Agreed.
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Agreed.
Yep, no brainer. Try and play a few of the top order in to form(they all need it tbh) without much pressure, rest the bowlers, try and bat Australia out of the game . Saying it is cowardly not to enforce the follow-on in this scenario is totally ridiculous, if anything the opposite would be true.
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Dont panic. I genuinely think a 180-200 innings will be enough here.
Can't for the life of me see Aus chasing down a 400 deficit.
Can't for the life of me see Aus chasing down a 400 deficit.
On current form, not a chance in hell. Knock up 200 runs then get the Aussies in to bat and watch them collapse when chasing down Englands total
Can't believe we didn't enforce the follow on. Bad decision.
Regardless of what the "experts" say, it's a bowlers wicket. You have Aus batting horrifically but to top it off you then switch the onus and pressure back onto yourselves and give Aus a clear target to aim for or the ability to bed
Only thing worse than that decision is England's top order, a shambolic disgrace.
Regardless of what the "experts" say, it's a bowlers wicket. You have Aus batting horrifically but to top it off you then switch the onus and pressure back onto yourselves and give Aus a clear target to aim for or the ability to bed
Only thing worse than that decision is England's top order, a shambolic disgrace.
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People who think we should have followed on - what are the possible outcomes?
We need a total disaster to lose this test match from this position. To win, we just need a decent bowling performance. Making them following on opens up the opportunity for the other team to win, which makes no sense with 3 days remaining.
We need a total disaster to lose this test match from this position. To win, we just need a decent bowling performance. Making them following on opens up the opportunity for the other team to win, which makes no sense with 3 days remaining.
