creeeeeeeekeeeeeet

[BWFC_Insane]

Really costly drop that from Root. They’ve looked comfortable since then. If they get 300 then once again they are in position A. England can’t seem to back up being in a great position. Always throw it away.

[BWFC_Insane]

Yeah this is completely desperate now. Need weeks incredibly urgently or this is another test we are letting slip away having been on top.

[Prufrock]

I'm not convinced. It's absolutely lightening and once the ball gets old it looks easy to score and quickly.

Think we're still well ahead of the game, but could do with breaking this partnership.

[BWFC_Insane]

I'm not convinced. It's absolutely lightening and once the ball gets old it looks easy to score and quickly.

Think we're still well ahead of the game, but could do with breaking this partnership.

If they get 300 it’s bad bad news. The drops have cost us 100 and their quicks will enjoy the extra pace on this pitch.

It is good to bat on but we put them in and thus will bat last. We put them on and need them all out today and for not too many more.

Robinson off injured and frankly I’m amazed he was picked as his bowling hasn’t been great. Way too off on pace.

[Prufrock]

The drops have certainly hurt us but par on this looks like 400+. There have been three 300+ chases at Headingly in the past few years.

Far too soon to be panicking.

[TANGODANCER]

Yeah this is completely desperate now. Need weeks incredibly urgently or this is another test we are letting slip away having been on top.

Like Oz have batsmen no say in it then?

[BWFC_Insane]

Yeah this is completely desperate now. Need weeks incredibly urgently or this is another test we are letting slip away having been on top.

Like Oz have batsmen no say in it then?

They don’t have a say in us dropping them no.

[BWFC_Insane]

Joe Root must wish the ground could swallow him up. Christ. What an innings from Marsh. Completely devastating and completely changed the momentum.

[Prufrock]

He's played very very well to be fair.

But yeah, yet another one where we've had them down but not finished them off. Got to do it all again now.

[Worthy4England]

Root drops a dolly. It’s just completely unacceptable now. That’s 17 drops.

That’s ridiculous. These are professional cricketers.

Zaltmann had that drop as "13 drops and missed stumpings by England" (Aus on 7...)

Rooty and Jonny going to need 300 between them, just to make up for it.

[BWFC_Insane]

Australia don’t even need to win but I just think England had this and now somehow we’ve allowed it to completely reverse and Australia and streaking towards complete dominance and we are a bowler down.

Whatever anyone says about anything this series is genuinely in danger of finishing up 5-0. And even 3-0 and then we win a couple would be bad as we simply haven’t looked in the right mentality to win games. Vaughan says we are too relaxed. Athers says we lack sharpness.

For me it’s a lack of cricket. Not played any red ball stuff most of these. And it shows. And we are playing the best in the world with rustiness. Not happening.

[Prufrock]

Behave, it's not even tea on day 1!


Yes Woaksey! Oooof needed that.

[BWFC_Insane]

Behave, it's not even tea on day 1!


Yes Woaksey! Oooof needed that.

It’s not but it’s the same pattern. Australia are too good to give chances to, and we keep doing it. Time and time again. And they keep taking advantage of it.

England need to bowl them out in this last session now. Desperately need to.

[Worthy4England]

Behave, it's not even tea on day 1!


Yes Woaksey! Oooof needed that.

TBF mate, it started about 11:30 on D1 last test! So we must've had a fairly decent morning...

[Prufrock]

Joe is going to need a double ton to make up for this. Jesus fecking wept.

[Prufrock]

feck me he had a juggle at that as well.

[BWFC_Insane]

Wants his hands chopping off does root.

[Prufrock]

Oh Mark Wood you beauty.

[BWFC_Insane]

Wood has bowled beautifully today. Probably as well as I’ve seen him. Swung it at pace. Didn’t know he had that in him really. Not the sort of bowling he’s found today.

Just hope Starc can’t do the same….

Looks like a mistake not to pick Jimmy here though….

[Worthy4England]

I'll judge this innings after we've batted, because I think there's going to be plenty in it for their bowlers too. But Woody's been exceptional...