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Followed by a shot by Bairstow that is horrendous. Bairstow brings the Aussies back in

Not sure bringing Travis Head on now is a good idea. Another wicket here and Australia are putting big pressure on England. This seems to be letting England off....

Bad captaincy from Smith Id say....

That shot from Morgan, take that.....

Scorecard give a feel that England are in control here.

Looks like the best time to bat is the start of the innings.

Maybe a bit of old fashioned binary would do the job for the next ten overs.

Aussie attack is one dimensional. No mystery spin, not much variety...

That last post will probably buy Australia a wicket.

Morgan looks a bit jittery.

sussexpob wrote:Morgan looks a bit jittery.

Yep, plays around a pretty basic ball there.

Australia back in this

Replay - nothing in that ball, very poor batting

Buttler isnt going to nurdle towards this target. Swipes one excellent shot down the ground, but then hacks an uncontrolled top edge over the keepers head.

Fireworks on....

Plenty of batting left. Root needs to Trott England through the 50 overs.

Arthur Crabtree wrote:Plenty of batting left. Root needs to Trott England through the 50 overs.

Root seems to have done that as soon as he comes in. Been prepared to leave the ball, defend it well, and smash the bad ball.

Might as well bowl Mitch2 out.

When Buttler is in the mood, there isnt anything you can do.

Just four an over to get.

England can't lose this from here.