OK lads, I accept my fate and duly resign from the board.
297-5. Root just gone. Wood playing a few shots.
Ah donāt, youāre great craic!
Oh go on then, Iāll come back.
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England and Wales declared on 391-9. Seems an odd number of wickets down to be declaring on.
Australia absolutely cruising now - 14 with no loss in reply.
England should have batted to 500. Sloppy from them today not to push on.
Australia only 11/2 to win this.
This is a test match of records.
England have broken the record for the fewest letters contained in the surnames of a team - 53.
Ben Stokes has just bowled the one millionth ball in test match cricket in England. David Warner guides it for four to bring Australia to 75/0.
Rogers OUT.
But wait. Itās a NO BALL!
Rogers NOT OUT!
Itās just like the Liverpool managerial saga.
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No reprieve this time.
Stokes dismisses Rogers and Warner in quick succession.
Marsh just gone. A third for Stokes.
Stuey Broad nails Smith.
What a catch by Stokesy.
136/4.
āWarner is a slow learner - exactly the same shot he hit at Edgbaston.ā
āA funky field, a funky declaration by Alistair Cook.ā
Funky commentary by Nasser Hussain.
Broad passes out the great Freddy Trueman to become Englandās 4th best wicket taker.
Oz 224/6
Bad light stops play for the day. Australia 241/7 at stumps. Still another 90 runs required to avoid an innings defeat.
Finely poised now. A wicket a day looks achievable though.
Two years growth unravelled in two weeks. Truly awful dismissal again today. Thatās scores of 7, 8, 5 & 6 at Edgbaston and Trent Bridge for the worldās number 1 ranked batsman.
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I regret not having the balls to say I didnāt rate him when he was creaming the ball all over the place at Lordās. You know when someone crap is riding the crest of a lucky wave. Heās actually weak, gutless, a bit of a pussy, arrogant and totally shit. Gimpy little prick.
Yeah, Iād agree with all that. Never particularly rated him either. With all the focus on Clarke there hasnāt been too much focus on how awful Smith has been this series apart from the double century at Lords.
Actually feel a bit for Clarke. Clarke was the top batsman in the world for a good few years, probably the only great of the game in this Australian side and an excellent and brave captain. They keep banging on about a loss of form, but its more a case of a loss of his powers through a long accumulation of persistent back and hamstring injuries. Hope he retires after this Ashes series.