*Official* Third Test (Headingley, Leeds) 6–10 July

[Bahnz]

That look on Bairstow’s face clearly says “**** I might have to try and catch another one at some point mightn’t I?”

 

[Jarquis]

good Test cricket is fun hey

 

[Spark]

Bad session with the bat but I do get the feeling that anything with a 2 in front of it will be very competitive, we've a good attack for this deck

 

[social]

Wasn’t it Headingley where Steve Waugh finally became a test batsman?

Might work for Mitch

Grasping here

 

[Son Of Coco]

Wood down 5kph in that over. Hopefully he keeps dropping pace through the day.

 

[RightArmMystery]

Proper session of cricket that, thoroughly enjoyable. After some of the dire **** in the last match this makes a nice change.

 

[BigBeefy]

Testing pitch to bat on with the pace and bounce this but if England batsmen can be positive without being gung-ho stupid, this might be one pitch where their approach to batting can be rewarded.

Massive 6 wickets still to get and the score can move quickly, but restrict Aus to around 200 and England can gain some control if they see off the new ball.

Lots of cricket to come before that is a possibility though!

 

[Bahnz]

Cracking first session that. Now I’m off to go rummage around in the bushes behind me house to try and find my cat who’s been yowling for food for the last hour but stubbornly refuses to come inside because it’s playtime and she’s got the zoomies.

 

[trundler]

Woakes and Wood must've been under immense pressure as they've been brought in to revive the Ashes. Didn't look rusty at all and delivered safe to say.

 

[morgieb]

Scoring 91 not bad, losing 4 wickets....less good.

England have bowled really well here I think. Certainly looks a lot more conductive for bowling than the first two Tests.

 

[Burgey]

Imagine relying on Mitch Marsh to take on this.

I wouldn't rely on him to take on a ****ing newspaper sudoku puzzle.

He’s more likely to play the short stuff well than he is the fuller ball tbh. Canes the pull shot and grew up on the WACA.

England’s session quite easily there. Fair bit in the deck though. Three down would have been ok but Smith just on lunch was massive

 

[Gnske]

Wasn’t it Headingley where Steve Waugh finally became a test batsman?

Might work for Mitch

Grasping here

I'm unironically calling a lower order partnership and I can just taste some Mitch Marsh juicing on the tip of my tongue right now.

He's in.

 

[Uppercut]

good Test cricket is fun hey

England need to get the win here and keep this series alive because it's been far too much fun to be dead after 3 tests.

 

[Ashes81]

Brilliant session.

We bowled really well and the difference Woods pace makes.

Khawaja looked comfortable but couldn't deal with his pace. If only he could play more often and imagine if we had Archer as well.

 

[Athlai]

Should've been 5 down

 

[Aritro]

Wood down 5kph in that over. Hopefully he keeps dropping pace through the day.

Yeah he's probably lost some of his Herculean aerobic fitness while he's been injured.

 

[TimAngas]

Mitch Marsh has 7 hundreds and 2 nineties in his last 18 FC innings.

 

[Gob]

Tail may not hang around too long against Wood

 

[KungFu_Kallis]

Testing pitch to bat on with the pace and bounce this but if England batsmen can be positive without being gung-ho stupid, this might be one pitch where their approach to batting can be rewarded.

Massive 6 wickets still to get and the score can move quickly, but restrict Aus to around 200 and England can gain some control if they see off the new ball.

Lots of cricket to come before that is a possibility though!

It could also be the pitch where England all nick off for 92

 

[James]

Can't help but wonder how Anderson would have bowled here and what the score would be at lunch if he had. Ifs and buts obviously but looked taylor made conditions for him.