Cook was half asleep and so had to trust Prior, who was also half asleep.
Smith goes to 100 with a 6. Not sure bringing on Trott worked.
Well played Smith.
Well done lad. Good to see him get a hundread.
Well done Smith lad. I backed him from the start of the series to do well and he's come off good today. He has played a few good innings in this series.
Now Trott's got a wicket.
Haddin played on.
smith is a good find for australia.
But it still baffles me as to why on earth Australia all of a sudden dropped Moises Henriques.
James Faulkner is a pretty good talent, he proved that in the CT, but Henriques was booted for no reason.
Such a dissapointing Series from quality point of view. Such Mediocre player like Smith getting hundred. Bet he's no better than bairstow who was dropped.
T20 has diminished the quality of Test.
It has been a terrible series, agreed
Two very poor sides just going through the motions.
Not a single Double hundred in the series.
Could do with somebody shaking up this tired looking England camp - too many jobs for the boys.
Aus declare on 492 - 9. Smith 138no.
I think Australia have probably played above their expectations. They were expected to lose 5-0 anyway.
Aus bowlers have bowled better than England bowlers in this series, and Eng batting has been terrible.(cannot defend the batting despite them winning 3-0).
Overall quality wise, only Bell and Harris should be given the credit of playing good cricket. The rest have just been average.
Only one batsman averages over 50 in this series and only one bowler averages less than 25. The bowlers averaging low makes sense cause most of the pitches were proper flat. But batsmen still managed to get out.
Root looks like a bunny. He will not last long.
If that's the case. get a tenner on root for an 100.
Sick and tired of Vaughan - Root being called out by Blowers and Vaughan banging on about that one innings at Lord's.
"But he was dropped on 8"
"Doesn't matter. He averages 30"
Plus he's a Yorkshireman. Which is all that matters.
The batting is very static again
this is going to be a big draw. Dont think we have enough time to see a result, barring that its going to rain on saturday
http://www.oddschecker.com/cricket/ashes/england-v-australia-%5b5th-test%5d/winner
1/2 the draw
UNBELIEVABLE ODDS
Cannot believe those odds.
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posted on 22/8/13
posted on 22/8/13
Cook was half asleep and so had to trust Prior, who was also half asleep.
posted on 22/8/13
Smith goes to 100 with a 6. Not sure bringing on Trott worked.
Well played Smith.
posted on 22/8/13
Well done lad. Good to see him get a hundread.
posted on 22/8/13
Well done Smith lad. I backed him from the start of the series to do well and he's come off good today. He has played a few good innings in this series.
posted on 22/8/13
Now Trott's got a wicket.
Haddin played on.
posted on 22/8/13
smith is a good find for australia.
posted on 22/8/13
But it still baffles me as to why on earth Australia all of a sudden dropped Moises Henriques.
James Faulkner is a pretty good talent, he proved that in the CT, but Henriques was booted for no reason.
posted on 22/8/13
Such a dissapointing Series from quality point of view. Such Mediocre player like Smith getting hundred. Bet he's no better than bairstow who was dropped.
T20 has diminished the quality of Test.
posted on 22/8/13
It has been a terrible series, agreed
Two very poor sides just going through the motions.
posted on 22/8/13
Not a single Double hundred in the series.
posted on 22/8/13
Could do with somebody shaking up this tired looking England camp - too many jobs for the boys.
posted on 22/8/13
Aus declare on 492 - 9. Smith 138no.
posted on 22/8/13
I think Australia have probably played above their expectations. They were expected to lose 5-0 anyway.
Aus bowlers have bowled better than England bowlers in this series, and Eng batting has been terrible.(cannot defend the batting despite them winning 3-0).
Overall quality wise, only Bell and Harris should be given the credit of playing good cricket. The rest have just been average.
posted on 22/8/13
Only one batsman averages over 50 in this series and only one bowler averages less than 25. The bowlers averaging low makes sense cause most of the pitches were proper flat. But batsmen still managed to get out.
posted on 22/8/13
Root looks like a bunny. He will not last long.
posted on 22/8/13
If that's the case. get a tenner on root for an 100.
posted on 22/8/13
Sick and tired of Vaughan - Root being called out by Blowers and Vaughan banging on about that one innings at Lord's.
"But he was dropped on 8"
"Doesn't matter. He averages 30"
Plus he's a Yorkshireman. Which is all that matters.
posted on 22/8/13
The batting is very static again
posted on 22/8/13
this is going to be a big draw. Dont think we have enough time to see a result, barring that its going to rain on saturday
posted on 22/8/13
http://www.oddschecker.com/cricket/ashes/england-v-australia-%5b5th-test%5d/winner
1/2 the draw
UNBELIEVABLE ODDS
posted on 22/8/13
Close of Play
Bad light.
posted on 22/8/13
Cannot believe those odds.
posted on 22/8/13
And I will claim...
posted on 22/8/13
7,000
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