainty and all that gubbins, but didn't do a lot, did it? Huss just prodded at it lazily.

Did you just see on TV what the ball did? It was the perfect amount of movement to get the edge.