110/6
Pope gone.
Some runs from the lower order, Woakes at Number 8 top scoring with 36. England limp from 85/5 to 188 all out.
Warner out for a duck. His nemesis Broad yet again. Pair for him actually.
Australia 0/1
6/2
Labuachagne on his way.
A morale boosting win in sight for the whingeing Poms. Knock the Aussies out for 80 and chase down 200.
Close of play. 37/3. Boland does a great job as nightwatchman
3/37
lead by 152
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Not a hope of them making 200
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England will be chasing at least 300. Theyâll be skittled out for about 150.
They look like a team that are on the plane home already. On one level, you couldnât blame them wanting to get out of a shithole like Australia as quickly as they can.
Youâd still have hoped for a much better effort in Tasmania though on a pitch which is as close to English conditions as you could get.
Is there no pyjama cricket following the tests?
Forgot about that. England have a test series in the Windies in early March and Australia are in Pakistan for the first time since 1998 for a 3 test series in early March as well.
Iâd imagine most of the England test team will be heading home. On one level they should be just left there for their crimes against cricket over the last few weeks.
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Australia 150/8
151/9
155 all out.
Just the 271 runs for England to knock off now to win the test.
The poms in to bat, chasing 271 to win.
Can this weekend get even better for Australia?
The beautiful strains of Jerusalem waft across the cricket field in Van Diemenâs Land.
Going along at a right clip so far, 9/0 after the first over.
We do have two and a half days to knock off these 271 test winning runs.
England 49/0 after 10 overs.
Solid start. Should get another 3 hours in.
Really enjoying the timing of afternoon/night sessions in this test.
Burns falls in the last over before tea.
68/1.