Australian batting depends too much on Smith, so it is understandable that the bookies are preferring England to win the match. But the problem is that the English bowlers failed to get Smith out regularly in this series.
Once again Smith was the only player who played for Australia and now he lost his wicket after scoring 80 runs and they are still behind 100 runs and England is in a good position in the match and if they are able to play sensible cricket in the second innings and built a good lead then England has the possibilities to tie the series. It is an interesting phase and it all depends upon how they are going perform in the second innings. 
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September 13, 2019, 11:35:36 AM
September 13, 2019, 11:31:26 AM
Smith gone. Wooh! Finally Aus has shown they can't even chase down such a low score on their own and this time Smith has gone for 80 being the only player to cross 50 runs. Such a poor performance. England have almost won the first innings which is a good start and now they need to repeat this in the second innings as well.
September 13, 2019, 11:20:07 AM
Back to the England vs Australia test. English team should socre 300+ runs and they will need Smiths wicket if they want to win this match and tie the series. There is a very thin line between Smith and entire English team. This thin line is going to decide if we will have a tie series or Australia to win the series. Either way they are retaining the Ashes though.
I have slight doubt that England will touch 300 since they are 8 wickets down now. Yeah Smith has been a crucial part in every match. Still I expect someone else to score. It's getting quite boring watching same guy scoring everytime.
Again smith alone is taking his team close to the England total of 294. Smith is batting on 75 and is single handed helping his team to a reasonable position against England. England will be hoping to get smith out quickly and get a lead of 100 runs at least.
Also Remember if this match ended in a draw, the Aussie will win the Series 2-1.
September 13, 2019, 11:01:23 AM
Back to the England vs Australia test. English team should socre 300+ runs and they will need Smiths wicket if they want to win this match and tie the series. There is a very thin line between Smith and entire English team. This thin line is going to decide if we will have a tie series or Australia to win the series. Either way they are retaining the Ashes though.
I have slight doubt that England will touch 300 since they are 8 wickets down now. Yeah Smith has been a crucial part in every match. Still I expect someone else to score. It's getting quite boring watching same guy scoring everytime.
Again smith alone is taking his team close to the England total of 294. Smith is batting on 75 and is single handed helping his team to a reasonable position against England. England will be hoping to get smith out quickly and get a lead of 100 runs at least.
Also Remember if this match ended in a draw, the Aussie will win the Series 2-1.
September 13, 2019, 10:55:32 AM
Cannot believe that people can still chant boos at a player who single handedly carried his team through out this series. Smith had a concussion and is still performing. Legendary material.
Even in this match Smith is the lone survivor and taking the team to a respectable total even when the entire team fail to spend some time on the crease. He is on a legendary form at the moment and he could break many records in the series for the most runs scored in history, hands down he is the best Test player right now with an average above 60 is something incredible. England is bowling really well as they have already lost 7 wickets and Smith is the still batting and looks like he will run out of partners. 
September 13, 2019, 10:39:16 AM
I was expecting England to score 300+ but good to see that they were close. Losing early wickets turns out to be a habit for Australia. I wonder why still Warner is in the squad. I missed last match to follow but I am sure he was flop in that test too.
Yup. Warner is scoring so badly these days. He keeps getting out within the 10 runs mark which is embarrassing to be honest. Except Smith, all other Australian batsmen are playing horribly. Their bowlers and Smith are winning them matches.Anyway, like I said earlier, it's between Smith and England now.
Cannot believe that people can still chant boos at a player who single handedly carried his team through out this series. Smith had a concussion and is still performing. Legendary material. 
September 13, 2019, 08:27:28 AM
I was expecting England to score 300+ but good to see that they were close. Losing early wickets turns out to be a habit for Australia. I wonder why still Warner is in the squad. I missed last match to follow but I am sure he was flop in that test too.
How many more chances Warner needs LOL.
Anyway, like I said earlier, it's between Smith and England now.
How many more chances Warner needs LOL.
Anyway, like I said earlier, it's between Smith and England now.
Yeah Warner didn't even survive 6 balls from Broad in both the innings and got out for a duck. Atleast he improved in terms of score 1 run of Broad and a boundary of J.Archer
Now Labuschagne is nearing his fifty and looks settled and Smith is in great form throughout the series. It would be good for England to break this partnership, else AUS will win this match too.
September 13, 2019, 06:59:08 AM
Not bad. With a bad start, England recovered a lot. Credits- Butler certainly, and now 2 wickets down for Australia. I guess Australia as well will not be able to score much, England needs to get Simth down as well, otherwise, things may have changed.
Sad to see Warnar is having bad days. He deserves to have better perform. I wish he could.
Sad to see Warnar is having bad days. He deserves to have better perform. I wish he could.
Anyway, like I said earlier, it's between Smith and England now.
