Nice to land back in the UK to find England did some good cricket today. Well played, Dawid Malan
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Cook's farewell in the Pakistan tests, new blood for the India ones?
With the WACA as it is, I suppose once you've got yourself in and timed your stroke to the fast pace, the ball should fly nicely to the boundaries.
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Conditions did look pretty favourable to Australia to me –*pace and bounce in abundance. I expect England's attack to struggle badly on this. Heartening to see Malan and Bairstow play Lyon with a lot more savvy today –*and some lovely driving. Another hundred or so and we've got a very real chance of escaping with a draw.
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The Marsh that bowled was all-rounder Mitch deliberately brought in to back up the four other bowlers rather than his batsman brother Shaun so that’s no surprise. I think Smith was just using up a few overs before the new ball.
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Originally posted by Antepli Ejderha View PostGlad to be proven wrong on England. Not seen any of the final session but did England look good or Australia run out of ideas? I saw that Smith and Marsh were having a bowl.
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They’re still there after the first hour.
Dawid Malan joins Jos Buttler as destructive batsmen who sound like butter wouldn’t melt in their mouth in the post-match interview. Where Buttler is on a dreamy Oxbridge History undergraduate tip, Malan last night was on Southern Hemisphere tourist loved up on E.
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Overton falls to the short ball now, and normal order is being resumed. After the first hour, England were utterly dominant.
Cute game within a game now, as lunch could be delayed as they’re nine down - or might be taken early, if Anderson or Broad gets out, which is extremely likely
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Just seen a few overs this morning and the openers look really comfortable as they rotate the strike. The England bowlers are bowling at 85ish mph whereas Australia were in the 90s. Perhaps Overton with his height can do something, if not it's going to be a long day.
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Very similar pattern to the First Test in that England should have got 100 more and Smith is overwhelming the England attack.
Aus win is slight favourite over a draw due to the speed at which they can score on this wicket, and due to the chance of England caving in the 2nd innings. Rain is the biggest factor in England's favour.
Wood should have been given a try in place of Woakes, partly because the bits and pieces all-rounder just doesn't work in these conditions against a quality pace attack and a batsman in Smith's class.
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One small victory for England this week with their media team beating the WA Football media in the traditional Ashes match to retain the trophy. Michael Vaughan scored the winning penalty in the shoot-out. Even loading our side with (old) ringers like Robbie Dunn and Jamie Harnwell didn't see us succeed.
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Before swapping Woakes for Wood, I'd want there to be some hard evidence that the latter was faster than the former. Last time they played together, I think Woakes was fastest of the lot. Making a hasty change could do damage to more than just England's tiny chance of retaining the Ashes.
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Looking ahead to the next home Ashes, it's possible that England will still swing it around enough to get the Ashes back, given how Australia struggled in that evening session under lights, but I'd be worried that Australia's attack is improving whilst England's is in decline; Anderson and Broad another 18 months longer in the tooth. And England are still unlikely to have a spinner in Lyon's class.
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