4th Ashes Test Durham

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Half way there already.

will England finally change the batting around?

will the stop picking their favourites and give the obvious choices like Onions at home a chance? (Though Bresnan and broads bowling here would suggest not, show sweat I know).

BROAD SUPER BROAD!!

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Has Warners innings delivered the killer punch?

Get in Broady. They may only have 129 runs to get but tailenders struggle with scoreboard pressure.

THIS IS AMAZING!!!!!!!!!!!

THIS IS WHY YOU GOT TO LOVE TEST CRICKET!!!

That could be high

he jumped. Come on clip the top!!

Yeah umpires call! phew!!!

Absolutely huge wicket, England's game to lose now. Bowl properly, non of that short stuff to Harris.

Haddin ...lbw call ....review ?

Big moment ... Height ?

OUT !,,,,,,!!!

Seven gone  

trebellbobaggins wrote:Haddin still there, Siddle.. Harris.

70-30 aussie with so few runs to get.

Not any more. Haddin's gone!


Wait - Aussies review...Hawkeye says "Umpire's Call" and thats it. Broad gets his 3rd victim.

Just about game, set and match to England.

really out.  bloody hell.

Australia have collapsed from 109-0 to 181-7.

There is no way in hell they are going to save this.

This is some collapse. 6-34 in about 13 overs. Never saw it coming

Broad 3-5 in 5 overs. Brings back memories of Trent Bridge 2011

that's like athertons side just put on the green and gold.
 
but this side have serious guys , the tail mean they are still favourites.

Harris is a match winner, his first innings batting might have been the difference.

Bresnan with his slow wide pressure releasing pies!

Just bowl straight!

NickisBHAFC wrote:THIS IS AMAZING!!!!!!!!!!!

THIS IS WHY YOU GOT TO LOVE TEST CRICKET!!!

Absolutely unbelievable stuff!

FANTASTIC 

England 100% do have the best bowling attack in the world.

Don't say that, Gerry will be here to point out why they don't.

The good thing about england's bowling is that we are good enough in any conditions..We have the variance. When broad bowls like this we wonder why we doubt him.. And add his batting that he can do!!

If only he was consistent.. If only!

mystiroakey wrote:Bresnan with his slow wide pressure releasing pies!

Just bowl straight!

Harsh: 2-13 in this spell. Big part of causing this collapse

Warner and Rogers must be sick as parrots after laying the foundations for a convincing win.

Dont need Gerry to tell you they dont, Im right here.

I just don't like that wide delivery he bowls sometimes VTR. You just need to bowl straight in these conditions and it will seam randomly!

mystiroakey wrote:The good thing about england's bowling is that we are good enough in any conditions..We have the variance. When broad bowls like this we wonder why we doubt him.. And add his batting that he can do!!

If only he was consistent.. If only!

Well if he was consistent as well, he'd be the perfect cricketer...and those are few and far between.

These two look safe.  Still more than capable of winning this.
60-40 aussie now.

Very true sadly Wolfy!!

but swann and anderson are a lot more consistent than broad!

MOTM if we win..

Broad all day long for me!

Jimmy has been really average in this game.

Maybe he does need a rest.

runs flowing now.

"Jimmy has been really average in this game.

Maybe he does need a rest."

probably but its not a seaming pitch is it!

Obviously in hindsight he was the man to rest/drop for onions.

But that was never going to happen!

Jimmy has been average for the last three Tests, Trebell, I just havent brought it up because he hasnt been needed in those Tests

trebellbobaggins wrote:These two look safe.  Still more than capable of winning this.
60-40 aussie now.

You have a lot of faith in them...

Siddle's batting average is only 15.2... Harris' only 17.6...

100 or so runs is still a lot to get between them.

Cogen - Numbers and reality mean nothing when Trebell has the Mockers going.

Plumb!!

BROAD!!

no 9 in the test series..

Still got to get these two out. Lyon and Bird are basically rabbits , but these two can bat.
Not calling it yet.

...big improvement on an hour ago , mind  

French cut for four...is this going to be Edgbaston 2005 , Trent Bridge...

Maybe not ...Harris plum lbw  

Broad the hero !

Get in! Broady again, game over this now. Take the extra 30 minutes and have an extra day off.

Harris gone...lbw for 11! Broad gets his 4th wicket.

Aus now 199-8.

Almost there...Lyon and Bird are proper tail enders, so this shouldn't take long.

oh and Harris is gone.
 
and Stewart called bird Big Bird there.  Glad I'm not alone.
 
so, Siddle who top scored in India is the man for Aussie.  That's why I still feel they can do it.
 
But I think it's harder without Harris out there.

 
Good for Eng they can turn to Broad when Anderson doesn't do it and Bres provides back-up and Swann also very good.  Aussie much the same though they have the 5th seamer Watson and the second spinner (though the firstly hardly spins it).  Still think Aussie have the better depth if eng don't get Tremmers and onions involved.

kingraf wrote:Jimmy has been average for the last three Tests, Trebell, I just havent brought it up because he hasnt been needed in those Tests

He was fine at Lords. Just didn't get a bunch of wickets.

Not sure what has gone wrong at Old Trafford and here...maybe just trying too hard.

He'll be back.

Please finish it tonight...

I will need to sleep for a week  

and more 4's being smashed.  aussie only need 99 now.

 The fantatics are shouting loudly hailing their teams batting there.  they still reckon they can do it.  never give up spirit right there.

Guess we should be thankful they don't have Agar coming in at 11 this time...

dyrewolfe wrote:Guess we should be thankful they don't have Agar coming in at 11 this time...

 if  no spinners can spin it you might as well have one who can bat a bit.

fine is a nice way of saying average, Alfie... match figures of 3/80

Down to double digits, never dismiss a teams chances once it gets there

Dropped!!

Swann drops another. 

Through the hands!!

Stuart Broad has produced one of those typical Broad spells and Australia are completely ruined!!.

Swann not good with the hands again.
 
are Kings club side going to regret batting poorly? the aussies only need double digits as the king of cricket says.

England have bowled so much better since tea and got their rewards.