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Very impressive from Roy and Root. Nice to see Moeen find some form. What do you do as Smith? Bowl Starc and Cummins out and prey for wickets I guess.

Adi wrote:

Gingerfinch wrote:The double may be on.

Not enough runs left to chase imo.Just 52 and the other batsman will score some of that.

Yes doubtful, but will be close.

RRR under 4. Making mockery of chase if 300 plus.

Highest score by England batsman ever.

Roy breaks Hales' record for highest score in an ODI. Well played, and an early bid for innings of the year, although he's ridden his luck he's also made his own by taking on the bowling.

Not quite enough runs left in the chase for 200 though.

England cruising here. Closing in on a record 3rd wicket partnership too.

Will also be a record chase at the MCG if England win.

Joe is lucky here. His junior has allowed him to play less than a ball run innings in chase of 300. Think he will remember this for a long long time. For a change a junior allows senior to settle in a big chase. :wink

Can Jason scores 23 out of 31.

Slazenger will have to increase the contract.

And there's the partnership record, highest for the third wicket for England in ODIs. Well done.

Roy also has the highest individual innings for any side at the MCG.

Joe

Australia's 300 looked about 20-30 short, and so it will prove to be. Although could Aus have defended it with Hazlewood?

Finch and Marsh getting out when set will turn out to bey key.

20 short in the end.

Roy out, Starc with the wicket. Maybe the slight injury or fatigue set in.

Superb innings.

It is impressive stamina and class. To score 180 after fielding 50 overs and still running and clearing long boundaries speak a lot about Jason. also probably he is not used to playing in as much heat. So he has fought the conditions as well.