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4th test Manchester


A positive to note is that with the spinners on, we are only 15 overs or an hour from the second new ball

Two wickets with the new ball, Wood on against the tail we could be done tonight within 2 hours
 
Bulwell said:
But no one is offering you another two wickets and a small lead so the point is moot.

It's Day Four in overcast conditions, all logic says that's better bowling conditions than Day Three and sunshine. The 10th wicket put on 66 from 8.1 overs, at current run rate it will take Aus 23 overs to eat up that 66 runs.
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Had we bowleed after lunch yesterday with how wickets were falling, it's a fair hypothesis. If you want to play that game nobody was expecting bowling in overcast conditions today, because nobody was expecting any play at all.

As i said yesterday before lunch, you *need* 10 wickets to win

You could have a billion runs on the board, 9 wickets, still don't win

England reliably score very fast, faster than they take wickets. Get the wickets first with 200 runs on the board and give yourself a chance at a win.

Currently it's looking like England traded runs that don't matter for time which is incredibly precious.
 
Honestly don't see the point in staying on allowing them to milk runs easily against part time spin. Whole point of batting on was so we didn't have to bat again. Playing like this is just gifting a lead
 
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