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4th gone now. It's Bairstaw. Burns on his 99, way to the century. England still have good chance to get 100+ leads however, some early wickets may restrict them behind as well.
Pattinson just got Denly out. England is now 194/3, with Burns and Buttler at crease. The advantage with Australia is that they were able to get two quick wickets (Root and Denly). England is still quite a long way away from building a sizable lead. If Australia could restrict their first innings lead to less than 100, then it is going to be advantage Australia.
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Damn how bad is umpiring in this Test match so far. they keep giving wrong decision back to back. 
What happened again. Was it in favor of England or against them? Quote
Starc has struggled to produce his best form in recent red-ball action, but leaving him out still represents something of a gamble from Australia given his outstanding performances during the World Cup in England and Wales.
https://sportstar.thehindu.com/cricket/live-cricket-score-ashes-2019-england-vs-australia-edgbaston-mitchell-starc-josh-hazlewood-dropped/article28783752.ece#
Well I do not see it as a valid excuse. Starc could make the Aussies bowling attack better. He was in great form.
Anyway, back to the match, England lost their third wicket and this time it's Denly. Australia really needs the wicket of Burns. He is well set. Buttler is dangerous too. Don't let him to set in the pitch.
Bad form? This is not fitting for Starc.
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Starc has struggled to produce his best form in recent red-ball action, but leaving him out still represents something of a gamble from Australia given his outstanding performances during the World Cup in England and Wales.
https://sportstar.thehindu.com/cricket/live-cricket-score-ashes-2019-england-vs-australia-edgbaston-mitchell-starc-josh-hazlewood-dropped/article28783752.ece#
They either give excuses of injury or bad performance and sometimes without any excuse players are dropped. All depends on the selectors only.
Match stats: Great play from England. Now they are trailing only by 130 runs but just lost Root for 57. England are performing so much better than Aussies up till now. Don't know what went wrong with them last time against Ireland as they look more comfortable today than that day. They should be able to chase down the runs and add another 100 by today but they are getting runs too slowly (154 in 50 overs).
Burns and Root are building a big partnership at the moment and I think that the game is running away from Australia at the moment. Why in the world would the selectors drop Starc in such a crucial series is beyond my understanding.
He would have probably provided the breakthrough that they needed thanks to his experience and they are already paying for his omission. I think England could get close to 400 easily at this rate.
He would have probably provided the breakthrough that they needed thanks to his experience and they are already paying for his omission. I think England could get close to 400 easily at this rate.
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I like to witness banter in between players but when it comes down to players and spectators then sometimes it gets ugly very quickly.
and speaking of Broad. England's Barmy Army come up with something nice.
https://twitter.com/TheBarmyArmy/status/1156982340821954563
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He's big
He's bad
He's better than his dad
Stuart Broad - Stuart Broad
He's bad
He's better than his dad
Stuart Broad - Stuart Broad
Every country has some bad apples, be it England, India or Australia. A small section of the crowd booed Smith as well when he reached his 50-100 mark, but the majority of spectators applaud his brave inning.
You might want to check the history of Ashes when English players visit Australia. it's quite ugly and its not just from spectator's side ( read previous Oz's coach Darren Lehmann's comment on Broad during 2013 Ashes)
I see nothing wrong with this. These happens, even among the players as well. We have seen how Yuvi attacked right before hitting 6 Sixes in a over. I am not saying these should be happened but these are commons. In football, these are worse. You might want to check the history of Ashes when English players visit Australia. it's quite ugly and its not just from spectator's side ( read previous Oz's coach Darren Lehmann's comment on Broad during 2013 Ashes)
The England fans once again showed that they don't have any manners at all. After Warner got out, they insulted him by flashing sandpaper. Warner did something wrong and he got the punishment for that. But what right does England have to humiliate him like this?
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Every country has some bad apples, be it England, India or Australia. A small section of the crowd booed Smith as well when he reached his 50-100 mark, but the majority of spectators applaud his brave inning.
You might want to check the history of Ashes when English players visit Australia. it's quite ugly and its not just from spectator's side ( read previous Oz's coach Darren Lehmann's comment on Broad during 2013 Ashes)
Damn how bad is umpiring in this Test match so far. they keep giving wrong decision back to back.
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^No injury but the decision was taken due to their bad form. Being the WC, I can see why they are being so tough in choosing players and plus the selectors choose whom they want. Internal politics.
Bad form? This is not fitting for Starc. He has taken 27 wickets in this world cup from only 10 matches. He surpassed McGrath who took 26 wickets in 2007 World cup.https://www.cricketworldcup.com/teams/australia/players/490
as a result they are trying to be less dependent on thia three.
Well very poor excuse in my opinion. Have the series in hand first then take chance with others. Day 2 Lunch break.
England is trailing by 213 runs with 9 wickets in hand. England is looking good but this does not mean that we can predict a winner easily from this stage. Few wickets for Australia can easily turn the table in their favor.
England is trailing by 213 runs with 9 wickets in hand. England is looking good but this does not mean that we can predict a winner easily from this stage. Few wickets for Australia can easily turn the table in their favor.
