Australia v England | 5th Test | Day 3 | 5th Jan 2014

[Shayan]

Starts in half an hour, Australia already lead by 311.

 

[Bullet Drive]

Go Australia.

Hope they can bat for another half an hour or so. Possibly go for 350 and then declare.

I hope the test is over by today.

 

[On_the_up]

Can the English team give any crumb of a highlight to their fans on this tour?

Odds are against it.

 

[Wassixpakistani]

Australia will declare at 400 or a little above if they can manage it . Let's see how pitch plays out , though I'd like to see seam and swing and nothing far from it .

From English boys , I'd love to see another rearguard action from Stokes who's so far for me has been the player of the whole series for them .

 

[On_the_up]

If I was Clarke, unless bowled out, I would declare with an hour to go this evening. They should have a lead of 550 with 6.5 sessions to get England out.

 

[On_the_up]

Bailey timing the ball well, with Australia in such a dominant position, he can treat this as a one day inns, a format he has had great success in .

 

[On_the_up]

Rodgers moves into the 80's with a beauty down the ground.

 

[On_the_up]

Interesting stats from the Sky commentary team:

Chris Rodges is now the highest run scorer over these 10 ashes tests

Broad the highest wkt taker with 42, Harris 2nd with 41.

 

[On_the_up]

I can see Bailey getting a hundred here.

 

[On_the_up]

Rodgers scores consecutive 100s. Well played.

 

[MarkCooper]

He only scores runs when there is no pressure on and the game is won

 

[Saeed]

Too much time left, time to talk the lead to 900+.

 

[On_the_up]

Bailey out for 46, good catch by Borthwick off Broad.

 

[Saeed]

Bailey just wasted the opportunity to break lara's record.

 

[EarthBoltX]

That's an excellent strike rate Rogers has.

 

[vandokkum]

He only scores runs when there is no pressure on and the game is won

Unlike the irish, Zimbabweans, South Africans , kiwis and Englishmen who don't score at all ......

 

[shaz619]

Mercyy Merrcyy Mercyy for England

 

[Bullet Drive]

Lead of 390 now. How long will AUS bat for?

 

[Bullet Drive]

No way AUS can lose this now.

Its average boosting right now.

 

[vandokkum]

Lead of 390 now. How long will AUS bat for?

No more than 500 lead.. They already have enough to win by 200 runs

 

[saj786]

Declare at tea ør just bfore me thinks

 

[On_the_up]

Declare at tea ør just bfore me thinks

What's the hurry? 2 more days left, can bat all day today if they wished, really rub England's noses in it by even getting the lead to 600 by the end of today.

 

[Saeed]

They should declare after playing 3 overs tomorrow.

 

[Saeed]

There goes the declaration.

 

[saj786]

500 Will b more than enough, and england r mentally shot

 

[On_the_up]

Borthwick gets Haddin. A full toss which Haddin drags on.

 

[vandokkum]

Australia will probably get bowled out with around 450 lead.... Unbelievable run rate in both innings on this pitch ....

 

[On_the_up]

Now Johnson bowled by Stokes.

 

[On_the_up]

With that wkt, Stokes's batting average is now higher than his bowling. 33.33 to 32.73

 

[Robert]

Any chance Stokes could get ten?

 

[Energetic]

I thought "top 8" games are always competitive? England are basically playing worse than minnows.

 

[On_the_up]

Cook gone already. That man Johnson again.

Cook's tour over.

 

[Convict]

Haven't seen a bat break like that in a while

 

[mosh101]

And carberry needs another bat

 

[mosh101]

England have been really disappointing

 

[mosh101]

Aleem dar umpiring and Shane Warne in the com box.

Oh the irony !

 

[PennOne]

carberry playing as if he has nothing to lose

 

[abdul2009]

England three down... Tough road ahead for them in this chase


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[Justcrazy]

87 / 3

 

[Aman]

Any chance Stokes could get ten?

Why would it matter? Suddenly have some love for the 'hobbits'?

 

[Justcrazy]

England require another 361 runs with 7 wickets remaining


Tea

 

[Convict]

Why would it matter? Suddenly have some love for the 'hobbits'?

Desolation of Smaug just came out so Benbo is the flavour of the month

 

[OZGOD]

He only scores runs when there is no pressure on and the game is won

He's batted well throughout the tour and been unlucky with some dismissals. Handled a tricky chase in Melbourne well and yesterday provided an anchor when the top order wobbled again. If you're looking at a bloke who has scored runs when the game has been safe look no further than Watson. And for a bloke who has scored no runs at all, look at Cook!

 

[OZGOD]

Why would it matter? Suddenly have some love for the 'hobbits'?

Stokes looks more like an orc than a hobbit Must be from the South Island

 

[Convict]

He's batted well throughout the tour and been unlucky with some dismissals. Handled a tricky chase in Melbourne well and yesterday provided an anchor when the top order wobbled again. If you're looking at a bloke who has scored runs when the game has been safe look no further than Watson. And for a bloke who has scored no runs at all, look at Cook!

I assumed he was talking about Bailey. Surely nobody could say that Rogers was a junktime player.

