2017 Ashes

[mattitouk]

Heroin with a crack chaser.

I hit the "Whats New" button & for a second there, I thought you were responding to my post about dinner suggestions on the "Whats making you happy today" Thread! :smile:

 

[Chocolardo]

Good start this morning, done what we need to with the ball but surely still very unlikely. If somehow we done it would be greatest chase of all time for England

 

[EastStandBlue]

Great stat from (I think) Jonathan Liew this morning. England have been set a target of 350+ 15 times in the last decade. Never got to within 100 runs of it.

 

[Southminster Shrimper]

I can just see another collapse. Again.

 

[superblue24]

Next hour. Crucial. If we do not lose any more wickets and go into tomorrow with 3 down and 180-200 to get, I feel we have a chance....Smith has burned all of his reviews, it seems like we're getting a little rub of the green.

In any event, England have done so well to get themselves into this position.... Just a shame they didn't start playing until deep into the Test and as a result have had to put in an enormous effort just to get close to the Aussies.

Drop a wicket or two now, more importantly if Joe Root departs.... Then I think defeat is inevitable.

 

[MK Shrimper]

At least it's got exciting. Listening live for the first time this series.

 

[Southminster Shrimper]

I usual frustrating 73 and out for Root I reckon. Prove me wrong!

 

[MK Shrimper]

200 to win :stunned: Oddly confident.

 

[Southminster Shrimper]

As am I. One wicket though and I can see them getting the rest quickly. Come on England!

 

[Uncle Leo]

At least it's got exciting. Listening live for the first time this series.

Listening on the train in this morning, I only caught the tail end of Boycott tearing Vince a new one. Hopefully that'll be available on catch up later :smile:

 

[Clinton Baptiste]

Ali and Bairstow will be key both due a good score.

 

[MK Shrimper]

Malan out.

 

[Southminster Shrimper]

C*ap. Could be worse, it could have been Root. Long way to go. Like CN said, Ali and Bairstow need a big innings. Woakes in as Night watchman

 

[superblue24]

ARRRRRRRRGHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!

Once again, I started to believe, and England duly destroy my belief..... Just had to get through 3-4 more overs and they blew it like they always do!!!!

 

[MK Shrimper]

All over for the day. 178 runs required, 6 wickets remaining. Squeaky bum time.

 

[EastStandBlue]

My money's on a brave but ultimately futile 310 all out.

 

[Ricky Otto]

My money's on a brave but ultimately futile 310 all out.

I think that is a likely scenario but stranger things have happened and we still have a chance going into the last day. For the series to stay interesting I really hope we do, if not Australia will be 3-0 up after the WACA and the series will be over, no chance of winning there!

 

[Shrimpers are Magic]

I think that is a likely scenario but stranger things have happened and we still have a chance going into the last day. For the series to stay interesting I really hope we do, if not Australia will be 3-0 up after the WACA and the series will be over, no chance of winning there!

I'm afraid they haven't, a total this large has never been chased down batting last at Adelaide.

 

[Shrimpers are Magic]

Ali and Bairstow will be key both due a good score.

No, Nathan Lyon will be key. Fifth day pitch should be spinning like a tot, going to be incredibly difficult to survive out there.

 

[Uncle Leo]

I'm afraid they haven't, a total this large has never been chased down batting last at Adelaide.

Records are there to be broken!

Latest odds suggest that we'd win one time out of four in this situation.

Australia 2/7 (77%)
Draw 100/1 (less than 1%)
England 11/4 (26%)