Paine gone for 58. Overaton gets him just after tea.
Massive wicket to break a really strong partnership.
It’s fucking freezing in manc har.
Australia declare on 497/8
Smith scored 211
Going to be plenty of short stuff from the recalled Mitchell Starc you’d imagine.
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Can ingerland bat for three days? Highly unlikely. Weather is the only thing that can save them.
They’ve lost their first wicket, Denly. Openers still haven’t seen out 10 overs. There’s supposedly a good bit of rain around tomorrow and good for weekend. If England can avoid losing any more wickets tonight, they’ve probably got reasonable prospects of getting a draw.
No play this morning. Raining. Signs of it slowly clearing. Early lunch. Next inspection at 1.
run, wicket or PM?
Play under way at 1.30.
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Nightwatchman Craig Overton out second over. In fairness he did his job yesterday evening before stumps but it’s always preferable if a nightwatchman can hang around for 8 to 10 overs in the morning to take the early sting out of the attack. Frontline batsmen for England need to buckle down now and bat diligently.
35/2
122-2
Century partnership. Burns 62 n.o., Root 47 n.o.
England 125/2 at tea. Good session for England, 102 runs and the only wicket to fall, the nightwatchman, Craig Overton.
A draw is the result everybody wants
175/4. Hazelwood has picked up the wickets of Burns and Root. Yet again Root fails to convert a half century.
196/5. England leaking wickets now. Roy departs.
Follow on coming hopefully
Bad light stops play. Probably stumps for Day 3.
Hope not. Would be better if it all went on the last game.
Abdul Qadir RIP