The Ashes 2023

[Charro]

When you see some of the shot selections from our top order you'd think we only had about 5 overs left and needed 50 to win.

Solid and steady wins this match at a canter

I think we’ve been playing well.

Keeping the scoreboard ticking over and rotating the strike nicely.

Just that people seem to be expecting Stokes heroics when we’re nowhere near that point yet.

We should really be winning this without any one batsman being a hero.

 

[Daveysgingerlovechild]

We don’t need heroics.

Just a nice settled innings. We only need 120.

When you see some of the shot selections from our top order you'd think we only had about 5 overs left and needed 50 to win.

Solid and steady wins this match at a canter

Absolutely brainless stuff really.

It's like they forget it's Test cricket not 20/20.

 

[Alanbileysfeathercut]

Cucumber sandwiches should taste sweeter now

 

[maccavennie]

Nothing silly from here on in and the series is still very much alive.

 

[ste d' indica]

Very decent morning that.

 

[ah11984]

Really surprised Aussies haven’t put the field back and wait for us to fall into the short ball trap…

Yet.

 

[ToffeeTim]

Still very much in balance. One good partnership wins it. 2 quick wickets loses it.

As long as stokes is there ill feel more comfortable

 

[hallamblue]

50/50 game now. England with effectively 3 wickets left due to the length of our tail. Brook, Stokes and Bairstow will need to get the runs. If we were a more reliable team I'd say 70/30.

 

[davids]

50/50 game now. England with effectively 3 wickets left due to the length of our tail. Brook, Stokes and Bairstow will need to get the runs. If we were a more reliable team I'd say 70/30.

Defeat from the jaws of victory... maybe?

 

[Tommy Chong]

It's England's game to lose now.

 

[davids]

It's England's game to lose now.

Kiss of death post.

 

[Rita_Poon]

just whacked Stokes, hip.

 

[Charro]

Australia need to bowl a lot better to have any chance.

 

[peteblue]

just whacked Stokes, hip.

Groin….

 

[Rita_Poon]

157-4

Was a ball just above the perineum that floored him.