 

[Justcrazy]

Poms loose 4th wicket

 

[OZGOD]

Jonno strikes

Carbs for 43 edged through to the keeper after trying to cut the ball

 

[Aman]

England have made Mitchell Johnson look unplayable

 

[OZGOD]

I assumed he was talking about Bailey. Surely nobody could say that Rogers was a junktime player.

Oh Bailey? Totally agree. He just gives the slips catching practice. With the offstump line that Steyn and Philander bowl he will be a sitting duck.

 

[Justcrazy]

3 more runs

90 / 4

 

[Aman]

Stokes still wouldn't make the NZ side

 

[Aman]

Go home England, you suck.

 

[OZGOD]

The Zim is

LBW to Jonno didn't even bother reviewing that was plumb

 

[Justcrazy]

England have made Mitchell Johnson look unplayable

He has bowled with aggression and pace here , most teams would have struggled.

Also having Watson and Siddle in the side has given him the space to bowl short effective spells.

 

[OZGOD]

@#$% I was going to go to the cricket tomorrow but looks like it will be done and dusted today

 

[Aman]

Sorry about the language but truly woeful stuff from a top 4 team

 

[Justcrazy]

Poms disintegrating here

 

[Aman]

@#$% I was going to go to the cricket tomorrow but looks like it will be done and dusted today

Worst Ashes series I've seen, it's like seeing a top 4 team play an affiliate.

 

[Justcrazy]

England need to go back and plan for next Ashes well.

 

[OZGOD]

Bairstow out for a quacker

Lyon spins one that takes the outside edge

 

[Aman]

6 down lol this one will be over in the next 10mins.

 

[Justcrazy]

91 / 6

 

[OZGOD]

Worst Ashes series I've seen, it's like seeing a top 4 team play an affiliate.

What makes it even more amazing is they were favourites going into this. Think of how we were all feeling at tea on Day 1 at the Gabba

 

[OZGOD]

Haha England obviously want to go home

Borthwick

 

[Aman]

7 down.

 

[trogger]

Worst Ashes series I've seen, it's like seeing a top 4 team play an affiliate.

Yeah we get it, you don't rate the ashes.

Why are you watching it and then posting about it if it's so boring?

 

[Justcrazy]

95 / 7

 

[Savak]

I find it bizzare to see Flower retained. For such a pathetic performance heads needed to roll all across the board from the players to the coaching staff.

 

[Aman]

Yeah we get it, you don't rate the ashes.

Why are you watching it and then posting about it if it's so boring?

I don't rate the Ashes, but some people on here like to think it's the greatest thing to happen to cricket.

It's always good to give the Aussie and Englishmen a wake up call from their day dreams.

 

[mithun_minhas]

Johnson truly terrorized and owned English batsmen.

I thought Indians are pathetic against quick short pitch bowling, but England is proving that they are no better.

 

[vandokkum]

I don't rate the Ashes, but some people on here like to think it's the greatest thing to happen to cricket.

It's always good to give the Aussie and Englishmen a wake up call from their day dreams.

Just wondering , how old are you? The ashes have produced some of the greatest contests and crowds in the history of cricket ....

 

[OZGOD]

England must have decided at tea that they want to have two days off. It's supposed to be sunny in Sydney tomorrow and Tuesday they must want to go to the beach.

 

[OZGOD]

Yeah we get it, you don't rate the ashes.

Why are you watching it and then posting about it if it's so boring?

Hobbits are always jealous of the elves that live in beautiful Lothlorien

 

[Aman]

Just wondering , how old are you? The ashes have produced some of the greatest contests and crowds in the history of cricket ....

So you seriously consider the Ashes to be the pinnacle of cricket?.. The series as a whole is heavily over rated to the point where some fans consider a Ashes series win greater than a WC win.

 

[OZGOD]

Just wondering , how old are you? The ashes have produced some of the greatest contests and crowds in the history of cricket ....

He lives in the Land of the Long Black Cloud. Nuff said

 

[vandokkum]

So you seriously consider the Ashes to be the pinnacle of cricket?..

No since I am not an aussie or a pom, but it's certainly up there..... Some of the greatest performances in test cricket have been in the ashes..

 

[trogger]

I don't rate the Ashes, but some people on here like to think it's the greatest thing to happen to cricket.

It's always good to give the Aussie and Englishmen a wake up call from their day dreams.

The ashes is the pinnacle for aussies and the english i don't care what others think of it and i don't care if they consider another series to be the pinnacle thats their choice and i won't judge it.

We aren't forcing you to watch it or like it or post about it, but you are basically admitting to trolling so just give it a rest.

 

[Aman]

No since I am not an aussie or a pom, but it's certainly up there..... Some of the greatest performances in test cricket have been in the ashes..

How many other teams are there that play 5 matches with each other every 2-3 years?

 

[Justcrazy]

102 / 7

 

[OZGOD]

So you seriously consider the Ashes to be the pinnacle of cricket?.. The series as a whole is heavily over rated to the point where some fans consider a Ashes series win greater than a WC win.

Well lets be honest anyone can win a WC. Oh except...