3rd Ashes Test - Headingley

[Julio_Schwarz]

Holding is right, using Archer a little wrong here. Woakes can do swing, line and length. Archer should be one for short (as in spell length), sharp intimidating spells. He is still bowling very well but could be used better i feel.

 

[Boo]

Lanuschagne has a Smith-like bat twitch. Not as pronounced but definitely there.

 

[dixonsafc]

I don't see why Archer bowls before Woakes in these conditions

Bizarre like, agree with Holding that he's holding back. If we want to utilise the swing/overhead conditions, then why not use Woakes?

 

[gavlarsafc89]

can't understand why Archer bowling low 80's, surely if he's holding back ya may as well put woakes on? maybe i'm just being greedy and want some fast bowling, hes bowled lovely like still

 

[Tongey]

I don't see why Archer bowls before Woakes in these conditions

Not bowling at full tilt either, getting upto 86/87mph, but still 5/6mph slower than he was bowling at lords

 

[The Breen Machine]

Khawaja can be a classy player to watch but he's dire outside of Australia. If Labuschagne has a good test then I'd bring Smith back in for Khawaja.

 

[Sharpshooter]

Khawaja can be a classy player to watch but he's dire outside of Australia. If Labuschagne has a good test then I'd bring Smith back in for Khawaja.

They'll have Kawaja opening first before they try that.

 

[Julio_Schwarz]

Weather forecasters need a flogging!!

 

[JohnSmithUK]

Weather forecasters need a flogging!!

Met office app had it worse than this, BBC app was pretty dry.

 

[Mainze]

It must have rained for about 30 seconds there.

 

[dixonsafc]

Looking at the BBC forecast, that could be it for today!

 

[Julio_Schwarz]

Met office app had it worse than this, BBC app was pretty dry.

Things make more sense then, never trust the BBC weather.

 

[mackembhoy]

Warner looking fine now.

Do not get archer getting the new ball again. Woakes should have been bowling.

Woakes is crap once it goes old.

With the forecast looks like the decision to bowl first has been ill thought out and potentially wasted.

 

[Mainze]

Things make more sense then, never trust the BBC weather.

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[Baby Give It Up]

Need Warner out and the wickets will tumble

 

[TravellingMackem]

Umps done the fans a favour, one more ball and the full refund goes down to a 50% one

 

[Steak Pie]

We've just sent a few more rain clouds up towards Leeds as well.

No exaggeration to say the score flatters Aussie at the minute, could easily have been 4 or 5 down. Whatever happens, was the right decision to bowl.

 

[Julio_Schwarz]

The only good thing about a weather break is hopefully unsettle Warner again and finally the cheating lucky tosspot will knick off first ball back.

 

[Mainze]

Umps done the fans a favour, one more ball and the full refund goes down to a 50% one

Looking very iffy from 4pm onwards. Might not see much more cricket today.

 

[Baby Give It Up]

So if it rains for the rest of the day and then we are back tomorrow with sunshine is it a bad decision to bowl?

We have been so unlucky this morning.