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Australia 18-2...

And struggling.

Shame.
 

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Im at Lords today. SA bowling well but if cloud cover lifts then batting will get easier they need to snare a couple more before lunch.

Smith hanging on atm.
 

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Im at Lords today. SA bowling well but if cloud cover lifts then batting will get easier they need to snare a couple more before lunch.
Gonna be hot later by the looks , enjoy mate
 

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47 for 3 off 18

Rabada 2 for 9 already
 

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67-4 for lunch.. Smith is the key wicket now
 

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Great session for SA. Not sure what Head was thinking he should have left that delivery well alone. Still very overcast so SA firmly in control
 

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Think 250 is par. Still some movement. Aussies looked set to get more but a dumb reverse sweep attempt by Carey has opened the floodgates
 

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Carey dropped a sitter there. Starc bowling beauties
 

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watching in South Africa.

Come on The Saffers!
 

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Just the 8 wickets down since tea
 

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And i thought these are the best two test teams in the world :)
 

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A typically chaotic day of test cricket in England .

And that is without England involved
 

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I've always wondered how do they decide which of the openers is number one and two? Is it whoever faces the first delivery?
Thats my understanding
 

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Aussies collapsing - you love to see it
73-7 -

Think though they will still get this - no way are SA chasing 160 plus on this wicket.
 

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The sooner they tear every inch of Lords up, the better.
Overpriced with a horrible pitch.
 

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It’s Lords mate , last thing we need is more history disappearing
 

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It’s Lords mate , last thing we need is more history disappearing
I completely unrderstand and agree with the history bit, but players were desperate to play at Lords years ago, now players hate playing there because the pitch is always so poor.
They really need to sort that out and make it great again.
As a fan, i never enjoyed watching criclet there, always felt so sterile and lots of rich day trippers fhat just wanted to see what the place was like, almost making a pilgrimage.
 

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Bowlers wicket with some poor batting thrown into the mix?
 

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The sooner they tear every inch of Lords up, the better.
Overpriced with a horrible pitch.
I was there today

This was a fascinating days Test cricket

Brilliant bowling

No idea who was on top

14 wickets in a day

More of this the better

550 playing 500 is so boring !
 

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I was there today

This was a fascinating days Test cricket

Brilliant bowling

No idea who was on top

14 wickets in a day

More of this the better

550 playing 500 is so boring !
Oh trust me, i dont want to see huge scores either, i like seeing fair matches where if somebody has bowled well they take wickets rather than being gifted them, the same as when a bat gets in they can go on
Lords pitch has a natural slope that makes the game more interesting without having to prepare a poor pitch - it has been that way for years now, in county and international games.
You would think with the extortionate ticket prices they could get decent groundsmen
 

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It wasn't extortionate today
Instead of 120 quid for England Test my ticket was more reasonable 55 quid
Thats not a bad price at all.
120 quid though.... eye watering, but sort of explains the clientele they are looking for there ?
 

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Why have they started already, not put their watches to British time?
The turd Lyon gone ?? ?
Come on SA.
 

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Why have they started already, not put their watches to British time?
The turd Lyon gone ?? ?
Come on SA.
Wouldn't surprise me if this was something to do with viewers on the subcontinent as that has happened before.


I thinkI can reasonably safely say this game will not see the weekend
 

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Indian TV market obviously asked for 1030 start

Starc sealed the game now
Longest innings by any Aussie Batsman balls faced
244 ahead
 

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Its game over now. You cannot f*** with Australia in world finals they just dominate and are incredible hard to beat in these situations.
 

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Let's see in about 10 minutes time

A "huge" target for SA to chase

Ideal batting conditions

Plenty of time...
 

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Tea 94 for 2

But watchout

Look at the carnage that followed after tea on both days 1 and 2
 
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