Starc and Hazlewood were dropped from this match
Any injury? Starc is in very good form. Not sure about the reason of not taking him but if this is not injury then what else could it be the cause for him.Because he is not consistent test match bowler for sometime, and Australia have so many better option than him for test matches.
Umpiring still very low, umpire must be on very pressure after giving so many wrong decision, those changes because of DRS, I can't think how many match results affected because of wrong decisions in old times.
Starc and Hazlewood were dropped from this match
Any injury? Starc is in very good form. Not sure about the reason of not taking him but if this is not injury then what else could it be the cause for him.From the above link, what I have understood behind not taking Starc and Hazlewood is a future oriented thoughts. Starc is one of the key bowlers of Australia. Australia team is thinking of two years championship where it would probably not be possible to continue the whole tournament by Starc, Hazzle and Cummins, as a result they are trying to be less dependent on thia three.
However, I think Ashes must be more important as of now.
^No injury but the decision was taken due to their bad form. Being the WC, I can see why they are being so tough in choosing players and plus the selectors choose whom they want. Internal politics.
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Day 2 Lunch break.
England is trailing by 213 runs with 9 wickets in hand. England is looking good but this does not mean that we can predict a winner easily from this stage. Few wickets for Australia can easily turn the table in their favor.
England is trailing by 213 runs with 9 wickets in hand. England is looking good but this does not mean that we can predict a winner easily from this stage. Few wickets for Australia can easily turn the table in their favor.
Starc and Hazlewood were dropped from this match
Any injury? Starc is in very good form. Not sure about the reason of not taking him but if this is not injury then what else could it be the cause for him.You are forgetting that even if they manage to pick 3 wickets before 100 they still have Buttler, Stokes, Denly and Bairstow so it will be quite difficult for Australians to blow them out before that score of 285.
The main thing is building pressure and partnerships. We could see the earlier matches when they kept picking wickets regularly so the new batsman couldn't even get time to settle in so 3 wickets gone before 100 would put some pressure on England batsmen as now they are against the strongest team. To note that they have less bowlers now so they may not be able to defend the runs if they don't put up a score of 200.
As of now they are playing comfortably with 1 wicket gone. At this rate, their partnership is 48 and they can easily score 300 by the end of the day.
Right now things looking good for England as Burns and Root both playing comfortably they need to be patience and calm for today if these both can stay on crease for sometime then surely they are going to take some good lead and bring Australia under-pressure in second inning Australian bowling is not looking good Starc and Hazzlewood.
Starc and Hazlewood were dropped from this match and Siddle and Pattinson were selected in their places which is why I don't understand why you mentioned them even though they aren't a part of this match.This is a really weird decision by the Australian team and I feel sad for Hazelwood who was dropped for the World Cup too. Not the best decision in my opinion.
England 66/1 as I type this, Australia finished their first innings on 284. This first test could have effectively been over if it wasn’t for Smith saving the Aussies with a century. England firm favourites to win the first test but you can never be certain. These games can swing very quickly with a few quickly taken wickets.
Roy has gone. England 35 for 1 at this moment.
Australia will be looking at Root since he is the Smith version of English. If he gets set, he will cause trouble for Australia. The swing is getting lessened and England will have a comfortable field now.
Right now things looking good for England as Burns and Root both playing comfortably they need to be patience and calm for today if these both can stay on crease for sometime then surely they are going to take some good lead and bring Australia under-pressure in second inning Australian bowling is not looking good without Starc and Hazzlewood. Australia will be looking at Root since he is the Smith version of English. If he gets set, he will cause trouble for Australia. The swing is getting lessened and England will have a comfortable field now.
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You are forgetting that even if they manage to pick 3 wickets before 100 they still have Buttler, Stokes, Denly and Bairstow so it will be quite difficult for Australians to blow them out before that score of 285.
This English team was booked by only 85 runs against a team like Ireland :-PYou are forgetting that even if they manage to pick 3 wickets before 100 they still have Buttler, Stokes, Denly and Bairstow so it will be quite difficult for Australians to blow them out before that score of 285.
This is test cricket and only a single player can change the picture of a match. Sometimes they may need support from others like Smith needed from Siddle but for a bowler it's not even needed. In their day they can pick even 10 wickets of an inning. Not saying that anyone from Australia is going to do that today. But this test is very wide open for both team now.
Roy has gone. England 35 for 1 at this moment.
Australia will be looking at Root since he is the Smith version of English. If he gets set, he will cause trouble for Australia. The swing is getting lessened and England will have a comfortable field now.
Australia will be looking at Root since he is the Smith version of English. If he gets set, he will cause trouble for Australia. The swing is getting lessened and England will have a comfortable field now.
You are forgetting that even if they manage to pick 3 wickets before 100 they still have Buttler, Stokes, Denly and Bairstow so it will be quite difficult for Australians to blow them out before that score of 285.
The players that you mentioned are all great in ODI and T20 matches, but test cricket is a different ball game altogether. You need to have a lot of patience in this format and these guys are not known for their patience(Especially Bairstow).This is why Root will be critical in this chase since everyone knows how good he is at staying at the crease and playing patiently. This is also the reason why he has the lowest odds for best batsman from the England team in various sportsbooks currently.
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