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Realistically how many overs are left in the day? 40? Think it reckons close to 49 left, but no chance of getting that done in the just under 3 hours we have left of play.
 
SoliD said:
Realistically how many overs are left in the day? 40? Think it reckons close to 49 left, but no chance of getting that done in the just under 3 hours we have left of play.
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CricInfo says 48 overs left. I think that will be difficult.
 
SoliD said:
Realistically how many overs are left in the day? 40? Think it reckons close to 49 left, but no chance of getting that done in the just under 3 hours we have left of play.
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It'll obviously depend on how much the spinners bowl, but I reckon 35 tops. The over rate in tests is supposed to be 15 per hour (i.e. 4 mins per over), but that is (a) rarely met and (b) usually slower as things get tense and the field moves around a lot. I expect we're looking at an average of 5 mins per over, although in England's defence they're really hurrying. 35 overs at 5 mins an over is 2 hr 55 mins, which takes us beyond 7.
 
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It'll be interesting to see what happens if Khawaja opens up now that he's so set. Aus are more than capable of knocking off these runs, even at 5 down.
 
Sankari said:
England leaning hard on Ali right now, where is Stokes?
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I think the issue is time - we're going to want to keep a spinner on at one end to get through the overs. If Aus get down to a position where they look likely to win, I expect you'll see all manner of ways to waste time...
 
manic111 said:
I think the issue is time - we're going to want to keep a spinner on at one end to get through the overs. If Aus get down to a position where they look likely to win, I expect you'll see all manner of ways to waste time...
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They’re already in a winning position. Bookies have got them odds on favs.
 
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