4th Ashes Test - Old Trafford

[Jack Torrance]

Looks like it will spin so wouldn't want to bat last

 

[Steak Pie]

Just stopped raining but it's damp, been raining most of the night. Touch and go for an on time start I reckon.

So it's OT reserve plan A, head to Chorlton for some breakfast and watch the updates....

 

[Paddy O'Dors]

Australia's first innings scores so far are 284, 250, 179. Really poor, and to think they were only a wicket away from going 2-0 up in the series with those scores.

Apart from the second innings in the 1st test (when we were a bowler down) they've not batted well at all.

 

[chunkyshanhawk53]

Who would have predicted rain in Manchester in September

 

[Sharpshooter]

Apart from the second innings in the 1st test (when we were a bowler down) they've not batted well at all.

Yeah they are two really poor batting sides, the fact that England were nearly 2-0 down based on those 1st innings scores doesn't say much about them either.

England's bowlers have been magnificient this series, right on the money nearly the whole time and if England win the Ashes it will be down to them as much as Ben Stokes.

 

[Mainze]

It’s an article about sport. It just happened to be the first one I found.

Don’t get offended about nowt

Its the permanently offended paper.

 

[chunkyshanhawk53]

Its the permanently offended paper.

It’s an article about sport

Here’s the telegraph if you want

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[Scotty 1978]

Weather looks ok now.

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[Mainze]

It’s an article about sport

Here’s the telegraph if you want

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More like it, no begging letters attached to every article.

 

[chunkyshanhawk53]

More like it, no begging letters attached to every article.

That’s because most articles are behind a paywall.

 

[Paddy O'Dors]

More like it, no begging letters attached to every article.

Can you not leave your politics on the appropriate forum ffs.

 

[marathon9]

Come on ENGLAND... We got the momentum now...

 

[cooky]

Weather looks ok now.

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I’m about 1 mile from old Trafford and it’s still like that now. Barely a cloud in the sky!

 

[hudson88]

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[Steak Pie]

That looks like a nasty pitch. Blue skys and breezy, if we can miss any kire showers we're fine.

 

[hudson88]

That looks like a nasty pitch. Blue skys and breezy, if we can miss any kire showers we're fine.

Wouldn’t like to be batting last on it

 

[stephen cartwright]

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You are tony greig reincarnated and I want my prize

 

[chelt_mackem]

Looking at that pitch now, I've changed my mind, it's an absolute no brainer to bat first.

 

[Sharpshooter]

Aus win toss and bat.

 

[TopCat]

Aussies win toss and bat :-(
Have to get amongst them and get Smith in early.

Wouldn’t like to be batting last on it

Skittle them for 100, bat for 2 days and rack up 500, skittle them again for 250

Simples