Ashes 2021-22.

[Arthur Crabtree]

Smith's got to make runs sometime, right?

[bigfluffylemon]

Couple of wickets late in the day after a lengthy break. 126/3 at stumps after a very interrupted day. That's probably honours even (or would be, if England could score more than about 200).

[sussexpob]

England would probably have taken that being asked to bowl. They havent at the very least lost the game or let the Aussie fly into the sunset. Hard to know what a par score will be with grey skies continuing and rain around.... stop start days are always tougher on batsman who need to essentially play themselves in for entire days.

[The Professor]

It's the hope that kills you

[sussexpob]

Only if you allow yourself hope

[yuppie]

nicely placed. Aus only have 2 senior batters left. Smith aint in form. Green and Carey are not great. Once again i think England have opened the door. They might be able to get Aus out for under 250 here.

[Durhamfootman]

England will hand 100 runs to the Aussie tail, so 300 looks more likely..... a total England haven't managed all series, even on flat pitches with no weather around

[Gingerfinch]

What with the weather, is it worth Australia declaring now? 350 on the board, they're not going to lose.

[Arthur Crabtree]

Past 400. That's plenty. Even if England have their best day with the bat there will stil be a big lead.

[mikesiva]

Khawaja gets a century on his comeback!

[Durhamfootman]

416-8 dec

that's enough for two innings victories and no need to bother with the Hobart test

I wonder how many wickets England will lose in the last 9 overs of the day? If they lose a second in the last over that'll be a result, because if they lose a second in the penultimate over they'll lose 3 before the close

[Arthur Crabtree]

Khawaja gets a century on his comeback!
:clap

Broad gets a 5-fer on his.

[Durhamfootman]

Khawaja gets a century on his comeback!

well done him.... no cricket for ages, but straight back in. Is that a mark of the England bowling, because an England player coming back in with no cricket under his belt would have scored under 10

[Durhamfootman]

survived the first over..... a miracle!

[Durhamfootman]

Khawaja gets a century on his comeback!

Broad gets a 5-fer on his.

that's what happens when you release the tiger