England vs Australia or England vs Smith? That's frustrating, in almost each of the matches, they lost to Smith. legendary
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September 13, 2019, 06:49:29 AM
I was expecting England to score 300+ but good to see that they were close. Losing early wickets turns out to be a habit for Australia. I wonder why still Warner is in the squad. I missed last match to follow but I am sure he was flop in that test too.
How many more chances Warner needs LOL.
Anyway, like I said earlier, it's between Smith and England now.
How many more chances Warner needs LOL.
Anyway, like I said earlier, it's between Smith and England now.
September 13, 2019, 06:16:06 AM
OK... So England bowled out for 294. They had a very good chance to make 300 and it would have given them a lot of advantage in terms of morale and psychology. To their advantage, the Australians bowled really well, with Mitchell Marsh picking up 5 wickets and Pat Cummins picking up 3. Out of the 87 overs bowled, only four was bowled by Nathan Lyon. Now the focus shifts to Steve Smith. Will he be able to get 1,000 runs in this series? He is just short by 329 runs.
I think England are in a bad position currently since Australia could easily win or draw this match from this stage. If Smith gets going again, its game over for England. I guess they will all target Smith primarily.If England manage to bowl out Australia within 200, they would have the upper hand. Archer and Woakes are the bowlers to watch in my opinion.
Smith has come to bat now, and Australia is in very bad state (14/2). David Warner and Marcus Harris made a total of 8 runs and they are back in the pavilion. Two of the best Australian batsmen at the crease (Steve Smith and Marnus Labuschagne) and they need to build a three digit partnership for Australia to have any chance remaining in this test.
Now coming to the weather, there is no chance of rain at any point of time during this test match. So we're assured of a result, provided England doesn't put up a very big score in their second innings.
September 13, 2019, 05:42:28 AM
OK... So England bowled out for 294. They had a very good chance to make 300 and it would have given them a lot of advantage in terms of morale and psychology. To their advantage, the Australians bowled really well, with Mitchell Marsh picking up 5 wickets and Pat Cummins picking up 3. Out of the 87 overs bowled, only four was bowled by Nathan Lyon. Now the focus shifts to Steve Smith. Will he be able to get 1,000 runs in this series? He is just short by 329 runs.
I think England are in a bad position currently since Australia could easily win or draw this match from this stage. If Smith gets going again, its game over for England. I guess they will all target Smith primarily.If England manage to bowl out Australia within 200, they would have the upper hand. Archer and Woakes are the bowlers to watch in my opinion.
September 13, 2019, 05:27:23 AM
OK... So England bowled out for 294. They had a very good chance to make 300 and it would have given them a lot of advantage in terms of morale and psychology. To their advantage, the Australians bowled really well, with Mitchell Marsh picking up 5 wickets and Pat Cummins picking up 3. Out of the 87 overs bowled, only four was bowled by Nathan Lyon. Now the focus shifts to Steve Smith. Will he be able to get 1,000 runs in this series? He is just short by 329 runs.
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September 13, 2019, 05:10:35 AM
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I have slight doubt that England will touch 300 since they are 8 wickets down now. Yeah Smith has been a crucial part in every match. Still I expect someone else to score. It's getting quite boring watching same guy scoring everytime.
I enjoy the Smith character. It's beautiful to see him handling the English bowlers. In this Ashes, the entire series was between him and the entire English team. The only match he was missing in the 3rd test and England somehow found a way to win that with the Stokesie innings. Other than that I can not see anything much for England to remember. I have slight doubt that England will touch 300 since they are 8 wickets down now. Yeah Smith has been a crucial part in every match. Still I expect someone else to score. It's getting quite boring watching same guy scoring everytime.
England should score 300+ runs but if they can't, I would not surprise.
September 13, 2019, 04:57:55 AM
Back to the England vs Australia test. English team should socre 300+ runs and they will need Smiths wicket if they want to win this match and tie the series. There is a very thin line between Smith and entire English team. This thin line is going to decide if we will have a tie series or Australia to win the series. Either way they are retaining the Ashes though.
I have slight doubt that England will touch 300 since they are 8 wickets down now. Yeah Smith has been a crucial part in every match. Still I expect someone else to score. It's getting quite boring watching same guy scoring everytime.
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September 13, 2019, 04:47:48 AM
Hello everyone,
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Welcome back bud. After coming back from holiday I got this news that you were missing :-P Anyway good to see you back. I hope you are okay after whatever challenged you faced. Life is a Test match :-D~snip~
Back to the England vs Australia test. English team should socre 300+ runs and they will need Smiths wicket if they want to win this match and tie the series. There is a very thin line between Smith and entire English team. This thin line is going to decide if we will have a tie series or Australia to win the series. Either way they are retaining the Ashes though.
September 13, 2019, 04:40:00 AM
English Test team is doomed, Oz already got The Ashes Trophy.... but I have a feeling that this test could give England a chance to draw the series. Only because Joe root lost the perfect toss and it could work on England's favor when OZ is chasing the target in the 4th inning. Still early to say but this could be a significant factor in the end.
