It'll be a long session, very important they don't start trying to force runs.
Just keep in tight and the runs will come

That was facking close

Trust a fookin Spurs fan to jinx it. You Bell.

What a shot by Ben Stokes for 6 just now! 😊 I see they’ve posted men at long on and long off to try and prevent the straight sixes.

Umpire getting paid a brown envelope bonus after that decision. Australia fools for wasting their review knowing the tricks England play with the officials.

Yay!!!😆😆😆

well done Ben

Incredible test match, exciting and nail-biting all the way through. Not many are as good as this was but there is plenty of excitement and fun in general in test cricket these days, anyone who says test cricket is boring is clueless. Unbelievable stuff Ben Stokes, hero!

shades of Vivian Richards

comment by Arsenal_49 (U10665)
posted 3 minutes ago
shades of Vivian Richards
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Shades of Asad Rauf more like.

Well done England and Mr Root.

Nice day for it too.😊

comment by Drunken Hobo (U7360)
posted 17 hours, 11 minutes ago
comment by Arsenal_49 (U10665)
posted 3 minutes ago
shades of Vivian Richards
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Shades of Asad Rauf more like.
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comment by Drunken Hobo (U7360)

posted 17 hours, 13 minutes ago

comment by Arsenal_49 (U10665)
posted 3 minutes ago
shades of Vivian Richards
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Shades of Asad Rauf more like.
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Stick to pub football

I love cricket. I've spent plenty of happy afternoons at Old Trafford, first with my dad, watching Brian Statham, Cyril Washbrook.
Later with a mate watching Geoff Pullar, Clive Lloyd, and others. It's great, and there is no equivalent sport anywhere in the world.

comment by West London Express (U5874)
posted 12 hours, 34 minutes ago
comment by Drunken Hobo (U7360)

posted 17 hours, 13 minutes ago

comment by Arsenal_49 (U10665)
posted 3 minutes ago
shades of Vivian Richards
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Shades of Asad Rauf more like.
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Stick to pub football
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Me? Or the other poster. My comment was basically copying Bob Willis commentary when England beat Australia in the one day group stage match in the Natwest series in 2005. Kevin Pieterson made 90 odd not out to steer England home in a good run chase and Bob Willis said "Shades of Vivian Richards here"

comment by Arsenal_49 (U10665)

posted 11 hours, 9 minutes ago

comment by West London Express (U5874)
posted 12 hours, 34 minutes ago
comment by Drunken Hobo (U7360)

posted 17 hours, 13 minutes ago

comment by Arsenal_49 (U10665)
posted 3 minutes ago
shades of Vivian Richards
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Shades of Asad Rauf more like.
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Stick to pub football
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Me? Or the other poster. My comment was basically copying Bob Willis commentary when England beat Australia in the one day group stage match in the Natwest series in 2005. Kevin Pieterson made 90 odd not out to steer England home in a good run chase and Bob Willis said "Shades of Vivian Richards here"
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Not you mate

Anybody else think the DRS system in cricket is potentially flawed, if you look closely at the Stokes LBW which the Aussies were unable to review, the ball grazes Stokes` front pad first and the ball changes direction.

DRS has the ball going on to hit the stumps, but on closer inspection the line of ball appears to going down the leg side at the first point of impact with Stokes` front pad.

Stokes even mentioned this in a post match interview, he said the ball never spun and his instinct was the ball was going down the leg side as it hit his front pad. You can see the ball change direction as it grazes off his pad and head towards the stumps, which is the line DRS followed, but it looks a different line at the first point of impact.

I`m not convinced DRS is entirely accurate and this kind of proves it.

comment by Drunken Hobo (U7360)
posted 2 days, 17 hours ago

Umpire getting paid a brown envelope bonus after that decision. Australia fools for wasting their review knowing the tricks England play with the officials.

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comment by Billy The Yidd (U3924)
posted 6 days, 11 hours ago
Anybody else think the DRS system in cricket is potentially flawed, if you look closely at the Stokes LBW which the Aussies were unable to review, the ball grazes Stokes` front pad first and the ball changes direction.

DRS has the ball going on to hit the stumps, but on closer inspection the line of ball appears to going down the leg side at the first point of impact with Stokes` front pad.

Stokes even mentioned this in a post match interview, he said the ball never spun and his instinct was the ball was going down the leg side as it hit his front pad. You can see the ball change direction as it grazes off his pad and head towards the stumps, which is the line DRS followed, but it looks a different line at the first point of impact.

I`m not convinced DRS is entirely accurate and this kind of proves it.
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Billy it was plum lbw.

DRS is close enough regardless, what would you suggest?

and yeah.. plum LB... out all day long