Ashes - 4th Test

[The Ruthsayer]

BBC weather app is dreadful since they flogged it off to the highest bidder. I don’t use it at all these days.

As others have said only Saturday looks particularly bad on the forecasts I’ve seen so looks like we may get 4 days of play.

Spot on! If there’s a 10% probability of a shower for 10 minutes, the summary icon will be rain. Hopelessly inaccurate too. AccuWeather about the best.

 

[Norman_Conquest]

Decided it would be rude not to join in England for tea, except we are having a Mille-Fuille and coffee.

 

[Lottowyn]

A marvellous session by England this afternoon is outclassing Australia.
The Aussies sole tactic ploy seems to depend on whether they can take a few wickets with the new ball.

If this fails then moan to the umpire to change the ball since “we cannot get wickets with this one”.

If this fails then look at the stats of the England batsman and put about 8 fielders on the favoured side and bowl bouncers to try for an English “mishit”.

World Test Champions - Don’t make me larf.

 

[Norman_Conquest]

A marvellous session by England this afternoon is outclassing Australia.
The Aussies sole tactic ploy seems to depend on whether they can take a few wickets with the new ball.

If this fails then moan to the umpire to change the ball since “we cannot get wickets with this one”.

If this fails then look at the stats of the England batsman and put about 8 fielders on the favoured side and bowl bouncers to try for an English “mishit”.

World Test Champions - Don’t make me larf.

You nearly completed the list but missed cheating out.

Watch and wait, it will happen.

 

[Marvanelli]

Fantastic this.

The weather is going to be what costs us this test, if anything, not Australia.

Some brilliant batting this.

 

[Norman_Conquest]

Crawley deserves his 150 and I hope he goes on to make 200.

Well done young man, take a bow.

 

[joeydiaz]

If we continue at this run rate until stumps what would be looking at for a total for the day?

 

[r00fie1]

Really chuffed for Joe Root - a good knock to get up to the half century.


Crawley must be filling his boots: 166 runs
Root on 58.
290 for 2

Brilliant

 

[Norman_Conquest]

If we continue at this run rate until stumps what would be looking at for a total for the day?

We are presently running at 6 an over and should face another 20 overs. You are looking at another 100 plus on this total.

 

[B_G]

Would you declare?
And if so, when?

Given we've still got 8 wickets in hand I think id bat on till lunch tomorrow in the hope we can score enough runs thar we won't need to bat again or at least not need a lot.

 

[TeaCider]

Apparently the best ever total at the 50 overs mark in the history of the Ashes.

 

[h_m_boro]

Think Crawley and Root need to stop messing and get a move on, rain expected next few days .........

 

[S7DiscoDown]

Great cricket. Absolutely gutted this series could be ended by weather.

My app isn't the best. Yet looks grim. Bloody Manchester

 

[Colgates_shaving_foam]

If we continue at this run rate until stumps what would be looking at for a total for the day?

500 ish?

But the rate will likely slow as we lose wickets.

 

[Muttley]

Saturday looks like a washout but we should get play on Sunday. In the lap of the gods. Crawley is accelerating now he got 152 off 152 balls, he is on 172 off 164 now!

Come on lads.

 

[r00fie1]

300 up.

 

[r00fie1]

 

[r00fie1]

Just 10 behind now.
Ha Ha!
Come on England

 

[r00fie1]

 

[Norman_Conquest]

Everything a bonus now, let’s make it count and put these Aussies to the sword.