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A couple of quick wickets after lunch, and Bonner may run out of batting partners if England keep up the pressure and don't lose their heads.

282 for 7

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1 hour ago, Futtocks said:

A couple of quick wickets after lunch, and Bonner may run out of batting partners if England keep up the pressure and don't lose their heads.

282 for 7

Wood is broken and won't bowl again this innings

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2 hours ago, Futtocks said:

A couple of quick wickets after lunch, and Bonner may run out of batting partners if England keep up the pressure and don't lose their heads.

282 for 7

Not someone I’m familiar with tbh , got a 100 now I see 

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Not someone I’m familiar with tbh , got a 100 now I see 

His last test appearance (maybe even his last international) was 10 years ago. He's been offered a second chance at the age of 33, and is clinging on to it like grim death.

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20 hours ago, DavidM said:

Not someone I’m familiar with tbh , got a 100 now I see 

The commentary team said he'd been playing semi-pro cricket in the USA, where quite a few teams fly in Caribbean players on the weekend for matches. A whole world of cricket I was unaware of.

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Anyway, after an early "here we go again" wicket, England are on 72 for 1 at lunch.

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2 hours ago, Futtocks said:

Anyway, after an early "here we go again" wicket, England are on 72 for 1 at lunch.

It's all very slow. Time is probably against a result but looking like only England can win from here. Draw most likely though.

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A century for Crawley, and England are on 212 for 1.

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Pleased for him , less pleased its on bt sport !

Yes, and yes.

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Root declares at 349-6, setting WI 286 to win from 70 overs. This has, somehow, turned into a decent contest.

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Looks like a draw for this Test.

Nkrumah Bonner has totally justified his recall.

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14 hours ago, Futtocks said:

Root declares at 349-6, setting WI 286 to win from 70 overs. This has, somehow, turned into a decent contest.

Theoretically, the scores are ideal for Test cricket (300 ish each innings plus a run chase) but sadly the pitch is too dead to make it all fit into 5 days. Still better than the pitch for the first test in Pakistan - all those years waiting for a game against Australia and it's basically a tarmac road.

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On 13/03/2022 at 13:05, Farmduck said:

The Women's World Cup produced one interesting dismissal in the AUS defeat of NZ. NZer Maddy Green was out "c Healy b McGrath."

Definitely not the first, and possibly not the last.

 

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Meanwhile, Pakistan v Australia second test is a much better affair than the first thanks to Pakistan's terrible first innings batting.

Chasing 500+ they are 277-4 on the last day with Babar 150 not out. In all the talk of Kohli, Smith, Root and Williamson, Babar is the forgotten one of the best betters. Lovely to watch if you're not bowling at him.

Still expect an Aussie win.

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Meanwhile, Pakistan v Australia second test is a much better affair than the first thanks to Pakistan's terrible first innings batting.

Chasing 500+ they are 277-4 on the last day with Babar 150 not out. In all the talk of Kohli, Smith, Root and Williamson, Babar is the forgotten one of the best betters. Lovely to watch if you're not bowling at him.

Still expect an Aussie win.

21 overs to go and Australia still need to take 6 wickets. Pakistan, in theory, need 134 runs.

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21 overs to go and Australia still need to take 6 wickets. Pakistan, in theory, need 134 runs.

from Cricinfo: Babar is now just the fourth batter to face 400+ deliveries in the fourth innings of a Test, joining Atherton, Sutcliffe and Gavaskar.

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from Cricinfo: Babar is now just the fourth batter to face 400+ deliveries in the fourth innings of a Test, joining Atherton, Sutcliffe and Gavaskar.

Just saw that pop up.

Proper fourth inning rearguards are the thing that no other format of the game can come close to replicating. They don't really happen often but when they do...

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Just saw that pop up.

Proper fourth inning rearguards are the thing that no other format of the game can come close to replicating. They don't really happen often but when they do...

Yes, and the Aussies did a good job in setting a high enough target. Good read of the pitch.

Although, could they have enforced the follow-on? Gave their bowlers a rest and still enough time to take the wickets so probably the right call.

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Babar out for 196! Game on with 13 overs or so left.

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England 244-3 at the end of day one. This seems unpatriotic and almost Australian. I'm not sure I approve.

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5,000 Test runs for Stokes, as he takes his total past that of Viv Richards.

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England declared at 507 for 9. West Indies are currently 21 for 1.

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