Even the odds makers are favoring England at this stage to win the match, with the way in which they started their innings i really doubt they will win this match but it all depends upon how England are going to bowl, if they are able to pick wickets including Smith cheaply then they will have a chance to level the series. Will think about wagging a bet after seeing how England is bowling.Australian batting depends too much on Smith, so it is understandable that the bookies are preferring England to win the match. But the problem is that the English bowlers failed to get Smith out regularly in this series. Most of the time, Smith gave his wicket away, while trying to shore up the run rate. None of the English players were able to cause him any trouble, including Jofra Archer who gave him a concussion during the second test.
September 13, 2019, 01:50:08 AM
This is my Asia XI Test Squad
1. Karunaratne
2. Mayank/Azhar Ali (Azhar Ali is no 3 batsman but Pujara is solid at no 3 and Azhar already got 4-5 tons as a opener)
3. Pujara
4. Virat Kohli (C)
5. Ajinkya/Angelo Mathews
6. Rishab Pant (WK)
7. Shakib/Hardik ( depends on the combination)
8. Yasir Shah/Ashwin ( Yasir Shah if games are schedule in England but if games are schedule in S-continent then no one comes close to Ashwin)
9. Bumrah
10. Ishant
11. Shami
12. Jadeja ( Big reason to include him as a 12th man)
I actually selected those players for and ODI or T-20 tournament since I usually don't watch tests, but the selection which you made here is quite impressive. Indians need to take up majority of the selections since they reign supreme currently.1. Karunaratne
2. Mayank/Azhar Ali (Azhar Ali is no 3 batsman but Pujara is solid at no 3 and Azhar already got 4-5 tons as a opener)
3. Pujara
4. Virat Kohli (C)
5. Ajinkya/Angelo Mathews
6. Rishab Pant (WK)
7. Shakib/Hardik ( depends on the combination)
8. Yasir Shah/Ashwin ( Yasir Shah if games are schedule in England but if games are schedule in S-continent then no one comes close to Ashwin)
9. Bumrah
10. Ishant
11. Shami
12. Jadeja ( Big reason to include him as a 12th man)
Would be awesome watching all these players play together in a single team against the mighty World XI team. Kinda like the best of RAW vs Smackdown duking it out for the win.
September 13, 2019, 01:28:10 AM
English Test team is doomed, Oz already got The Ashes Trophy.... but I have a feeling that this test could give England a chance to draw the series. Only because Joe root lost the perfect toss and it could work on England's favor when OZ is chasing the target in the 4th inning. Still early to say but this could be a significant factor in the end.
Even the odds makers are favoring England at this stage to win the match, with the way in which they started their innings i really doubt they will win this match but it all depends upon how England are going to bowl, if they are able to pick wickets including Smith cheaply then they will have a chance to level the series. Will think about wagging a bet after seeing how England is bowling. 
September 13, 2019, 12:35:31 AM
Hello everyone,
How's everything going on? Was very much busy with settlement of some personal issue. Had worst time. Hope you guys are okay.
Missed the Ashes for some personal reason. I barely could have checked the score. Looks like Smith is in his golden age. Did England win the world cup? Once again it proved that "No"
How's everything going on? Was very much busy with settlement of some personal issue. Had worst time. Hope you guys are okay.
Missed the Ashes for some personal reason. I barely could have checked the score. Looks like Smith is in his golden age. Did England win the world cup? Once again it proved that "No"
WB Bro, Glad everything is fine with you.
English Test team is doomed, Oz already got The Ashes Trophy.... but I have a feeling that this test could give England a chance to draw the series. Only because Joe root lost the perfect toss and it could work on England's favor when OZ is chasing the target in the 4th inning. Still early to say but this could be a significant factor in the end.
Btw check out Royse's MS application....
September 12, 2019, 07:54:28 PM
@bryant.coleman you spoke too soon as England are now struggling at 205 for 7, for some weird reason they have been unable to tackle Australian bowlers during this series. I don’t think England will be able to score more than 300+ runs now, and that’ll further put pressure on their bowlers. Smith has been in phenomenal form in the entire series, and it’ll take something special from England bowlers to dismiss him cheaply.
Now they're at 271/8, with the 9th wicket partnership still there after adding crucial 45 runs (Buttler / Leach). This is where they needed Mitchell Starc. He was dropped after just one opportunity, while Nathan Lyon with consecutive failures was still included in the team. I don't understand the point in picking Nathan Lyon, as he bowled just 4 overs yesterday. Perhaps they picked him as a batsman?
Anyway, it was a fabulous comeback by Mitchell Marsh. He was out of the team for so long and in his return he picked up four crucial wickets. Cummins was also looking quite threatening but I don't understand why he is facing so much issues in cleaning up the tail. The selection of Siddle was perplexing. I don't think that picking Siddle over Starc was a good choice.
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