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ASHES 2013: FOURTH TEST - Chester le-Street

ASHES 2013: FOURTH TEST - Chester le-Street
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StrumSolo > 10/08/2013, 12:02

Not a bad opening hour at all. Stuart Broad obviously feels he has a point to prove and has silenced his critics with 2 quick wickets. Warner is first to go on 3 and it's a duck for Khawaja straight after, caught behind by Prior.

Australia currently 30-2. Keep it up England!
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StrumSolo > 10/08/2013, 12:40

And it's a hat-trick for Broad as Cook catches Clarke on 6. Big wicket, that.

Australia 49-3.
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RussyRover > 10/08/2013, 13:08

DAY 2 LUNCH: AUS 75-3 Rogers 41 & Smith 17 and trail by 163

Yes a very nice bit of bowling by Broad indeed, somewhat justifying his pick in the team, and to be honest, England could have had a couple more wickets.

Clarke will be the one they wanted and England must be very happy going in to lunch. Makes for a very interesting afternoon session... a quick wicket is what's needed to spice it up...
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StrumSolo > 10/08/2013, 15:41

Quietened down a bit since that quick wicket after lunch. Could do with another one before Australia's total starts to look respectable.

They're currently 148-4
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RussyRover > 10/08/2013, 15:58

Yeah, it is a bit surprising just that 1 wicket fell, so going into tea only trailing by 90 with 6 wickets left will please the Aussies no end.

Even Watson (38) has managed to keep his wicket this time, and Rogers looking good for his 71.

But all too often, after a break or an interval, a wicket does tend to go, so let's hope this time is no exception.

It seems it is pretty much balanced at the moment, heads or tails lol...
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StrumSolo > 10/08/2013, 16:25

Just not cricket, is it?
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RussyRover > 10/08/2013, 16:37

Hahahahaha and one more ha... I like Boycotts commentaries as they are priceless gems, but I certainly wouldn't put him as a pop star pundit... On Katy Perry "She's made about 5 really really good singles" lmao... and "this girls got something distinctively different"... yeah, they're called breasts Geoffrey...
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RussyRover > 11/08/2013, 09:00

Quite a disappointing day for England as the day ends with AUSTRALIA 222 for 5 as bad light ends play a little early.

Chris Rogers gets his century and not out on 101 and Watson with a healthy 68 becomes Broads 4th wicket, so Haddin joined and he was on 12 as they went off. At only 16 behind the Aussies will be dreaming of a three figure first innings lead here, but I suspect that all depends on what England can do with the new ball when it's due in just over 5 overs.

It's all in the Aussies hands now, this is one they can win, especially if we bat as crappy as in the first innings?

Not such a dire Aussie team after all is it.. or maybe England just hasn't lived up to their potential... oh well at least we still have the Ashes, that's what it is all about.
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RussyRover > 11/08/2013, 11:10

England doesn't need the new ball as they get Haddin trapped lbw by Swann in the first full over of the day, as Haddin tries to pad the ball away. Haddin reviews it but it is upheld and the Aussies are 224 for 6, with Peter Siddle now coming in, and he hasn't lasted too long yet in this series...
The shape of things to come this morning perhaps.

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And at 11.18 Chris Rogers seems to flick one off his hips and Prior makes a stunning dive to take the catch, but the umpire says not out, and England are so sure they review it immediately... and guess what it is out, as the decision is overturned and it shows he did glove it and Rogers has to go for a more than respectable 110 and Swann has his 2nd wicket of the morning. AUS 236 for 7.
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StrumSolo > 11/08/2013, 12:16

It's now 270-9 after the quick dismissals of Siddle and Lyon. Just what we needed this morning, Australia's lead stands at just 32 runs!
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