Excellent new stand at the Oval...really looks the part

100 almost up with only 1 wicket gone. the scenes

7000 for Root...fastest ever....great stat

thats a lot later than we would have thought for Root to make his 7000 runs. well done Joe all the same

Smith with smash that record with his next innings lol

he's currently 130 away.

Burns is brilliant, looks very solid on his home ground

played almost 20 less test matches

comment by Tablighi Jamaat (U15973)
posted 19 seconds ago
Burns is brilliant, looks very solid on his home ground
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what a shot that was as well

Siddle was supposed to give Australia control, he's been terrible

Aussies made some very strange selections for sure.

Strange decision from Paine to bowl first. England should make them pay now.

They are missing a Ben Stokes or a proper all rounder though. In test cricket Mitch Marsh doesnt cut it with either bat or ball. Cringe every time i think he scored an ashes century in the last series.

Jinxed Burns...

comment by Phe'ndombele (U20037)
posted 3 minutes ago
They are missing a Ben Stokes or a proper all rounder though. In test cricket Mitch Marsh doesnt cut it with either bat or ball. Cringe every time i think he scored an ashes century in the last series.
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Yeah he's not great. There was no need to have Siddle and Marsh, they both bowl the same dross.

Sorry that wicket was my fault. Had it on for 1 minute and then bam

Good innings by Burns once again, shame he couldn't get the 50 but has been one of the few bright parts of the series.

Ironically this would probably be a good time to have Jason Roy coming out.

comment by Tablighi Jamaat (U15973)
posted 42 seconds ago
Jinxed Burns...
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Should've heard it on TMS... they were singing his praises, literally said "no such thing as commentator's curse"... Next ball

Haa wtf was that?? that's what you see in country cricket day in and day out

comment by Tablighi Jamaat (U15973)
posted 2 minutes ago
Jinxed Burns...
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You did

comment by Tablighi Jamaat (U15973)
posted 7 minutes ago
Strange decision from Paine to bowl first. England should make them pay now.
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We won't

This is where we lose our other set bat as well

Ooofff Stokes

Burns does appear to struggle with that height but at least it looks like he's working on it unlike the a few others who arrogantly refuse to work on their flaws.

comment by The Welsh Xavi (U15412)
posted 3 minutes ago
Burns does appear to struggle with that height but at least it looks like he's working on it unlike the a few others who arrogantly refuse to work on their flaws.
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And to be fair there's not many opposition attacks with the combined height and pace of the Aussies - this is about as difficult as it'll get. Hopefully he'll get a bit of practice against the odd bit of short stuff in NZ and South Africa, and hopefully he'll be a bit better against it by the time the next Ashes roll round...