The Cricket Thread: Second Innings

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Re: The Cricket Thread: Second Innings

Post by JimC » Sat Jan 04, 2014 2:56 am

6/95, now...
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Re: The Cricket Thread: Second Innings

Post by JimC » Sat Jan 04, 2014 9:46 am

Have a whole lot of posts disappeared?

England all out for 155, we are now 4/140, for a lead of 311. Our batsman are flakey, England's flakier still...
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Re: The Cricket Thread: Second Innings

Post by klr » Sat Jan 04, 2014 9:12 pm

Well, disappearing posts or not, England are still up a certain creek without a cricket bat.
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Re: The Cricket Thread: Second Innings

Post by Hermit » Sat Jan 04, 2014 11:21 pm

The local expression is "up shit creek without a paddle in a barbed wire canoe." ;)
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Re: The Cricket Thread: Second Innings

Post by JimC » Sun Jan 05, 2014 12:36 am

4/196 now, a lead of 367, and Rogers just made a well-deserved century...
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Re: The Cricket Thread: Second Innings

Post by Xamonas Chegwé » Sun Jan 05, 2014 1:28 am

Picking up wickets now. Looks like the Aussies are happy with their lead and going for the big slogs - 6 or out tactics. :tea:
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Re: The Cricket Thread: Second Innings

Post by Hermit » Sun Jan 05, 2014 2:31 am

England needs 448 runs in the last innings of the test to win. The team has more than two days to get them - or get bowled out. Good luck, boys. The fourth innings average at the SCG is about 150. :whitewash:
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Re: The Cricket Thread: Second Innings

Post by Hermit » Sun Jan 05, 2014 2:45 am

One wicket down. 441 runs required. :whitewash:
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Re: The Cricket Thread: Second Innings

Post by JimC » Sun Jan 05, 2014 3:03 am

Cook out early again...

Captain Cook has not enjoyed discovering Australia...
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Re: The Cricket Thread: Second Innings

Post by Hermit » Sun Jan 05, 2014 3:27 am

Harrissed and Warnered, Bell took a risk and paid the toll. Two wickets down with just over 400 runs needed to save the test. :whitewash:
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Re: The Cricket Thread: Second Innings

Post by JimC » Sun Jan 05, 2014 4:28 am

Now 3/87 at tea; Pietersen out for 6, courtesy Harris. The old blokes are doing well in this series...
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Re: The Cricket Thread: Second Innings

Post by JimC » Sun Jan 05, 2014 4:37 am

Carberry out to Johnson, England now 5/90.

Almost absurdly, we may win with 2 days to spare...
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Re: The Cricket Thread: Second Innings

Post by JimC » Sun Jan 05, 2014 4:46 am

Now 7/95...

4 wickets went in 11 balls...

I doubt we'll need the whole of the remaining session, which is a pity, since I felt like watching cricket today...
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Re: The Cricket Thread: Second Innings

Post by Xamonas Chegwé » Sun Jan 05, 2014 5:10 am

I doubt we'll even manage to catch your first innings score! :nono:
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Re: The Cricket Thread: Second Innings

Post by JimC » Sun Jan 05, 2014 5:18 am

8/135 now; Harris dealt with Stokes, who at least showed some fight...
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