Pissweak effort. Every reason to dig in and fight, which they haven’t done as a group for a while now and they meekly surrender.
Finally seen a bit of backbone from the Aussie batsmen.
It literally achieved more than bazball.
If the Poms bat all of day 3. they’ll set 400. While it hasn’t been perfect, you’d think they’ve lost 5-0 given the negativity. As it stands, they are a good chance of levelling the series, and extending the Aussies drought of winning a series on English soil beyond 25 years.
Well that may occur and if it does, we’ll have 2 days to score 389 for the win.
Negativity? They have been boasting it has been a success. We have just supplied a bit of perspective for them.
That is the very best they can achieve if everything goes their way. Pretty unimpressive. We can win this series 2-1 with a draw in this game or 3-1 with a win. No matter what happens out of those 3 options, we still take home the prize. Bazball has failed.
It has been. Haven’t lost a series yet, and still might not.
It can’t win and that’s what counts. It is being played on specifically prepared pitches on its home turf, in front of parochial crowds and enjoying the pick of conditions in most Tests yet will not achieve its desired result.
Will you consider the series a success for the Aussies if they lose this Test?
No, but it wouldn’t be a win for England…
Only due to the rain the last two days in Manchester
Is the weather something new?
We retained the Ashes on enemy soil…so yes.
…and Labuschagne’s century. People just conveniently forget he did that.
