What a shot from Garry!
TEST
MATCH
CRICKET
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An absolute clusterfuck of a decision which weāve been calling out since Friday. Declare on 393/8 with Root still at the crease and in imperious form on a wicket that was generally felt to be a 450 first innings wicket.
They would have even less time to bowl Australia out twice then. Might not have lost Iāll grant you
It most probably would have been a drawn match. First principles in test cricket, particularly if youāre batting first, you put yourself in a position where you donāt lose.
Test wins in Ashes matches are hard enough won, without gift wrapping them.
Sky havenāt put up overs remaining in 15 mins
Stokes as captain and Baz out.
There we are now
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Pat Cummins can finally feel like he belongs being mentioned now as previous great captains. What a man
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Unbelievable
Go australia
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Tremendous scenes
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Iām beyond livid but the outcome was all but inevitable from Friday evening. Iām going out for a swim to cool off.
Pat Cummins. Officer Class
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Warner, Labuschagne and Sandpaper scored a paltry 80 runs between them across both innings. Thatās hardly going to continue.
Khawaja is a proper solid opening batsman who along with Cummins and Lyon was the real difference in that test. An opening batsman is very often the difference in such a close test. I can think of an England opening batsman of years gone by whose attributes were badly needed out there. Heād have some fairly choice words too about that first innings declaration and selecting a wicketkeeper who couldnāt catch Covid.
@ChairmanDan the test match game is now taken seriously by 3 countries and that was going down. England have saved it. This is probably the most English team to play for England in some time
Incredible result. One of the great test matches. Didnāt see that coming. Iād say that spell where the clouds rolled in and Australia took 2 wickets in 20 minutes was the winning and losing of the match.
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Southgate made a bit of a show of himself there.
What did Coach Southgate have to say? I doubt he has made half the show of himself that Stokes and Baz have these past few days.
He said itās nice to have an English team representing England. Controversial enough
He was acting the arse in the crowd as self appointed head of the Barmy Army.